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Oscars 2012: Full coverage
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Oscars' big night
Streep scores a surprise win; 'The Artist’ takes best picture
"The Artist" became the first silent film to triumph at Hollywood's highest honors since the original Oscar ceremony 83 years ago. Updated Feb. 27, 2012
Your complete guide to the 84th annual Academy Awards.
Meryl Streep accepts the Oscar for best actress in a leading role for “The Iron Lady.”
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Covert, Justin on big night at the Oscars
Article By: McKenna Ewen , Publish / Update February 27, 2012 6:25 AM"The Artist" became the first silent film to triumph at Hollywood's highest honors since the original Oscar ceremony 83 years ago.
Billy Crystal performs during the 84th Academy Awards.
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Where Oscars went wrong -- and occasionally right
Article By: NEAL JUSTIN , Star Tribune Publish February 27, 2012 2:00 AM / Update February 27, 2012 9:20 AM
Christopher Plummer accepts the Oscar for best actor in a supporting role
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List of 84th annual Academy Award winners
Article By: The Associated Press , Associated Press Publish February 26, 2012 2:00 AM / Update February 27, 2012 7:19 AM
Jean Dujardin is congratulated by Berenice Bejo before accepting the Oscar for best actor in a leading role for “The Artist.”
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Oscars award ceremonies
Article By: Dave Denney , Publish / Update February 27, 2012 5:37 AMOscars award ceremonies
Michelle Williams
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Oscars red carpet fashion
Article By: Star Tribune , Publish / Update February 27, 2012 7:36 AMRed carpet fashion from the 84th Academy Awards.
A Oscar statue stands at the entrance to the Kodak Theatre in LA
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Oscars play hard to get
Article By: MICHAEL CIEPLY , New York Times Publish February 19, 2012 2:00 AM / Update February 24, 2012 11:36 AMThe producers behind the Academy Awards are intentionally maintaining secrecy in a bid to attract curious TV viewers.
Jonah Hill
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At the Oscars, it's all about us
Article By: BILL WARD , Star Tribune Publish February 23, 2012 2:00 AM / Update February 23, 2012 10:01 AMWhen we root for favorites, we're mostly rooting for ourselves.
A Oscar statue is seen on the red carpet before the 84th Academy Award...
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A&E Spotlight: Who will rule the Oscars?
Article By: Tonya Fode , Publish / Update February 26, 2012 9:31 AMMovie critic Colin Covert and TV critic Neal Justin discuss this year's Oscar nominees and who they think will win.
A scene from "The Artist."
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Catching up with Oscar-nominated movies
Article By: claudepeck , Publish / Update February 21, 2012 3:58 PMMetro-area moviehouses make it easy to see Oscar movies before the awards show on Sunday.
Alexander Payne at the 69th Annual Golden Globes.
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Allen's 'Midnight in Paris,' Payne's 'Descendants' win Writers Guild honors
Publish February 21, 2012 2:00 AM / Update February 21, 2012 11:16 AM
Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy in a scene from "The Muppets."
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Oscars sing a sad tune this year
Article By: MICHAEL PHILLIPS , Chicago Tribune Publish February 16, 2012 2:00 AM / Update February 15, 2012 2:29 PMA thin list for worthy songs at the Academy Awards inspires thoughts of past contenders.
Viola Davis accepts a Screen Actors Guild Award
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Wins for `The Help,' Jean Dujardin help make Screen Actors Guid Awards lively, unpredictable
Article By: CHRISTY LEMIRE , Associated Press Publish January 30, 2012 2:00 AM / Update January 30, 2012 12:07 PM
"The Artist"
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In Oscar nods, oldies are goodies
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Star Tribune Publish January 25, 2012 2:00 AM / Update January 24, 2012 2:18 PMAcademy Award nominations embrace films, including "Hugo" and "The Artist," about the earliest days of moviemaking.
"The Tree of Life"
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Oscars 2012: The other nominees
Article By: ASSOCIATED PRESS , Publish January 25, 2012 2:00 AM / Update January 24, 2012 1:08 PMThe complete list of 84th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Tuesday.
