When “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker wore dresses to the Oscars in 2000, some people may have thought they were on drugs. Turns out: They were. The two men hinted at being under the influence of something this March on the “Late Show with David Letterman.” The pair said they were “Sheening” their heads off when they donned the Jennifer Lopez- and Gwyneth Paltrow -inspired looks. (“Sheening” is a reference to actor Charlie Sheen , who has allegedly been known to indulge in illegal substances from time to time.) Read full article > >

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Matt Stone and Trey Parker were on drugs when they wore dresses to the Oscars (Video)

The actor and comedian will be hosting the Oscars for the first time next February in Los Angeles, it is revealed.

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Eddie Murphy to host the Oscars

Small plates have earned Jose Andres one of the food world’s biggest honors. The man credited with popularizing tapas — the Spanish custom of dining on small, shared plates — was named the nation’s most outstanding chef Monday during the James Beard Foundation’s annual awards ceremony, the so-called Oscars of the culinary crowd. Read full article > >

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Elizabeth Taylor won two Oscars but many people remember her more for her eight tumultuous marriages and her ill health and addictions, all lived out in a way more public than even Hollywood stars had done before.

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How Elizabeth Taylor redefined celebrity

Tom Hanks has some fun with a BBC reporter at the Oscars, human breast milk ice cream and the claustrophobic contortionist. It’s the week’s weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat’s Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.

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VIDEO: Heckled by Hanks – it’s Odd Box

Perhaps Ricky Gervais will be available? Anne Hathaway and James Franco won’t be back to host the Oscars next year-in fact, they “hate each other” a source tells Us Weekly. Another source says, “She had to provide all the energy–he was just phoning it…

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Did you miss the Oscar telecast? Or maybe you watched it and are itching to relive some of your favorite moments from the show. Either way we’ve got you covered. Your friends at Fandango scoured the internet to locate some of the most memorable moments from the 2011 Academy Awards, including a real funny opening sketch inside Alec Baldwin’s dream, the much-talked-about autotuning mash-up segment and a Best Picture montage to end all Best Picture montages. Check out some of the highlights from last night’s show below and let us know what your favorite moment from this year’s Oscar ceremony was. Read More Read Comments

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Oscar Videos: Opening Number, Autotuning Montage, Best Picture Montage and More

More than 37 million Americans tuned into the Oscars ceremony on Sunday, down 10% on the previous year.

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Oscar US TV ratings drop by 10%

Viewership for the critically panned Oscars telecast was down from last year, but the red carpet show and online video traffic rose significantly.

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On the day of the film industry’s biggest night-the Oscars-the movie world lost an important figure that left an indelible impact on the industry. Gary Winick, 49, passed away of brain cancer on Sunday. The Canadian-born film director helmed the…

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The New York Times called the writing “old and hoary,” Slate called the show “tedious,” and Roger Ebert said it was the worst Oscars he’d ever seen, but the show itself got off easy compared to co-host James Franco.

This year’s Academy Awards saw British film The King’s Speech pick up four Oscars for best picture, best actor, best director and best original screenplay.

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VIDEO: British triumph at Oscars 2011

British film The King’s Speech is crowned best picture at the Oscars and wins three awards including best actor for Colin Firth.

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The Oscars are finally here: A jubilant Melissa Leo picked up the first major award for her supporting role The Fighter, while Aaron Sorkin won for his Social Network screenplay. Other early awards went to Toy Story 3 for best animated film, Alice in…

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Melissa Leo Wins Best Supporting Actress

Winter’s Bone director on her Oscars chances

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Being the ‘underdog’