Academy Awards

The Oscars ceremony has been delayed until April 2021, two months after the yearly celebration of the accomplishments of those in the film world was set to have aired. This is only the fourth time the show has been postponed in its 93-year history. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made the official […]

Fans have been hoping for years that streamed movies might one day gain Oscar recognition. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, that day has finally come. On Wednesday, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that next year, streamed films would be eligible for awards in 2021 — but not without a […]

Kobe Bryant’s first-ever movie was a slam dunk, with the NBA Hall of Famer winning the movie industry’s top honor for his debut short film, Dear Basketball. The film was shown at the end of Bryant’s memorial service on Monday, capping off an emotional afternoon filled with tributes to the Los Angeles Lakers legend from […]

At a rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Thursday evening, Donald Trump took some time to offer his critique of the 2020 Oscars ceremony, which took place on February 9. The president appeared especially displeased that the South Korean film Parasite made history by becoming the first foreign-language movie to win the coveted Best Picture […]

Billie Eilish says her performance at last week’s Academy Awards ceremony was “trash.” In a new interview, the 18-year-old Grammy-winning singer blasted her rendition of The Beatles’ classic “Yesterday” during the “In Memoriam” segment of the star-studded awards show. The “In Memoriam” portion of the show made headlines — but not due to Eilish’s performance. […]

Last weekend, Brad Pitt received his first Academy Award for acting for his role as Cliff Booth in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. His Best Supporting Actor win followed his first for his production role on 12 Years a Slave in 2014 when the film won Best Picture. Pitt was the favorite […]

The Oscars — also known as The Academy Awards — took place over the weekend and Rita Ora decided to share photos to her Instagram account from when she attended a couple of years ago. The “I Will Never Let You Down” hitmaker stunned in a long gown that fell to the floor and had […]

It was a performance no one saw coming. Eminem arrived from under the stage to perform “Lose Yourself” at the 92nd Academy Awards after a montage of music in movies. The iconic song hailed from 8 Mile and won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2003, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It was the […]

Brad Pitt has just nabbed his second Academy Award, his first for acting for the role of Cliff Booth in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Pitt received the first award of the night and beat out fellow Best Supporting Actor nominees Al Pacino (The Irishman), Joe Pesci (The Irishman), Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes), […]

Salma Hayek walked the red carpet at the 2020 Academy Awards, which are being held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. It was a rainy evening for Hollywood’s biggest night, but that hasn’t stopped all the glamour and glitz that goes along with this huge event. The actress looked just like a Greek goddess […]

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle won’t be making a surprise visit to the Academy Awards this year. On Sunday, The Daily Beast reported that the royal couple had turned down an opportunity to come out at the end of the show and announce the award for Best Picture. The appearance would have been the first […]

Madelaine Petsch shared a glamorous photo of herself on Sunday afternoon. The Riverdale star arrived in Los Angeles, California, for the weekend to celebrate the upcoming Academy Awards. According to her hairstylist, Marc Mena, Petsch attended the ritzy Night Before party on Saturday evening to celebrate the Motion Picture & Television Fund. Mena styled Petsch’s […]

There were plenty of snubs in nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards, which air tonight. One of those snubs was Adam Sandler for Best Actor in a Motion Picture for his role in Uncut Gems. The movie was hailed as one of the best of 2019, and Sandler’s performance is considered by some as the […]

Salma Hayek has been active on Instagram while talking about Hollywood’s biggest night. On Saturday morning, the high-profile Mexican-American star rocked a Balenciaga bag on the social media network as she prepares for this year’s Academy Awards race, with the winners taking home those coveted and truly iconic golden statues. As a highly-regarded actress, Salma […]

The Conners will be watching the Oscars on Sunday night. The cast members of the ABC sitcom will be in character to offer commentary in a live spot during the 2020 awards ceremony. During the third commercial break of the 92nd Academy Awards broadcast, the Conner clan will pop in for a live segment to […]

Fans of singer Billie Eilish were stunned when the singer announced on Instagram that she would be performing at the Oscars. The 18-year-old multiple Grammy-winner made the shocking reveal in an Instagram post on January 29. In the caption, Billie posted an emoji of a smiley face but gave no other information regarding her appearance. […]

A tribute to Kobe Bryant is planned for the 2020 Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will acknowledge the death of the basketball legend at the ceremony, which will be held on February 9 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California. Variety confirmed the NBA great will be added to […]

