“Hugo” garners 11 Oscar nominations

Jan. 26   Leave a Comment  

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Best Picture noms include an animated and a silent film

Complete list of 84th Annual Academy Award nominations

Jan. 24   Leave a Comment  

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“Hugo” gets 11

“The King’s Speech” gets ticket sales boost after Oscars

Feb. 28, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Fandango also rates awkward moments

Quickly time to say it: Anne Hathaway and James Franco were terrible Oscar hosts

Feb. 27, 2011   16 Comments  

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How high was Franco?

2011 Oscars Live Blog: We’re live blogging the Academy Award winners!

Feb. 27, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Updating live as the winners are announced.

Anne Hathaway and James Franco will host the Oscars

Dec. 1, 2010   Leave a Comment  

Actress Anne Hathaway, 28, told People about Oscar producers’ choice of her and James Franco, 32, to be the hosts of the next year’s Academy Awards, “I could not even begin to fathom their thought process.” Even though she told the magazine that she had no idea why she was chose, she is surely very [...]

Blast Oscar Recap

March 8, 2010   1 Comment  

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The wrap up of the most glamorous evening in Hollywood

Blast Oscar Watch 10

March 8, 2010   1 Comment  

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Get the major updates from Blast reporter Ned Prickett

And the Oscar nomination goes to…

Feb. 2, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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First year for 10 Best Film nominations

Oscars open up to 10 nominees

June 25, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Now maybe if this had happened last year… oh “The Dark Knight” and “Wall-E.”

Blast interviews producer of Oscar nom “New Boy”

Feb. 25, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Blast spoke to Tamara Anghie, the producer of “New Boy,” two days before her debut at the Oscars.

Gallery: Robert Pattinson at the Oscars

Feb. 24, 2009   2 Comments  

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Who would have thought this time last year that Robert Pattinson would be presenting at the Oscars? “Twilight”, with the help of millions of screaming girls, has brought Bert a long way. He was in surprising demand to be interviewed considering the superstars present at the event, and one channel even cut away from an [...]

Slumdog, Boyle come away with gold

Feb. 23, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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“Slumdog Millionaire” struck it rich at the 81st Academy Awards Sunday. The Danny Boyle film about life in the slums of Mumbai garnered eight Oscars, leaving its competition “Milk” and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” in the dust. Boyle, upon taking the stage to receive his award for Best Director, jumped up and down [...]

Oscars fashion wrap up

Feb. 23, 2009   4 Comments  

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There were two questions running through everyone’s mind at the‚  81st Academy Awards: 1. Who will take home the most awards — Slumdog Millionaire or Benjamin Button, and 2. Why is Philip Seymore Hoffman wearing that beanie? Fashion has always been a huge part of the hype surrounding the Academy Awards and Sunday was no [...]

Way Cool Awesome Oscar LiveBlog 2009

Feb. 22, 2009   7 Comments  

Liveblogging the 81st Academy Awards

Liz’s 2009 Oscar predictions

Feb. 20, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Blast picks Oscar’s dates for Sunday

Paul Newman dead at 83

Sept. 27, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Paul Newman, legendary actor, avid philanthropist and successful businessman, died Friday from cancer at age 83, his publicist confirmed Saturday.

Blast will liveblog the Oscars

Feb. 23, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Stick with Blast Sunday night as Liz Raftery, our features editor, liveblogs Oscar night from the red carpet to the after parties! We’ll have all the Academy Award winners, their reactions, performances, the fashion and all the magic of the biggest night in Hollywood!