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Hurtling to his finest performance

James Franco nearly rejected Academy gig

James Franco almost turned down the chance to present the Academy Awards.

Oscars a step closer for Wellington film makers

Wellington film makers Louis Sutherland and Mark Albiston have made the 2011 Academy Awards short-film long list, with their multi-award winning film <i>The Six Dollar Fifty Man</i>.

Sexist Hollywood under fire

Hollywood, aromatic with the scent of gorgeous and available young women, still remains a sexualised and sexist ecosystem.

How the Oscars suffered its very own 'Kanye' moment

They're calling her Lady Kanye, but she has very little in common with the eccentric hip-hop star except a healthy sense of self-righteousness...

Oscars: Red carpet highs and lows

In the first of her new fashion blogs, <I>Viva</I> writer Zoe Walker picks her fashion hits and misses from yesterday's Academy Awards.

Kiwis help save Avatar's face at Oscars

A Kiwi connection helped the blockbuster <i>Avatar</i> save some face as its rival <i>The Hurt Locker</i> took out the most coveted Academy Awards.

Simplicity rules for Oscars fashion

Fashion blogger Isaac Hindin Miller delivers his verdicts after the 'spectacle of excess' that was the 82nd Academy Awards.

Kiwi movie elite await Oscars fate

Nine figures in the New Zealand film industry will today find out if their Oscar nominations turn to gold.

Kiwi talent to the fore

Congratulations on your Oscar (but don't expect to rake in the cash)

Many of the Hollywood elite are missing out on their traditional share of the industry's spoils.

Winner of the Oscars 'red carpet' weekend away promotion

Congratulations to Laura Singh who is the winner of nzherald.co.nz's red carpet weekend promotion.

Team Hurt Locker or Team Avatar?

On Monday (New Zealand time) comes the big last test of <i>Avatar</i>'s impact on pop culture.

Baron Cohen skit pulled as Oscars plays it safe

A sketch starring Sacha Baron Cohen has been pulled from the Oscars line-up over 'creative differences'.

Test your Oscars knowledge and be in to win a red carpet weekend

Whether it's the worst acceptance speech of all time or who won Best Actor, take our quiz and prove you're the ultimate Oscars buff.

Barbara Walters to host last Oscars special

Barbara Walters says next month's Oscar interview special will be her last, ending a 29-year tradition.

Oscar call music to my ears, says Kiwi soundman

Tony Johnson was one of nine Kiwis nominated for an Oscar yesterday, selected for his sound-mixing work on Avatar.