Oscars 2011: The 83rd Annual Academy Awards
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This is a slideshow gallery of photos from the 83rd Annual Academy Awards ceremony.
'King's Speech' Shines, But Oscar Show Stutters
()The odds-on favorite won Best Picture and dominated Sunday night's Oscars — but the telecast itself suffered from lackluster hosting, odd musical numbers and disjointed production.
'Wait Wait' Live On The Red Carpet!
()Style commentary from people who have none! Wait Wait live blogs the Oscars.
Five Oscar-Night Lessons, From Moms To Under-The-Chin Shots
()What did we learn from Oscar night? To ask Mom for help, among other things.
The Ceremony, Recapped
Relive the Broadcast with Linda Holmes of 'Monkey See' And Friends
The Awards
Complete List
All the winners, and the nominees for good measure.
The Red Carpet
Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!
Style Commentary From People Who Have None
I like the nautical theme. Not a lot of dresses have portholes. Or barnacles. — Eva
Monkey See
A Few Thoughts On Oscar Night Fashions And Other Foolishness()
February 28, 2011 We eagle eye some of the Academy Award red carpet fashions and add commentary despite the fact that we aren't very fashionable.
Oscar Stars Thank Muses And, Of Course, Moms()
February 28, 2011 The Oscars have all been handed out, and the winners' sound bites are in. In their acceptance speeches and backstage comments, this year's crop of Academy Award winners reveled in the limelight, thanked their mothers, ducked out for drinks and let loose some profanity.
Movie Music 2011: Oscar-Nominated Scores()
February 27, 2011 Andy Trudeau returns for his annual review of the Academy Award nominees for Best Film Score. This year, he sorts out compositions for How to Train Your Dragon, Inception, The King's Speech, 127 Hours and The Social Network.
Monkey See
Oscar Night: Chasing Perfection On A Night That Celebrates Its Opposite()
February 27, 2011 The Oscars will show off various artists' attempts at red-carpet perfection — even as the awards celebrate films that are all about the acceptance of imperfection.
Emil Richards: Timekeeper Of Tinseltown()
February 27, 2011 Emil Richards began as a session musician in Los Angeles, working with the likes of Elvis Presley and The Beach Boys. He's best known, however, for his work on thousands of TV and movie soundtracks, from The Addams Family to Mission: Impossible.
Monkey See
The PS22 Chorus Goes To The Oscars()
February 26, 2011 The Academy Award show is Sunday night, and excitement is growing. There is one group performing you've probably never heard of: The PS22 Chorus, a fifth-grade glee club from Staten Island.
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
Actor Jesse Eisenberg Plays Not My Job()
February 26, 2011 Ever since he played the role of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, Eisenberg has been the Hollywood face of online social networking. So we've decided to ask him three questions about hermits.
Monkey See
Is Banksy Tagging Oscar? A Campaign That's Art Itself()
February 25, 2011 Exit Through the Gift Shop, a documentary by secretive street artist Banksy, is up for an Academy Award on Sunday night. Whether he's campaigning for the award, and what might happen if he wins it, depends on whom you ask.
Monkey See
'The King's Speech Therapist': Why Didn't They Make That Movie Instead?()
February 25, 2011 The King's Speech is a good movie, but it might have been an even better movie if it had been about Geoffrey Rush's character rather than Colin Firth's.
Blog Of The Nation
Bingo Makes Life & The Oscars Better()
February 24, 2011 Old people know it, children know it, and the ladies at the Washington Post's Celebritology blog know it. Bingo makes everything better. Celebritology's Oscar Bingo cards are a fun way to enjoy the Academy Award show.
Monkey See
One Woman, 56 Movies: The Oscars Death Race, A Windmill Worth Tilting At()
February 24, 2011 One woman takes on 56 Oscar-nominated films in a probably futile attempt to see them all before the ceremony on Sunday night. Will she succeed? Is it worth it? Writer Sarah D. Bunting shares her thoughts.
Hollywood Jobs
For Location Scouts, It's All About Making The Scene()
February 25, 2011 Among the earliest production crew members hired on a film, they help directors turn words into pictures — and help manage the chaos of a movie set. For the second of this year's Hollywood Jobs stories, NPR's Susan Stamberg tags along to see the sites.
Oscar's Top Documentaries
Sparks Fly Over 'Gasland' Drilling Documentary()
February 24, 2011 After being asked to lease his land for drilling by the booming natural gas industry, filmmaker Josh Fox took a cross-country road trip to document the environmental impact of gas drilling on local communities.
Hollywood Jobs
Objectively Speaking, It's All About The Prop Master()
February 24, 2011 When The Social Network needs 60 vintage computers that work — or Steven Spielberg needs live crabs, and needs them in motion — it's prop masters who move heaven and earth to make it happen. In the first of her annual Hollywood Jobs stories, NPR's Susan Stamberg profiles some of the field's best.
Monkey See
How Many Cooks?: Counting Up The Many Producers Of 'The King's Speech'()
February 23, 2011 NPR's Cory Turner asks the question: Who are all those people credited as producers on The King's Speech, and what do they tell us about what producers actually do?
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