2012 Academy Awards (84th)

Video: A costumed Mike Myers gives instruction to Kevin Kline on Oscars etiquette

A slideshow gallery ranking Oscar hosts from the past 20 years; interesting and debatable choice of No. 1

This critic argues that the Oscars matter because many of nominees will reach wider markets after the awards and buzz machine has made several rounds.

Though they're nominated in the shorts categories, which are often home to new faces, Terry George and Lucy Walker are no strangers to the Oscars.

A good explanation of why the Oscar foreign-language film category's eligibility rules make no sense at all

While some of this year's Best Pic nods are dubious at best, past Oscars have seen a glut of goodness. A look at five such years

True or false: Will going nude help net a lady a Best Actress win or no? @ew does a scientific analysis

Steve McQueen (justly?) accuses the U.S. as being too puritan to nominate Fassbender for "Shame"

Desperately seeking a Best Picture nod trend, @TheAVClub finally comes up with... reassurances about a "scary future"

Rarely has a Best Pic nominee garnered such outward hatred as "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" has. A look at why