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H.E.R. Wins Her First Oscar, Vows To Continue To ‘Fight For What’s Right’
By Deepa Lakshmin It’s been a busy awards season for H.E.R. After taking home a whopping four Grammys in March — including Song of the Year for “I Can’t Breathe,” a tribute to George Floyd — the singer-songwriter snagged more hardware at the 93rd Oscars ceremony Sunday night (April 25) at Los Angeles’s Union Station. This time around, it’s “Fight For You” that’s in the spotlight, winning the Academy Award for Music (Original Song). The song, a collaboration with Dernst Emile II and Tiara Thomas, is core to Judas and the Black Messiah, a must-see film about the rise of the Black Panther Party and its chairman, Fred Hampton. “I did not expect to win this award,” H.E.R. said in her acceptance speech, dazzling on stage in a royal jumpsuit calling back to Prince’s 1985 Best Original Score win f...
Lin Manuel-Miranda Paints an Inspiring Picture of NYC’s Latin Culture for ‘In the Heights’ Trailer
As the 93rd Academy Awards took over Los Angeles’ Union Station and the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on Sunday night (April 25), Lin-Manuel Miranda joined the festivities to introduce a brand new trailer for the upcoming film adaptation of his Broadway musical, In the Heights. The minute-and-a-half trailer shows Anthony Ramos as Usnavi, Stephanie Beatriz as Carla, Miranda himself as Mr. Piragüero and more as they portray the story of a Washington Heights bodega owner who debates closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, cha...
2021 Oscar Winners: See The Full List
It’s April, and the Oscars are on? It’s true! While awards season typically wraps by February, the pandemic forced the academies to rejigger its schedule, which meant a later-than-usual springtime air date that allowed the show to take advantage of not only its usual home at the Dolby Theatre, but also Union Station in Los Angeles, for a sprawling event worthy of the impressive crop of nominees. With Mank leading the pack but but also with historic nominations for Nomadland writer-director Chloé Zhao, Promising Young Woman writer-director Emerald Fennell, and Minari stars Steven Yeun and Yuh-Jung Youn, and a posthumous one for Chadwick Boseman, it’s already shaping up to be a night to remember. But who will add a golden Oscar to their mantles? Find the full list of winner...
Emerald Fennell’s Oscar Win Makes Her The Academy’s Own Promising Young Woman
The Academy voters think Emerald Fennell is a Promising Young Woman. The 93rd annual Academy Awards was held in a different location this year, and started off the ceremony by awarding the British newcomer. The actress-turned-first-time director took home the Oscar tonight (April 25) for Best Original Screenplay for her debut feature, Promising Young Woman. Fennell is the first woman to win the category since Diablo Cody took home the gold in 2008 for Juno. “I’m trying very hard not to cry, which is very difficult as an English person. I don’t cry ever,” Fennell said as she stood on the stage accepting her award. “This film was made by the most incredible people in the world who made it in 23 days and brought their complete genius and love and humor to it. I h...
Daniel Kaluuya Tributes Black Panthers In Oscars Speech: ‘They Showed Me How To Love Myself’
The Academy Awards mark the end of the traditional awards season, and this year’s gamut went out with a bang. Not only did the stars bring high-fashion escapism to the red carpet, but the ceremony marked a number of historic firsts. Especially powerful was the actor Daniel Kaluuya’s win for best supporting actor for his role in Judas and the Black Messiah, in which he portrayed Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton. “To chairman Fred Hampton,” Kaluuya said when accepting the award. “How blessed we are that we live in a lifetime where he existed.” He continued by tributing the organization Hampton led by saying, “The Black Panther Party, they showed me how to love myself. And with that love, they overflowed it to the Black community and then to other communities. And...
The First Trailer For Marvel’s Martial Arts Super Hero Film ‘Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings’ Has Arrived
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty The star of the upcoming movie Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings, Simu Liu, got one hell of a present on his birthday on Monday (Apr.19), the trailer for the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that will focus on an Asian superhero. Marvel’s Phase Four is looking very promising despite being unleashed in a very unconventional way. The trailer for Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings was a pleasant surprise for Marvel movie fans. It tells the story of Shang-Chi (Simu Liu), who was raised and trained to be an assassin in the Ten Rings organization but decides that is not the life he wants and escapes for a normal life in San Francisco. His past will eventually catch up with him leading him to confront his fa...
