Looks like Oprah is headed back to the big screen: She’s eyeing a starring role in “The Butler,” according to the Hollywood Reporter . The movie, directed by Lee Daniels (“Precious”), is based on the life of White House butler Eugene Allen , who was profiled by our colleague Wil Haygood days after Barack Obama was elected in 2008. Allen and Helene , his wife of 65 years, were especially excited ...

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - What kind of award counts New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson and Hollywood icon Charlie Sheen, Mr. #winning himself, as two of its nominees? The media-focused website I Want Media's Media Person of the Year, which is accepting votes for its 10th annual award. The site, founded by Patrick Phillips, an adjunct professor at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey received an honorary Oscar for her charitable work on Saturday in what she called an unimaginable moment for a black woman who grew up poor in Mississippi and rose to the top of Hollywood stardom.

Oprah Winfrey received an honorary Oscar for her charitable work in what she called an unimaginable moment for a black woman who grew up poor in Mississippi and rose to the top of Hollywood stardom.

Oprah Winfrey received an honorary Oscar for her charitable work on Saturday in what she called an unimaginable moment for a black woman who grew up poor in Mississippi and rose to the top of Hollywood stardom.