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The Oscars Are Still Old and Useless

Richard Lawson & Brian Moylan · 02/28/11 01:09AM

Well, that's that! The 2011 Academy Awards have come and gone. That means it's time for Gawker's Brian Moylan and Richard Lawson to tear the miserable thing to shreds.

The 2011 Oscars - Photos from the Red Carpet

Richard Lawson · 02/27/11 08:23PM

Oscar Sunday is Hollywood's most important fashion night, as the movie stars debut looks that will be copied this spring at proms the nation over. Here's our galleryof highlights from tonight's showing. [Photos via Getty Images]

The 2011 Academy Awards

Brian Moylan · 02/27/11 07:00PM

Not invited to the 83rd annual Academy Awards ceremony tonight? Don't have a swanky Oscar party to go to? Don't worry! You can hang here with us and help us cover Hollywood's biggest night.

The Oscar Predictions You Really Care About

Brian Moylan · 02/25/11 12:22PM

In advance of Sunday night's Academy Awards, a million magazines and websites have been predicting who will end up winning the big awards. But what about all the other things people will be talking about Monday morning? Here are our predictions for the things you really care about.

A Guide to the Fake Faces of Real Housewives

Maureen O'Connor · 02/24/11 02:46PM

During a recent Real Housewives marathon, I came to a realization: You can identify a rich lady's hometown by the look on her face. Trend-wise, it turns out that cosmetic surgery is more like cosmetics than surgery: Women who live near and socialize with each other end up looking physically similar by dint of plumping, slicing, lifting, and blasting with Botox. A guide to the surgically enhanced faces of Real Housewives.

Julian Assange Loses Extradition Battle Over Swedish Rape Charges

John Cook · 02/24/11 10:26AM

A British judge has ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face rape and sexual molestation charges there. The judge says Sweden's extradition request is legitimate; Assange says Sweden will just be a detour on the way to Guantanamo Bay if England grants it. He has vowed to appeal to England's high court as well as the European Court of Human Rights (because all humans have a right not to face inconvenient criminal charges.) He's currently out on bail; according to the New York Times, the continued conditions of that bail are still under discussion in the courtroom.

Judge to Lohan: 'I Don't Care That You're Lindsay Lohan'

Maureen O'Connor · 02/23/11 01:04PM

In a cleavage-baring top and chunky jewelry, Lindsay Lohan reported to court today court for the grand theft of a $2000 necklace. Per usual, the appearance was livestreamed on TMZ. The judge announced that if Lindsay Lohan accepts a plea bargain—as her lawyer has said she'd like to do—it will have to include jail time. "If you plead in front of me, you are going to jail, period. If the case settles here, you will go to jail," Judge Keith Schwartz said. Worrying about whether the ruined starlet would become a "repeat offender," he asked for "additional psychological information" and made his lack of interest in LiLo's celebrity clear: