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The Academy Awards are usually tightly scripted events, but sometimes even Oscar gets a taste of the unexpected. Here are some of the curious moments when things veered off course on the red carpet.

Sisters Kisha and Jennifer Hoffman gave their mom the best Mother’s Day gift of all on Sunday: winning “The Amazing Race.” On a call Monday, the duo shared their strategy… More

LOS ANGELES – Academy Award winner Mo’Nique is pitching in to help announce nominees for the upcoming Oscars. Mo’Nique will join Tom Sherak, president of the Academy of Motion Picture… More

Best Picture is, of course, the biggest prize of the 81st Annual Academy Awards, and it’s a two-dog race. or maybe it’s really just a Slumdog race. Here is a… More

The Best Actor competition this year has boiled down into a horse race between the two leading contenders – one a mainstay, the other a modern miracle – which has… More

This year’s race has seemed like a foregone conclusion ever since Kate Winslet nabbed two Golden Globes in two different categories. It’s “Kate’s year,” and the Academy doesn’t like to… More

There’s virtually no debate about who’s going to take the Best Supporting Actor prize home on Sunday night’s Academy Award show, but it’s expected to be a major audience hook… More

This Oscar season is promising a telecast with surprises that the awards themselves might not necessarily deliver. Slumdog Millionaire is the odds-on favorite to take Best Director and Best Picture,… More

There has been a lot of talk (and a specific LACK of talk) about 81st Annual Academy Awards telecast, which will be hosted by Hugh Jackman (whom you can see… More

Every time you watch the Oscars, there’s always that moment where the current reigning ‘hottest actress in the world’ comes on, despite having done nothing award-worthy that year, and talks… More