Oscar nominations prove ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ can’t win Best Picture

Oscar nominations prove ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ can’t win Best Picture

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

2023 Oscar nominations announced: Live updates

2023 Oscar nominations announced: Live updates

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

Golden Globes 2023 nominations: More diverse voters didn’t change a thing

Golden Globes 2023 nominations: More diverse voters didn’t change a thing

The Golden Globe Awards, like it or not, are back.  In 2021, celebs denounced the organization behind the trophies — the kooky Hollywood Foreign Press Association — after it was revealed that the ethically questionable group did not count a single black member among its ranks. NBC decided not to air the broadcast, and the … Read more

Will Smith, who’s banned from the Oscars, could get a nom for ‘Emancipation’

Will Smith, who’s banned from the Oscars, could get a nom for ‘Emancipation’

Just eight months after Will Smith took the stage of the Oscars and smacked comedian Chris Rock in the face, receiving a 10-year ban from the ceremony as a result, the actor is back in a major film.  Too soon? Probably. But the 54-year-old is very good in the movie, and maybe even — buckle … Read more