Despite a snub for Ben Affleck in the Best Directing category, Argo landed the Oscar for Best Picture at the 85th Oscars, held at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California.

Jennifer Lawrence picked up the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook; while Daniel Day-Lewis landed Best Actor accolades for his role in Lincoln -- the only award each film received.

The night's big winner was Life of Pi, which landed four awards, including Best Cinematography and accolades for Ang Lee, who upset favorite Steven Spielberg in the Best Director category (scroll down for the ...

One take. That's all it took Anne Hathaway to land both an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress AND cement herself as the favorite to win the award.

Her brief appearance in Tom Hooper's adaptation of Les Miserables was nothing short of epic, nailing her performance of "I Dreamed A Dream" in just one take. Hathaway gives off so much emotion during the scene that it's hard to get through it with a dry eye. Not to mention she's weeping herself throughout the sad song.

So who's she up against?

Only two-time Oscar winner Sally Field, whose portrayal of the batsh*t crazy Mary Todd Linc...

This year's Oscars promises to be full of drama and surprises as there are only a handful of sure locks to win awards.

The biggest question of all is which film will take home the award for Best Picture, with Ben Affleck's Iran Hostage drama Argo and Steven Spielberg's presidential biopic Lincoln leading the pack.

While Lincoln looked to be a sure bet early on, it wasn't until the Golden Globes that Argo began gaining all of the momentum; scooping up numerous awards, including Producers and Directors Guild Awards.

But that still doesn't mean it'll win Oscar gold. The Producers Guild has ...

Are you ready for Hollywood's crown jeweled event of the year? Yes, tonight is the big night, its the 85th Academy Awards hosted by Seth MacFarlane.

Maybe you're hosting an Oscar themed party this year or hunkering down with a few BFF's for the big event? Then you'll want to be running our special two-hour live stream from the Red Carpet on Starpulse.com.

See who is wearing what – check out first hand who might make the best/worst dressed list. Hear from celebs themselves as they enter Hollywood's Dolby Theater for the biggest event in moviemaking.

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Originally a 1966 Broadway musical, the groundbreaking Bob Fosse film "Cabaret" used the decadent and vulgar cabaret as a mirror image of German society sliding toward the Nazis. The intertwining of entertainment with social history marked a new step forward for the movie musical.

Michael York plays a British writer who comes to Berlin in the early 1930s in hopes of becoming a teacher. He makes the acquaintance of flamboyant American entertainer Sally Bowles, played by Liza Minnelli. Sally works at the Kit Kat Klub, a George Grosz-like Berlin cabaret where each night the smirking, androgyn...

The producers of blockbuster musical Les Miserables have donated $16,000 to an English church featured in the film to help pay for a new heating system. 

The cast and crew of the stage show's adaptation descended on the tiny village of Ewelme in Oxfordshire, England to film scenes at St Mary the Virgin Church. 

Hugh Jackman was among those who filmed at the church, and producers thanked locals by making a large donation to help with renovations. 

The vicar in charge of the church, Reverend Jonathan Meyer, insists the shoot was a positive experience for the community: "The spiritual messa...

This year's Oscars host, Seth MacFarlane, was accompanied by actress Emma Stone Thursday morning to announce the nominees for the 85th annual Academy Awards.

Over 400 media representatives from around the world attended the 5:30am (Pacific) press conference to find out which films and stars are this year's cream of the crop.

Not surprisingly, Steven Spielberg's Abraham Lincoln biopic Lincoln led the pack with a whopping 12 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Daniel Day Lewis), and Best Director (Spielberg).

There were few surprises amongst this year's nominees, most notably ...

2012 was a great year for films - studio films as well as Indy titles all scored big.

From the exquisite writing, directing, special effects, I found myself laughing hysterically from a foul mouth, over-sexed pot smoking bear, to a bunch of folks freaking out at the prospect of turning 40.

We had cutting edge performances from Matthew McConaughey ('Killer Joe' & 'The Paper Boy), Nicole Kidman ('The Paper Boy'), John Hawkes and Helen Hunt ('The Sessions') as well as Daniel Day Lewis ('Lincoln') Anthony Hopkins (Hitchcock) and the whole cast of 'Django Unchained'.

As usual, John and I didn...

Russell Crowe has defended his new movie Les Miserables after Adam Lambert slammed the film's all-star cast for "pretending to be singers," insisting director Tom Hooper wanted the musical scenes to be "raw and real."

The former American Idol star, who began his career in musical theatre, shared his disappointment with the big-screen adaptation of the hit Broadway production with his Twitter.com followers over the festive season.

In a series of posts, he wrote, "Les Mis: Visually impressive w (with) great emotional performances. But the score suffered massively with great actors PRETEND...

Les Miserables lyricist Alan Boublil was so stunned by Susan Boyle's success after she covered his song "I Dreamed A Dream" on TV talent show Britain'S Got Talent he sent her a heartfelt letter, which she had framed.

The Scottish singer went on to find international success after wowing Simon Cowell and the judges on the show, becoming a viral sensation in the process - and she found a fan in Boublil.

