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Minority Oscar Winners in Major Acting Categories: Halle Berry and Denzel Washington

Jennie Wood 1. Hattie McDaniel 2. JosÃ© Ferrer 3. Anthony Quinn 4. Rita Moreno 5. Sidney Poitier 6. Sacheen Littlefeather 7. Louis Gossett, Jr. 8. Whoopi Goldberg 9. Mercedes Ruehl 10. Cuba Gooding, Jr. 11. Benicio del Toro 12. Halle Berry & Denzel Washington 13. Jamie Foxx & Morgan Freeman 14. Forest Whitaker 15. Jennifer Hudson 16.… Read more

Minority Oscar Winners in Major Acting Categories: Benicio del Toro

Minority Oscar Winners in Major Acting Categories: Cuba Gooding Jr.

2011 National Society of Film Critics Awards

Here are the results for the 2011 National Society of Film Critics Awards, given out January 7, 2012. Best Picture: Melancholia Best Actor: Brad Pitt, Moneyball, The Tree of Life Best Actress: Kristin Dunst, Melancholia Best Supporting Actor: Albert Brookw, Drive Best Supporting… Read more

2015 Academy Awards

The 2015 Academy Awards will be presented on Feb. 28, 2016, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below. Best Picture The Big Short Bridge of Spies Brooklyn Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Room… Read more

2014 Academy Awards

The 2014 Academy Awards were presented on Feb. 22, 2015, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture American Sniper Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The Grand Budapest Hotel The… Read more

2013 Academy Awards

The 2013 Academy Awards were presented on March 2, 2014, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture American Hustle Captain Philips Dallas Buyers Club Gravity Her Nebraska Philomena 12 Years a Slave The Wolf of Wall Street… Read more

2012 Academy Awards

The 2012 Academy Awards were presented on February 24, 2013, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les Misérables Life of Pi… Read more

2011 Academy Awards

2011 Academy Awards | Oscar winners and nomineesThe 2011 Academy Awards were presented on February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture The Artist The Descendants Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close The… Read more

2010 Academy Awards

The 2010 Academy Awards were presented on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture Black Swan The Fighter Inception The Kids Are All Right The King's Speech 127 Hours The Social Network Toy Story 3 True… Read more

2009 Academy Awards

The 2009 Academy Awards were presented on March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture Avatar The Blind Side District 9 An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious A Serious Man Up Up in… Read more

2008 Academy Awards

The 2008 Academy Awards were presented on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon Milk The Reader Slumdog Millionaire Best Animated Picture Bolt Kung Fu Panda WALL… Read more

2010 National Society of Film Critics Awards

Here are the results for the 2010 National Society of Film Critics Awards, given out January 8, 2011. Best Picture: The Social Network Best Actor: Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network Best Actress: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Vincere Best Supporting Actor: Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech… Read more

2009 National Society of Film Critics Awards

Here are the results for the 2009 National Society of Film Critics Awards, given out January 2, 2010. Best Picture: The Hurt Locker Best Actor: Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker Best Actress: Yolande Moreau, Séraphine Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds… Read more

2008 National Society of Film Critics Awards

Here are the results for the 2008 National Society of Film Critics Awards, given out January 4, 2009. Best Picture: Waltz With Bashir Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk Best Actress: Sally Hawkins, Happy Go Lucky Best Supporting Actor: Eddie Marsan, Happy Go Lucky Best Supporting Actress… Read more

2008 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

Find out who was awarded top honors in film for 2008 by the Boston Society of Film Critics. Best Picture Slumdog Millionaire and WALL-E (tie) Best Actor Sean Penn, Starting Out in the Evening; Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler (tie) Best Actress Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky Best Supporting Actor… Read more

2007 National Society of Film Critics Awards

Here are the results for the National Society of Film Critics Awards, given out January 5, 2008. Best Picture: There Will Be Blood Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood Best Actress: Julie Christie, Away From Her Best Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck, The Assassination of… Read more

2007 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

Find out who was awarded top honors in film for 2007 by the Boston Society of Film Critics. Best Picture No Country For Old Men Best Actor Frank Langella, Starting Out in the Evening Best Actress Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men… Read more

TV Facts and Figures

by Beth Rowen Related Links Broadcasting TimelineEntertainment BiographiesEmmy AwardsDo you ever keep track of how much time you spend watching television? Try it-you might be surprised or even shocked! Kids ages 6 and under spend as much time in front of a TV or computer screen as they do outside. The television is on an average… Read more

LEGO<sup><span style="font-size:13px">®</span></sup> Background

Facts About LEGO by Mark Hughes Related Links LEGO Quiz LEGO Timeline 20th-Century Toys and Games Timeline The National Toy Hall of Fame® See our LEGO Timeline and try our LEGO Quiz!The NameLEGO means to play well. It comes from the… Read more