Your 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations Are Here: See The Full List
Every year, the MTV Movie & TV Awards are a huge deal. This year’s show is so huge, though, that it can’t be contained to a single night. The party spans May 16 and May 17 — and this year’s nominees list, covering both scripted and unscripted programs, is likewise appropriately huge. On the TV side, WandaVision racked up the most noms with five, while Emily in Paris, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and The Boys trail just behind with three each. For film, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm earned three nods, while Judas and the Black Messiah garnered two. Chadwick Boseman was honored with a posthumous Best Performance in a Movie nomination for his work in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, while favorites like Floor is Lava, Tiger King, and more got love in the unscripted categories. ...
Don Jazzy Frowns at the Movie Choices of Nigerians on Netflix
Ace music producer and singer, Don Jazzy has frowned at the choice of Nigerians in movies on Netflix. Obviously not comfortable with their choices, the music maestro took to his social media to vent out his frustration on their choices. The singer took to his Twitter page very late in the night, to lament on the choices of movies Nigerians watch on Netflix which were quite disappointing to him. Don Jazzy had posted on his Twitter handle “Una no Sabi pick movies” with a frustrated emoji depicting his disappointment. He was recently spotted in the studio preparing for a new sound with Burna Boy, but it appears he needed to unwind with some movies, but Nigerians aren’t helping matters in that department. He sent a voice note alongside the tweet condemning the choices and asking who are the pe...
Harvey Weinstein Moves Closer to Extradition to Los Angeles
Judge Case set an April 30 court hearing ahead of likely setting a date for Weinstein to be extradited to California. During Monday’s hearing, the court heard from Norman Effman, an attorney for Weinstein, who asked for a delay on a likely extradition to allow his client to undergo key medical procedures now scheduled by the New York prisons system. He also requested that Weinstein be virtually arraigned on the California indictment from New York to give more time for his medical treatments. “It seems disruptive to undo what New York State has done to care for a person in their custody, and to ensure that he is receiving appropriate medical care,” Effman told Judge Case. At the same time, Weinstein’s legal team — which included Mark Werksman, a California atto...
Jorge Lendeborg Jr. & Tosin Cole In Talks To Star In LeBron James ‘House Party’ Reboot
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Young Hollywood / Getty LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s House Party reboot has reportedly found its two stars. Deadline exclusively reports Hollywood rising stars Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (Bumblebee, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Boogie) and Tosin Cole are currently in negotiations to take on the lead roles in James and Carter’s House Party reboot. Calmatic, the award-winning music director, will be making his film debut. LeBron James and Maverick Carter will produce. Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty The original 1990 film followed Kid (Christopher Reid) sneaking out to his boy Play’s (Christopher Martin) house party that would eventually lead to a wild night of antics. The film is beloved among Hip-Hop circles for the iconic dance scene and was a surp...
Harvey Weinstein Trial Witnesses Call for Defining Consent in Law to Prevent Sexual Assaults
Onetime aspiring actress Dawn Dunning and New York actress and model Tarale Wulff, who were key prosecution witnesses that helped convict Harvey Weinstein on rape and criminal sexual assault in March 2020, came out in support of New York State penal law reforms to define the meaning of consent in sexual crime cases on Tuesday. “By applying consent in general laws, we will make it clear that the same consent that protects your property protects your body,” Dunning told a press conference in New York City after New York Assembly member Rebecca Seawright unveiled Bill #A6540, which would define consent in that state’s general laws. Under the Seawright proposal, consent will be defined as “freely given, knowledgeable and informed agreement… obtained without the us...
Nollywood actor grateful after family escapes death
A Nigerian actor, Junior Pope Odonwodo, a.k.a Jnr Pope, has expressed gratitude to God for sparing his life and that of his family members after a fire incident destroyed his house. The actor, who said he was so thankful to God for saving his entire family, took to his Instagram handle to show appreciation to God. He said his house went up in flames while the family was sleeping but God intervened, adding that he was safe and no one sustained any injury. ‘‘Join Me In Thanking God Ooooooooo. My house almost went up in flames while my family slept. But GodIntervened. My hands are clean Oooooooooooo, (Akam di Ocha). God Is The Greatest (final full stop). My family and I are safe,” he wrote. In 2006, the actor joined the Nigerian movie industry (Nollywood) and started attending movie auditions...
