Oct 12 - By Associated Press
Academy Award-winning actress Tilda Swinton has joined the fight against Donald Trump's plans for a multi-million pound (dollar) golf resort in Scotland.

Sep 28 - By John Christoffersen, Associated Press Writer
Paul Newman liked to joke about his trademark blue eyes, musing that if they turned brown his career might be in jeopardy, and was delighted to learn he was on Richard Nixon's enemies list, the Academy Award-winning actor's daughter said Monday.

Jul 1 - By Beth Harris, AP Sports Writer
Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97.

Jun 19 - By Associated Press
CBS says Academy Award-winning actress Linda Hunt is joining the cast of the new fall drama "NCIS: Los Angeles."

Jun 11 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The younger sister of an American college student standing trial with her Italian boyfriend for the murder of her roommate in Italy said that recent court testimony has left her more convinced than ever that her sister will be found not guilty of the crime.
May 19 - By Associated Press
Director Rob Marshall's new movie musical "Nine" offers a potent combination of Italian style, costumes to die for and six Academy Award-winning performers.
May 4 - By Steve Szkotak, Associated Press Writer
Academy Award-winning actor Robert Duvall has fired a verbal salvo against plans to build a Wal-Mart Supercenter near a Virginia Civil War battlefield where Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee first fought the Union's Ulysses S. Grant.

Mar 17 - By Min Lee, AP Entertainment Writer
Academy Award-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" has secured a coveted slot as one of 20 major foreign movies that China will import this year, a distributor said Wednesday.

Jan 19 - By Ree Hines, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
What do Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie and attention-seeking reality TV regular Paris Hilton have in common? It’s hard to say, but according to Hilton, they have their similarities. That’s why the star of MTV’s “My New BFF” picked Jolie as her dream pal.
Jan 12 - By Associated Press
At least four women have accused the Academy Award-winning songwriter of "You Light Up My Life" of luring them to his home and sexually assaulting them while they auditioned for movie roles, police said.

Dec 10 - By Donna Cassata , Associated Press Writer
President George W. Bush bestowed Presidential Citizen Medals on a figure from the Watergate scandal, the librarian of Congress and the actor known as Lieutenant Dan in the 1994 Academy Award-winning movie "Forrest Gump."

Nov 17 - By John Heilprin, Associated Press Writer
Charlize Theron is the newest U.N. Messenger of Peace, turning her Academy Award-winning fame to ending violence against women and girls around the globe.

Oct 10 - By Associated Press
Tim Robbins is known in Hollywood as an Academy Award-winning actor, director, activist and hockey fanatic. On Friday, he added comedian to his repertoire while getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Sep 12 - By P. Solomon Banda, Associated Press Writer
A federal appeals court has rejected a second attempt by a delivery man to claim a piece of Howard Hughes' fortune, a plight first dramatized by the 1980s Academy Award-winning "Melvin and Howard."

Jun 11 - By Associated Press
Academy Award-winning actress and "Dancing With the Stars" sensation Marlee Matlin is working on a memoir, scheduled to come out in 2009 and tentatively titled "I'll Scream Later."

Jun 2 - By Associated Press
Tatum O'Neal told a newspaper columnist she is grateful to the New York City police officers who busted her for cocaine and saved her from herself.

May 26 - By Jake Coyle, AP Entertainment Writer
Sydney Pollack found mainstream success with smart films for grown-ups — a rarity today.

Nov 5 - By Associated Press
Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese has won yet another laurel.

May 10 - By David Germain, AP Movie Writer
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore is under investigation by the U.S. Treasury Department for taking ailing Sept. 11 rescue workers to Cuba for a segment in his upcoming health-care documentary "Sicko," The Associated Press has learned.