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The 95th Oscar nominations are here!
The nominees for the 95th Oscars have been announced, with blockbusters and independents vying for Best Picture.
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Oscars to air all 23 categories next year
Posted 4 years ago
Hooray for Hollywood! This week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced they will reinstate eight categories that were discarded from last year’s Academy Awards telecast. In a statement, Bill Kramer, CEO of AMPAS, said, “I can confirm...
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Will Smith speaks about the Oscar slap, says rage had been bottled up for a long time
Posted 4 years ago
Will Smith was quiet for some time after slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards, but now since he’s on the promotional circuit for his latest movie, he’s going to have to confront it. And that’s what he did...
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Sacheen Littlefeather, who delivered controversial Oscar speech, dies at 75
Posted 4 years ago
Sacheen Littlefeather, who delivered Marlon Brando’s controversial rejection of the Best Actor Oscar, has died at the age of 75. Littlefeather, who appeared in a handful of films in the 1970s, was noted for her seemingly endless activism. Littlefeather (real...
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Academy works to liven up dull ceremony
Posted 4 years ago
With the Venice Film Festival concluded and the Toronto International Film Festival wrapping up, awards season is officially in full swing. Unfortunately, AMPAS has a lot of work to do if it wants people to become engaged with the Academy...
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Chris Rock declined 2023 Oscar hosting gig?
Posted 4 years ago
Comedian and actor Chris Rock was offered the gig of hosting next year’s Oscars but turned it down…according to Chris Rock. No official word has come in from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences as to whether or...
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Troy Kotsur’s stolen Oscar–and Jeep–returned
Posted 4 years ago
Troy Kotsur’s feel-good Best Supporting Actor win was one of the most notable moments at the 94th Academy Awards, becoming just the second deaf actor to win the statue (after Marlee Matlin, who co-stars in CODA). But Oscar himself has...
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Academy apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather over ’73 controversy
Posted 4 years ago
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has issued a formal apology to Sacheen Littlefeather, who went down in Oscar notoriety five decades ago for refusing Marlon Brando’s The Godfather Best Actor award on his behalf. The abuse you...
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DJ Jazzy Jeff says Will Smith would’ve smacked Mike Tyson if he joked about Jada
Posted 4 years ago
Longtime Will Smith friend and collaborator, DJ Jazzy Jeff, is putting to rest the notion that the actor only smacked Chris Rock in defense of his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith because he wouldn’t get hit back. According to Jazzy Jeff, Smith...
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Tom Hanks defends Forrest Gump winning the Best Picture Oscar over Pulp Fiction
Posted 4 years ago
If you’re a big follower of the Academy Awards, you are probably aware that there are some controversial Oscar wins. Crash winning Best Picture over Brokeback Mountain and Shakespeare In Love taking home the Best Picture prize over Saving Private...
