Everything Everywhere All At Once co-director Daniel Scheinert took a shot at the anti-drag bills being pushed by conservative lawmakers around the country while accepting the Oscar for Best Director on Sunday night. During his speech, Scheinert thanked his parents for “not squashing when I was making really disturbing horror …
Read More »Twitter Is Feeling Sorry for Whoever Got Seated Behind Tems at the 2023 Oscars
Black women taking up space is always something that large-scale industry awards shows like the Oscars could use infinitely more of. They might not be properly recognized across the board as winners or nominees this year, but Academy Award-nominee Tems attended the ceremony in a lush white gown from Lever …
Read More »Lenny Kravitz Leads Oscars 'In Memoriam' Tribute With 'Calling All Angels'
Lenny Kravitz helped honor the scores of film industry professionals who died in the last year with a performance of “Calling All Angels” at the Oscars Sunday, March 12. The performance was introduced by John Travolta, who snuck in a touching reference to his late Grease co-star Olivia Newton-John as …
Read More »Rihanna Honors Chadwick Boseman With 'Lift Me Up' Performance at 2023 Oscars
Rihanna took the stage at the Oscars on Sunday for a rousing rendition of her Black Panther: Wakanda Forever song, “Lift Me Up.” The performance was straightforward but powerful, as Rihanna belted the moving ballad while backed by a full orchestra. The performance received a touching introduction from Wakanda Forever‘s …
Read More »Lady Gaga Strips Back the Glam for a Raw Performance of 'Hold My Hand' at 2023 Oscars
Lady Gaga made a special appearance at the Oscars, where she performed her powerful ballad “Hold My Hand” on Sunday. “It’s deeply personal for me. We all need each other, we need a lot of love to walk through this life. We need heroes sometimes. There’s heroes all around us,” …
Read More »'The Last of Us' Delivers a Heartbreaking Season Finale
THIS POST CONTAINS spoilers for this week’s episode of The Last of Us, “Look for the Light.” As we come to the end of an utterly fantastic debut season of television, it’s worth looking back to note that of these nine episodes, only three of them (the premiere, “Infected,” and …
Read More »Halle Bailey Debuts Action-Filled 'The Little Mermaid' Official Trailer at the Oscars
Melissa McCarthy and Halle Bailey took the Oscars stage to unviel the official trailer for their highly-anticipated film The Little Mermaid. The 2-minute video gave fans their most in-depth look yet at the action to come with the Disney live-action. “It has been such an honor stepping into the iconic …
Read More »Jamie Lee Curtis Mouths 'Shut Up' as She Wins Best Supporting Actress at 2023 Oscars
In what became one of the most hotly contested, unpredictable categories at this year’s Academy Awards, Jamie Lee Curtis won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once on Sunday. In disbelief that her name was the one being called as the winner, Curtis excitedly mouthed …
Read More »'Thank You for Welcoming Me Back': Ke Huy Quan Caps Off Epic Comeback With Emotional Oscar Win
Ke Huy Quan fought back tears and embraced the euphoria as he accepted the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his turn in Everything Everywhere All at Once on Sunday. Quan began his speech in the most classic way, speaking directly to his mother: “My mom is 84 years old, …
Read More »Oscars Host Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Tom Cruise's Scientology Ties, Will Smith Slap
Speaking to Rolling Stone ahead of his third Oscar-hosting stint, Jimmy Kimmel relayed that him and his late-night writing team had been putting in hours and hours of prep work for cinema’s biggest night. Well, it finally came. And Kimmel didn’t disappoint. The Jimmy Kimmel Live! funnyman kicked off his …
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