gave a whole new meaning to the celebration of life last night at the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony. ♫ It’s the circle of life, And it moves us all, Through despair and hope, Through faith and love, ‘Til we find our place, On the path unwinding, In the circle, The circle of life ♫ The […]
Academy Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning, with Best Drama Golden Globe winner “Moonlight” earning eight, including Best Picture. “La La Land” leads with 14 noms, tying the record previously set by “All About Eve” in 1950 and Titanic in 1997. “Moonlight” and “Arrival” tied for the second biggest haul at eight apiece. “Fences,” from […]
This year's #OscarsSoWhite controversy has sparked a lot of conversation about actors and actresses (past and present) who should have received acknowledgement from the prestigious award show.
After years without a proper Oscar nomination, Legendary actor/singer and social activist Harry Belafonte will be getting his due at a stand-alone ceremony later this year. Belafonte will be receiving the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his work on and off-screen. Aside from blazing trails in films such as “Carmen Jones” and “The World, The Flesh, […]
*Chiwetel Ejiofor‘s Best Actor Academy Award nomination may have marked a professional high point for the “12 Years a Slave” entertainer, but there is someone else who was just as happy. Ejiofor’s sister, CNN correspondent Zain Asher, was emotional on-the-air while sharing the news of her brother’s Oscar nomination on Thursday. “Everyone is so […]
"Lincoln," director Steven Spielberg's film about the 16th president and his battle to end slavery, rounded up plenty of votes for the 85th Academy Awards, topping all films with 12 nominations, including best picture.
Last week, Sean “Diddy” Combs was celebrated for winning an Oscar for best documentary at this year’s Academy Awards, but that wasn’t exactly the case. So he clarified the situation on the “Today” show that he didn’t actually win anything. Diddy says that while he is an executive producer of “Undefeated,” the award itself only […]
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.
Oprah Winfrey will soon be able to showcase her Oscar right next to all of her Emmy’s she’s collected over the years. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that Oprah Winfrey will be one of the recipients of an Honorary Oscar this fall. The Honorary Award, […]
Fishburne, who has confirmed he’s leaving the show after 2-1/2 seasons, worked hard and pretty successfully to fill the large shoes left by William Petersen, who for nine seasons played lead investigator Dr. Gilbert Grissom. But a “CSI,” or its role model “Law & Order,” isn’t designed to fully take advantage of the movie-star power […]