Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series, talks about how he prepares, both physical and mentally, to play the character of the brilliant detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle. Continue reading
Brigitte Bardot talks about the one and only time she met Marilyn Monroe on October 29, 1956. Continue reading
Jeannine Oppewall remembers getting a rather strange call at 5:30 a.m. to congratulate her Oscar nomination in Art Direction Oscar for the film "Seabiscuit." Continue reading
Music producer Quincy Jones remembers the 43rd Academy Awards when The Beatles won Best Original Song for 'Let it Be' and he had to accept because Paul McCartney and the rest of the group didn't attend the ceremony on April 15, 1971. Continue reading
Actress Nicole Kidman remembers what it was like to attend her first Academy Award ceremony with Tom Cruise. Continue reading
John Lasseter, director of Toy Story, remembers winning an honorary Academy Award for working on the first computer animated feature film. Continue reading
Antoine Fuqua, director of popular films like Training Day and Tears of the Sun, discusses the honor of voting on the Academy Award and explains his process for deciding who to vote for. Continue reading
Screenwriter Cameron Crowe describes the emotional reaction he had when won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for his script Almost Famous on on March 25, 2001. Continue reading
Sidney Poitier explains that he never thought about winning an Oscar when he emerged himself in the role of Homer Smith in 'Lilies of the Field' and remembers what it was like when they called his name for Best Actor at the 36th Academy Awards. Continue reading
On March 19, 1953 Bob Hope's monologue went down in history as the opening for the first ever televised Academy Awards. Continue reading