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Feb 27 2012 11:47 AM ET

Jimmy Kimmel's post-Oscar show: Oprah stopped by, as did just about every other celebrity on the planet -- VIDEO

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Much like the half-time show and the commercials have become the main reason many opt to stay tuned to the Super Bowl, Jimmy Kimmel‘s post-Oscar episode may very well become the best excuse to sit through the Oscars. And, as expected, the late night funnyman certainly made it worth the while for viewers who endured the three-hour-plus Academy Awards last night.

One-upping last year’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! After the Academy Awards bit Hottie Body Humpilates, the host managed to get just about every single celebrity in Hollywood to participate in the spoof Movie: the Movie. Combining every movie genre imaginable with every star imaginable in every scenario imaginable (Tom Hanks as a robot lawyer, John Krasinski as a blind prince, Charlize Theron as a no-nonsense judge, Daniel Day-Lewis as Tyler Perry as George Washington, George Clooney as a brilliant but disabled scientist, Gary Oldman as a senator/centaur, Matt Damon as a humiliated grape, Gabourey Sidibe as Black Hitler, and Meryl Streep as Meryl Streep with a mustache, to name just a very few), the trailer for the movie was the montage we’d all desperately wanted all night. Watch it here:
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Feb 27 2012 11:16 AM ET

You knew it was coming: Angelina Jolie's leg launches Twitter feed, online memes aplenty

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A star is born! It’s not Oscar-winning Descendants screenwriter Jim Rash, but he was the prophet who ushered in the latest (and leggiest) meme of 2012. The Community star was the first to pay homage to fellow nominee Angelina Jolie, who took no small amount of delight in showing off her exposed right gam (thanks to a velvet Atelier Versace gown) at last night’s 84th Annual Academy Awards. Following Rash’s lead, slew of Inter-nutters have joined the chorus of approval and/or mockery for Jolie’s sartorial statement. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 27 2012 10:27 AM ET

Sacha Baron Cohen's red carpet stunt as 'The Dictator': Inspired or annoying? -- POLL

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They can’t say they weren’t ready. In the days leading up to the Oscars ceremony, the Academy initially tried to put a stop to Sacha Baron Cohen from arriving on the red carpet in full General Aladeen regalia to promote his latest comedy The Dictator. But the controversial comic actor, who is no stranger to awards show stunts, prevailed (the leader of the Republic of Wadiya claimed “victory” late last week when Oscar producer Brian Grazer gave the go-ahead) and appeared on the red carpet of the 84th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday.

But the big question the morning after the madness is, did you find yourself laughing or wincing at the whole thing? (Cohen, that is. Though that might be applicable for the telecast itself.) It’s safe to say that red carpet liaison Ryan Seacrest was none too amused by the antics of Cohen’s latest troublemaker General Aladeen, particularly when he dumped the “ashes” of late dictator Kim Jong-il all over his tux. Watch it again to be the judge, and because there’s no way you weren’t going to watch it again: READ FULL STORY »

Feb 27 2012 09:00 AM ET

Oscars 2012: What was your most memorable moment?

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Some of you might say Sacha Baron Cohen, as The Dictator, throwing an urn of “Kim Jong-il” all over a well-dressed and visibly peeved Ryan Seacrest. But we’re talking about the action inside the Kodak Theater. During a night full of funny bits (The Wizard of Oz focus group, courtesy of Christopher Guest’s Best in Show gang; Rose Byrne and Melissa McCarthy taking shots of Grey Goose), moving speeches (Octavia Spencer’s acceptance; Meryl Streep’s ode to make-up artist J. Roy Helland), and utter ridiculata (was there anyone who loved Angelina Jolie’s leg more than Team Jennifer?), it’s difficult to choose one moment that’s most memorable.

That’s why we picked a total of 19 notable moments — check out which ones stuck out most to us here. But, PopWatchers, tell us: Which moment — good, bad, or ridiculous — was most memorable for you?

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Read more:
EW Special Coverage: Oscars 2012
Oscars 2012: See the full list of winners
Photo Gallery: Oscars 2012: 19 Memorable Moments

Feb 27 2012 08:44 AM ET

Oscars 2012: How did host Billy Crystal do? Vote in our POLL!

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It seems silly to ask how you think Billy Crystal did hosting the Oscars since we knew exactly what he would do leading up to the television event: During his ninth time hosting, it was likely we’d see the actor open with a montage that saw him bouncing between notable film scenes of the year and a song about the nominees. And, lo and behold, that’s exactly what Crystal did during last night’s Oscars.

But did Crystal’s Oscars comfort food taste as good as in years past? On my end, it was difficult to fully enjoy the actor’s monologue, thanks to some microphone feedback problems. And some jokes (Crystal’s quick bit about how movies used to be made on film — kids, with their technology and whose-a-gadgets, are crazy these days, aren’t they?!) felt older than 84-year-old Oscar himself. Still, Crystal at least seemed to shine bright enough to help us forget last year’s disastrous Anne Hathaway-James Franco experiment. As EW’s Ken Tucker said, “You feel relaxed watching him, knowing he’s in charge and alert to the mood of the house.”

But let’s throw the question out to you, PopWatchers. How did you think Crystal fared at the Chapter 11 Theater last night? Vote in our poll below! READ FULL STORY »

Feb 27 2012 02:30 AM ET

Oscars Back Story: 5 dresses we love from behind

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Everyone loves an actress who gives back. (Don’t worry I feel creepy already.) Here are the five coolest Backs of Gowns we noticed on last night’s Oscars 2012 red carpet.

