Missed the Oscars Sunday night? Or having a hard time deciding what the best moments were? Allow us to be of service. Jimmy Kimmel took aim at Harvey Weinstein, gave away a jet ski and popped into a movie theater with some famous friends. Emma Stone supported Greta Gerwig. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway redeemed themselves, and Guillermo Del Toro double-checked that the envelope in fact declared “The Shape of Water” as the […]
'The Shape of Water' took home the top prize, while Gary Oldman and Frances McDormand claimed wins in the lead acting categories. The favorites prevailed at the Dolby Theatre during the 90th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, with Fox Searchlight's The Shape of Water winning best picture. In the top categories, Guillermo Del Toro claimed the honor for best director for The Shape of Water, while Gary Oldman nabbed best actor for Darkest Hour and […]
As I noted in my end-of-the-year movie wrap-up (which in addition to my top-10 list included such idiosyncratic awards as “Best Letter Writer” and “Most Successful Mushroom Recipe”), 2017 was an excellent year for film. And, for the most part, I think the Academy did a good job when it came to Oscar nominations. Four of my top five movies of the year were nominated for Best Picture, and of them I […]
You have a firm grip on this year’s Oscar nominees, last year’s winners and what host Jimmy Kimmel will undoubtedly joke about (and the best picture award goes to ... oops). But there are aspects of Hollywood’s stellar night that may be a surprise. Let’s pull the curtain back a bit on a ceremony that strives for effortless glamour but, like any machine, is made up of nuts and bolts […]
Sometimes all you can do is laugh. But when Ryan Gosling got the giggles onstage during this year’s Oscars fiasco, he wasn’t just covering up his disappointment that the Best Picture award went to Moonlight instead of La La Land. “What really was happening as I was watching, it was surreal anyway, I was watching people start to have this panicked reaction in the crowd and guys were coming on with […]
Jimmy Kimmel will host the 89th Annual Academy Awards, airing live Sunday on ABC. The year's biggest films will be honored at the 89th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The live show begins at 5:30 p.m. PT. on ABC, following the red carpet preshow, which starts at 4 p.m. PT. Jimmy Kimmel will take the stage to host the ceremony. Although he's hosted several […]
The Academy Awards can be perplexing, unless you're especially well versed in the difference between "sound editing" and "sound mixing." But that doesn't mean you can't have a competitive advantage with your Oscar ballot, even if you don't have money riding on it. Those who really want to master an Oscar-pool ballot are advised to study earlier award shows, especially the guild honors handed out by actors, directors, writers and […]
If, as expected, “La La Land” wins the Oscar on Sunday, it would be the first best-picture winner since Clint Eastwood’s “Million Dollar Baby” to feature a woman nominated for lead actress. Let that rattle around your brain a minute. That’s 12 years of kings and compromised cops, angst-ridden actors and Afflecks without a best-picture Oscar winner that focused on telling a woman’s story. If you’re looking for a symbol […]
Seven people of color were among the 20 acting nominees, while 'La La Land' earned a record-tying 14 noms and Mel Gibson landed a best director nod. As it unveiled its nominees for the 89th Oscars on Tuesday morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences took to the dance floor with Damien Chazelle's musical La La Land, showering it with 14 nominations – a record for most nominations […]
