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Oscars Open With Jokes About Lack of Diversity
Here Are Your Oscar Winners
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Feb 9, 2020 10:31 PM CST

Here Are Your Oscar Winners

In an upset, 'Parasite' wins best picture

(Newser) - The Academy Awards have no host this year, but they opened with a musical performance by Janelle Monae (featuring an appearance by Billy Porter) that made mention of all the talented female directors Hollywood is celebrating. (Unspoken addendum: None of those directors are nominated for an Oscar.) Next up...

Here&#39;s Why Eminem Performed at the Oscars
Here's Why Eminem
Performed at the Oscars
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Feb 9, 2020 9:13 PM CST

Here's Why Eminem Performed at the Oscars

'Lose Yourself' won in 2003, but he didn't even attend the ceremony

(Newser) - If you were wondering what in the world Eminem was doing on stage at the 2020 Academy Awards, performing a song that won an Oscar back in 2003, you weren't alone. But as Variety explains, when "Lose Yourself" from 2002's 8 Mile was nominated, he reportedly refused...

A Question About Brad Pitt&#39;s Award Speeches


Vulture Has
a Question 
About Brad Pitt's
Speeches
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Feb 9, 2020 10:29 AM CST

Vulture Has a Question About Brad Pitt's Speeches

Who's writing them?

(Newser) - The smart money says Brad Pitt will be collecting a best-supporting-actor Oscar Sunday night for his role in Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood. And assuming that happens, it's a good bet that Pitt will go up on stage and give a charming, funny speech. After all, he did...

Brad Pitt's Oscars Luncheon Move Wins Hearts

Actor wore a name tag—just in case

(Newser) - Brad Pitt managed to win (more) hearts on Monday with the simple act of putting on a name tag. The actor was photographed at the 92nd Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at Los Angeles' Loews Hotel sporting a tag with his name and nomination as best supporting actor for Once Upon ...

Stephen King Explains His Controversial Oscars Tweet

Horror author clarifies in op-ed that Academy Awards 'are still rigged in favor of white people'

(Newser) - Stephen King ignited controversy earlier this month when, after the Academy Awards nominations included zero female directors and just one actor of color, he tweeted , "I would never consider diversity in matters of art. Only quality. It seems to me that to do otherwise would be wrong." After...

Here Are the 11 Biggest Oscar Snubs
Here Are the 11
Biggest Oscar Snubs
Jan 13, 2020 11:57 AM CST

Here Are the 11 Biggest Oscar Snubs

#OscarsSoWhite was going around once again after 2020 nominations were announced

(Newser) - Oscar nominations are out , and as always, some hopefuls were left out. One of the biggest snubs being mentioned is Jennifer Lopez's lack of a supporting actress nod for Hustlers; USA Today calls it a "complete shock," while People notes Lopez "has been a fixture this...

What to Watch for in Oscar Nominations

Nominees will be announced Monday morning

(Newser) - Who will be celebrating Oscar morning? Brad Pitt for sure. Jennifer Lopez almost certainly. And very possibly the Obamas, too. Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards, which will begin at 8:18am EST Monday, should bring plenty of star power to the Feb. 9 ceremony—a good thing, too, since...

Oscars Will Go It Alone Again This Year

Ratings for the broadcast rose last year with no emcee

(Newser) - "Give the people what they want," the Hollywood maxim says, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences still likes that formula. Ratings for the Oscars broadcast rose a bit last year for the hostless show, and ABC announced Wednesday that there will be no emcee this...

DoJ Warns Academy Against Excluding Netflix

Move could violate antitrust laws

(Newser) - The Justice Department is now involved in the Hollywood dispute over the Oscars eligibility of movies made by Netflix and other streaming services. Makan Delrahim, an assistant attorney general in the antitrust division, has warned Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Dawn Hudson that new rules being considered...

Netflix Responds to Spielberg Over Oscars

Streaming service hits back after director suggests change to Academy Awards

(Newser) - Steven Spielberg made waves last week with the news that he will be advocating for a big change to the Academy Awards: The director doesn't want Netflix films (or any films that debut on streaming services, rather than in theaters) eligible for Oscars. The news comes on the heels...

Oscars Get a Bounce in Ratings, But...

