Congratulations to user jerryg for winning our Oscar ballot giveaway! His ballot votes matched up with the most winners on Oscar night, snagging him the grand prize: a 46-inch Samsung LED HDTV! Thanks for playing everyone, and good luck next year! Read more

Natalie Portman arrived at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica today in a bright and cheery, yellow, knee-length dress. The Black Swan star, who won the best actress award tonight, stepped out in her latest baby bump-accommodating ensemble after joining her director, Darren Aronofsky, and costar Mila Kunis at a pre-Oscar party earlier this week. Vera Farmiga and Nicole Kidman chose red Read more

The clock is ticking! The Oscars air tomorrow night, and before you settle into your viewing party, make sure you have a chance to fill out my online ballot before those lucky nominees become winners. Then, if you have the most correct choices marked after the winners are announced, you can win a 46-inch Samsung LED HDTV! Click here to start, and if you're following along at home, you can also Read more

If your Oscar party plans include throwing a viewing party, then why not give it an Oscar theme? I have ideas for parties inspired by some of the best picture nominees — take your pick from the choices below (and don't let it be the last time you make your choice known; vote on my online ballot for a chance to win an HDTV!). The Fighter Theme Black Swan Theme The King's Speech Read more

This Sunday, throw an Academy Awards watch party that's fit for royalty by doing it up like The King's Speech! Even though I've already pulled party inspiration from several best picture contenders, I couldn't let the Oscar front-runner go unrecognized. The film lends itself more to a swanky affair — you're serving kings and queens, after all — but that doesn't mean it needs to feel stuffy. Read more