Over the past few months of the derby, my Oscarologist pal Tariq Khan shared his views on Kate Winslet and Amy Adams with Gold Derby readers. Now he pipes in with some devilishly fun thoughts on how Meryl Streep might have won best actress at the Oscars. Words below are Tariq's. Poor Meryl Streep . ...

• The former publicist of late actress/singer Eartha Kitt is outraged that Kitt wasn't included in the Oscars' tribute to recently deceased stars. She died on Christmas of colon cancer at age 81. "The producers are either 12 or have been living under a rock for the past 60 years," he fum...

Good God, Lisa Rinna is not right. First of all, her hair is as big as her lips and the effect is disturbing. She looks like a tall Oompa Loompa prostitute. And why is she at the Oscars, anyway? Trolling for jobs? She should have worn a Nixon mask.... ...read full story...

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Once you realize that Academy Awards and quality correlate only sporadically, the only reason to watch is the hope of seeing something surprising or controversial. People slagged last year's weird Pilobolus shadow-puppet interludes, but what the hell: at least it was something I hadn't seen before. ...

Although she's thankful that she's been recognized six times now with an Academy Award nomination, Kate Winslet would prefer not to walk away this Oscars, carrying the distinction of being the most-nominated non-winner at the awards event.In a Nightline interview with Cynthia McFadden, the actress s...

Considering how expressive Kate Winslet was when she won best supporting actress at the Golden Globes for "The Reader" — joyous, bubbly, tearful all at once — it was curious to see her sitting there at her table tonight at the Shrine Auditorium, hunched over a bit, looking forlorn, alm...

Filed under: Money & work, Celeb parenting, Behaving badly I love Kate Winslet. I hardly know her, of course, but I can't help myself. I've watched Kate in most of her movies as she's grown up right in front of me -- we are, in fact, the same age, and both have two kids. Kate, who won two Golden...

It's hard to ignore the Oscar polish involved in Revolutionary Road ; an Oscar-winning director, Sam Mendes, reunites the stars of the Oscar-gobbling Titanic . To that end, Mendes does his best to make the film look serious and prestigious. And if you give it a cursory glance it's possible to come a...

EW's Dave Karger points to some fascinating Oscars tea leaves: "The top 10 lists from the AFI, National Board of Review, and Broadcast Film Critics Association combined [are] the most reliable bellwether of eventual Academy success." He cites examples from recent years that nail many Oscar best-pict...