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 […]
Self-effacing Irish actor Cillian Murphy is having to get used to the glamor of the red carpet and acceptance speeches. The 47-year-old Cork native won his first Oscar on Sunday – on his first nomination – for his leading role in Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer,' capping a stellar awards season that saw him win a Golden […]
'Oppenheimer' wins at Oscars
Nolan, the director of ambitious blockbuster films ranging from “Inception” to “The Dark Knight”, had recently completed the production of “Tenet” when his eyes fell on J. Robert Oppenheimer's 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography “American Prometheus”. He was immediately inspired to bring the ambitious genius and egotistical tragedy, “Dream and Nightmare”, to life on the big […]
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 […]
‘Oppenheimer’ dominates BAFTA at major Oscars
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 […]
But fans hoping to get a glimpse of the album she’s been teasing for years have been left disappointed. ‘Lift Me Up’ is the first Oscar nomination for Rihanna, a nine-time Grammy winner with eight multi-platinum albums. The 95th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will be held at the Dolby Theater in Los […]
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 […]
More movie theaters will be showing “The Fablemans,” “Tar” and “Women Talking” this weekend, capitalizing on the films’ Oscar nominations at a time when dramas are struggling to draw people to theaters. After watching movies during the pandemic, audiences have returned in droves for action-packed blockbusters like ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Avatar: The Way of […]
“Black Panther” actress Angela Bassett won a supporting actress award at the first Golden Globe Awards on Tuesday, as a scandal knocked the glitzy Hollywood ceremony off television. Bassett was honored to play Queen Ramonda in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” a sequel that was rewritten following the death of star Chadwick Boseman. “We showed the […]
US-based media company Variety has named Bangladeshi director Nuhash Humayun’s short film “Moshri” as the front runner to win the Academy Award in the “Best Live Action Shorts” category at next year’s Oscars. Variety’s official website has a list of nominees and potential winners for each category for next year’s Oscars, which they update weekly. […]