Tag: Oscars

7 April 2022, 11:54 AM

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has moved up its meeting to discuss possible sanctions against best actor ...

Will Smith (R) hits Chris Rock as Rock spoke on stage during the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 27, 2022.

Police offered to arrest Will Smith, Oscars producer says

2 April 2022, 2:21 AM

Los Angeles police were on site and ready to arrest actor Will Smith at the Academy Awards on Sunday for ...

FILE PHOTO: Will Smith (R) hits Chris Rock as Rock spoke on stage during the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US.

Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock for slap, academy weighs action

by Tshepiso Moche

29 March 2022, 1:16 PM

Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock on Monday for slapping the comedian at Sunday night's Oscars ceremony, issuing a statement ...

Film academy condemns Will Smith slap, starts review of Oscars incident

29 March 2022, 1:29 AM

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group that hands out the Oscars, on Monday condemned Will Smith's ...

Will Smith, right, slapped Chris Rock on stage during the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles on March 27, 2022.

Will Smith smacks Chris Rock on stage, then wins an Oscar

by Celestine Hendricks

28 March 2022, 9:12 AM

Best actor winner Will Smith smacked presenter Chris Rock in the face with an open hand and shouted a vulgarity ...

Oscars face a make-or-break moment to build audience

25 March 2022, 9:32 AM

Three female comedians will share hosting duties, fans will choose two awards, and some acceptance speeches will be recorded before ...

The 2020 Netflix original by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship with a wild, common octopus in a South African kelp forest in False Bay near Cape Town.

‘My Octopus Teacher’ wins Best Documentary Feature at Oscars

by Paballo Lephaka

26 April 2021, 6:25 AM

The South Africa Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher has won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the 93rd Academy ...

After strict testing and quarantine protocols, most celebrities were not wearing masks on the first major live red carpet after months of award shows on Zoom.

Red carpet gets under way for history-making Oscars

by Wendy Mothata

26 April 2021, 12:13 AM

11 February 2021, 6:33 AM

Hollywood stars started arriving for the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday on what could be a historic night packed with ...

Oscars ceremony in April to be an in-person event from many locations

by Antoinette Ballack

This year's Academy Awards (Oscars) ceremony in April will be an in-person event that will air live from multiple locations.

"Parasite" won a total of four Oscars, including best director and original screenplay for Director Bong Joon-ho and best international feature film.

Pro-North Korea daily praises Oscar-winning ‘Parasite’ for ‘exposing’ South Korea’s reality

21 February 2020, 6:02 PM

10 February 2020, 11:33 PM

A pro-North Korea daily praised Academy Awards best picture-winning South Korean movie “Parasite” on Friday, calling it a masterpiece that ...

Audiences for live award shows have been declining in recent years, but the Oscars ceremony was still the biggest draw of Sunday night on television.

Oscars TV audience hits record low in ‘driverless’ ceremony

by Richard Brooks

The US television audience for the 2020 Oscars fell to an all-time low for a ceremony that brought big wins ...

Joaquin Phoenix wins best actor Oscar for ‘Joker’

10 February 2020, 10:30 AM

10 February 2020, 6:02 AM

Joaquin Phoenix won his first Oscar on Sunday for his terrifying performance as an isolated loner who becomes one of ...

Brad Pitt was named best supporting actor for playing a charming stunt double in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” after having collected an armful of trophies earlier this year for the role.

Laura Dern, Brad Pitt win first acting Oscars

by Sesona Mahlahla

Brad Pitt and Laura Dern won their first acting Oscars on Sunday, and South Korean movie “Parasite” got off to ...

FILE PHOTO: Director Martin Scorsese and cast members Al Pacino and Robert De Niro pose as they arrive for the screening of "The Irishman" during the 2019 BFI London Film Festival at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London.

Netflix has more Oscar nominations than any other distributor

by Lerato Matlala

5 February 2020, 4:53 PM

Netflix Inc will storm into Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony boasting more nominations than any other movie distributor, but can the ...

The 2019 Oscars was the first in 30 years to have no host and saw the audience on broadcaster ABC rise to 29.6 million Americans, breaking a four-year trend of falling viewership for the live ceremony.

Oscars to go host-less for second year, ABC says

11 January 2020, 12:12 PM

The 2020 Oscars ceremony in February will again have no host, the head of ABC Television Entertainment said.

The Emmy Awards honouring the best of television will air on 22 September.

TV’s Emmy Awards, like Oscars, will do without a host

8 August 2019, 2:42 PM

25 February 2019, 5:05 AM

Producers of the Emmy Awards telecast in September have decided to do without a host so the show can devote ...

Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” won the best foreign language Oscar – a first for Mexico.

‘Roma’ wins two early Oscars as Queen rocks show without a host

by Bomkazi Malobola

Alfonso Cuaron’s "Roma" took home two early Oscars on Sunday at an Academy Awards ceremony held without a host but ...

Oscars show to go hostless for only second time

by Busi Magudulela

6 February 2019, 7:30 AM

This year's Oscar ceremony will go ahead without an official host for only the second time in its history, an ...

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation 3rd Patron of the Artists Awards - Arrivals Beverly Hills, California, US, 8 November, 2018, Artists Inspiration Award Recipient Lady Gaga poses.

Lady Gaga, Christian Bale compete for top Screen Actors Guild awards

by Lerato Matlala

27 January 2019, 3:29 PM