The always cute George Clooney stops to chat with Ryan Seacrest during the E! 2008 Oscars red carpet coverage in this video clip.

Barbara Walters will be seen discussing the Hannah Montana audition tape in more depth during the 2008 Oscar interview special tonight with Miley Cyrus. Until then, here’s the YouTube Hannah Montana audition video.

The 80th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) airs tonight at 8:30 PM on ABC. Jon Stewart performs hosting duties… but what about 2008 Oscar predictions? Who are your Oscar picks and favorites?

Naturally Oscar predictions and odds are big topics of discussion the closer we get to the big event. Will it be “Juno” or “There Will Be Blood” that takes home the most golden Oscar statues? Read the rest of this entry »

Love or hate Barbara Walters, her annual pre-Oscar special has become part of the Oscar routine.

This year, Barbara Walters’ 27th annual pre-Oscars special will air February 24 at 7 PM (ET) — she’ll be interviewing “Juno” star Ellen Page, Harrison Ford, “Ugly Betty” star Vanessa Williams and “Hannah Montana” herself, Miley Cyrus.

The Barbara Walters Oscar special will air after the Academy Awards on the West Coast.

“Juno” screenwriter Diablo Cody stops by the January 22 David Letterman in this video clip and discusses her Academy Award nomination.

While it’s uncertain if there will be an Academy Awards ceremony due to the writers’ strike, the 2008 Oscar nominations were announced this morning.

Oscar nominees are after the jump. We’ll keep you posted about the Academy Awards ceremony, which is scheduled to air on ABC February 24; Jon Stewart will host from the Kodak Theatre. Read the rest of this entry »

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) granted a waiver prior to the writers’ strike to allow Film Independent, the Spirit Awards organizer, to hire writers.

This morning, it was reported that “The Office” star Rainn Wilson will not only host the Spirit Awards, but will also be a co-writer for the event. Read the rest of this entry »

While Katherine Heigl and Alec Baldwin have been the most vocal about skipping the Golden Globe Awards, there are likely to be other stars that will also boycott the event in support of the writers’ strike.

“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” star Marg Helgenberger is married to the President of the Screen Actors Guild, Alan Rosenberg, so she has some first-hand knowledge of stars who will not be in attendance. Read the rest of this entry »