Director Christopher Nolan and Producers Emma Thomas and Charles Roven win the Oscar for Best Picture for “Oppenheimer” during the Oscars show at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 10, 2024. [REUTERS/Mike Blake]

Oscars 2024: ‘Oppenheimer’ crowned best picture

  • March 11, 2024
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“Oppenheimer,” the blockbuster biopic about the race to build the first atomic bomb, claimed the prestigious best picture trophy at the Academy Awards on Sunday. Director Christopher Nolan’s film starred…

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Oscars night: five things to watch

Hollywood, United States : Will “Oppenheimer” make Oscars history? Who will win the closely contested best actress race? And could Martin Scorsese go home empty-handed again?  Variety awards editor Clayton Davis…

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The cast and crew of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Michelle Yeoh (2nd R), Ke Huy Quan (2nd L), Stephanie Hsu (R), Jamie Lee Curtis (L), James Hong (3rd L), Daniel Kwan (bottom L), Daniel Scheinert (bottom R), Jonathan Wang (C) pose with their Oscar trophies in the press room during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023. “Everything Everywhere All At Once” producers Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP)

‘Everything Everywhere’ wins best picture at the Oscars

  • March 13, 2023
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In the end, its victory was utterly predictable and yet still totally implausible. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — a wacky sci-fi featuring hot dog fingers, sex toys, bagels and…

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Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh poses with the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” in the press room during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP)

Michelle Yeoh makes history as first Asian to win best actress Oscar

  • March 13, 2023
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Michelle Yeoh made history by becoming the first Asian woman to win the best actress Oscar, for her exuberant portrayal of an immigrant business owner thrust into a zany multiverse…

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US director Daniel Scheinert (top) and US director Daniel Kwan pose with the Best Screenplay award for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” during 38th Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California, March 4, 2023. (Photo by Chris DELMAS and CHRIS DELMAS / AFP)

‘Everything Everywhere’ dominates Spirit Awards week before Oscars

  • March 5, 2023
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“Everything Everywhere All At Once” swept up yet more film prizes Saturday, as it was named best feature at the Spirit Awards — one of the last major Hollywood ceremonies…

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Will Smith (R) hits Chris Rock as Rock spoke on stage during the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock for slap, academy weighs action

  • March 29, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, March 28 (Reuters) – Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock on Monday for slapping the comedian at Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony, issuing a statement after the film academy…

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Quote of the Week

  • March 28, 2022
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Will Smith (R) hits Chris Rock as Rock spoke on stage during the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Will Smith smacks Chris Rock on stage, then wins an Oscar

  • March 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, March 27 (Reuters) – Best actor winner Will Smith smacked presenter Chris Rock in the face and shouted a vulgarity at the comedian for making a joke about…

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Cast members of the movie “CODA” celebrate after winning the Oscar for Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

‘CODA’ wins best picture in a streaming first at the Oscars

  • March 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Heartwarming movie “CODA,” about a deaf family with a hearing daughter, won the prestigious best picture prize at the Oscars on Sunday, the first time a streaming service took home the film industry’s biggest prize. “CODA” was…

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Reba McEntire performs “Somehow You Do” from “Four Good Days” at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

A moment of silence, and a plea, for Ukraine at Oscars

  • March 28, 2022
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For 30 seconds, the Oscars went silent for Ukraine. A tribute that started with words from the Ukrainian-born Mila Kunis ended with the Academy Awards fading to black about midway through Sunday’s…

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Caitriona Balfe, from left, Jamie Dornan, Judi Dench, Jude Hill and Lewis McAskie appear in a scene from “Belfast.” (Rob Youngson/Focus Features via AP)

Oscar nominations announcement begins

  • February 8, 2022
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NEW YORK (AP) — The reading of this year’s Oscar nominees has begun. Actors Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan are announcing the nominees for the 94th Academy Awards live on multiple…

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FILE – In this Feb. 21, 2015 file photo, an Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

What’s changed with Oscar’s best picture category

  • February 5, 2022
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The Academy Awards change more than the public might realize. Every year the academy’s leadership board reviews categories and potential changes. That’s meant some categories — juvenile acting, dance direction…

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In this file photo taken on November 04, 2016 Beyonce (L) and Jay Z perform during a Get Out the Vote performance in Cleveland. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Grande in Oscars race as shortlists unveiled

  • December 22, 2021
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Los Angeles (AFP) – Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Ariana Grande are all in the running for the best original song Oscar, but French shock-fest “Titane” did not make the shortlist for best foreign…

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US actress Regina King (R) presenting English director Emerald Fennell the Oscar for Original Screenplay for “Promising young woman” during the live ABC Telecast of the 93rd Oscars at Union Station in Los Angeles, on April 25, 2021. (Photo by Todd Wawrychuk / AMPAS / AFP)

A less than glittering Oscars ceremony

The coronavirus has had an immense impact on the Oscars and indeed, the entertainment industry in general COVID-19 overshadowed Oscars this year, but the lukewarm attention to what many consider…

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‘Nomadland’ wins big at pandemic Oscars as Zhao makes history

  • April 26, 2021
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US road movie “Nomadland” emerged as the big winner at the Oscars on Sunday with three major prizes, including a history-making award for director Chloe Zhao, as Hollywood celebrated its…

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