James Franco Oscars

Remember the last Oscar fiasco? (No, not that one.) The Great James Franco/ Anne Hathaway Oscar Fiasco of 2011. Remember? The dropped ratings, the Fra...

James Franco is kind of a high-low guy. He's in a remake of "Planet of The Apes" with bigwig John Lithgow and earlier this week he announced he's rejo...

In a Hollywood filled with seemingly 2D stars, flattened against a wall for public consumption by agents, managers and PR flaks, James Franco stands o...

It's tempting to gloss over everything Franco is doing as a postmodern exercise in performance. But by accepting him into their universities with such gusto, institutions create a mockery of themselves.

Like most classic Hollywood dramas, this Oscar story has a happy ending after all. Following what seemed to be an attack on his hosting performance...

In a story about Hollywood's biggest night, the plot has just gotten a whole lot thicker. Longtime Oscar writer Bruce Vilanch recently spoke with ...

Bruce Vilanch writes the Oscar jokes. And he swears that James Franco wasn't a punchline. The longtime Oscar writer spoke with NY Magazine's Vultur...

Guess he wasn't much in a partying mood. It turns out hosting the Oscars was more than enough fun for one night for James Franco -- though some wou...

Turns out, Ricky Gervais isn't the only award show host in Hollywood who can toss around the insults. In fact, now he's getting a taste of his own med...

Some Oscar hosts make headlines by calling out Hollywood's heavyweights. Anne Hathaway won't be one of them. The first time host, who will be joine...

Who said James Franco won't be a funny Oscars host? Franco, who along with Anne Hathaway makes up an unconventional Academy Awards co-hosting team,...

James Franco knows that he was an unorthodox choice to host the Oscars -- and doesn't care much if he proves the doubters right. Franco, who is co-...

He may not have lost a limb, but filming "127 Hours" was no walk in the park for James Franco. Speaking at the Oscar Nominee luncheon -- and pullin...

You'd be forgiven if you thought James Franco came from some mystical land of wonderment -- and now, he may be headed to the most famous fantasy land ...

Add Broadway Star to James Franco's resume. As if he wasn't busy enough. The renaissance man actor/author/student/professor and Oscar host has foun...

The one role James Franco doesn't play so well? Angry celeb. The actor/author/director/Oscar host was in Utah for the Sundance Film Festival, and M...

You might have heard that he had a multimedia art project called "Three's Company: A Drama" that was set to be shown at the 2011 Sundance Film Festiva...

There's also a feature film that I'm writing for my brother and I to star in, where we play versions of ourselves named Davie and James. Without givin...

James Franco is nominated for a Golden Globe -- but he may not even be the most talented actor in his family. The eclectic star recorded a special ...

The Academy Awards usually tap comedians to host their big show, but this year, they went a much different route with James Franco and Anne Hathaway. ...