Can Carrey’s bet pay off?

Conventional wisdom has it that 2008 was a retrenching time for the DVD industry, with the world focused on Blu-Ray and consumers cutting back.

There's something for everyone on this year's list- mournful dramas, stirring animation, and even singing and dancing.

Over-the-top. It’s a phrase that gets applied to performances too easily

Steven Soderbergh’s four-hour-plus epic Che opens briefly next week for Oscar consideration. But you might have seen the young rebel before.

“I always thought the Castro was a Cuban restaurant in San Francisco,” says Emile Hirsch.

Jeffrey Wright’s latest role, playing music pioneer Muddy Waters, is the perfect last beat to a life-changing year.

Ellen Kuras started filming Thavisouk Phrasavath and his family in 1984.

We’re calling it: Slumdog Millionaire will get an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. But what of the other four slots? This year’s hopefuls include some quirky choices—but not so quirky that there aren’t precedents.

Anthony Stewart Head, best known for playing librarian Rupert Giles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, clearly appreciates a cult following.