Jesse Eisenberg was among the award season front-runners who stopped by the interview room today at the Oscars nominee lunch in LA. He followed Javier Bardem and kept things similarly humble and lighthearted. The Social Network star cracked a few jokes as he took questions and opened up about meeting Mark Zuckerberg during SNL earlier [...]

PARK CITY, Utah— Did Jesse Eisenberg, a best actor hopeful for “The Social Network,” watch his nomination unfold? “I don’t actually have a television,” Mr. Eisenberg said. “What is there to watch?” And there it is: the generational divide that strikes fear into the hearts of Academy members and — maybe more so – the [...]

When asked about their feelings upon finding out they’ve been nominated for an Academy Award, many actors use words like “excited” and “honored.” But Jesse Eisenberg, who grabbed a best lead actor nomination for his role as the socially awkward Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in “The Social Network,” said Tuesday morning he was feeling “all [...]

With an Oscar nom under his belt, Jesse Eisenberg will jump from “The Social Network” hullaballoo to hosting this week’s edition of “Saturday Night Live.” “I expect it might be funnier,” said Eisenberg of his upcoming gig. As for why he chose to take on “Network:” The script was wonderful, the character was endlessly fascinating [...]