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Some days it feels like it’s been no less than 400 years since the most recent edition of the Academy Awards, while other days it feels like it was only yesterday. This perceived bending of time is due in large part, of course, to the fact that Will Smith’s slapping of Chris Rock during the […]
The Academy already has a “whole crisis team” in place, but Jimmy Kimmel said he’s ready to “beat the shit” out of anyone who tries another Oscars slap. “If somebody comes up on the stage and slaps me? Well, I size them up, and, if I’m bigger than they are, I beat the shit out of […]
As we close in on the one-year anniversary of Will Smith’s infamous Oscars slap, it seems the actor has made peace with the controversial moment. On Tuesday, Smith shared a video on TikTok in which he appears to poke fun at last year’s Academy Awards, which were highlighted by the King Richard star striking Chris […]
Viola Davis has officially joined the EGOT club, a prestigious group of entertainers who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards. The Oscar-winning actress achieved the feat on Sunday, winning a Grammy for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording for her memoir Finding Me. Davis becomes the third Black woman to reach EGOT status, […]
While Steven Spielberg is “encouraged” by the presence of Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water in this year’s nominees class for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, he still wishes the expanded 10-movies category could have included The Dark Knight years ago. The bump up to 10 went into effect back in 2009, […]
The awards season comes fully into focus this morning with the unveiling of the 2023 Oscar nominations. As the Academy revealed earlier this month, 301 feature films were eligible for recognition this year. For eligibility to apply, a feature film must have opened in what’s defined as a “commercial motion picture theater” in at least […]
Lupita Nyong’o wasn’t surprised she became a meme earlier this year in connection with the exhausting coverage surrounding The Slap. In fact, as the Oscar-winning actress revealed in a new interview, she “knew as soon as it was over” that widespread memory would indeed be taking place. Speaking with Rebecca Keegan for the Hollywood Reporter, […]
Kevin Hart is coming to Will Smith’s defense. On Drink Champs, the comedian defended Smith when he was asked in his conversation with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN to choose between the King Richard Oscar-winner and Ice Cube. “Dark times deserve fucking great light,” the 43-year-old shared at the two-hour mark of the above video, clearly referring to Smith, 54, slapping Chris […]
The best animated movies of all time, like the other best movies of all time, encompass a cornucopia of emotions: celebration, heartbreak, joy, grief, excitement, and anger. Animated movies have a long history of tackling both the more mundane aspects of everyday life, in a comedy or otherwise light-hearted film, to serious global and political issues in […]
Chris Rock isn’t buying Will Smith’s recent apology video, which saw the King Richard star discuss the infamous Oscars slap incident for the first time since sharing his initial apology statement back in March. According to Deadline, Rock addressed Will’s apology video, which the actor posted on YouTube in July, during a performance alongside Dave Chappelle at London’s O2 Arena on […]
