http://www.mail.com/people/420944-seth-macfarlane.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/420944-seth-macfarlane.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2098626-seth-macfarlane-wont-return-2014-oscar-host.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014. The multitalented comedian says on Twitter that he "tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep." MacFarlane said in his tweet Monday that Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are among the best in the business. Zadan and Meron produced this year's Oscar sh... Mon, 20 May 2013 19:54:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2098626-seth-macfarlane-wont-return-2014-oscar-host.html 2013-05-20T19:54:56Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2081498-fox-schedule-includes-24-return.html NEW YORK (AP) — Fox, facing the ebbing ratings power of "American Idol," is betting big on its first miniseries showcase starting with a limited-edition "24," and shows from heavyweight producers Seth MacFarlane and J.J. Abrams to invigorate its schedule. The network is making its largest original-programming investment yet with a crop of 11 new series al... Tue, 14 May 2013 00:20:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2081498-fox-schedule-includes-24-return.html 2013-05-14T00:20:56Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2082440-thumbnail-sketch-foxs-big-moves.html Some highlights of Fox's moves in its schedule for next season, released on Monday. WHAT'S NEW: Jack is back! A signature character from Fox's history, Kiefer Sutherland's Jack Bauer returns with "24," at least for a little while. Fox is launching a series of high-profile miniseries, and the first will come next May with a 12-episode run of "24," which we... Mon, 13 May 2013 18:30:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2082440-thumbnail-sketch-foxs-big-moves.html 2013-05-13T18:30:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2024222-fox-removes-family-guy-episode-websites.html NEW YORK (AP) — Fox has pulled from websites a recent episode of "Family Guy" that depicts mass deaths at the Boston Marathon, and has no immediate plans to air it again. Fox spokeswoman Gaude Paez said Tuesday the episode has been removed from Fox.com and Hulu.com. In the episode, which originally aired March 17, protagonist Peter Griffin is asked by spo... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:41:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2024222-fox-removes-family-guy-episode-websites.html 2013-04-17T02:41:36Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2024458-oscar-producers-zadan-meron-to-return-2014.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will produce the Oscars again. The film academy announced Tuesday that it has invited Zadan and Meron to return for the 2014 Academy Awards telecast, and the two producers said they're honored to come back. Their first Oscar show featured "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane as host. It drew Oscar's largest au... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:54:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2024458-oscar-producers-zadan-meron-to-return-2014.html 2013-04-17T00:54:02Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1931406-actress-geena-davis-critical-oscar-host.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Academy Award winner Geena Davis on Monday waded into the ongoing controversy over this year's Oscars ceremony by saying host Seth MacFarlane's routine was disrespectful to women, particularly the performers who were being honored. The "Thelma & Louise" star said MacFarlane's much-criticized routine last month overshadowed the wi... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:49:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1931406-actress-geena-davis-critical-oscar-host.html 2013-03-05T01:49:10Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1918972-calif-female-lawmakers-condemn-oscar-host.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two female California state lawmakers have condemned Oscar host Seth MacFarlane's comments during Sunday's awards presentation as degrading toward women and asked the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to use better judgment in the future. Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal and Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, both Democrats who le... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:35:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1918972-calif-female-lawmakers-condemn-oscar-host.html 2013-02-27T15:35:09Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1917082-oscars-macfarlane.html NEW YORK (AP) — It looks like it's one and done at the Oscars for Seth MacFarlane. The "Family Guy" creator was asked on his Twitter account whether he'd consider hosting the Academy Awards again and he replied: "No way. Lotta fun to have done it, though." MacFarlane's edgy comedy proved a polarizing force on Sunday's Academy Awards, with jokes about dome... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:36:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1917082-oscars-macfarlane.html 2013-02-26T19:36:07Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1914400-onion-apologizes-offensive-actress-tweet.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Onion is apologizing for calling the 9-year-old star of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" a vulgar and offensive name on Twitter, an attack that led to a firestorm online. The satirical newspaper on Sunday referred to Quvenzhane Wallis with an expletive intended to denigrate women. The Onion was lambasted overnight and asked for forgivenes... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:31:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1914400-onion-apologizes-offensive-actress-tweet.html 2013-02-25T22:31:35Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1915134-television-ratings-up-oscars-to-403m-people.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscars telecast was seen by 40.3 million people, a slight increase over last year's show. The Nielsen Company said Monday it was the most-watched Oscars telecast in three years. Last year's show, when "The Artist" won best picture, had an audience of 39.3 million people. After bringing in "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane as host th... