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The Academy Awards keeps a searchable database of more than 1,400 acceptance speeches delivered during the show's 89-year history. A journey through this digital time machine will make two things clear: thanking your mom never goes out of style and there's an art to finding words that will -- unlike a statue -- not lose their shine over time.

Sinead O'Connor has apologized for saying Arsenio Hall supplied the late singer Prince with drugs.

John Travolta has transformed himself into the Dapper Don.

Wendy Williams is not the woman she used to be -- and she's not going back.

Nick Cannon has welcomed another baby.

The 2017 Brit Awards did not disappoint.

She was considered the greatest living actress to have never been acknowledged by the Academy. Now Huppert has a Best Actress nomination. But can she win it?

For years, conservatives have railed against Hollywood's liberal political leanings, gleefully citing declining award-show ratings as proof that people were turned off by civics lectures from privileged stars.

Kellyanne Conway, once the most visible spokesperson for the Trump White House, has been sidelined from television appearances.

Kate Middleton's engagement dress put designer Daniella Helayel's label in demand.

They may have split, but Christina El Moussa says her HGTV show with her estranged husband, Tarek will go on.

Warning: This story contains spoilers about the recent episode of "This Is Us."

Ask anyone who grew up in the 1970s, '80s and '90s about their favorite sitcoms and they probably won't miss a beat, answering quickly and with tremendous passion about shows that influenced them in countless ways.

Take a look at some of the best selfies taken in the month of February.

Demi Moore is returning to TV for the first time in more than a decade.

Despite what critics have said, reality TV has not gone to the dogs.