Cameron Diaz and Michelle Williams appeared at the Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on Saturday wearing brightly colored striped dresses.

Heath Ledger's father, mother and sister brought the star studded Oscars crowd to their feet and reduced many to tears as they accepted the late actor's Best Supporting Actor Oscar.

The 2009 Film Independent's Spirit Awards ceremony, hosted by award winning actor/comedian Steve Coogan, will air uncut, uncensored, and commercial free on IFC

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — If Heath Ledger is named best supporting actor at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, his daughter, 3-year-old Matilda Rose Ledger, will become the owner of the Oscar statuette.

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Heath Ledger's family said Friday they were "proud and excited" by his posthumous Academy Award nomination, but that it could not heal the pain caused by his untimely death.

NEW YORK (AP) — Last year's Oscar nominations day was tragic. This year's was bittersweet.

The time has come, after several months of campaigning and voting, we're finally set for the big day. No, not the inauguration. Please. We're talking about Oscar morning.

The makers of Wall-E can add another award to their growing stack of honors - the animated film has been named Best Picture Of The Year by The Online Film Critics Society.

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Australian actor Heath Ledger's father said his late son's win for best supporting actor at the Golden Globes was bittersweet.

The first major precursor award nominations were handed out this morning as the Screen Actors Guild revealed their 15th set of nominations.