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Chris Rock’s brother, Tony Rock, claims Will Smith lied about reaching out to his brother to apologize following last year’s Oscars slap. During a recent appearance on BigBoyTV, Rock refuted Smith’s claims that he called Chris a few days after the incident to apologize. “That wasn’t true, that wasn’t true,” Rock said on the radio show. “I think like, two […]
Diddy is now a two-time Academy Award winner, and Joey Badass just scored his first. The two MCs earned the Oscar together on Sunday night, with Diddy executive producing and Joey starring in the short film Two Distant Strangers, which came out victorious in the best live-action short category. The film, directed by Free and Martin Desmond Roe, follows a […]
Anthony Hopkins wasn’t expecting to bag his second Oscar on Sunday night. With his win in the Best Actor category for his performance in The Father, Florian Zeller’s devastating exploration of the continual heartbreaks of dementia, Hopkins made history as the oldest winner in the show’s history. Previously, Hopkins—83—won in the same category for his […]
For his performance as Fred Hampton in Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah, Daniel Kaluuya has been awarded the Best Supporting Actor distinction at the 2021 Oscars. Kaluuya delivered an emotional acceptance speech, in which he thanked “the gift that is LaKeith Stanfield.” He also shouted out Hampton and the Black Panther party for showing him […]
Nomadland director Chloé Zhao made history on Sunday night. With her Best Director win at the 93rd Academy Awards, Zhao became the first woman of color to win in the category. She’s also only the second woman to ever win the award, with Kathryn Bigelow having become the first—and prior to Sunday, the only—woman to have […]
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom has just made Oscar history. The hairstyling and makeup team— consisting of hairstylists Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson and makeup artist Sergio Lopez-Rivera— earned the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at Sunday’s ceremony, with Neal and Wilson becoming the first two Black women to win the award. Neal, who created 100 wigs for the film, with […]
ALL FACTS is Complex’s weekly Pop Culture column that aims to unpack the need-to-know pop culture news of the week. While most weeks will feature a collection of various headlines, this week, we are dedicating the column to all things Oscars. The 93rd Academy Awards are going down this Sunday, April 25, in Los Angeles, […]
Hollywood has taken a major step forward in recent years in terms of recognizing Latinx actors and filmmakers. However, there is still a long way to go. During a conversation with Variety, groundbreaking Latinx actor Rosie Perez revealed that she hadn’t been invited to the Academy Awards in over 25 years. “Not even to sit in the […]
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