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Awkwafina, Zendaya, Constance Wu, and Atlanta stars Zazie Beetz, Lakeith Stanfield, and Brian Tyree Henry are among the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new invitees for membership. In an attempt to diversify the Academy after years of criticism, the latest potential inductees (if they accept) are 45 percent women and 36 percent people of color. According to the Hollywood Reporter, […]
February 9 was a beautiful day for cinema. It was on this night that Parasite became the first foreign-language film to win Best Picture at the Oscars. It was the night that the Academy dared to be progressive by giving a film from South Korea the ceremony’s top award. Now, Donald Trump wants to throw all those good feelings […]
17 years after winning an Oscar for “Lose Yourself,” Eminem finally showed up to that ceremony to rap that anthem in a performance that was equal parts exciting and bewildering. Now, about 48 hours removed from that performance, when it’s no longer necessary to keep it a secret, those who were in the know from […]
In an effort to capitalize on becoming the first non-English-language film to snag an Academy Award for Best Picture, Parasite will now be available to watch in as many as 2,000+ theaters across North America. This wide(r) release was brought about by the company that bought the movie’s North American rights, distributor Neon. In doing […]
Eminem made a surprise appearance at the 92nd annual Academy Awards last night to perform “Lose Yourself,” the track that earned him an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2003. His performance comes nearly two decades after Em ditched the ceremony altogether, and ultimately missed the opportunity to accept the award in person. On Monday, Variety published an interview with Eminem in which he […]
The ratings for Sunday night’s Academy Awards are in and they were decidedly unimpressive. By that we mean they hit a new record-low, so, 2018 you’re off the hook. In total, just 23.6 million people tuned in, which was good for just a 5.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic (which is also way down from […]
Chrissy Teigen has never been one to hold her tongue, especially when she catches wind of people being overtly discriminatory to others. At Sunday’s Oscar Awards, Parasite took home the award for Best Original Screenplay. For some reason, TV host Jon Miller, took Parasite‘s success as an attack on America. A man named Bong Joon Ho […]
Thank you, Billie Eilish, for giving us the first viral meme from the 2020 Academy Awards. The Grammy-winning artist, who is set to perform at tonight’s ceremony, was caught on camera grimacing during Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph‘s Oscars bit. While presenting the award for Best Costume Design, the comedians decided to deliver a medley of fashion-related tunes. “We […]
Eminem made a surprise appearance at this year’s Academy Awards where he performed “Lose Yourself,” which he won the award for Best Original Song in 2003. Before taking the stage, Lin-Manuel Miranda introduced a video package of previous winners in the Best Original Song category. It seemed like something was up when there was an extended clip of “Lose Yourself” from the […]
Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite won big at the 2020 Oscars—despite purported opposition. And it did it in historic fashion. The South Korean black comedy/thriller ended the night with four prizes: Best Original Screenplay (Joon-ho and Han Jin Won), Best Director (Joon-ho), Best Foreign Language Film, and the top award of the night, Best Picture. “We never imagined this […]
