California — When the nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced this morning, there were many names that were left off the list, but most notably, the exclusion of any African Americans in the 24 categories. Among the omitted were Halle Berry, who received a Golden Globe nod for her acclaimed performance in ‘Frankie […]

Sure you probably know which African-Americans won themselves an Oscar but do you know how many Black people were nominated for an Academy Award? African-Americans have increasingly been nominated more and more over the years .

Just when you didn’t think Howard Stern could get anymore disrespectful he calls Gabourey Sidibe, star of Precious, “the most enormous fat black chick I’ve ever seen!”

The day after winning an Academy Award, Mo’Nique was spotted in a beautiful purple dress showing off her trademark hairy legs on Monday.

Gabourey Sidibe didn’t get to take Justin Timberlake to the Oscars, but she did enjoy a red carpet encounter with another of her Hollywood crushes, Gerard Butler.

Actress, comedienne and TV host Mo’Nique won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in “Precious.”

Mo’Nique has won the Best Supporting Actress for the film “Precious”.  Mo’Nique was the 16th African American actress to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Yep, it’s that time of year again: time to see who’ll top the worst-dressed list, who’ll deliver the sappiest acceptance speech, and just how many trophies The Hurt Locker will take home. But, there’s a big difference between who’ll win and who should. Here are Matt Whitfield’s (of Yahoo!) best bets for the top 10 categories. Check […]

Gabourey Sidibe plans on bringing her mom as her date to the 2010 Academy Awards, but there is another person who’d definitely love to walk the red carpet with the “Precious” actress.

The movie “Precious” holds the highest number of Academy Award nominations for a Black film in history, but does it inspire or stereotype?

Vivica A. Fox talks about selling her house, her TV Guide Oscar gig and more with Wendy Williams.

Hollywood actor and director Tyler Perry will be taking part in this year's Academy Awards.