Stars swamp loud, colorful Oscar parties

While a nearly silent, black-and-white throwback film to old Hollywood won best picture at Sunday's Academy Awards, after-parties around town celebrated present day Hollywood with explosions of color, conversation, pounding music and pure glee.

Baron Cohen spills 'ashes' on Seacrest at Oscars

Outfitted extravagantly in character, Sacha Baron Cohen ran amuck on the Oscars' red carpet Sunday night and all over E! host Ryan Seacrest's tuxedo.

Swedish royals release first pictures of princess

The Swedish Royal Court has released the first close-up pictures of the Nordic country's newborn princess and future monarch.

Billy Crystal returns to host a winning Oscarcast

Perhaps the biggest nail-biter of Oscar night stirred no suspense at all: "The Artist," however unlikely as an art-house upstart, still seemed destined to win as Best Picture.

What you didn't see on TV during the Oscars

Even the hundreds of photographers, TV cameras and webcams around the Hollywood & Highland Center can't capture every starry moment of Sunday's 84th annual Academy Awards.

Israelis flock to see film produced by arch-foe

Israeli newspapers warn daily of the Iranian nuclear threat, but for the past week and a half, Israelis filmgoers have packed movie theaters to watch a drama set in Tehran.

Weinsteins rule Oscars with 'Artist,' 'Iron Lady'

Bob and Harvey Weinstein resumed their perch as Hollywood's favorite taste-makers Sunday, with "The Artist" and "The Iron Lady" sweeping up key Academy Awards and much of this year's Oscar nominations bump.

Partial list of 84th Academy Award winners

Partial list of the 84th Annual Academy Award winners announced Sunday:

Few inspired moments during predictable Oscars

Nostalgia ruled at the Oscars, with the classic film homages "The Artist" and "Hugo" dominating with five awards each, Meryl Streep winning her first best-actress prize in nearly three decades and longtime favorite Billy Crystal returning as host.

Crystal raises curtain on Oscars in lively montage

Billy Crystal has gotten the Academy Awards off to a lively start with a star-laden montage in which he hangs out with Justin Bieber and gets a nice wet kiss from George Clooney.