The first awards show of the season took place with the Golden Globes, and there were many messages delivered of the personal and political variety. Joaquin Phoenix took home the award for the best actor in a drama and delivered a profanity-laced speech that left many scratching their heads. Now, he’s under fire for wanting […]

For the second year in a row, the Oscars will be without a host. The annual show, which honors the best and brightest in the film industry, is scheduled to air in one month. The decision was made to continue without a formal host after an uptick in ratings last year when the Oscars used […]

The Motion Picture Academy this week announced this year’s winners of honorary Oscars. The four recipients include director David Lynch, actor Wes Studi, and writer/director Lina Wertmüller. Meanwhile, Geena Davis will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the Academy announced on its official website. The honorary Oscars were moved off of the main Oscar ceremony […]

Banning Netflix from Academy Awards consideration, like director Steven Spielberg wants to do, may be a violation of federal law, CNBC reports. In a letter to the streaming giant from the Department of Justice, the agency warned the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that any attempt to exclude Netflix movies from Oscar consideration […]

Netflix on Monday responded to director Steven Spielberg’s push to have its movies disqualified from Academy Award consideration in a tweet that touted that streaming service’s benefits to subscribers, such as its accessibility. As reported at the time by The Inquisitr, over the weekend, the director of some of the biggest films in movie history […]

Lady Gaga is being honored on the Las Vegas strip by the famed luxury hotel The Bellagio with the addition of one of her most iconic tunes, “Bad Romance,” to the hotel’s fountains repertoire. According to KTNV Las Vegas, Lady Gaga’s hit song, “Bad Romance,” will now be played alongside other well-known songs that are […]

Daytime television host Kelly Ripa walked the Academy Awards red carpet on Sunday, February 24, with her gorgeous husband, Riverdale star Mark Consuelos. The blonde beauty looked stunning in a gray ball gown featuring black flowers that was designed by Christian Siriano. However, once the couple got inside the Dolby Theatre, the 48-year-old had to […]

Bradley Cooper’s ex-wife Jennifer Esposito reacted to the rumors of a romance between her former husband and his co-star from A Star is Born, Lady Gaga, on Instagram. The thread was posted by the popular Instagram page Comments by Celebs. Esposito, who was married to Cooper for four months from December 2006 through May 2007, […]

Hot on the heels of an Oscar celebration that highlighted diversity and bore witness to numerous Hollywood A-listers criticizing him, President Donald Trump fired back, choosing director Spike Lee as the target for his ire, according to The Independent. The president, who is en route to a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in […]

Actor Javier Bardem took a thinly-veiled poke at President Donald Trump and his ongoing battle to obtain funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border as he presented the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film Sunday night, according to a piece in The Daily Mail. Speaking in Spanish, the native of the Canary Islands in […]

Scottish actor James McAvoy arrived at the 91st Academy Awards on Sunday, February 24, in a very dapper Prada suit. While the Glass star wasn’t nominated for an Oscar this year, he was there to serve as a presenter, handing out the award for Sound Editing along with Black Panther star Danai Gurira. But, once […]

BlacKkKlansman director Spike Lee showed an array of different emotions during the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 24. While the 61-year-old filmmaker was more than ecstatic to win his very first Oscar earlier in the evening, he was reportedly visibly upset after learning that he did not win the night’s top prize, Best Picture. […]

The 91st Academy Awards were handed out on Sunday, February 24, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Oscars “recognize and uphold excellence” in movies. The months leading up to the ceremony were marred with controversy, as noted by Variety, from the academy’s failed […]

This year’s Best Picture award at the 91st Academy Award went to Green Book. The film is based on the memories of Tony Vallelonga about a road trip with pianist Dr. Don Shirley through the Deep South in the 1960s and stars Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen. The film was a controversial win after receiving […]

FX series Pose star Billy Porter made gender-fluid history by wearing a floor-length black velvet gown by New York-based designer Christian Siriano to the 91st Academy Awards. Harper’s Bazaar reports that the 49-year-old celebrity was on hand to host Academy Award coverage from the red carpet for ABC Sunday night. Porter, who is known as […]

Karl Lagerfeld, one of the most influential and recognizable designers in the world of fashion, passed away in Paris on Tuesday at the age of 85. While the storied designer may be gone, his influence on fashion is anything but. His presence was felt on the red carpet as stars honored the Chanel and Fendi […]

