Hathaway Dumps Shyster Beau

Actress has been dating Adam Shulman for 3 years

(NEWSER) - Anne Hathaway probably deserves a happy ending, after that whole dating-a-con-man thing, not to mention her much-panned Oscars hosting gig. So raise a glass to congratulate Hathaway and Adam Shulman, who recently got engaged after dating since 2008, Hathaway’s rep confirms to People . Of course, Shulman may very well be a bad seed, too … click for more on that , or if you’d rather just look at more pretty pictures of the couple, head here . More»

Melissa Leo's faux pas is sure to be watercooler fodder

(NEWSER) - Worst Academy Awards ever? E! thinks so, calling it “clunky, amateurish, and pretty much lacking in actual entertainment value for those of us not picking up awards," and New York suggests that the obituary reel "should include a mention of this show." Some of the highlights—or, in many cases, lowlights:

• Two opening montages? One too many—but anything involving Alec Baldwin and Morgan Freeman can’t be all bad. Watch that montage here .
• Bad material, worse transitions: Example? “One minute Hathaway is yelling something about lesbians and then … Tom Hanks comes talking about Gone With the Wind," writes Erik Pederson on E!.

Former friends fell out after SNL skit teasing Holmes

(NEWSER) - Thanks to Anne Hathaway, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes may not be gracing the world with their presence at the Academy Awards. They’re considering a boycott because they’re displeased with Oscars co-host Hathaway for mocking Holmes during her stint on Saturday Night Live in November. “They used to be friends,” a source tells the Daily Mail (Cruise and Holmes even, oddly enough, took Hathaway to a Tina Turner concert to cheer her up after her bad break-up ), but the SNL incident “left a sour taste.” Click for more, or to see the SNL skit. More»

Including a few first-timers!

(NEWSER) - It was a bad year for movies—so bad that Burlesque got nominated for a Golden Globe . But “it was a great year for nudity,” Jim McBride tells AOL News . McBride runs the Mr. Skin website, which annually ranks the 10 best nude scenes of the year. 2010’s picks:

• Jessica Alba, The Killer Inside Me: It’s just a brief glimpse of her butt, but since it’s her first nude scene—and her best asset—it makes the list.
• Kirsten Dunst, All Good Things: She’s “never had a real nude scene in her career until now,” and her topless shower scene with Ryan Gosling “doesn’t disappoint.”

James Franco and Anne Hathaway, Academy announces

(NEWSER) - Your 2011 Academy Awards hosts: James Franco and Anne Hathaway. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tweeted the announcement today, adding that you should "tweet them your advice!" Oddly, both actors could potentially be nominated in the lead categories, Franco for 127 Hours and Hathaway for Love and Other Drugs, PopEater notes . The 32-year-old and 28-year-old will be the youngest pair of Oscar hosts ever. Perhaps the Academy is trying to fix last year's mistakes ? More»