HBO chief Richard Plepler was in possession of the best cocktail party gossip of all on Sunday night at the cabler’s post-Golden Globes bash. But he wasn’t sharing — much. As Plepler held court in the main dining room, staying away from the light rain that fell in the outside area (the Hilton pool was covered for the occasion), he let it be known that he has seen rough cuts of all […]
Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg were solid hosts in a telecast that ran wildly overtime, but still featured strong speeches from Christian Bale, Regina King and more. Four score and 15 minutes ago, give or take, The Americans won the Golden Globefor best television series drama, easily the highest-profile non-critics award it has won in its acclaimed six seasons. It was a wonderful moment for one of the best and most frequently […]
The full list of film and television nominees follows with winners indicated in bold with an asterisk. Movies Best Motion Picture - Drama "Black Panther" "BlackKklansman" "Bohemian Rhapsody" *WINNER "If Beale Street Could Talk" "A Star Is Born" Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy "Crazy Rich Asians" "The Favourite" "Green Book" *WINNER "Mary Poppins Returns" "Vice" Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Glenn Close ("The Wife") *WINNER […]
Looks like that softball Ellen powwowaccomplished exactly what it set out to do. Per a new report from Variety, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC, the network airing the Oscars ceremony this year, are “open to Hart resuming his role as emcee if he signals that he wants the job.” The Academy reportedly hoped Hart would address his past, homophobic tweets in a “meaningful” way after they resurfaced in the public eye in December, […]
Before Dumbo flies back to the big screen on March 29, EW has the exclusive first look at the new character posters for Disney’s new live-action reimagining of its beloved 1941 animated tale, directed by Tim Burton. Dumbo tells the story of a baby elephant born with abnormally large ears, who is separated from his mother and shunned by other elephants. When Dumbo is introduced to the circus audience and his […]
The mad scramble to find a new Oscars host is still ongoing with less than two months left to go until the big night. The Academy's leadership has been "hunkered down" with the 2019 broadcast's producer looking for someone to host the show, and members of the organization are "growing concerned" that no one has been picked yet, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Comedian Kevin Hart had originally been tapped in December, […]
veryone knows who won,” Benedict Cumberbatch declares in the first trailer for Brexit, the HBO film in which he plays Dominic Cummings—the political mastermind behind Vote Leave, the controversial campaign in part responsible for U.K. voters deciding to disentangle their country from the European Union. “But not everyone knows how.” The film, directed by Cumberbatch’s Sherlock collaborator Toby Haynes, hopes to enlighten viewers—taking them behind the curtain to show how Cummings “hack[ed] the political system,” exploiting people’s fears about immigration and […]
With all of this year’s Oscar narratives thoroughly dissected and each of the contenders mapped out, it’s time for the first real assessment of this season’s best picture race in this space. Below are the top 10 players as we see it, with nominations just over a month away. (Also check out In Contention’s full list of predictions in the Academy’s 21 feature film categories.) “BlacKkKlansman” (Focus) Spike Lee’s latest […]
The 91st Academy Awards will air on Sunday, February 24. The 2019 Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 24, and will air live on ABC at 8 pm Eastern/5 pm Pacific. The awards show is searching for a new host after Kevin Hart stepped down — just two days after he was announced for the gig — amid controversy over homophobic jokes he’d made in the past. The 2019 Oscar nominations will be […]
