By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: Anyone who claims this year’s Oscar marathon has lacked drama or surprise simply has not been paying attention.

While I’m unsure whether I’m a fan of the rule change that implemented a fluid number of Best Picture nominees (and won’t pass judgment until the experiment plays out in full), I will say that the exist...

HollywoodNews.com: Nominations for the 84th Academy Awards® will be announced on Tuesday, January 24, by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and Academy member and Oscar-nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence.

Sherak and Lawrence will unveil the nominations in 10 of the 24 categories at a 5:30 a.m. PT news conference at...

By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: Two films hanging around the fringe of the ongoing Oscar race are “Shame” an “Drive.” They’re not shoo-ins, like “The Artist” or “The Descendants.” But both could get into the annual race in significant writing, acting and (possibly) directing categories.

What do they have in...

HollywoodNews.com: In unsurprising news, Snoop Dogg was reportedly arrested for possession of marijuana in Texas.

It is reported that marijuana was found on his tour bus by a drug-sniffing dog, states TMZ. His tour bus was reportedly stopped at a border patrol checkpoint when the drugs were allegedly found.

The marijuana that was found was...

HollywoodNews.com: Justin Bieber is certainly a major teen star right now, so big that he thinks everyone wants to bring him down.

Bieber recently commented that he understands that everyone wants him to fail now that he is a success, states Hollyscoop. “Everyone’s trying to tug at me and take my spot,” Bieber told ‘V M...

HollywoodNews.com: Bethenny Frankel’s Bravo reality TV show has been a hit, but it is being rumored that she will end it after Season 3.

Frankel will reportedly be done with ‘Bethenny Ever After’ because she wants to focus on business and not have her daughter grow up on TV, states UsMagazine.com. While she may eventually create...

HollywoodNews.com: Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2011.

The directors nominated this year for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Award have each demonstrated an inspired command of the medium....