He tells The Hollywood Reporter, "Susan Boyle was the first time in our lives when we got something incredible for doing nothing. It never happens in your life."

Adam Lambert has slammed Tom Hooper's new movie musical Les Miserables, insisting the film "suffered massively" due to its all-star cast "pretending to be singers."

The former American Idol star, who began his career in musical theatre, took to his Twitter.com page to voice his disappointment with the big-screen adaptation of the hit Broadway production.

In a series of posts, he writes, "Les Mis: Visually impressive w (with) great emotional performances. But the score suffered massively with great actors PRETENDING to be singers... it's an opera. Hollywood's movie musicals treat the sin...

Anne Hathaway's actress mum has heaped praise on her daughter's portrayal of a desperate prostitute in Les Miserables after playing the role onstage in a touring production of the epic musical.

Kate Hathaway insists her stage performances as Fantine inspired her daughter to become an actress and she's more than impressed with what Anne has created on the big screen in director Tom Hooper's epic adaptation.

She tells the Los Angeles Times, "I know I'm her mother, but I think she's the perfect Fantine. I don't feel like I dove into Fantine as far as she did. Annie actually opened my eyes to...

"Lord Of The Rings" prequel The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will ring in 2013 as America's top film after beating Django Unchained and Les Miserables to number one at the year-end box office.

Peter Jackson's fantasy epic raked in almost $33 million over the weekend to blast past the $220 million mark at the U.S. box office.

Quentin Tarantino's spaghetti western Django Unchained has come in second with a $30.7 million opening and Les Miserables heads into the New Year in third place with $28 million.

The movie musical has made $67.5 million since opening on Christmas Day.

I absolutely loved the Broadway production of 'Les Miserables' created by Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Boubill and Jean-Marc Natel. I listen to the show's score in my car whenever I need to feel energized.

So to say I was really, really looking forward to seeing the film is an understatement.

I couldn't help but wonder if I be disappointed? Would the film version match up to the stage production and would the singers sound as great as the original London and New York cast?

No...Yes...Almost.

For those of you unfamiliar with the story, based on Victor Hugo's monumental 1862 novel ab...

2012 was a great year for superheroes, James Bond, a former President of the United States and Ben Affleck. What defines a great film? It's different for everyone, but first and foremost it must entertain. Many movies did just that over the past year.

"The Avengers" was the highest grossing film of 2012, earning $623 million in the United States and a staggering $1.5 billion worldwide.

The number-three grossing film of all time (behind James Cameron's "Titanic" and "Avatar"), starred Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Mark Ruffalo as the H...

“Les Miserables” has all the power it needs to generate all sorts of feelings – mainly tears – but like any other musical; it’s designed for a particular crowd. With the success it garnered since its 1985 stage production, there’s no question Hollywood’s version will entice theater-based masses all over the world, however, gaining the same level of respect remains to be seen.

I can count on one hand how many musicals I’ve actually liked, but honestly, like “Sweeney Todd,” “Les Miserables” wasn’t that bad. It is a bit awkward to watch Wolverine (Jackman), Borat (Cohen), Cat-woman (Hathaway)...

Before my review of Tom Hooper’s film “Les Misérables,” I just want to preempt a few nastygrams by saying that I have tremendous respect for this musical. I studied it in school growing up, I’ve watched several performances of it over the years, and I know some of the songs well enough to sing along. Although I’m not exactly a diehard “Les Mis” devotee, I can appreciate the skill with which the story and the music are crafted. Both are woven together in a way that is compelling and enthralling.

That being said, Hooper’s adaptation is a disappointing cinematic regurgitation of the stage sho...

Barbra Streisand is back on the big screen this week in the comedy The Guilt Trip. We don’t get to sing because she’s playing a regular mom who’s not the world’s greatest multi-talent superstar. However, while discussing her film at a press conference in Los Angeles, Streisand complimented the upcoming musical film Les Miserables for letting its actors sing live. She said that’s how she did it in her classic movie musicals.

"By the way, A Star is Born was done live,” Streisand said. “Sometimes with an audience. I sang live. I sang live in Funny Girl,” at the end of Funny Girl, because th...

Anne Hathaway refuses to divulge any more details on how she dropped 25 pounds for her role in new movie musical Les Miserables because she doesn't want to give impressionable young girls any ideas.

The dedicated star went on a strict diet, so she could authentically portray desperate prostitute Fantine in the upcoming film, and she recently confessed to reporters she only ate two dried squares of oatmeal paste a day to get to her ideal weight.

However, after repeatedly fielding questions about her eating habits, Hathaway has now vowed to remain tight-lipped on the other methods she ado...

Amanda Seyfried's singing in Les Miserables was sometimes so bad her co-stars feared she was having a stroke.

The cast all wore special earpieces to help them sing in time and on key but the forgetful actress would often leave hers somewhere on set and try to sing a capella, according to the New York Daily News.

Her co-star, British actor Eddie Redmayne, confesses that during one duet, her singing was terrible but he was too embarrassed to tell her.

He says, "I was doing a romantic duet with Amanda (Seyfried) and she was singing off-tune and slightly off-tempo, and I kept thinking, 'T...

