There are few better ways for an actor to show off his chops than by playing the clever trickster in a thriller (think of Daniel Craig's 007 at the poker table, or Matt Damon's Bourne leading his CIA overseers through the looking glass).

There are many award-worthy artists on the ballot this year — even some not named Adele, Bruno, Nicki, or Katy. Here's who we think will grab the gold on Feb. 12 (and who would if we had our way)

In honor of Black History Month we’ve compiled a gallery of the top movies made by Black directors starting with 2009’s Oscar winning drama, Precious . The movie, starring Gabourey Sidibe in the title role, follows an overweight, illiterate teen mom, who hopes to enroll in an alternative school to put her life on a different track.

As Paige emerges from her comatose state, she mistakes the man at her bedside, her husband Leo, for a doctor.

A love story released in time for Valentine's Day, bringing together the stars of “The Notebook” (Rachel McAdams) and “Dear John” (Channing Tatum)?

“Girl power isn't over, it's just reinventing itself,” says Veronica Zelle, co-founder of a new social gaming site designed to encourage creativity in tween and teen girls.

A man convicted of stalking singer Madonna, and who once threatened to knife her, has escaped from a southern California mental hospital and is being sought by police.