- MoviesNick Schager
Facing overwhelming Hollywood backlash, Academy shelves 'most popular' Oscar
Reversing its recent announcement, the academy will not hand out a "most popular film" Oscar at next year's show.
- MoviesEntertainment Weekly
Kathleen Kennedy to become first woman to receive the Academy's Thalberg Award
Kathleen Kennedy to become first woman to receive the Academy's Thalberg Award
- MoviesVariety
Oscars: From Hugh Jackman to Nicole Kidman, Lead Acting Races Take Shape in Telluride
As the 45th annual Telluride Film Festival begins to wind down, the landscape of lead acting Oscar contenders is beginning to materialize in the early days of the film awards season. On the actress side, Nicole Kidman is turning a lot of heads with her de-glammed performance in Karyn Kusama’s uneven noir “Destroyer.” The film […]
MoviesNick SchagerBarry Jenkins unveils first trailer for his 'Moonlight' follow-up, the Oscar-buzzing 'If Beale Street Could Talk'
Barry Jenkins' follow-up to his Best Picture-winning 'Moonlight,' '‘If Beale Street Could Talk,' premieres its first trailer.
- MoviesVariety
Judge dismisses 'Shape of Water' copyright suit
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that the “The Shape of Water,” the winner of this year’s Oscar for best picture, borrowed heavily from a 1969 play about a dolphin held captive in a military lab.
- MoviesDigital Spy
Oscars invites JK Rowling and 900 more to join Academy
Noel Clarke and Emilia Clarke are also invited.
- MoviesVariety
Oscar Winner Kobe Bryant Barred Entry Into Film Academy
Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant may have an Oscar to show for his and director Glen Keane’s animated short film “Dear Basketball,” but he won’t be granted entry into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Individuals who win an Academy Award or are nominated for one are often considered for inclusion in the […]
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Casey Affleck treated abominably in wake of Me Too movement, says Lonergan
Kenneth Lonergan, who won an Oscar alongside Affleck with Manchester By The Sea, also supported the anti-sexual harassment movement.
- MoviesPA Movies
Man accused of stealing Oscar apologises for detracting from McDormand’s success
Frances McDormand was “happily reunited” with the award for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, her second best actress Oscar.
- MoviesPA Movies
Oscars organisers announce president to stay after sexual harassment allegation
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said “no further action was merited” against John Bailey after an investigation.
- MoviesPA Movies
Frances McDormand ‘Oscar thief’ to appear in court
Terry Bryant, 47, from Los Angeles, is accused of stealing the award from the Governors Ball.
- MoviesVariety
‘Call Me by Your Name’ Pulled From Beijing Film Festival
Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me by Your Name,” which just won an Oscar for adapted screenplay, has been pulled from the Beijing Film Festival by the event’s organizers. The festival’s removal of the gay-themed coming-of-age film – first reported by Reuters – comes as Chinese authorities tighten their control over media content. Earlier this month, China’s […]
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Will Ryan Seacrest get fewer interviews on the Oscars red carpet? Publicists are reportedly buzzing
E!'s camera crew is usually the most important spot on any red carpet -- but that may change on Sunday. Major publicists are quickly arranging for their high-profile clients to avoid Ryan Seacrest at the Academy Awards, according to Page Six. Earlier this week, Seacrest was the subject of a bombshell Variety piece alleging serious sexual misconduct by the famed host -- and despite firm denials by both Seacrest and E!, the story is making waves.
- MoviesKevin Polowy
How 'Three Billboards,' 'Shape of Water' have suddenly become the Oscar favorites
In what's so far been a refreshingly unpredictable race for Oscar's Best Picture trophy, a pair of clear-cut favorites appear to be emerging out of the fog.
- MoviesHanna Flint
Oscars 2018 is going to be the most awkward ceremony ever
The Oscars 2018 ceremony is shaping up to be an explosively awkward affair, and could make for an interesting night for many different reasons.
- MoviesIndiewire
‘Blade Runner 2049’ Could Finally Nab Harrison Ford and Roger Deakins Those Elusive Oscars
Is it their time at last?
MoviesThe WrapDonald Sutherland to receive honorary Oscar
Veteran actor joins indie filmmaker Charles Burnett, cinematographer Owen Roizman, and French filmmaker Agnes Varda.
