Academy Awards
‘Sinners’ Breaks Oscars Record With 16 Nominations
Sinners, the hit 2025 vampire film from director Ryan Coogler, is up for several Oscars, including the coveted Best Picture award.
Oscars change rules to require that voters actually watch all nominated movies
The Academy did not make it clear how voters are expected to prove they watched the films. Oscars Change Rules to Require That Voters Watch All Nominated Movies Eddie Fu
Oscars adding Best Stunt Design category
The award will first go into effect for films released in 2027. Oscars Adding Best Stunt Design Category Eddie Fu
Mini Consequence Crossword: “Academy Awards Slang”
Buzz is building for this year's nominees. Mini Consequence Crossword: “Academy Awards Slang” Wren Graves
2024 Oscar shortlist for Best Original Song includes Ryan Gosling, Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, and Sharon Van Etten
Olivia Rodrigo, Jarvis Cocker, and Jon Batiste are also on the Best Original Song shortlist. 2024 Oscar Shortlist for Best Original Song Includes Ryan Gosling, Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, and Sharon Van Etten Scoop Harrison
David Byrne Performing “This Is a Life” at Oscars with Stephanie Hsu Stepping in for Mitski
Son Lux will join them on the Everything Everywhere All at Once track. David Byrne Performing “This Is a Life” at Oscars with Stephanie Hsu Stepping in for Mitski Eddie Fu
Rihanna Slated To Perform “Lift Me Up” At 2023 Oscars
Rihanna will perform her Oscar-nominated song, "Lift Me Up," at the 95th Oscars ceremony in March. It is her first Oscar nomination. The post Rihanna Slated To Perform “Lift Me Up” At 2023 Oscars appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
The Weeknd Feels ‘Honored’ to Be Shortlisted in Oscars Best Original Song Race
The Weeknd opened up about “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength),” his theme song from Avatar: The Way of Water, being shortlisted for the 2022 Oscars race in a new interview on Monday (Jan. 9). “I feel honored to be part of that list. Any kind of recognition for it feels like a blessing,” the R&B crooner told The Hollywood Reporter. Should his Na’vi-inspired ballad make the leap from the best original song shortlist to official nominee, it would mark the second time the artist otherwise known as Abel Tesfaye has earned a nod from the Academy following his nomination for “Earned It” from 2015’s Fifty Shades of Grey. “It’d be great,” he added of clinching another nomination. “But I’m just happy that I got to be part of such a historic film.” However, The Weeknd clarified during the ch...
Where to Stream 2023 Oscar Contenders
The 2023 Oscars are coming right around the corner, with the Jimmy Kimmel-hosted ceremony going down on March 12th. Though nominations won’t officially be announced until January 24th, we’re beginning to get an idea of which movies are strong contenders. While the Oscars race starts to crystallize, here’s a guide to catch up on the films you may have missed — or need to re-watch — ahead of the ceremony. How to Stream 2023 Oscar Contenders Online 2022 marked the full-fledged return of movies to theaters for the first time in a few years, but thankfully films still arrive on streaming services for online viewing sooner rather than later. Advertisement Related Video A combination of streaming services like HBO Max, Disney+, and Netflix with on-demand platforms like Amazon Prime Video and...
Oscars 2023: LCD Soundsystem, Mitski and David Byrne, Taylor Swift on Shortlist for Best Original Song
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed shortlists for 2023 Oscar nominees in several categories, including Best Original Song, Best Original Score, and Best Documentary Feature. In the original song category, a longlist of 82 initial nominees has been whittled down to 15. They include songs by LCD Soundsystem (“New Body Rhumba” from White Noise); Mitski, David Byrne, and Son Lux (“This Is A Life” from Everything Everywhere All at Once); Taylor Swift (“Carolina” from Where the Crawdads Sing); Rihanna (“Life Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever); Lady Gaga (“Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick); and The Weeknd (“Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” from Avatar: The Way of Water). The shortlist for Best Original Score includes compositions from Composer of the ...
Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner to Produce the 2023 Oscars
Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment have been named executive producers of the 95th Oscars, Academy CEO Bill Kramer announced on Saturday (Sept. 17). For the eighth consecutive year, Weiss also will direct the show, which will air live on ABC and broadcast on outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 12, 2023. It will be Weiss’s second time and Kirshner’s first time producing the Oscars. “We are thrilled to have Glenn and Ricky at the helm,” Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said in a statement. “Their expertise in live television production is exactly what the Oscars needs. We look forward to working closely with them, our board of governors and the board’s awards committee to deliver an exciting and energized show.” Will Packer and Shayla Cowan produce...
Sacheen Littlefeather Says John Wayne Attempted to Attack Her at Oscars
Earlier this week, the Academy issued a formal apology to Sacheen Littlefeather for her treatment at the 1973 Oscars, where she declined Marlon Brando’s award for Best Actor. As president of the National Native American Affirmative Image Committee, Littlefeather endured racist mockery and threats of arrest and violence when she appeared on Brando’s behalf to protest the mistreatment of American Indians in the film industry. In a new interview published to the Academy’s website, Littlefeather detailed how John Wayne attempted to confront her in the aftermath of her speech. “[John Wayne] did not like what I was saying up at the podium,” Littlefeather recalled. “So, he came forth in a rage to physically assault and take me off the stage. And he had to be restrained by six security men in orde...
