The Academy Awards

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85th Annual Academy Awards Liveblog!

Welcome to the television show about movies, featuring Seth MacFarlane as this year’s host! We’ve been promised a singing death match between Barbra Streisand and Adele. Anne Hathaway will decompose into burlap tatters while giving her acceptance speech for best supporting actress in the character of Fantine. Angelina’s leg make a return appearance, this time without that pesky body to drag around. Join us for all the excitement! Continue reading

Academy Awards Best Picture Roundup

Sunday night is the 84th Academy Awards, ladies and gents, so get ready to indulge in our favorite love-to-hate-it yearly Hollywood ritual of glamour, self-love and flaccid jokes about how long the show is. Set your DVRs (the show starts with red carpet nonsense at 7EST/4PST on ABC) and start planning the themed snacks for your Oscar party now! (Poi for The Descendents? Hot dogs for Moneyball?  Ah, hell, nothing’s gonna beat 1993, when in honor of The Piano, my brother made Lady Fingers.) Read on, will you? Continue reading