- MoviesDeadline
Oscars: Fox Plans Big Best Picture Push For ‘War For The Planet Of The Apes’; Peter Chernin Says The Time Has Come
EXCLUSIVE: With the six-month-long awards season kicking off today in Venice with the already critically well-received Downsizing (which now heads to Telluride and Toronto along with countless other hopefuls debuting in the fall/holiday corridor so friendly to Oscar contenders), there is one major studio determined to make sure everyone knows their summer blockbuster will also be going for the gold– and they aren’t about to let you forget it. 20th Century Fox will be…
- MoviesKevin Polowy
10 Oscar Contenders to Emerge So Far in 2017
Considering how back-loaded the release schedule is when it comes to awards-friendly films, it’s an encouraging sign that there have already been several movies from the first half of 2017 that could easily wind up in the Oscar conversation. True, a couple of them (Mudbound, Call Me by Your Name) premiered at Sundance and won’t get distributed until the fall, but there are plenty that have already dropped, from the art house (The Lovers, The Big Sick) to the cineplex (Get Out, Wonder Woman). Juno could provide the template for this touching and crowdpleasing rom-com based on the real-life coupling of Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon.
MoviesVarietyOscars: New Photos Show PWC Accountant Tweeting, Mixing Envelopes Backstage
Variety obtained exclusive photos of Brian Cullinan — the man behind the infamous Best Picture envelope mix-up — leading up to and during Sunday’s gaffe in which 'La La Land' was erroneously named best picture over 'Moonlight'
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Oscars: Two Accountants Involved in Best Picture Mistake Won't Work on Show Again, Academy President Says
The president of the film academy says the two accountants responsible for the best-picture flub at Sunday’s Academy Awards will never return to the Oscar show. Cheryl Boone Isaacs tells The Associated Press that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ relationship with PwC, the accounting firm responsible for the integrity of the awards, remains under review. Boone Isaacs broke her silence Wednesday following the biggest blunder in the 89-year history of the Academy Awards.
- MoviesAssociated Press
Warren Beatty Calls on Motion Picture Academy to Clarify Oscar Fiasco
Beatty released a statement Tuesday to The Associated Press in which he declined to comment further on the debacle that led to him and co-presenter Faye Dunaway mistakenly reading La La Land as best picture winner rather than Moonlight. “I feel it would be more appropriate for the president of the Academy, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, to publicly clarify what happened as soon as possible,” said Beatty. Since Sunday’s broadcast, the academy has largely left the explaining to PwC, the accounting firm that has taken the blame for the “La La Land” mistakenly being read as the best picture winner by Beatty and Faye Dunaway.
- MoviesBen Skipper
Five of the worst movies to ever win Oscars
The Oscars are typically I signal of filmmaking of the highest quality. We all rant about how the Academy gets it wrong sometimes of course, but it’s not often genuinely bad films are rewarded.
- MoviesThe Hollywood Reporter
Academy, Oscar Accountants Offer More Apologies; Investigation Launched
It’s been less than 24 hours since the most notorious fubar in Oscar history — the mistaken announcement that La La Land had won best picture, when in fact the award was meant for Moonlight — and accounting firm PricewaterhouseCooper has now issued an unusual second apology, while the Academy is announcing that it will conduct an investigation of the way the tell-tale envelopes are handled at the Oscar ceremony while offering an apology of its own. Going beyond the first statement of apology that was issued Sunday night, three hours after the Oscar broadcast ended, PwC on Monday sent out what it called a “revised statement” in which it squarely shoulders the blame for the incident, cites PwC partner Brian Cullinan for the mistake and offers another apology to all involved in the embarrassing drama that played out on national television.
- MoviesTom Butler
Oscars 2017: Was Leonardo DiCaprio to blame for Warren Beatty's epic fail?
DiCaprio to blame? The biggest moment of the 2017 Oscars came when Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway incorrectly announced ‘La La Land’ as the Best Picture winner when the actual winner was ‘Moonlight’. It’s since emerged that Beatty was actually holding the envelope for Best Actress which announced ‘La La Land’s Emma Stone as the winner, so you can understand the confusion from the presenters. Some people on Twitter are suggesting that it’s all Leonardo DiCaprio’s fault.
