Oscars
Podcast: Jon Batiste on Oscar-Nominated Song “It Never Went Away,” ‘American Symphony’ Oscar Snub and Grammys
Jon Batiste, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, which was recorded in front of an audience of film students at Chapman University, is a singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader and actor. At just 37, he has already won five Grammys — including, in 2022, album of the year, for […]
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Sterling K. Brown Predicts He’ll Lose the Oscar to Robert Downey Jr.: “He’s Incredibly Deserving”
Sterling K. Brown said he isn’t expecting to take home an Oscar this year, but he’s “totally fine” with it. The actor, who is up for best supporting actor for his role in American Fiction, recently joked during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, “There’s no losing yet — it’ll happen in its own […]
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Rome Toasts Lily Gladstone and Martin Scorsese
The great Martin Scorsese returned to the Eternal City, accompanied by the star of the moment, Lily Gladstone, as the guests of honor of a gala dinner at the Hotel Hassler by the Spanish steps Wednesday night. The event, honoring Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and hosted by co-chief of Leone Film Group, Raffaella […]
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Yorgos Lanthimos on ‘Poor Things,’ His Friendship With Emma Stone, Unleashing Mark Ruffalo and Why He Doesn’t Like Labels
His friendship with Emma Stone, unleashing new sides of Mark Ruffalo and Colin Farrell, his next film and the limitations of language. Those were just some of the topics that Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos discussed during an onstage interview organized by the British Film Institute (BFI) in London on Wednesday evening. “I don’t really […]
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Feinberg Spotlight: Contenders’ (First) Big Moment of Truth Arrives
Best Picture Anatomy of a Fall Seven BAFTA noms (including best film, director and actress) presaged five Oscar noms (including those same three), a formidable showing for the film. France must regret not submitting it for the international feature Oscar; The Taste of Things wasn’t nominated. The Color Purple Despite producer Oprah Winfrey’s best efforts […]
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‘Chicken Shop Date’ Host Amelia Dimoldenberg to Hit Oscars Red Carpet as Social Media Ambassador
From the Chicken Shop to the Oscars. Amelia Dimoldenberg, the buzzy internet personality who hosts the viral celebrity interview series Chicken Shop Date, has been drafted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to serve as the face of the 2024 Oscars social media campaign. The role will find her acting as a […]
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Bill Maher Chimes in on ‘Barbie’ Oscars Controversy on ‘Real Time’: “Is This Really the Patriarchy?”
Bill Maher kicked off Real Time‘s second episode of the new year by taking the opportunity to share his thoughts on the Barbie Oscars nominations controversy. Following the audience’s applause as he took to the stage, the host said, “You can always sense the excitement at this time of year when you’re in L.A. because […]
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Oscars: America Ferrera, Colman Domingo, Lily Gladstone and John Williams Among 2024 Nominee Milestones
Following the nominations for the 2024 Academy Awards on Tuesday, Lily Gladstone, Martin Scorsese and Emma Stone were among the stars and films setting new records or carving out their own unique place in Oscar history. Gladstone achieved a historic nomination, with the Killers of the Flower Moon star paving a new path for Native […]
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Barbie Biographer on What’s Really Behind the ‘Barbie’ Oscar Snubs (Guest Column)
A mere 17 days after its July 2023 release, Barbie earned a billion dollars — not to mention positive reviews and a broad fan base that kept coming back and bringing friends. Mattel’s advertising may have initially lured viewers to the theater, but the film itself made them return and proselytize. In a just world […]
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“Everyone Lost Their Minds”: The Great ‘Barbie’ Backlash-Backlash
In Bo Burnham’s brilliant, pandemic-fueled Netflix special Inside, there’s a lyric that often comes to mind during media outrage news cycles. It’s from the song “That Funny Feeling” — a rundown of dystopic sentiments about modern life — and goes like this: “The backlash to the backlash to the thing that’s just begun.” In this […]
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Robert Downey Jr. Is Glad He Didn’t Win the Best Actor Oscar in 1993: “I Was Young and Crazy”
It’s been a busy awards season for Robert Downey Jr. who just scored his third Oscar nomination for his role as Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. But he’s in a much different place this year than he was when he received his first Academy Award nod in 1993 for best leading actor for his […]
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BarbieGate: Why All Oscars Snubs Are Not Created Equal
It’s been barely 48 hours, and already the Oscars snubs have gone through multiple news cycles featuring a variety of hot, cold and truly outré takes, with even a former U.S. presidential runner-up weighing in. At the center of it all are Barbie’s leading ladies Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, who were left out of […]
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