Great Performances

Our annual tribute to the actors and actresses whose work this year lit up the screen

Marco Grob for TIME

Our annual tribute to the actors and actresses whose work this year lit up the screen More »

Photos: And the Oscar Fashion Winners Are ...

TIME's Belinda Luscombe rates the best and worst of the gowns at the 2010 Academy Awards More »
Photos: Top 10 Post-Oscar Busts

You've won an Oscar! Now what? For these 10 Academy Award winners ... nothing. A look at the worst post-Oscar careers in movie history More »
The Oscar Race: TIME Picks the Winners

TIME's Richard Corliss picks this year's Oscar winners, from the sure things (Mo'Nique) to the nail-biters (The Hurt Locker vs. Avatar) More »
The 2010 Oscar Nominations: Who Will Win?

Is this Jeff Bridges' year? Will Meryl Streep be blindsided by Sandra Bullock? Can Avatar's box-office clout be converted into Oscar gold? Richard Corliss surveys the 2010 Oscar nominations More »
Handicapping the Best Picture Oscar

Everything you need to know about the 10 Oscar nominees More »
Photos: James Cameron's Best Special Effects

A look at how the acclaimed director has utilized state-of-the-art technology to bring his films to life More »
Top 10 Oscar Nomination Snubs

The list of movie greats who never won an Oscar — Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, Alfred Hitchcock — is long and sad. Here are 10 of the Hollywood classics the Academy ignored come nomination time More »
Critics' Picks: Who Will Go Home With an Oscar?

Early analysis of the 2010 Oscars finds a distinct lack of suspense in certain categories. Who are the front-runners to pick up the coveted gold statues? More »