Hollywood's recent union strikes, the Gaza conflict and the war in Ukraine were also heartily mentioned. The night ended on a bizarre and confusing note when, as is tradition, Al Pacino revealed the Best Picture winner without first listing the nominees. Opening the envelope he muttered, “My eyes see 'Oppenheimer'?” The audience was momentarily confused […]
In 'Poor Things', Emma Stone accepts a unique challenge: playing a Victorian-era woman who dies by suicide, her unborn child's brain brought back to life by a mad scientist and her adventurous self. -The journey of discovery is adopted. Her adventurous, no-holds-barred take on the Frankenstein myth paid off, and Stone now has her second […]
'Oppenheimer' wins at Oscars
As always, the list of Oscar presenters is filled with prominent people from Hollywood. At a press conference this week, organizers revealed that five past winners of each acting category will take the stage to introduce this year's five nominees. That could mean Jennifer Lawrence introducing Emma Stone, Matthew McConaughey announcing Paul Giamatti, and Tim […]
It also has a strong chance of winning Best Actor for Cillian Murphy, who is locked in a tight race with 'The Holdovers' Paul Giamatti. And if the film – based on the biography of Pulitzer Prize winner J. Robert Oppenheimer – wins Best Adapted Screenplay, the win could be huge. “I went to almost […]
Other directors nominated by the DGA for this year’s top award were Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon), Greta Gerwig (Barbie), Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things) and Alexander Payne (The Holdovers). Nolan will again go head-to-head with Scorsese and Lanthimos at the Oscars, but especially not with Gerwig, whose role as director of the blockbuster […]
A new Oscar for best casting will be added to the Academy Awards starting in 2026, organizers announced Thursday. It will be the first competitive new gold statuette added to Hollywood’s most important awards show in more than two decades. “Casting directors play an essential role in filmmaking, and as the Academy grows, we’re proud […]
‘Poor Things’, a surreal dark comedy, came in second place with 11 awards, including the best film category and Emma Stone’s portrayal of a Victorian reanimated corpse with the brain of an infant. The American actress has already bagged the Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Best Actress awards for her impeccable acting. She will compete […]
How ‘Natu Natu’ and ‘Gangnam Style’ got the world dancing
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Friday it is launching a review of its Oscars promotional campaign, days after a small indie film stunned industry watchers with a surprise nomination for Hollywood’s most prestigious awards. Startled. “To Leslie” had taken in just $27,000 at the box office when star Andrea Riseborough’s name […]