If you’ve ever wondered what Oscar-nominated stars do the morning of the Academy Awards ceremony, you just might be surprised at the answer. Melissa McCarthy revealed how she started her day during a red carpet interview with Ryan Seacrest on E! The 48-year-old star of Can You Ever Forgive Me? began her day by having […]

Rami Malek is nominated for Best Actor for his stunning turn as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. While the actor had to do some serious mental prep for his turn as the Queen frontman, he also had to change up his appearance. The fake teeth, spot-on wardrobe, and characteristic movements helped create the illusion, but […]

Emma Stone is sending well wishes to fellow nominee Marina de Tavira, Us Weekly is reporting. Both actresses have been nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 91st Academy Awards. Stone is being recognized for her work in The Favourite, while de Tavira is being acknowledged for her performance in Roma. Stone is a classy […]

Melissa McCarthy this year accomplished a rare feat of picking up not only the dubious honor of a Razzie nomination, but a genuine Oscar nod as well. Though it turns out that it might not be that uncommon after all, as The Hollywood Reporter outlines a number of previous instances of actors and actresses picking […]

Anne Hathaway is looking back at her awkward hosting gig with James Franco ahead of tonight’s Academy Awards, People is reporting. The actors co-hosted the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011, and many viewers remember Hathaway uncomfortably trying to compensate for Franco’s lack of energy. While this year’s show won’t have a host due to a […]

This year, Adam Driver was nominated for his very first Academy Award, Actor in a Supporting Role, for playing Detective Flip Zimmerman in the Spike Lee-directed film BlacKkKlansman. But if he were to give out a trophy to the best supporter in his personal life, the hands-down winner would be his wife, Joanne Tucker. The […]

Whether she is dancing and singing her way through Los Angeles, or battling zombies in a post-apocalyptic world, fans can’t get enough Emma Stone. This year, the award-winning actress is nominated for an Oscar for her role in The Favourite. To celebrate, we’re taking a look back at her top 10 movies. La La Land […]

Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy has long been a champion of women embracing their bodies, whether they are svelte or curvy. While she’d rather, understandably, talk about her work, she isn’t afraid to share her own weight loss struggles in order to support people who are on their own health journey. In celebration of McCarthy’s Academy […]

Lady Gaga and her fiance, Christian Carino, may have recently gone through a split, but the singer-turned-actress isn’t going to be attending the Oscars ceremony on her own, she already has her date planned out. According to Page Six, Lady Gaga has plans to attend the 2019 Oscars with her beloved manager, Bobby Campbell. Sunday […]

According to an article in People, legendary singer and frontman for Queen Freddie Mercury showed up in full stage regalia at a kid’s birthday party when the band was at the height of its fame. As a favor to a friend, German producer Reinhold Mack, Mercury agreed to attend Mack’s son’s birthday party in costume […]

Director Spike Lee had some sharp words for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and the Oscars even as he accepted a different award Thursday night, saying that the #OscarsSoWhite movement had a lot to do with him even having a shot at taking home his first statuette on Sunday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. […]

According to an article in People, Lady Gaga has ended her engagement with fiance Christian Carino. The news was confirmed by Gaga’s rep, according to the piece. While the representative for the Grammy winner and Oscar nominee didn’t officially offer more information on the split, an anonymous source said that there wasn’t any particular event […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences reversed its controversial decision on Friday and announced that it would air all award categories live after facing a backlash from major Hollywood leaders, according to Variety. Previously, the academy had said that it would break with tradition and award four categories during commercial breaks in order […]

Two-time Oscar-winner George Clooney, Oscar-winner Brad Pitt, and other A-list celebs are up in arms over the major changes taking place during this year’s Academy Awards coverage, just two short weeks ahead of the biggest night of the year for the film industry. People Magazine reported that Clooney and Pitt are amongst a slew of […]

A group of prominent film industry professionals has taken the Academy to task for their plan to air some award presentations during commercial breaks, a plan they called “an insult, according to the Hollywood Reporter. In the sharply-worded letter, dozens of filmmakers, cinematographers, and directors have called on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts to […]

A Star Is Born, the musical remake of three previous films that stars Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, entered the fall season as the odds-on favorite to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. The film, which was Cooper’s directorial debut, drew rave reviews and performed well at the box office, with many viewers praising […]

Earlier this week, ABC confirmed that the 91st Annual Academy Awards telecast will not have a host. The news comes two months after there was controversy surrounding the network’s original emcee choice, Kevin Hart, who dropped out of the show after homophobic tweets that he had made in the past resurfaced. While many celebrities said […]