Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ lead Oscar contenders with 11 nominations

Martin Scorsese’s Paris adventure “Hugo” leads the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, among them best picture and the latest director slot for the Oscar-winning filmmaker.

Jennifer Hudson Reveals Shock Felt When Record Company Airbrushed Her Thinner

Jennifer Hudson may have lost an astonishing 80 lbs. since her days on “American Idol,” but that doesn’t mean the Oscar-winning star approves of digital doctoring to remove unwanted inches.

Taylor Swift in the Running to Play Eponine in ‘Les Miserables’ Movie, Report Says

Taylor Swift, Lea Michele, Scarlett Johansson and Evan Rachel Wood are all in the running for the highly-coveted role of Eponine in Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper’s big-screen version of “Les Miserables,” sources said.

Steven Spielberg Talks Falling Skies and Upcoming TV Projects

Though he’s best known as an Oscar-winning filmmaker, Steven Spielberg has been making TV since the 1970s, directing episodes of Marcus Welby, Columbo and his breakthrough project, the action TV-movie Duel.  Even as his movie career exploded, he maintained ties to TV — most notably as an executive producer of ER — and this year he is returning to the medium in a big way with the new TNT alien-invasion hit Falling Skies (which had the year’s biggest cable debut with 5.9 million viewers), the fall dinosaur series Terra Nova for Fox and the NBC mid-season musical drama Smash.  TV Guide Magazine caught up with the legendary director to chat about Falling Skies, why he enjoys doing TV and his enduring love for sci-fi.

Natalie Portman Responds to ‘Black Swan’ Dance Controversy: I Know What Went On

Natalie Portman is staying mum about her Black Swan dance double’s claims that she only did a small portion of the dancing in her Oscar-winning performance.

Oscar-Winning ‘James Bond’ Composer John Barry Dead at 77

Five-time Oscar-winning composer John Barry has died at the age of 77.

‘127 Hours’ Director Danny Boyle Says British Actors Are ‘Different’

“Don’t get me wrong.  British actors are wonderful, but different from Americans … I learned more about acting working with James Franco than with my countrymen,” declared “Slumdog Millionaire”’s Oscar-winning director-screenwriter Danny Boyle . 

Scarlett O’Hara Costumes in Need of Repairs Ahead of ‘Gone With the Wind’ Exhibit

It’s time to find out if fans of “Gone With the Wind” frankly give a damn about the fabulous dresses worn by Vivien Leigh in the multiple Oscar-winning Civil War drama.

William Morris-Endeavor Drops Mel Gibson

FOX411’S Pop Tarts has confirmed that Mel Gibson’s agency, William Morris-Endeavor, dropped the Oscar-winning actor on Friday afternoon.

Sean Connery Property Tied to Spanish Money-Laundering Investigation

Property once owned by Oscar-winning film star Sean Connery in the south of Spain is at the center of a money-laundering investigation, a Spanish court spokeswoman said Friday.