The Riverview Theater in Minneapolis
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Where to see the Oscar nominated films
Article By: Star Tribune , Publish January 23, 2012 2:00 AM / Update January 24, 2012 9:49 AM
"Moneyball"
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Oscars slideshow: Best Picture nominees
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Star Tribune Publish January 25, 2012 2:00 AM / Update January 24, 2012 1:36 PM
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
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Oscars slideshow: Best Actor nominees
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Star Tribune Publish January 25, 2012 2:00 AM / Update January 24, 2012 1:38 PM
Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady"
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Oscars slideshow: Best Actress nominees
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Star Tribune Publish January 25, 2012 2:00 AM / Update January 24, 2012 1:50 PM
Jonah Hill in "Moneyball"
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Oscars slideshow: Best Supporting Actor nominees
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Star Tribune Publish January 25, 2012 2:00 AM / Update January 24, 2012 2:07 PM
Berenice Bejo in "The Artist"
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Oscars slideshow: Best Supporting Actress nominees
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Star Tribune Publish January 25, 2012 2:00 AM / Update January 24, 2012 2:15 PM
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Oscar nominations: Colin Covert's review
Article By: Shari L. Gross , Publish / Update February 14, 2012 5:44 PMStar Tribune film critic Colin Covert reviews the list of Oscar nominations.
In this image released by Fox Searchlight Films, George Clooney, left,...
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Read the replay of an Oscars live chat with critic Colin Covert
Publish January 24, 2012 2:00 AM / Update January 24, 2012 1:08 PM
Jeremy Irvine in "War Horse."
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Sadly, no victory for 'War Horse'
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Star Tribune Publish December 25, 2011 2:00 AM / Update December 24, 2011 1:59 PMIn a tale strong on prosaic sentiment, a beloved farm animal is drafted into World War I.
"War Horse"
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Spielberg feels 'blessed' to compete with himself
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Star Tribune Publish December 18, 2011 2:00 AM / Update January 25, 2012 10:06 AMThe legendary filmmaker relishes having two big movies - "Tintin" and "War Horse" - in theaters simultaneously.
"Albert Nobbs"
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Glenn Close plays a woman with a big secret
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Star Tribune Publish January 22, 2012 2:00 AM / Update January 23, 2012 12:33 PMThe actor says the movie role of Albert Nobbs is the "most difficult thing I've ever done."
Brad Pitt in "The Tree of Life"
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'Tree of Life': The enigma project
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Star Tribune Publish June 3, 2011 2:00 AM / Update June 3, 2011 6:34 PMDon't look for easy answers in Terrence Malick's film; which floats between a domestic drama and a series of Big Questions.
Brad Pitt stars in "Moneyball."
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'Moneyball' is a genuine game-changer
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Star Tribune Publish September 23, 2011 2:00 AM / Update September 23, 2011 11:26 AMREVIEW: "Moneyball" reinvents the sports movie in a true-life tale that's less about baseball and more about mavericks defying the status quo.
Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams in "Midnight in Paris"
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'Midnight in Paris' is a French kiss
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Star Tribune Publish May 27, 2011 2:00 AM / Update May 27, 2011 9:28 AMA nostalgia-tinged love letter to Paris and the Jazz Age finds Woody Allen in vintage form.
Asa Butterfield and Chloe Moretz in "Hugo."
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Victorious 'Hugo'
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Star Tribune Publish November 23, 2011 2:00 AM / Update November 22, 2011 3:13 PMMartin Scorsese's first children's film is a winning homage to the cinema - in 3-D, no less.
"The Help"
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'The Help' highlights the war at home
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Star Tribune Publish August 10, 2011 2:00 AM / Update August 11, 2011 3:38 PMReview: Parallel to the public struggle for civil rights in the 1960s was a conflict over race and privilege inside genteel Southern homes.
George Clooney and Shailene Woodley in “The Descendants.”
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'The Descendants' have trouble in paradise
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Star Tribune Publish November 18, 2011 2:00 AM / Update November 18, 2011 9:03 AMIt's not all sunshine and palm trees for a family in Honolulu.
Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo in "The Artist"
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Silence is golden in 'The Artist'
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Star Tribune Publish December 23, 2011 2:00 AM / Update December 26, 2011 12:02 PM"The Artist" inhabits a buoyant and imaginative world.
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
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'Extremely Loud' sends boy on a sentimental journey
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Publish January 20, 2012 2:00 AM / Update January 20, 2012 2:04 PMAfter his father dies in the World Trade Center, young Oskar Schell embarks on a New York City walkabout.
Jim Burke
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Edina native: Movies must make me feel something
Article By: COLIN COVERT , Star Tribune Publish November 18, 2011 2:00 AM / Update November 17, 2011 2:50 PM
"Hugo"
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Oscars 2012: Scorsese's 'Hugo' leads with 11 nominations; silent film 'The Artist' picks up 10
Article By: CHRISTY LEMIRE and DAVID GERMAIN , Associated Press Publish January 25, 2012 2:00 AM / Update January 24, 2012 11:48 AMMartin Scorsese's Paris adventure "Hugo" leads the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, among them best picture and best director.
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