Seth MacFarlane News

From the moment the Academy entered full security lock down to the time Oscar host Seth MacFarlane took the stage, Oscar.com cameras caught all the excitement and preparation that went into announcing this year's Oscar nominees. In the new video, "Seth Gets Ready for the Oscars," fans will get the ultimate insider's point of view on everything from the order the categories are announced ("Where's the drama in going in alphabetical order?") to how Seth and co-host Emma Stone prepared ("This morning I got here at 3:15 to get ready because it takes me a little while to, you know, juzz it up," says Stone). The video can be seen on Oscar.com and the official Oscars App on iPhone, iPad, Android and Kindle Fire.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the schedule for the final round of voting for this year's Oscars.

Academy governor Jeffrey Kurland, event producer Cheryl Cecchetto and master chef Wolfgang Puck will return to create this year's Governors Ball, the Academy's official post-Oscar celebration, which will immediately follow the 85th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 24.

While visiting the set of Anderson Cooper's daytime talk show 'Live' this morning, TED star Mark Wahlberg confirmed that there will be a sequel to this summer's blockbuster film. In addition, the actor revealed that he will appear along with his Teddy-bear co-star on this year's Academy Awards telecast. Check out the appearance below!

Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards were announced yesterday morning by the show's host, Seth MacFarlane, and actress Emma Stone. The Heiress star Jessica Chastain was honored with a Best Actress nomination for her role in Zero Dark Thirty.

Hathaway appeared in the 2002 Encores! production of Carnival, and you can check out a photo of her in action below!

Jackman said in a statement: 'I hadn't planned to listen live to the announcements, but when I got into the car this morning to go to work, the driver had the nominations streaming as they were being broadcast. To be honest, it's very exciting but all a bit surreal, and it hasn't fully sunk in yet. This is a brilliant awards year that has been defined by an eclectic list of stories that have been told by incredibly talented and courageous filmmakers, and it's an honor to be mentioned in the same sentence as the other nominees in the Best Actor category.'

Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards were announced this morning by the show's host, Seth MacFarlane, and actress Emma Stone. Below, WYNN Las Vegas' Johnny Avello preditcts the odds to win the 85th ACADEMY AWARDS.

Oscar season kicks off today with the launch of the official Oscars App. For the first time, the App is available for free on most Android 4.0 devices in Google Play, including Samsung's Galaxy Note II, Galaxy Note 10.1 and GSIII, as well as the new Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD in the Amazon appstore for Android.

Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone jointly announced the nominees for 85th Annual ACADEMY AWADS, airing on ABC February 24th from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Today, ABC releaded the first promo for the big event featuring host MacFarlane. Check it out below!

Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards were announced this morning by the show's host, Seth MacFarlane, and actress Emma Stone. Below, check out reactions from some of the nominees

The film that theatre fans have been watching out for, LES MISERABLES received 7 Oscar nominations this morning, including one for Anne Hathaway as Best Actress in a Supporting Role. The actress, whose mother portrayed Fantine in a touring production of the musical reacted to news of the nomination this morning.

Need to catch up on 2013's Best Original Song nominees? Check them all out below!

Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards were announced this morning by the show's host, Seth MacFarlane, and actress Emma Stone.