...broadcast will still come in as 2nd-lowest, ahead of last year's show

(Newser) - Who needs a host? Preliminary TV ratings for the Oscars suggest the broadcast rebounded from last year's all-time low, reports Deadline . The 2019 show is on track to come in as the second-lowest in history, but it will at least be nearer to the 2008 show hosted by Jon...

Actor Needed Paramedics After Oscar Win


Actor Needed
Paramedics
After Oscar Win
OSCARS 2019
Feb 25, 2019 9:10 AM CST

Actor Needed Paramedics After Oscar Win

Best actor winner Rami Malek took a tumble, but seems to be OK

(Newser) - After winning best actor Sunday at the Oscars for his role as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, making him the first person of Egyptian heritage to fill that slot, it's understandable that Rami Malek was pretty excited. Maybe too excited: The 37-year-old took a tumble, Oscar in hand, after...

Surprise Win by Green Book Is Not Going Over Well
Spike Lee Leads
Condemnation of
Best-Film Choice
OSCARS 2019
Feb 25, 2019 6:19 AM CST

Spike Lee Leads Condemnation of Best-Film Choice

More than one critic calling 'Green Book' the worst choice for best picture since 'Crash'

(Newser) - Green Book had a great night at the Oscars , taking home best picture, best original screenplay, and best supporting actor (Mahershala Ali). The morning after, however, things are a little less great, because all that glory and attention is bringing out the critics who think the movie should not have...

Academy Awards Kick Off in a Most Royal Way
Here Are
Your Academy
Award Winners
OSCARS 2019
Feb 25, 2019 12:04 AM CST

Here Are Your Academy Award Winners

'Green Book' wins best picture

(Newser) - The Academy Awards kicked off at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles Sunday evening with the pageantry it deserves: a short set by Queen (with guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor), featuring Adam Lambert on vocals crooning "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions,"...

After More Than 3 Decades, Spike Lee Has His First Oscar

Lee wins best adapted screenplay for 'BlackKkKlansman'

(Newser) - After more than 30 years in the business (his first feature film was She's Gotta Have It, in 1986), Spike Lee took home his first Oscar Sunday night, and the New York Post notes he got "emotional." Lee leaped into presenter Samuel L. Jackson's arms when...

A Pause for Politics During the Show: Walls, Immigrants
The Political
Topic That
Made Its Way
Onstage
OSCARS 2019
Feb 24, 2019 9:35 PM CST

The Political Topic That Made Its Way Onstage

Maya Rudolph, Javier Bardem, chef Jose Andres mentioned walls, immigrants

(Newser) - Politics wasn't a high priority at the Oscars Sunday night, but one particular topic appeared to be broached more than once: the proposed border wall with Mexico. Comedian Maya Rudolph first touched on it in the opening monologue she did with Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, informing the audience,...

Doesn't Look Like a Red-Carpet Showstopper? Look Closer

Billy Porter wears a tuxedo dress, plus other red-carpet splashes

(Newser) - Hollywood luminaries showed up in all their finery at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, kicking off the Oscars festivities in both elegant and irreverent attire. Perhaps generating the biggest buzz on the red carpet, per Page Six : Pose actor and Tony Award winner Billy Porter, who swept in wearing a...

Oscars Telecast Has 24 Minutes of People Walking

'Wall Street Journal' watched a lot of previous ceremonies and has a breakdown

(Newser) - Two Wall Street Journal reporters spent a lot of time watching Oscars telecasts to figure out why the show always, always runs long. The results are kind of fascinating. One standout stat is that viewers will spend 24 minutes watching people walk—that is, the time spent from when the...

5 Best, 5 Worst Oscar 'Best Picture' Winners

For every 'Godfather,' there's a 'Crash'

(Newser) - There have been some pretty questionable Best Picture winners at the Oscars over the years—like that time Shakespeare in Love beat out Saving Private Ryan , or Crash was chosen over Brokeback Mountain . But what are the best Best Picture honorees of all time? USA Today is out with a...

One Band Will 'Likely Draw More Eyeballs' to Oscars

Queen, with Adam Lambert filling in as singer, will perform Sunday at awards show

(Newser) - The Academy's plan this year to shorten the Oscars by giving out some awards during the commercials failed . Now it had better hope one of its featured bands doesn't play one of its most famous tunes in its entirety. Queen is set to perform at the awards show...

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