5. Rooney Mara

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Okay, maybe I don’t love it from the back. I’m just not that into it from the front. The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo star told Ryan Seacrest she’d picked out this Givenchy gown that very morning, so that could explain the Leeloo from The Fifth Element bandages trying to keep the dress up. And if you use your imagination a little, a pale yellow serpent’s tongue is creeping all over her butt. I don’t know, maybe that’s what she’s into? (Nah. She’s not into this at all.)

NEXT: The Kind Side

Feb 26 2012 11:53 PM ET

Oscars: Jennifer Lopez's stylist on her alleged wardrobe malfunction: 'There's no chance that there were any...slips.'

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There was much internet speculation as to what exactly it was we were seeing maybe peeking out from Jennifer Lopez’s dress. Well, good news: now there’s the inevitable Twitter feed, JLosNipple. The first tweet? DID YOU SEE ME? (We’re still not sure.)

We wish this Twitter feed all the best in its future endeavors, and that it might one day best tonight’s other new feed, Angiesrightleg (devoted to Angelina Jolie’s leg, of course).

UPDATE: Jennifer Lopez’s stylist, Mariel Haenn, has given EW a statement  addressing the alleged slippage: “The Oscar dress was custom made for Jennifer by designer Zuhair Murad. The dress fit perfectly to her every inch. There were cups built in and there’s no chance that there were any how do you say? ‘slips.’ While the dress did give the illusion of sheer-ness, jokes on everyone who wishes they saw something! If you thought that dress was hot wait until you see what’s next.” READ FULL STORY »

Feb 26 2012 04:53 PM ET

Nominated for Nothing: Are you there, Oscar? It's me, 'Margaret'

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Every year, brilliant movies are utterly ignored by the Oscars.The Searchers, Groundhog Day, Persona, Breathless, Hoop Dreams, King Kong, Caddyshack — the Academy has a long history of overlooking comedies, action movies, horror flicks, artsy foreign films, and documentaries that aren’t about World War II. This year, we’ll be taking a closer look at films that were too small, too weird, or perhaps simply too awesome for the Academy Awards. These are the Non-Nominees.

The Film: Margaret, Kenneth Lonergan’s long-delayed opus about an Upper West Side high-schooler named Lisa (Anna Paquin, never better) who inadvertently causes a terrible accident that takes the life of an innocent pedestrian (Allison Janney), after she flirts with a bus driver. The next two hours show the complex evolution of her guilt as she launches legal proceedings against the driver, while not fully acknowledging her own role in the tragedy. Lonergan, who immediately established himself as a master of quiet relationship studies in his debut, 2000’s You Can Count on Me, crafts a coming-of-age tale with novelistic richness, showing Lisa’s clashes with her shallow actress mother and her mom’s new boyfriend (Jean Reno, doing his best “Most Interesting Man in the World” impression); her heated foreign policy discussions in debate class;  her first sexual encounter (with Kieran Culkin!); and a budding romance with a self-righteous teacher (Matt Damon). How Lisa’s life and daily routine slowly unravel as a result of her complicity in that horrific traffic accident is a beautiful and terrifying thing to watch. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 26 2012 12:07 AM ET

Nominated for Nothing: 'Take Shelter' deserved a better forecast from Oscar

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Every year, brilliant movies are utterly ignored by the Oscars.The Searchers, Groundhog Day, Persona, Breathless, Hoop Dreams, King Kong, Caddyshack — the Academy has a long history of overlooking comedies, action movies, horror flicks, artsy foreign films, and documentaries that aren’t about World War II. This year, we’ll be taking a closer look at films that were too small, too weird, or perhaps simply too awesome for the Academy Awards. These are the Non-Nominees.

The Film: Take Shelter, a glimpse at paranoia in heartland America centered on a likable family man named Curtis (Michael Shannon) who starts going crazy after he dreams that the end of the world is nigh. Of course, his subsequent efforts to protect his wife and daughter from this impending apocalypse are more likely to do them harm than keep them safe, and all that Shakespearean causality stuff. Do you even need to ask who plays his wife? Jessica Chastain, star of six movies in 2011 and the most likely contender to succeed Jude Law when Chris Rock invariably asks, “Who is (insert actor here), and why was he/she in every movie I saw last year?”

Why It Wasn’t Nominated: At first glance, it seems pretty obvious why Take Shelter was overlooked. This was a true independent film, one made with two relatively low-wattage stars on a $5 million budget, that needed a Sundance showing to find a distributor. Even after Sony Pictures Classics picked it up,  and it received rhapsodic reviews, the widest release Take Shelter got was 91 theaters. A far cry from films like Juno or Slumdog Millionaire that really weren’t Little Movies That Could, but rather Low Budgeted Films with a Massive Studio Marketing Team Behind Them To Make Everyone Think They’re “Little Movies That Could.” Yet then we’re confronted with the example of Winter’s Bone, which still snagged a Best Picture nod (among three other nominations) despite its $2 million budget, complete lack of star power, and release in only 141 theaters. So what gives?

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Feb 25 2012 10:56 AM ET

Kenneth Branagh’s red carpet ritual, and more notes from a small island’s Oscar party

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The Brits have brought us the Mini, Top Shop, and proper pints — but in Hollywood, their greatest contribution has been their talent. The stars came out Friday evening to honor their homeland’s 21 Oscar nominees at a pre-Oscar party hosted by British Consul-General Dame Barbara Hay at the British Consulate’s residence in Los Angeles.

U.K.-born acting nominees Kenneth Branagh, Janet McTeer, and Gary Oldman were all in attendance (along with Canadian nominee Christopher Plummer — yep, he is Canadian — Google it!), as well as behind-the-scenes talent including Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close director Stephen Daldry and The Iron Lady makeup artist Mark Coulier. And since no British event is complete without cucumber finger sandwiches and Victoria Beckham, those were on hand as well. READ FULL STORY »

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