Moviemaker Tom Hooper is convinced his Les Miserables stars Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman used the Oscars to audition for roles in his ambitious production.

The King's Speech director was mulling over his cast choices when he caught Hathaway serenading Jackman while co-hosting the 2011 Academy Awards - and he immediately knew the stars would be perfect as his Fantine and Jean Valjean.

Hooper tells WENN, "I remember I was sitting at the Oscars two years ago and was in the middle of this difficult decision about whether to do Les Miserables. I was kind of close to saying the final 'Yes'. A...

Russell Crowe took to the stage in New York to sing with his Les Miserables co-star Hugh Jackman over the weekend.

The actor plays in a band with his Robin Hood co-star Alan Doyle and he showed off his singing skills by performing at Joe's Pub in Manhattan on Saturday night.

Jackman, who appears alongside Crowe in Tom Hooper's new movie adaptation of Les Miserables, was in the audience and Crowe persuaded the Australian to join him on stage to sing a track called The Confrontation from the hit musical.

The X-Men star even borrowed a bow tie from one of the other guests to fit in with Cro...

Amanda Seyfried stunned on the red carpet for the UK premiere of Les Miserables Wednesday night, braving near-freezing temperatures in London's Liecester Square to look this good.

The star, who plays Cosette in the film, wore a black Balenciaga gown made of neoprene -- so maybe she wasn't that cold after all since it's the synthetic rubber material used to make wetsuits. Balenciaga has been known to use the material in a lot of its designs.

According to Yahoo Movies, Amanda said the latest adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic story is "up there with the best movies of all time"; while co-s...

The stars came out in full force at the "Les Miserables" world premiere in London on Wedensday night. Anne Hathaway stood out on the red carpet in a backless, pearl-studded Givenchy gown with off-the-shoulder sleeves that resembled wings.

Hathaway, who chopped her hair and lost 25 pounds to portray Fantine, recently told EW.com, "I couldn't sleep. I was so starving, my body was keeping me awake at night, like it was telling me, 'Go look for food!' I was kind of in this otherworldly, slightly ecstatic manic state all the time."

Her co-star Amanda Seyfried looked lovely in a black and whi...

You often hear that the book is better than the film, and that may or may not be the case for two highly anticipated upcoming films: "Les Miserables" and "On The Road."

Adapted from the acclaimed Broadway musical, Victor Hugo's classic novel "Les Miserables" is brought to the big screen and stars Hugh Jackman as escaped convict Jean Valjean. Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, and Sacha Baron Cohen also star.

Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to be...

Anne Hathaway lost so much weight while filming "Les Miserables" that she had a difficult time sleeping. At one point she lost 14 pounds in 14 days.

The actress lost a total of 25 pounds while making the film in order to authentically play Fantine, who sells her hair and teeth in order to survive.

Hathaway told Ew.com, "Before we started filming I lost 10 pounds and from the beginning of filming to when she (Fantine) is arrested, I had 14 days to lose 14 pounds, and I ended up losing 15. I lost 25 pounds total.

"I couldn't sleep. I was so starving, my body was keeping me awake at night, ...

The latest poster to promote director Tom Hooper's big screen adaptation of the stage production based on Victor Hugo's epic tale Les Miserables was released on Monday, and it bears a striking resemblance to the original artwork used for Broadway's longest-running musical.

The new promo brings to life the original drawing of a young girl with a sad look and windswept hair, and features newcomer Isabelle Allen as the young Cosette instead of any of the film's top-billed stars -- Amanda Seyfried, Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway.

Set in 19th-century France, Les Mis tells the ta...

Last month Anne Hathaway chopped off her hair for her role as Fantine in the big-screen version of "Les Miserables." The film centers on the obsessive quest of Inspector Javert (Russell Crowe) as he spends years in an effort to capture escaped convict Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman). It opens December, 2012.

We spotted short-haired Anne shopping in Miami yesterday. She's in town to celebrate Valentino's 80th birthday celebration. The actress wore a blue dress, sandals, and sunglasses.

Anne plays Catwoman in "The Dark Knight Rises." The story picks up after the events of "The Dark Knight," w...

Anne Hathaway has pushed back her plans for a summer wedding because of her work commitments, according to a U.K. report.

The star has been dating Adam Shulman since 2008 and he proposed to the actress late last year.

Hathaway has been busy shooting upcoming Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises," which is set for release in July, as well as working on the movie adaptation of "Les Miserables," for which she is sporting a new cropped hairstyle and slimline figure.

And Hathaway's busy schedule has forced her to reassess her wedding plans, reports Britain's Mail on Sunday.

A source tells the ...

Amanda Seyfried has reportedly split from Josh Hartnett after a brief romance.

Reports about their relationship emerged last month, with a source telling UsWeekly they were introduced by a mutual friend in January and the couple had been dating ever since.

Seyfried has been filming new movie musical "Les Miserables" in England and has now decided to end the romance with New York-based Hartnett because of the distance between them, reports Britain's Mail on Sunday.

A source tells the publication, "Amanda's been flying home to Los Angeles when she's not in the studio. She has been trying t...