Richard Taylor, right, and Peter King won the Oscar for their make-up work in the fantasy film "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times) Many of the Academy ...

Actress Charlize Theron thanked her mother in her lead actress acceptance speech for her work in "Monster" at the 76th annual Academy Awards in 2004. (Kevork Djansezian/Associated Press) It might seem ...

Documentary films and their directors are not generally known for their star wattage. Most Academy Award-winning directors rise up with a unique take on their subject, and just as quickly step away ...

The root of the rivalry between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer began in Miami when the Spaniard was a teenager with a huge reserve of self-belief. As the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open begins in earnest this ...

Way back in 2004, Thomas Jane took up the mantle of The Punisher. The film also features Jonathan Hensleigh in his directorial debut. Hensleigh, who was mostly a writer before The Punisher, went for a ...

It was good to be from Down Under at the 76th annual Academy Awards, held Feb. 29, 2004 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood: Not only did New Zealander Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings: The Return of ...

DESPERATE and lost might best describe the state of scripted television at the beginning of 2004. Back then, we gloomily reported it would take an amazing turnaround to stem the “reality” tide. Who ...

The 2004 season proved to be a special one for Arkansas Baseball fans. In just his second year at the helm of the program, head coach Dave Van Horn guided the Razorbacks to the promised land in the ...

NEW YORK – The list of the year's top 10 stories was prepared and ready to roll when one story came along to top them all. The tsunami that struck a string of nations in the Indian Ocean on Dec. 26, ...

PHOENIX, Arizona, November 26. IN conjunction with the release of this year's December issue of Swimming World Magazine, SwimmingWorldMagazine.com will announce this year's World Swimmers of the Year.

Many of the Academy Awards categories have long histories that stretch back nearly 100 years. That’s not true for the hair and makeup artisans, though. Their artistry was left out of the awards prior ...