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Will Smith Banned From the Oscars for 10 Years Over Chris Rock Slap

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday it is banning Will Smith from its Oscars ceremonies for the next 10 years. The Independence Day, Men in Black and Bad Boys star infamously slapped Chris Rock on the Oscars stage last month for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s close-cropped hairdo and…

Oscars 2022 Winners List

The Academy Awards celebrated a return to gathering together in-person at the Dolby Theatre with three hosts to emcee the awards: Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall. CODA went home with the Best Picture prize and two other trophies, eclipsing season-long frontrunner The Power of the Dog. Jane Campion, who is the first woman…

Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer And Regina Hall To Host Oscars

The hosts for this year’s Academy Awards have been confirmed, as first reported by Variety. The news will be officially announced on tomorrow’s telecast of Good Morning America on ABC. Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer, and Regina Hall will share the job, likely splitting the show into three one-hour segments, though the specific breakdown has yet…

Oscar Nominees Announced – ‘The Power of the Dog’ Leads, ‘Drive My Car’ Makes the Cut in Best Picture

Nominations for the 94th Academy Awards were announced this morning by actors Leslie Jordan and Tracee Ellis Ross in twenty-three categories. The overall nominations leader is The Power of the Dog with 12 bids, including four acting nominations. Next up was Dune with ten bids, though it missed an expected mention for director Denis Villeneuve,…

Exclusive Interview With Serhat Karaaslan, On The Oscars Shortlist For ‘The Criminals’

Serhat Karaaslan, the director from Turkey who gained recognition with his feature film Passed By Censor — winner of the the Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean Critics Award at the 2019 Karlovy Vary Film Festival — has entered the Academy Awards Short List for Live Action Short with his latest work:…

Oscar Shortlists Announced in Ten Categories

This afternoon, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the films that have been shortlisted in ten categories for the 94th Academy Awards. The official announcement includes ten films in the Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound, and Visual Effects races and fifteen for Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, International Feature Film, Music (Original Score),…

Academy Awards Spread the Wealth, Honor ‘Nomadland’ and Others

The 93rd Academy Awards were handed out tonight, in a ceremony that featured in-person nominees in a variety of venues including Union Station in Los Angeles. There was clearly excitement around the idea of people being in the same room and getting to gather together, though some of the staging of the ceremony was awkward,…

The Most Exciting Oscar Best Actress Race Ever?

The 93rd Academy Awards air this coming Sunday, with a full slate of nominated films, artisans, and performers. Nomadland seems firmly headed for a Best Picture win, and a number of the other categories also appear to be locked up. There are a few competitive races still up in the air, and there’s one in…

The Father, A Poetic Stream Of Consciousness Of A Withering Mind — Film Review

The Father is a 2020 drama film co-written and directed by Florian Zeller, that takes spectators on a delicate journey through the windmills of a human mind, one that is shattering to pieces. The film marks Zeller’s feature debut, with the adaptation of his 2012 play Le Père — which won in 2014 the Molière…

The Ten Biggest Oscar Nominations Snubs

Oscar nominations were announced this morning, with David Fincher’s Mank leading the pack at ten mentions. For the first time in Oscar history, two women, Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell, were honored in the Best Director category. There’s plenty to celebrate about the list, which can be found here, but at the same time, there…