This past awards season, Everything Everywhere All at Once was the little engine that could — an A24 immigrant-family saga with a mostly Asian cast made for around $20 million going up against studio titans like Avatar: The Way of Water and Top Gun: Maverick. Before long, the underdog became …
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Jimmy Kimmel unsurprisingly had a whole lot more Will Smith/slap jokes prepared for this year’s Oscars, but executive producer Molly McNearney (who’s also Kimmel’s wife) explained why they were ultimately cut from the show in a new interview with Variety. “We didn’t want to make this year all about last …
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 »'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Director Slams Anti-Drag Bills During Oscar Speech
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 »'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Wins Best Picture at 2023 Oscars
Everything Everywhere All at Once took home the Best Picture trophy at the Academy Awards on Sunday, bringing the film’s total awards of the night won to seven and capping off a remarkable awards season run. Producer Jonathan Wang accepted the prize, saying in his speech, “I never thought I …
Read More »Brendan Fraser Tears Up as He Solidifies His Comeback and Accepts Best Actor Oscar for 'The Whale'
The comeback is complete: Brendan Fraser won Best Actor at the Academy Awards for his transformative role in The Whale on Sunday. “So this is what the multiverse looks like!” Fraser said as he took the stage, his eyes red and filled with tears. “My goodness. I thank the Academy …
Read More »Michelle Yeoh Makes History With Best Actress Win at 2023 Oscars: 'This Is a Beacon of Hope'
In a stunning victory, Michelle Yeoh took home the trophy for best actress at the 2023 Oscars on Sunday. The Everything Everywhere All at Once actress made history as the first Asian American to win the category and the first woman of color to receive the award in two decades, …
Read More »Ke Huy Quan and Harrison Ford Have a Sweet 'Indiana Jones' Reunion at the 2023 Oscars
Newly-awarded Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan had a heart-tugging reunion with his former Indiana Jones costar Harrison Ford at the awards ceremony on Sunday night. Ford presented Everything Everywhere All At Once with the Best Picture award, capping off a remarkable awards season run for the film. When Quan walked …
Read More »How Jimmy Kimmel, 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' and a Donkey Saved the Oscars
Now this was a damn good Oscar Night. The 95th Academy Awards show sure helped dispel the bad odor of the past few years. Watching the In Memoriam interlude last year, as a cheerleader squad honored dead people by singing “Spirit in the Sky,” I said aloud, “This show can’t …
Read More »'Baffling Beyond Belief': Paul Sorvino's Daughter Slams Oscars for Leaving Him Out of In Memoriam
Mira Sorvino expressed her disappointment with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Twitter after her father Paul Sorvino was excluded from Sunday’s In Memoriam segment during the Oscars telecast. “It is baffling beyond belief that my beloved father and many other amazing brilliant departed actors were left …
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