The Oscars duel between Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" and Ben Affleck's "Argo" casts a Hollywood legend against a directing young gun -- but it also shows that Tinseltown's studios are in robust health.

The CIA and the Pentagon pulled out all the stops for the creators of "Zero Dark Thirty," staging interviews with officials and a Navy SEAL for an inside account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

US director Kathryn Bigelow defended Wednesday her controversial Oscar-tipped movie "Zero Dark Thirty" against criticism of its depiction of torture in the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

Quentin Tarantino's blood-soaked "Django Unchained" won two key Golden Globes, but Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" was still hoping for awards glory in the show's final straight.

The Golden Globes got under way with Steven Spielberg's presidential drama "Lincoln" the frontrunner for the major prizes, against rivals including Quentin Tarantino and Kathryn Bigelow.

Do you want a US history lesson? Look no further than the frontrunners for the best film Academy Award, announced Thursday.

Steven Spielberg is hoping for good news Thursday as Oscar nominees are unveiled, with his "Lincoln" among frontrunners, albeit in a wide field as Hollywood's awards season enters the home straight.

Steven Spielberg, Kathryn Bigelow and Ben Affleck were among the nominees Tuesday for top honors from the Directors Guild of America (DGA), seen as a key bellwether for Oscars glory.

Three top US senators, including former White House hopeful John McCain, slammed a new Osama bin Laden manhunt movie for suggesting that torture helped find the Al-Qaeda chief.

Jessica Chastain, tipped for an Oscar for her role in Osama bin Laden manhunt movie "Zero Dark Thirty," says it should serve as a tribute to the CIA agent who was key to finding the Al-Qaeda chief.

Steven Spielberg's presidential drama "Lincoln" led the way with seven nominations for the Golden Globes, as Hollywood's awards season kicks off.

Steven Spielberg's presidential drama "Lincoln" topped the Golden Globes nominations Thursday with nods in seven categories, followed by "Argo" and "Django Unchained" with five each.

The prestigious New York Film Critics Circle gave "Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow's thriller about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, a new shove in the direction of Oscar glory Monday.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow's long-awaited movie about the hunt for and killing of Osama bin Laden is generating Academy Awards buzz, even before its release next month.

About 2.7 million viewers watched Sunday's television premiere of the first movie about the US commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden, the National Geographic Channel said.

Timing is everything in show business, but the director of the first movie about the commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden doubts its television premiere Sunday will swing the US election.

Timing is everything in show business, but the director of the first movie about the commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden doubts its television premiere Sunday will swing the US election.

A big-name Hollywood fundraiser for Barack Obama is releasing the first feature film about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden two days before the US presidential election.

US Navy sailors tend to be overlooked when it comes to Hollywood blockbusters, but the new action movie "Battleship" features American destroyers and their crews in the starring role, waging war against hostile aliens in the Pacific Ocean.

Right-wing Hindu activists on Friday disrupted shooting for Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow's movie on the hunt for Osama bin Laden, protesting at the use of Indian locations to portray Pakistan.