Songs by Pharrell, Elton John, and Lainey Wilson, as well as multiple selections from Emelia Pérez, have made the Oscars’ shortlist for Best Original Song. Pharrell’s “Piece by Piece,” the title track from his animated Lego biopic, made the cut, as did John’s “Never Too Late,” co-written with Brandi Carlile …
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That movies are capable of being machines of empathy, as Roger Ebert once said, is taken as a given — it’s just a matter of how that empathy is generated. You might have heard that Nickel Boys, director RaMell Ross’ adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s 2019 novel, takes a bold and …
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The Oscars is finally giving streaming fans what they want. The Academy Awards will be live on Hulu and ABC simultaneously, marking the first time the ceremony will be available on the streaming platform at the same time, ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. …
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And so we go once more into the Colosseum, a place where bread and circuses reign supreme. A mad emperor, his mind slowly rotting, puts a once-mighty empire on the brink of total and utter collapse. The ruling class has gone from corruptible to corrupt. The masses are kept distracted …
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And a pussycat shall lead them! Flow, the animated film that’s Latvia’s submission for the Best International Feature Oscar, kicks off with a beautiful moment of tranquility: A small, black feline, staring wide-eyed at itself in a rippling puddle. It’s somewhere in a forest, surrounded by foliage, and the ambient …
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Andrew Garfield is hungry. Sitting down at a restaurant in the heart of TriBeCa around the same time that commuters are rushing off to work, the actor immediately fires off an order for a Capital-B Breakfast: scrambled eggs “with all the stuff,” very crispy bacon, home fries, toast, jam, an …
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Donald Trump is apparently still salty about Jimmy Kimmel‘s hosting performance at the Oscars earlier this year. During a rally in Pennsylvania, Trump recalled how Kimmel read his Truth Social post before Best Picture was announced, referring to Kimmel as a “dope” and “one of the dumbest human beings ever.” …
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In the 96 years that the Oscars have existed, only two women of color have ever won the award for Best Actress — Halle Berry, the only Black Best Actress winner, for her performance in 2001’s Monster’s Ball and Michelle Yeoh, the only Asian winner in the category, for Everything …
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Ryan Reynolds took to social media on Wednesday to champion his Deadpool & Wolverine stunt team, and called on the Academy Awards to add a category to “recognize the amazing work of stunt teams across the industry.” “Stunt work doesn’t have a category at The Oscars and I hope that’ll …
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Finding a solid work-life balance is one thing, but Jimmy Kimmel has started having a hard time maintaining a work-Oscars balance. The comedian revealed earlier this year that he wouldn’t be returning to host the Academy Awards. He first hosted back-to-back years in 2017 and 2018, then returned in 2023 …
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