Academy Award contender Ellen Page on the 2008 Barbara Walters Oscar Special

Don’t expect to catch a glimpse of Britney Spears at any of the celebrity-filled 80th Annual Academy Awards afterparties tomorrow night. Similar to the snub the trainwreck received from Grammy organizers earlier this month, Britney has been banned from all pre-and-post Oscar events, according to the Rumor Mill. The pop singer joins Paris Hilton on the list of celebrities who reportedly aren’t wanted anywhere near the Kodak Theater on Sunday.

“While Brit is certainly a name in Hollywood – it’s for all the wrong reasons. She’s a car crash waiting to happen and organizers don’t want to take the risk of her showing up and creating a scene.” Read the rest of this entry »

With the Annual Vanity Fair Oscar Party cancelled, Demi Moore and Madonna are preparing to co-host a Hollywood party on Oscar night. Variety reports that the pair will hold the last minute affair Sunday night at a Westside Hills home with a few hundred people expected to attend.

“Everybody’s on it. It gives the A-list Vanity Fair crowd someplace to go to. It will probably be pared down to where it’s 85 percent talent — not a lot of suits.”

Barbara Walters will present her 2008 Oscar Special, “The Barbara Walters Special,” at 7 pm on Sunday night. Here’s a video preview of her interview with Hannah Montana Miley Cyrus. Read the rest of this entry »

Time for another open letter from KFC! Kentucky Fried Chicken is offering a one year supply of KFC Toasted Wraps and a $5,000 charity donation to the first Academy Awards 2008 winner who stops by the chain’s Hollywood location after Sunday night’s ceremony.

All the winner needs to do to help their favorite charity is be the first to bring in their winning statuette to our restaurant located only a mile from the award ceremony at 1357 Vine St., in Los Angeles.
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After dropping $4 million on a posh evening gown, Paris Hilton has been banned from attending the 2008 Academy Awards, according to UK reports. Read the rest of this entry »

Amy Winehouse made an almost clean sweep at Sunday night’s 2008 Grammy Awards but was forced to cover up a topless tattoo by industry bosses who were scared she’d offend the audience. The Best New Artist Grammy winner used black eyeliner to disguise the breasts of a nude girl tattooed on her arm as she performed via satellite. Read the rest of this entry »

Today The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the Hollywood stars who will present Oscars at the 2008 Academy Awards on February 24th. Read the rest of this entry »

Hannah Montana is going to the Oscars. Miley Cyrus has signed on to become a first-time presenter at the 2008 Academy Awards on February 24th.

Oscar night is just around the corner, which means it’s time for the Barbara Walters Oscar Special. The 27th Edition of “The Barbara Walters Special” will air on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. ET on ABC. The special will air after the Oscars on the West Coast. The View star has lined up interviews with Miley Cyrus, Juno star Ellen Page, upcoming Indy 4 star Harrison Ford, and Vanessa Williams. Read the rest of this entry »