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Steven Spielberg thinks The Dark Knight should have been nominated for Best Picture

Posted 4 years ago

The blockbuster filmmaker is encouraged that blockbusters are getting recognized but felt The Dark Knight should have as well.

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The 95th Oscar nominations are here!

Posted 4 years ago

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

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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

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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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