The Oscars are this Sunday — are you excited? We certainly can't wait, and are gearing up for the big night by taking a look back at some of the show's most iconic moments. Natalie Portman won best actress just last year for Black Swan, and back in...

Foster , who dramatically stripped down in The Accused in 1988. When It Hasn’t Come True: 11/25. There were 11 years when the myth didn’t pan out: That is to say, nude performances were nominated, but lost to a non-nude winner. Michelle Williams...

Lohan wants to win us over, she's gotta get over herself first. And I mean she's gotta take the most humiliating, scandalous moments of the past year and turn 'em into comedy gold. 1. Lindsay Raps. Remember "Natalie Raps," the beyond hilarious digital...

Can Close win her first Oscar? Odds: We've seen odds of $81 on the Australian market. Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo There was a huge buzz surrounding who would be cast in the role of computer hacker Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher's US...

Dealing in the same grand gestures and overstated themes as its balletic inspiration—while adding touches of The Red Shoes and Repulsion, plus its own atmosphere of unshakable dread—Black Swan is a florid, often lurid, completely enthralling film held...

Jean Dujardin, the dashing star of "The Artist," appears a favorite for the lead-actor Oscar. Yet George Clooney, usually dashing but slightly rumpled in the "The Descendants," is a factor as well. The most heated category is lead actress, where...

This dress combines sparkles with a simple silhouette, making it a perfect pick. Famous for creating the costumes in last year's Oscar-nominated Black Swan, as well as the dress Natalie Portman wore to the award show, Rodarte designers Kate and Laura...

The tracksuit was suitably sporty for an arrival lunch at the Four Seasons' poolside Cabana restaurant but I really shouldn't have pushed it by hanging around the lobby afterwards to watch some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Natalie...

Prince Fabious' bride is kidnapped, he goes on a quest to rescue her, accompanied by his lazy brother Thadeus. Cast includes Danny McBride, Natalie Portman, above, and James Franco. Phil Keoghan, host of CBS's "The Amazing Race," bikes 3,500 miles...

The school’s alumni include seven U.S. presidents and fifty-five Noble Prize winners. Forty-six faculty members have won the Pulitzer Prize. Many of their graduates, including Conan O’Brien, Natalie Portman, Tommy Lee Jones, Darren Aronofsky and...

The tulle-and-knit hat is made of mohair, alpaca and “other various wools” — all (fictionally) courtesy of District 11, the nation of Panem’s agricultural center. The sweater the model sports looks fairly similar to the Rodarte creation Natalie Portman...

So beautiful, right? I almost forgot about how beautiful he was because I haven’t seen him in a movie for a while and he isn’t dating Natalie Portman anymore, but then I saw this “news” (exaggerated quotes) about him that I’ll get to in a second and I...

"Norma Rae." "Right now, you like me!" Winning an Oscar is every actor's dream, so it only makes sense that some award winners react by openly weeping in front of millions of people worldwide. Sally's famous 1985 speech wasn't the first that involved...

Dexter's Melissa Rosenberg will write, based on the Dutch format, and executive-produce alongside The Office's Howard Klein. Scruples A socialite in the '70s tries to open a fashion-forward boutique in Beverly Hills after her husband dies. Natalie...

"Everyone’s been asking us about that!" Kate said. (Considering Rodarte's work on Natalie Portman’s Black Swan costumes, it's only natural that a big screen partnership might be looming.) "All of our friends want to know when we’re collaborating with...

The Irish Times - Friday, February 17, 2012 Later this year – unless Tree of Life -style delays set in – we should see Ben Affleck and Jessica Chastain in a still-untitled project, and Natalie Portman is to star in a further two Malick films, due in 2013.

This spring’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week has been chalk full of celebrities. Everyone from Natalie Portman to Kellan Lutz to Matt Damon to Kate Winslet has attended one of the shows. With only a few days left we thought it befitting to highlight some of...

Buoyed by the 2004 film Garden State, as the band Natalie Portman promised would "change your life," the Shins lead singer-songwriter James Mercer was suddenly an icon to millions who loved his brand of poetic indie pop: dark lyrics steeped in metaphor...

Olympia started her career with Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel before switching to Balmain. In 2009, she launched her eponymous accessories label. The handbags are stocked at Browns and Couture Lab and go up to £1,110. Luckily for Olympia, the cost hasn’t put...