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:31:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1915134-television-ratings-up-oscars-to-403m-people.html 2013-02-25T22:31:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1913592-argo-wins-best-picture-scattered-oscar-night.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread the gold around to a varied slate of films. "Argo" won best picture as expected, along with two other prizes. But "Life of Pi" won the most awards with four, including a surprise win for director Ang Lee. ... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:26:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1913592-argo-wins-best-picture-scattered-oscar-night.html 2013-02-25T18:26:47Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1912638-bits-bump-night-kim-k.html Show Bits brings you the 85th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item. PARTY TIME FOR PREGNANT KIM KARDASHIAN Kim Kardashian didn't just step out at the Elton John AIDS Foundation's Oscar afte... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:35:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1912638-bits-bump-night-kim-k.html 2013-02-25T10:35:34Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1912964-afflecks-argo-wins-best-picture-oscar.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ben Affleck's "Argo," a film about a fake movie, has earned a very real prize: best picture at the Academy Awards. In share-the-wealth mode, Oscar voters spread Sunday's honors among a range of films, with "Argo" winning three trophies but "Life of Pi" leading with four. Daniel Day-Lewis became the first person to win three best-actor O... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:56:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1912964-afflecks-argo-wins-best-picture-oscar.html 2013-02-25T05:56:34Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1913142-day-lewis-wins-record-third-best-actor-oscar.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Daniel Day-Lewis has won the Academy Award for best actor for his exactingly authentic performance as President Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's historical drama. He's the first to ever win the best actor Oscar three times. He's been nominated five times, winning for "My Left Foot" in 1990 and "There Will Be Blood" in 2008. Day-Lew... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:50:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1913142-day-lewis-wins-record-third-best-actor-oscar.html 2013-02-25T04:50:48Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1913126-jennifer-lawrence-wins-oscar-best-actress.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lawrence has won the Academy Award for best actress for her performance as a young widower in "Silver Linings Playbook." It's the first Oscar for the 22-year-old Lawrence, who was also nominated for "Winter's Bone" in 2011. It's the first Oscar for "Silver Linings Playbook" on the night. The actress tripped on her way to the st... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:49:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1913126-jennifer-lawrence-wins-oscar-best-actress.html 2013-02-25T04:49:10Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1913110-ang-lee-wins-best-director-oscar-life-pi.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ang Lee has won the Academy Award for best director for his "Life of Pi." It's the second Oscar for Lee, who won in 2005 for "Brokeback Mountain." He was also nominated in 2000 for directing "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." He becomes only the 19th director to win the honor multiple times. The other nominees Sunday ... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:36:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1913110-ang-lee-wins-best-director-oscar-life-pi.html 2013-02-25T04:36:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1912848-macfarlane-mince-words-oscars.html With jokes about domestic violence, breast-baring actresses, picking up Sally Field and a presidential assassination, Seth MacFarlane certainly didn't go soft during his first turn as Oscars host. MacFarlane has the good looks and suave manner of a typical show host, but he was a nontraditional choice for the Oscars. His creative calling card is behind-th... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:19:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1912848-macfarlane-mince-words-oscars.html 2013-02-25T04:19:22Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1912954-hathaway-wins-oscar-best-supporting-actress.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anne Hathaway has won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for her teary, show-stopping performance in "Les Miserables." Hathaway famously cropped her hair on camera playing the gaunt Fantine, and her full-throated, one-take rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" was classic Oscar-winning stuff. She was one of the night's most obvious ... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 03:24:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1912954-hathaway-wins-oscar-best-supporting-actress.html 2013-02-25T03:24:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1911816-waltz-wins-supporting-actor-prize-django.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christoph Waltz really owes Quentin Tarantino. Waltz won his second supporting-actor Academy Award on Sunday for a Tarantino film, this time as a genteel bounty hunter in the slave-revenge saga "Django Unchained." In a choked voice, Waltz offered thanks to his character and "to his creator and the creator of his awe-inspiring world, Que... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 03:11:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1911816-waltz-wins-supporting-actor-prize-django.html 2013-02-25T03:11:59Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1912896-sugar-man-wins-oscar-best-documentary.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Searching for Sugar Man," the heartwarming chronicle of a forgotten musician's rediscovery, has won the Academy Award for best documentary. Directed by the Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul, "Searching for Sugar Man" tells the story of the Detroit singer-songwriter Rodriguez who disappeared from public after releasing an album in the... