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Marketa Irglova’s acceptance speech, Javier Bardem’s tribute to dear ole mom or Marion Cotillard freaking out. What was your favorite moment?

Well, the major theme of the night was how many surprises there were. Even Roger Ebert is probably second guessing the Academy right now.

Interested in our reactions to tonight’s Oscar ceremony… Forget Live-Blogging, we are going with Twitter!

And we’ve got a bonus video of our own Kevin Carr talking Oscars on local TV.

The staff of Film School Rejects finally gives you their predictions for tomorrow night’s big event…

We break down all the films that don’t speak English and such…

The final nominee for Best Picture is hoping that it will drink the milkshakes of the other nominees come Sunday night.

With the exception of Best Picture, the Academy Award for Best Director is arguably the most prestigious award to receive.

Just because it is the youngest and the most fun category doesn’t mean that Best Animated Feature isn’t worthy of comment. We’ve got plenty to say about it.

Over the past 79 years, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has presented a total of 80 Best Actor awards to 73 different actors. Let’s see who’s gonna get it this year.

Christopher Hampton adapted Ian McEwan’s Booker Prize nominated novel about the power of a lie. Hampton has three decades of experience and it shows in his screenplay.

Oscar Week continues as we break down the nominees for Best Supporting Actor. Find out who we think will take home Oscar’s gold…

Say what you want about Oscar politics, all these ladies have some serious game.

From the young (Saoirse Ronan) to the old (Ruby Dee), the ladies who supported best this year are a very unique group.

When it comes to the five best pic nominees, this little indie could be the one that steals the entire show…

You would think that Best Original Screenplay would be an easy category to break down. But you would be wrong.

Regardless of the name, the award’s purpose remains the same… to honor the best screenplay based on previously existing material.

Industry insiders seem to be saying one thing about the Best Picture race, and it rhymes with ‘Juno’…

Best Original Song is the only category that has the capacity to make the snobs, conservatives and the elderly audiences cringe uncomfortably. Especially when Eminem and Three-Six Mafia won.

From a British period piece to a French food-cooking Rat, this year’s nominees for Best Score have some serious diversity.

Will the brothers Coen take home the little golden guy on Sunday night? We break it down for you.

If you thought Marty Socrsese waited a long time, wait until you see who is on this list.

Where did our first Best Picture nominee come from, and who is this Michael Clayton guy?

The award formally known as Interior Decorations is now Art Direction. Either way, its all about an eye for style.

A director generally frames a shot, where a cinematographer essentially brings out the life in said shot. This is where the latter gets recognized.

With only 3 nominees for Best Visual Effects, this should be an easy one to pick, right?

Of the 79 Best Pictures named, some films have stood the test of time and remain classics while others are have become duds that leave the viewer scratching their head.

The award for Best Documentary Feature is not always the most glamorous, the nominees aren’t usually well known (or known at all), but the category is the one of the most prestigious.

Sure, there have been many great Best Picture winners. But what about all the great losers in Oscar history?

When it comes time for the Academy Awards to be handed out, few of the mainstream audiences are putting money down and waiting with bated breath to hear who walks off with the Best Editing statuette.