Samuel L. Jackson is looking at the Academy Awards with a fresh perspective. Jackson, 75, did not mince words when sharing his thoughts about the coveted gong, saying Oscar nominations don’t mean much to him. “We’ve been in the business long enough to know that when folks go, ‘It’s just an honor to be nominated.’ … Read more
Josh Brolin has a bone to pick with the academy. The actor, 56, shared that the Oscars got it wrong when they failed to nominated his “Dune” director Denis Villeneuve for the 2021 sci-fi movie. This year, Villeneuve is up for consideration for the award again for “Dune: Part Two.” The sequel received better reviews … Read more
Everything went out the window. I couldn’t remember the notes to the song. I was so terrified and nervous that I actually walked out. I said, “I’m sorry, but this is not the best of me. I would hate for you all to think this is how I am as an artist.” As soon as … Read more
Travis Kelce is adding more hardware to his already stacked collection. The Chiefs tight end, 34, was named Athlete of the Year on Sunday during the 2024 People’s Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., one week after Kansas City topped the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl. Though Kelce wasn’t … Read more
Today is not gonna be the day. Liam Gallagher of Oasis is not honored that Oasis is nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Hours after the rock institution announced its contenders for the Class of 2024, Liam, 51, took to X, the platform previously known as Twitter, writing: “F – … Read more
In her own world, Barbie can accomplish just about anything. But in the real world, “Barbie” was dealt a significant setback Tuesday morning: Though Greta Gerwig’s colorful comedy skewering the patriarchy was the biggest blockbuster of last year and set a record for the highest-grossing movie ever directed by a woman, Gerwig failed to receive … Read more
Dua Lipa won’t be dancing the night away at the Oscars. When the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday morning, you would’ve expected the pop diva to be as much of a sure thing as Emma Stone (Best Actress for “Poor Things”), Paul Giamatti (Best Actor for “The Holdovers”) and pretty … Read more
How does it feel to be an Oscar nominee? It’s like getting the M.V.P. at the Super Bowl. Crazy. It’s what I always just hoped and dreamed would happen, but for it to actually happen, I’m in shock! It’s like what it says in “The Color Purple”: “Look what God has done.” What did you … Read more
Colman Domingo joined a rarefied club on Tuesday: With an Oscar nomination for his performance as the civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in “Rustin,” he became only the second openly gay man to be nominated for playing a gay character. Ian McKellen was the first, in 1999, for “Gods and Monsters” and his portrayal of … Read more
The Directors Guild of America announced the nominations for its feature-film award on Wednesday, lending further momentum to nominee Christopher Nolan (“Oppenheimer”), who won the Golden Globe for directing on Sunday. The four other directors nominated for the top DGA Award were Greta Gerwig (“Barbie”), Yorgos Lanthimos (“Poor Things”), Alexander Payne (“The Holdovers”) and Martin … Read more
Less is, many times, more. That old adage often apples in life — and it sure applies with Grammy nominations. When the Big 4 categories — Album, Record and Song of the Year — were first expanded from five to eight nominees in 2018, and then to 10 in 2021, it made it trickier for … Read more
After a review of the awards campaign for the indie drama “To Leslie,” the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences said Tuesday that Andrea Riseborough will not be stripped of her Oscar nomination for best actress. The star-studded grassroots campaign for Riseborough had prompted skepticism from some academy voters and caused a stir in Hollywood. On Friday, … Read more
Brendan Fraser has been nominated for a Golden Globe for his highly lauded role in Darren Aronofsky’s new drama “The Whale” — but you won’t catch the actor at the upcoming Jan. 10 awards show. The 54-year-old has vowed to boycott the ceremony organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, claiming that its former president, … Read more