Ang Lee's win for 'Life of Pi' thrills Taiwanese
Date : 25/02/2013 20:07

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A second Academy Award for best director has thrust Taiwan native Ang Lee into the top ranks of world filmmakers and made him a national hero on this diplomatically isolated island.

Christina Applegate weds musician Martyn LeNoble
Date : 25/02/2013 19:04

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Emmy-winning actress Christina Applegate quietly married rock musician Martyn LeNoble at a wedding in Los Angeles, a representative of the "Anchorman" star said on Monday. Applegate, 41, and LeNoble, 43, exchanged vows on Sunday while the entertainment world was trained on the Academy Awards, the film industry's biggest night. The couple was "surrounded by family in a private ceremony at their home in Los Angeles," Applegate's spokeswoman said in a statement. The couple, who have been together since 2008, engaged in 2010 and have a 2-year-old daughter, Sadie. ...

Oscar TV audience rises to 40.3 million, show gets mauling
Date : 25/02/2013 18:51

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sunday's Oscar ceremony scored the biggest TV audience in three years, and edgy new host Seth MacFarlane helped boost interest from young men, despite getting a mauling from TV critics. Nielsen ratings data on Monday showed that 40.3 million Americans watched the Academy Awards ceremony on ABC television, up three percent from 2012. ABC said it was the largest Oscar audience in three years. ...

The Onion apologizes for offensive actress tweet
Date : 25/02/2013 17:31

NEW YORK (AP) — The Onion is apologizing for calling the 9-year-old star of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" a vulgar and offensive name on Twitter, an attack that led to a firestorm online.

Oscars 2013 may have felt long, but it's no record-breaker
Date : 25/02/2013 17:02

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - It's curtains on the 85th annual Academy Awards, but despite a run time that clocked in at three hours and 35 minutes, this edition of the Oscars was a relatively brief affair. True, it was longer than the previous two shows, but it was a far cry from the late 1990s and early aughts when the program occasionally topped four hours of entertainment and acceptance speeches. or now, the 74th Academy Awards in 2002 will retain its crown as the longest show in Oscar history. ...