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Every year, the Academy Awards dedicate a special segment to remembering the lives of Hollywood directors, actors, and other creatives. The show ran its “In Memoriam” on Sunday night, and among its inevitable, generally unintentional snubs was Paul Sorvino.  Daughter Mira Sorvino took to her Twitter account to express her disappointment in the Academy. “It is baffling beyond […]

The 2023 Oscars proved to be one of the most memorable and inspiring nights in the Academy’s 95-year history. While much attention in the run-up to this year’s ceremony was placed on slap-related matters, not to mention returning host Jimmy Kimmel’s predictable decision to go into overkill when it came to slap jokes, the bulk […]

The Woman King director Gina Prince-Bythewood has said she’ll “never get over” the movie’s Oscar snub, and believes it “speaks to such a bigger issue” in the film industry. In an interview with People at a pre-Oscar dinner on Wednesday, the filmmaker made it clear how she felt about The Woman King not getting a single Oscar nomination. “I’ll never get […]

Fresh off her breakout year in 2022, CMG rapper GloRilla has checked one more item off her bucket list, as the Memphis artist met Beyoncé at Sunday’s Grammy Awards. GloRilla took to social media to document the event, which saw the two artists share a hug.  “I love you so much,” Glo tells Bey in the short […]

Austin Butler can’t seem to escape the shadow of portraying Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s Oscar-nominated 2022 musical biopic. During an appearance on the Graham Norton Show, Butler—who took home the 2023 Golden Globe in the Best Actor in a Drama category—was asked for his thoughts on the discourse about his voice still sounding like Elvis. “I’m glad […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced nominations for the 95th Academy Awards on Tuesday, Jan. 24, and there were moments of pure delight and some major disappointments. People like Viola Davis and Danielle Deadwyler were snubbed in the Best Actress category, while James Cameron got no love for his groundbreaking directing on Avatar: The Way of […]

The 80th Golden Globe Awards are going down on Tuesday, Jan. 10. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has tapped Jerrod Carmichael to host the show following last year’s controversy. A lack of diversity among voters and nominees led to various boycotts by actors and media companies alike. A multi-month, publicly-driven campaign to diversify the HFPA proved “too […]

After their return to an in-person format last year, the Emmy Awards are back for the 74th annual ceremony. Held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with host Kenan Thompson, 2022’s edition of the Emmys arrives in full force. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the number of submissions last year, with many TV productions delayed on account […]

On Sunday, the winners for the 2022 Billboard Music Awards were unveiled during a live NBC broadcast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ serving as host. Billboard has announced some of the winners early, with Drake winning Top Artist and his Certified Lover Boy winning Top Rap Album. Elsewhere, Olivia […]

The nominees for the 26th annual Webbys Awards have been announced. Voting is open until Thursday, April 21, with the show set to happen on May 16.  “The Webby Awards has been honoring the very best in digital innovation and creativity for 26 years,” said Webby Awards president Claire Graves. “This year’s Nominees represent more than innovation. They […]