“Top Gun: Maverick” — nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture — has a dark secret. The blockbuster, which celebrates the scrappy nature of US fighter pilots flying dangerous missions to keep the world safe, is being targeted for being funded in part by a Russian oligarch named Dmitry Rybolovlev, who is close to … Read more
She’s put her heart and sole into it. Amira-Dior Traynham-Artis, a 14-year-old entrepreneur from Brooklyn, will have her custom sneakers featured in the gift bags at the Oscars 2023. The teen says having her Lane 1 kicks offered up as congratulatory swag for A-listers such as Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh and Austin Butler is a … Read more
“Everything” won everything. Two important Oscar bellwethers went down this weekend in Hollywood — the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Producers Guild Awards. “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” the trippy and moving arthouse film that was a big theatrical hit last summer, won the top prizes at both, all but guaranteeing that it will … Read more
Shelley Duvall, “The Shining” star who is back in the spotlight after 20 years away from acting, has not given up on the dream of winning an Academy Award. In an interview with People published Wednesday, the 73-year-old actress, who stars in the upcoming indie horror “The Forest Hills,” explained that she hopes to take part … Read more
The Academy has admitted that its handling of the infamous Will Smith “slapgate” at the 2022 Oscars was “inadequate.” The organization, which votes on nominees, winners, and hosts of the annual ceremony, said Monday that it will be “fully transparent” in the future. At the organization’s luncheon hosted for this year’s Oscar nominees, Academy of … 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
A24 is relishing their big moment. The entertainment company is on a roll after “Everything Everywhere All at Once” dominated the 2023 Oscars with 11 nominations — more than any other film this year. But hot dog brand Oscar Mayer missed out on their big shot when they failed to respond to a direct message … Read more
Like a jet during takeoff, “Top Gun: Maverick” has been gaining momentum all awards season long, with some pundits saying the popular sequel has a decent shot at winning Best Picture. I’m afraid its Goose is cooked. The 2023 Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning and, although “Maverick” managed a Best Picture nod, it appears … Read more
The 2023 Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning, and some notable A-listers were shockingly left out. While some nominations were expected — with “Everything Everywhere All at Once” dominating with 11 nominations — there were also plenty who were shut out. Here are some of the biggest snubs and surprises from the 95th Academy Awards. … Read more
The 2023 Oscar nominations will be announced on Tuesday morning by Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles live on “Good Morning America.” The pair will reveal the nominees for the 95th Academy Awards honoring the best in film release last year in a live stream that begins at 8:30 … Read more
Jennifer Coolidge had a funny flub during the 2023 Golden Globe Awards on Tuesday — after saying she was nervous to present at the awards ceremony. The “White Lotus” icon, 61, gave the award for best supporting actor in a TV musical/comedy or drama to “Abbott Elementary” star Tyler James Williams. As she handed him … Read more
Hanif Kureishi, a British novelist and screenwriter, says he remains in the hospital, unable to move his arms or legs, after suffering a near-death experience last month. The 68-year-old “My Beautiful Laundrette” writer updated fans in a lengthy Twitter thread Friday, detailing a scary fall he said occurred at his Rome apartment on Dec. 26. … Read more
Approximately 2,400 pounds of the Oscar Mayer Ham & Cheese Loaf are being recalled over possible cross-contamination with under-processed products, according to the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The company’s ready-to-eat products were produced on Oct. 10 and shipped to distribution centers in Ohio and Virginia, and further distributed for retail sales. … Read more
“Emancipation” director Antoine Fuqua came to the defense of his upcoming Apple TV+ movie starring Will Smith after the infamous slap incident at the Oscars earlier this year. The new drama, in which he stars as an enslaved man on the run from a Louisiana plantation, is Smith’s first role post-smack controversy. Fuqua, 56, told … Read more
The United States has given him $17.6 billion dollars in aid so far. Great Britain has delivered him 120 armored vehicles and anti-ship missile systems. And Germany has sent him $1.16 billion to support the effort. But none of these paltry stocking stuffers approaches the generosity or sheer enormity of what actor Sean Penn has … Read more
Stage, TV and film writer-director Douglas McGrath, who earned a Tony nomination for “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” and an Oscar nod for the “Bullets Over Broadway” screenplay he co-wrote with Woody Allen, died Thursday. He was 64. The death was announced by the producers of McGrath’s solo off-Broadway show, “Everything’s Fine,” which opened last … Read more
Anne Hathaway is opening up about “Hatha-hate.” Hathaway faced harsh criticism after winning the Oscar for best supporting actress in “Les Misérables” in 2013, with people questioning her persona and calling her “annoying.” The actress became the butt of the joke all over the internet, with the New York Times even publishing an article titled … Read more
The new movie “Amsterdam” has been shrouded in secrecy for months. We now know why — it’s unwatchable. Multiple times during Wednesday night’s press screening of David O. Russell’s colossal clunker, I considered walking out. One major critic got up from his chair after 45 minutes, never to return. Meet the luckiest man in the … Read more
Sacheen Littlefeather, a Native American actress and activist who made Oscars history in 1973, declining the best actor prize on behalf of Marlon Brando and jolting the Academy — and an estimated 85 million television viewers — with her speech condemning the mistreatment of American Indians, died Oct. 2 at home in Marin County, Calif. … Read more
Sacheen Littlefeather (Apache/Yaqui/Ariz.), the Native American actress and activist who took to the stage at the 1973 Academy Awards to reveal that Marlon Brando would not accept his Oscar for The Godfather, has died. She was 75. Littlefeather died at noon Sunday at her home in the Northern California city of Novato surrounded by her loved … Read more