The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released its updated rules and regulations for the 96th annual Academy Awards on Monday. The biggest reforms came to private events and gatherings with members, which the organization does not recognize as official FYC events — barring companies from funding, organizing, or …
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More people watched the Oscars this year compared to 2022, and nearly all 19.9 million people who tuned in likely enjoyed the ceremony and Jimmy Kimmel‘s dry, sarcastic wit enough to keep their clowning to Twitter. That is, all 19.9 million people except for two viewers who both took offense …
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Lady Gaga arrived at the 2023 Academy Awards in a silhouetted black Versace gown, but when she took the stage later in the night to perform her Best Original Song-nominated record “Hold My Hand,” she had swapped the dress for jeans and a t-shirt, with her makeup being wiped away, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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,” …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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