The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″ is bringing the franchise to a close not with a bang, but with a slew of nominations in an awards ceremony that celebrates “the berry worst” in film. The final installment in the “Twilight” series leads the pack of 2012’s Razzie Award nominees with nods in all […]
While growing up in Montgomery, Alabama, Octavia Spencer never revealed to anyone that she harbored a love affair for acting and hoped to one-day work in the film industry. In 1995, the inevitable happened when director Joel Schumacher gave her a small part opposite Sandra Bullock in the smash hit, “A Time to Kill.” From […]
At last night's Academy award ceremony, Hollywood's big night, actress Viola Davis, lost to heavyweight thespian Meryl Streep in the 'Best Actress' category, but to so many of us, she was the queen of the night. By 'us' I don't mean women or black people, in general. By 'us' I mean, those who choose to wear their natural hair.
Diddy put on his Executive Producer hat for the high school football based documentary Undefeated. And the movie just won the Oscar! At tonight's 84th Annual Academy Awards, Sean "Diddy" Combs' emotional film Undefeated just won for Best Documentary. Although he didn't get on stage with the other 5 members of the production/film team to accept the award, he walked the red carpet earlier. And was spotted in the audience sitting directly behind his rumored boo Cameron Diaz.
The Furious 5 & Grand Master Flash feat. Common, Lupe Fiasco and LL Cool J – The Message Jason Aldean feat. Ludacris – Dirt Road…
UPDATE: Variety has confirmed that Crystal will indeed host the Oscars. _____ PREVIOUSLY: Billy Crystal is coming to the rescue for the Oscars — or so he’s tweeting, anyway. The comedy veteran and nine time Oscar host tweeted on Thursday afternoon that he would be hosting the Oscars, though he added a sarcastic aside: “Am […]
UPDATE: Variety has confirmed that Crystal will indeed host the Oscars. _____ PREVIOUSLY: Billy Crystal is coming to the rescue for the Oscars — or so he’s tweeting, anyway. The comedy veteran and nine time Oscar host tweeted on Thursday afternoon that he would be hosting the Oscars, though he added a sarcastic aside: “Am […]
“The Emmys are so white-washed[.] It’s sad that in 2011 and with a BLACK president, you don’t see any blacks represented in acting categories or on these award shows. SMH. We need more QUALITY black programs created,” TyPierce posted on the blog TheYBF.com in response to red carpet photos. Unfortunately TyPierce’s observations are nothing new. […]
A wide open year for the Emmy Awards is expected to yield some brand new winners and repeat victories alike, with young stars and veterans alike in the running for the highest honors in television. Here’s a running list of all the winners, updated immediately following each tension-filled envelope opening. Outstanding Supporting Actress In A […]
I wanted to take the opportunity to clarify something regarding last night’s Emmy broadcast. I did not attend the Emmys due to a long-standing commitment to Tony and Susan Bennett’s Exploring the Arts benefit, which I had agreed to host several months ago. In the intervening time, the Emmy telecast was moved from its previous […]
Photo courtesy of Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Last night everyone was tuned into the 2011 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.
Survey: More than 80% Say NAACP (Image Awards) is Hypocritical The NAACP has been under some questioning eyes lately, especially for the organization’s honorees. In a recent survey taken at YourBlackWorld.com, 83 percent of Black participants said the civil rights org is definitely not upholding a positive reputation by nominating artists like Jay-Z and Nicki […]