Meryl Streep Wins best Actress Oscar

Meryl Streep

Thirty three years after she grasped her first gold statuette, Meryl Streep has secured her hat-trick of Academy Awards. She won best Actress in the movie 'The Iron lady'.

Oprah Winfrey receives 'unimaginable' Oscar

Oprah Winfrey received an honorary Oscar for her charitable work at the weekend, 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. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences annually bestows its Governors Awards on people who have made an impact in the industry. 

This year, the honorary Oscars went to Winfrey, actor James Earl Jones and makeup artist Dick Smith at a black-tie affair that brought out stars such as John Travolta, Glenn Close and Alec Baldwin.