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:47:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1912896-sugar-man-wins-oscar-best-documentary.html 2013-02-25T02:47:18Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1912766-christoph-waltz-wins-best-supporting-actor-oscar.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christoph Waltz has won best supporting actor from the Academy Awards for his performance as a refined bounty hunter in Quentin Tarantino's outlandish slavery epic "Django Unchained." It's the second time in three years Waltz has won the category. He won the award in 2010 for his performance in Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds," the ro... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:55:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1912766-christoph-waltz-wins-best-supporting-actor-oscar.html 2013-02-25T01:55:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1888814-macfarlane-oscar-hosting-advice-crystal.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Despite getting advice from Billy Crystal and working as hard as he can to prepare to host the Academy Awards, Seth MacFarlane thinks his hosting gig is a "one-off" and that he'll be "flayed by the press" no matter what he does. Speaking to reporters Tuesday from the Dolby Theatre, where he'll host the 85th annual Oscar ceremony on Feb.... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:47:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1888814-macfarlane-oscar-hosting-advice-crystal.html 2013-02-13T13:47:16Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1882826-producers-chicago-cast-to-join-oscar-performers.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have run out of rehearsal space. Dressing rooms, too. The award-winning production duo is planning the most performance-filled Oscar show ever. They promise a "wow moment" in each of its 13 acts, so the show demands a more dynamic stage and more dressing rooms and rehearsal time than p... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1882826-producers-chicago-cast-to-join-oscar-performers.html 2013-02-11T20:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1868240-oscar-producers-aim-to-cut-boring-parts.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The producers of the Academy Awards have good news for those watching at home: They're trying to cut out the boring parts. Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron say they watched 40 years of past ceremonies to finds ways to keep the show moving at a brisk pace. They say they are looking to nip and tuck unnecessary moments ... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1868240-oscar-producers-aim-to-cut-boring-parts.html 2013-02-04T21:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1859792-hollywood-reporters-best-week.html The Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week: THE HOLLYWOOD MATH BEHIND HOW LINDSAY LOHAN'S 'THE CANYONS' WILL MAKE MONEY Even though the $160,000-budget, nudity-heavy movie was passed over by Sundance and SXSW, a buyer tells THR, "There's so much press about the film that someone will grab it." h... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1859792-hollywood-reporters-best-week.html 2013-01-31T17:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1811058-list-85th-annual-academy-award-nominations.html Complete list of 85th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday: 1. Best Picture: "Amour," ''Argo," ''Beasts of the Southern Wild," ''Django Unchained," ''Les Miserables," ''Life of Pi," ''Lincoln," ''Silver Linings Playbook," ''Zero Dark Thirty." 2. Actor: Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"; Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"; Hugh Jackman, "Le... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1811058-list-85th-annual-academy-award-nominations.html 2013-01-10T13:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1811018-oscar-nominations-announced-supporting-actress.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The 85th annual Academy Award nominations for supporting actress in a motion picture have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The nominees announced Thursday morning are: Amy Adams, "The Master"; Sally Field, "Lincoln"; Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"; Helen Hunt, "The S... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1811018-oscar-nominations-announced-supporting-actress.html 2013-01-10T12:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1811020-oscar-nominations-announced-supporting-actor.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The 85th annual Academy Award nominations for supporting actor in a motion picture have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The nominees announced Thursday morning are: Alan Arkin, "Argo"; Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook"; Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"; T... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1811020-oscar-nominations-announced-supporting-actor.html 2013-01-10T12:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1804258-oscar-host-seth-macfarlane-to-nominations.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the first time in 40 years, the host of the Academy Awards will help announce the Oscar nominations. Academy officials say Oscar host Seth MacFarlane will join actress Emma Stone Thursday to reveal the nominees for the 85th annual Academy Awards. This is the first time since 1972 that an Oscar host has participated in the nomination... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1804258-oscar-host-seth-macfarlane-to-nominations.html 2013-01-07T18:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1733936-macfarlane-surprises-ucla-class-announces-contest.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscar host Seth MacFarlane is inviting college students to join him on stage at the Academy Awards. The "Family Guy" creator made a surprise appearance at UCLA to announce a contest sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and mtvU that will allow winning college students to appear on the Feb. 24 Oscar telecast. ... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1733936-macfarlane-surprises-ucla-class-announces-contest.html 2012-11-30T18:02:00Z