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Oscars 2012

Your guide to the 84th Academy Awards, featuring Oscar news, interviews, photos, staff predictions, red carpet style, and a live blog of the show on Feb. 26
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Entertainment Weekly's awards expert Dave Karger looks ahead to the Oscars

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Oscars: Dave Karger Web series debuts
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EW's awards season expert begins 10-part Web series at Oscar.com focused on the Best Picture nominees

Oscars: How Best Picture vote works
by John Young | N/A

John Young explains step by step the process that resulted in nine nominees -- and why no ''Bridesmaids''

OscarWatch: Best Pic edge to 'The Artist'?
by Dave Karger | N/A

Dave Karger's first rankings now that nominations are official: He's sticking with his bet the silent is golden

Octavia Spencer on Oscar: 'Bittersweet'
by Kate Ward | N/A

''The Help'' nominee thrilled to be in the running, but wishes director Tate Taylor was too

Gary Oldman on his first Oscar nom
by Dave Karger | N/A

''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' role finally takes him off Best Never-Nominated Actor list: ''It's thrilling news''

Oscars: Albert Brooks, Patton Oswalt tweet
by Aly Semigran | N/A

Both could've been contenders bring a sense of humor to their snubs; see their Twitter messages

Shame, Michael Fassbender | ''Most surprised by Michael Fassbender 's Oscar snub!! He was brilliant in Shame .'' — J Carson317
Oscars 2012: 16 snubs that bug you
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From Michael Fassbender to Kirsten Dunst to Alan Rickman -- your list of should've been nominees

George Clooney, Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012, ...
OscarWatch: Rethinking Best Actor odds
by Dave Karger | N/A

Dave Karger: Jean Dujardin's win at the SAG Awards makes him George Clooney's primary competition

'Super 8': Why the Oscar snub?
by Adam B. Vary | N/A

Adam B. Vary on why J.J. Abrams' love letter to his childhood deserved better at nomination time

Oscars: The curse of popularity?
by Owen Gleiberman | N/A

Owen Gleiberman: In the Best Picture race, why has the audience's vote (with their dollars) become irrelevant?

Octavia Spencer among Essence honorees
by Abby West | N/A

EW exclusive! Oscar nominee among Essence's five Black Women in Hollywood honorees; see full list

Oscars: Seth Rogen predicted '50/50' snub
by Christian Blauvelt | N/A

Of shut out for movie with cancer theme: ''I know for a fact some people are appalled by our movie''

Oscars: Only two Best Song nominees?
by Clark Collis | N/A

Academy rules since '09 set the bar high; it's even possible only one of the two songs met the standard

Oscars: Fun facts about 2012 noms
by Kate Ward | N/A

How many newbies? When was a silent film last nominated? Which two actresses are competing for third time?

Oscars 2012 guide: New EW cover!
by EW Staff | N/A

Dig into all exciting categories, snubs, and nominees' stories; get a taste here, see it all in EW mag on Friday

Hugo, Asa Butterfield, ... | What Lisa said: '' Hugo both ticks and flies by, a marvel meant to be pulled from the cabinet and enjoyed again and again.'' A–
Oscar nominees: What EW critics said
by Owen Gleiberman and Lisa Schwarzbaum | N/A

How Owen Gleiberman and Lisa Schwarzbaum sized up ''Hugo,'' ''The Artist,'' other contenders when released

Oscars 2012: Mixed bag in music
by Kyle Anderson | N/A

Kyle Anderson: Yay for ''Man or Muppet'' in Original Song, boo for ignoring ''Dragon Tattoo'' in Original Score

While Brad Pitt is a lock for a Best Actor nomination, director Bennett Miller's inside-baseball drama is also a contender for Picture, Adapted Screenplay, and…
Oscars: Brad Pitt is 'over the moon'
by Kate Ward | N/A

Best Actor nominee hits it big with ''Moneyball,'' ''The Tree of Life'': ''a great honor for everyone''

Kristen Wiig , in the best performance by an actress this year, plays sweet, nice, ordinary Annie, who has just enough bad luck and squirmy…
Oscars: Why no 10th Best Pic nom?
by Aly Semigran | N/A

In the end, category trimmed by one -- think ''Bridesmaids'' would have made it under the old rules?

The Artist, Jean Dujardin | What Owen said: ''The hero, George Valentin, is a silent-film superstar who is sitting on top of the world. He's played by the wonderful Jean…
Oscars 2012: Clips from nominees
by Mandi Bierly | N/A

Missed an Oscar film? See the nine Best Picture trailers, key scenes from Best Actor/Actress contenders

Coming on the heels of her Golden Globe win, Viola Davis' top competition for Best Actress is soon-to-be-17-time Oscar nominee Meryl Streep for her jaw-dropping…
Oscars 2012: Nominees react to news
by Kate Ward | N/A

Meryl Streep, Martin Scorsese, and more express appreciation for Academy nods; see their statements

Shame, Michael Fassbender
Oscars 2012: Who got snubbed?
by Aly Semigran | N/A

Michael Fassbender, Ryan Gosling, Albert Brooks, Tilda Swinton -- which omission bugs you most?

Oscars 2012: And the nominees are...
by Dave Karger | N/A

Nine movies to compete for Best Picture on Feb. 26; ''Hugo'' leads with 11 noms, ''The Artist'' next with 10

Sundance: Octavia Spencer says...
by Dave Karger | N/A

See Dave Karger's chat with Oscar nominee in Park City, taped before she got the word about the honor

The Descendants, George Clooney, ... | The director Alexander Payne does more than tell stories. He takes us on journeys — he makes road movies of the soul. His first film…
25 movies to see before Oscar night
by Dave Karger | N/A

Want to be in the know when the winners are announced on Feb. 26? Here's your research list.

Oscars 2012: By the numbers
by Lanford Beard | N/A

Running time of longest movie up for an Oscar? Total Coppola noms? Count on us for answers to these and more!

Oscars: 'The Artist' in front?
by Owen Gleiberman | N/A

Owen Gleiberman: Awards-season notes on early fave, ''Dragon Tattoo,'' Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt, ''The Help''

Oscars: New rule for documentary eligibility
by Anthony Breznican | N/A

Academy decides to limit consideration in category to movies reviewed in N.Y. Times or L.A. Times

Oscars: First promo features Megan Fox
by Anthony Breznican | N/A

Teaming with Josh Duhamel, former ''Transformers'' costars on trail of ''long-lost'' Billy Crystal; like it?

Oscars explore move from Kodak Theatre
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Hollywood Reporter: Academy president Tom Sherak says group will exercise option to look at rival venues

Pharrell Williams talks Oscar gig
by Mandi Bierly | N/A

Grammy-winning songwriter/producer in as music consultant with Hans Zimmer: ''People will be very surprised''

'Hunger Games': Katniss role = Oscar?
by Karen Valby | N/A

Director Gary Ross makes pitch for Jennifer Lawrence in 2013; she talks about rapport with filmmaker