Gary Oldman News

In a city like Hollywood that can make or break dreams, the path to fame and an Oscar nomination is not always lined with gold. As the 84th annual Academy Awards ceremony draws near, ABC News' '20/20' will air a special Oscars-themed edition of the broadcast, 'Before They Were Famous,' highlighting the early lives and careers of this year's nominees.

In a city like Hollywood that can make or break dreams, the path to fame and an Oscar nomination is not always lined with gold. As the 84th annual Academy Awards ceremony draws near, ABC News' '20/20' will air a special Oscars-themed edition of the broadcast, 'Before They Were Famous,' highlighting the early lives and careers of this year's nominees.

Variety reports that actor Dominic Cooper will be replacing Clive Owen in the upcoming thriller CITIES. According to the report, Owen had pulled out of the film due to scheduling conflicts.

The BAFTA Film Awards Winners were announced today, 12 February, at London's Royal Opera House.

Actors Michael O'Keefe (Art at Pasadena Playhouse) and Gary Oldman (Oscar-nominated Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) discuss respective stage and film projects on a special combined on Arts in Review/Pacifica Performance Showcase, Thursday, February 9 (2 to 3pm), 90.7FM.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, actors Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Jean Dujardin, Michael Fassbender and Gary Oldman will all be in attendance at this year's Orange British Academy Film Awards on February 12th.

The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2011, and the recipients of the Guild's 2012 Career Achievement Awards were announced last night during the 64th Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Michel Hazanavicius won the DGA's Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The Artist.

THE 84th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS will be broadcast live on February 26th on the ABC network. Nominations were announced this morning

The 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards nominations were announced by Daniel Radcliffe and Holliday Grainger at BAFTA's headquarters in London. The Orange British Academy Film Awards take place on Sunday, February 12th at the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, London. This is the fifteenth year of Orange's sponsorship of the Film Awards. The ceremony will be hosted by Stephen Fry.

According to the Hollywoodreporter.com, Focus Features and Los Angeles radio station KCRW will be co-hosting a three night, six-film retrospective of the films of Gary Oldman. Admission to the event is free and tickets will be available through RSVP at www.OldmanRSVP.com.

The National Society of Film Critics on Saturday, January 7th, 2012, chose "Melancholia" as Best Picture of the Year 2011. Kristin Dunst was named best actress for her performance in Lars von Trier's film, and Brad Pitt was named best actor for his work in "Moneyball" and "The Tree of Life." Albert Brooks won best supporting actor for his appearance in "Drive," and Jessica Chastain was named best supporting actress for her work in three films: "The Tree of Life," "Take Shelter" and "The Help."

Live fast and die young. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents the tragic love story between a flawed and fascinating punk rock icon and the American groupie who adored him when SID & NANCY: 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION arrives on Blu-ray December 27.

The debut trailer has just been released for the highly anticipated film, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. The movie is coming to theaters on July 20, 2012 and will mark the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy.

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood has just announced the nominations and award recipients for the 38th Annual Annie Awards. Award recipients will claim their trophies at the 39th Annual Annie Awards scheduled for Saturday, February 4, 2012 at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California. The full list of nominees is as follows:

Yesterday, November 29, film stars Tilda Swinton and Gary Oldman visited TimesTalks for indepth conversations with the New York Times' Melena Ryzik and Dave Itzkoffat. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the events and brings you photo coverage below.

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY is coming to theaters on December 9th from Focus Features. The drama thriller is directed by Tomas Alfresdon and stars Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Graham and Mark Strong.

Actress Juliet Landau, best known to television audiences for her portrayal of Drusilla in 17 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) is currently co-starring onstage in John Patrick Shanley's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea @ Crown City Theatre through December 18. In our chat the actress, who is a member of the Actors Studio, talks about what it was like growing up the daughter of famous parents, actors Martin Landau and Barbara Bain, her favorite plays and what drew her to playwright John Patrick Shanley in the first place.

Personal appearances by legendary actor Sir Ben Kingsley, writer-director Alexander Payne, director Tomas Alfredson, director Julia Leigh, and award-winning author Brian Selznick (Hugo Cabret, Wonderstruck) with their highly anticipated new films are among the highlights of special programs at Museum of the Moving Image in November 2011.