Some of the biggest names in Hollywood have paraded down the red carpet ahead of the 84th Academy Awards.

Final preparations are underway at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood for tonight's glittering Oscars ceremony. Comedian Billy Crystal will reprise his role as host.

For a silent movie, The Artist is generating a lot of noise.

IT’S squeaky bum time in LA.

A year-and-a-half after she died of cancer aged 49, the daughter of a Cork father and a Limerick mother has been nominated at this year’s Oscars for her adapted screenplay, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

Meryl Streep has been nominated for the Best Actress prize at this year's Academy Awards, but Ireland's Michael Fassbender has failed to get a nomination for his role in 'Shame'.

Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones and make-up artist Dick Smith will be getting Oscars this year.

Bright colours were dominant at last night's Oscars with Jennifer Hudson standing out in her orange dress.

James Franco has been blasted as an "unwatchable" host of the Oscars.

The King’s Speech picked up four Oscars with its star Colin Firth admitting he felt his career had “just peaked” as he collected the award for Best Actor.

Anne Hathaway has promised not to mock other celebrities at the Academy Awards.

Former Academy Awards host Hugh Jackman is returning to the Oscar stage.

'The King's Speech', starring Colin Firth and Helena Bonham-Carter, has as expected led the field in the 2011 Oscar nominations, and is up for 12 awards.

The nominations for this year’s Oscars are being announced today at the headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills.

Russell Crowe’s favourite place in on a film set.

Kathryn Bigelow today celebrated winning a place in Oscars history after becoming the first woman to be named best director while her Iraq war drama 'The Hurt Locker' landed best film.

Sandra Bullock was a double winner at last night's Oscars as not only did she take home the Best Actress award, she dazzled in the style stakes.

All eyes at tonight's Oscars will be on the showdown between 'Avatar' and 'The Hurt Locker'. Each has nine nominations.

The producer of 'The Hurt Locker', Nicolas Chartier, has been banned from the Oscars.

Charlize Theron, Kathy Bates and Barbara Streisand are the latest stars to become presenters at the Oscars on Sunday.

The man behind Ali G, Borat and Bruno has added a new role to his repertoire - that of an Oscars presenter.

Miley Cyrus won’t be taking her boyfriend to the Academy Awards.

Miley Cyrus has been named as one of the presenters at the Oscars.

Sean Penn, Kate Winslet and Penelope Cruz will present awards at this year's Oscars.

Alec Baldwin isn’t nervous about hosting the Academy Awards.

THE Oscars will be presented a little later next year, officials announced.

The Oscars will be presented a little later next year, officials announced today.

Ben Stiller's impersonation of Joaquin Phoenix at the Oscars was a last minute addition to the show - because the 'Tropic Thunder' star refused to stick to official script.

Sean Penn has blasted the anti-gay protesters who ruined his Oscars on Sunday, insisting it is time they grew up and stopped hurting others.

IT is an unfortunate but entirely illustrative irony that Eating Disorders Awareness Week began yesterday, just as half the world sat up agog at the chemically and surgically modified waif-women who high-heeled it up the red carpet to the Oscars ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angles or at London Fashion Week.

A leaked document listing the winners of the 2009 Academy Awards is a fake, according to an Oscars spokeswoman.

Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway is to open the Academy Awards with a song-and-dance routine, according to reports.

JOHNNY DEPP is to play sidekick Tonto in a Disney remake of The Lone Ranger.

Johnny Depp is to play sidekick Tonto in a Disney remake of 'The Lone Ranger'.

In a gala adorned with Hollywood stars, The Walt Disney Co. wowed an industry crowd in a showcase of its upcoming films that included a sequel to its 1982 sci-fi flick 'Tron' and a Lone Ranger remake with Johnny Depp as Tonto.

Patrick Swayze made his first public appearance since his pancreatic cancer diagnosis to provide a big surprise at the start of America's 'Stand Up 2 Cancer' telethon on Friday night.

Hitmaker Timbaland capped off an amazing 12 months by claiming the Songwriter Of The Year prize at Wednesday's 25th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards.

Hollywood stars dazzled in red at the 80th Academy Awards.

A song which was almost banned by Oscar chiefs will be performed at the prestigious award ceremony.

More than 20 Irish production companies will travel to Los Angeles this month to promote the country’s film industry to some of the world’s top studio executives.

Joel and Ethan Coen have been hotly tipped to win the Best Director Oscar at next months' Academy Awards - after their movie 'No Country For Old Men' scooped the same prize from the Directors Guild of America on Saturday.

Michael Moore is amazed his movie 'Sicko' has received an Academy Award nomination, because he thought he'd never be invited back after slamming US President George W. Bush onstage in 2003.

A teenager from a small Co Carlow village could become one of the youngest ever Oscar winners.

A teenager from a small Co Carlow village could become one of the youngest ever Oscar winners.