Vanessa Hudgens, Lilly Singh and Ashley Graham to Host Official Oscars Preshow
Vanessa Hudgens, Lilly Singh and Ashley Graham will host Countdown to the Oscars, the official preshow to the 2023 Academy Awards on March 12. This marks Hudgens’ second consecutive year of hosting the preshow, which will air at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on ABC. The 90-minute special will highlight Oscar nominees, performers and presenters. Hudgens […]
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Oscar-Nominated Song “Naatu Naatu” From ‘RRR’ to Be Performed at Academy Awards
Oscar-nominated song “Naatu Naatu,” the Indian Telugu-language song from RRR, will be performed at the 2023 Oscars. “Naatu Naatu” is nominated for best original song, and Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava will perform the song. The song’s music is written by M.M. Keeravaani, while its lyrics are written by Chandrabose. The song beat out tunes […]
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‘Triangle of Sadness’ Director Ruben Östlund Wants to Challenge His Audience
Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund wants to make films that get people talking, and his latest — Neon’s Triangle of Sadness, the 2022 Palme d’Or winner, now nominated for three Oscars, including best picture — did exactly that. Set on a yacht for the super-rich that sinks and leaves its guests clamoring for survival on an […]
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‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Composer Says He Approached the Film Like a Fable
For Searchlight’s The Banshees of Inisherin, composer Carter Burwell reunited with Martin McDonagh after collaborating with the director on In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Using such instruments as the harp and the celesta, he began composing the score while focusing on Colin Farrell’s Pádraic, building upon the tragedy and sadness […]
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Gina Prince-Bythewood, Danielle Deadwyler, Sheryl Lee Ralph Among 2023 Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards Honorees
Essence revealed its honorees Tuesday for the 16th annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards, which honors Black women who “are making their undeniable mark in film and television and forging forward their own definition of what it means to be a Black woman in Hollywood.” This year, Essence will honor executive Tara Duncan (president of […]
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DGA Awards: Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan Take Top Honor for ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
The Directors Guild of America revealed its winners for the 2023 DGA Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles Saturday night, with Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan taking home the top prize for Everything Everywhere All at Once. To kick off the ceremony, Lesli Linka Glatter, the DGA’s president, offered welcome remarks before […]
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Zach Galifianakis to Star in ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Live-Action Movie (Exclusive)
Zach Galifianakis has closed a deal to star in Lilo & Stitch, Disney’s live-action remake of its cult 2002 animated movie. Dean Fleischer Camp, the filmmaker behind indie darling and best animated feature Oscar nominee Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, is directing the feature that is intended to be a major release on Disney+. The […]
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TV Academy Adds New Category, Reverses Documentary Campaign Rule
The Television Academy on Tuesday announced a new Emmy category as well as a revision of submission guidance for documentaries. The new category, outstanding emerging media program, will be awarded to “producer(s), company(s), and/or individual(s) responsible for the creation of emerging media programming related to an existing linear television program or series or one that […]
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SAG Award Nominees Colin Farrell, Stephanie Hsu, Seth Rogen and More Explain What Makes a Good Co-Star
Sheila McCarthy on Jessie Buckley I first met Jessie Buckley over an email while I was watching her in her extraordinary film Wild Rose. I will never forget her in that. Raw, funny, moving — everything. I tried to be very cool and nonchalant when we first started shooting Women Talking together, but I was […]
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‘The Whale’ Producer on Criticism of the Film: “We Just Want to Be Honest and Truthful”
Among the nominees for the Producers Guild of America’s coveted Darryl F. Zanuck Award for outstanding producer of theatrical motion pictures, historically considered a strong precursor of the best picture Oscar, were four big-budget blockbusters and smaller films like surprise nominee The Whale. In light of its absence from the awards of other major guilds […]
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Charlie Kaufman to Receive WGA West’s 2023 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
Charlie Kaufman, who penned the Writers Guild Award and Academy Award-winning Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, will receive the Writers Guild of America West’s 2023 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, the WGAW announced on Wednesday. This lifetime achievement award is presented to members who have “advanced the literature of motion pictures and made outstanding […]
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Flea-Market Treasure Hunt: Turning Old Film Reels Into Art Objects
Instead of letting old film reels languish and gather dust in warehouses, Jesse Brunt and his wife Michelle Sloey decided to give new life to these films and make art out of them, which in turn gets the film displayed again for the world to see. The duo, who collaborate under the company name JM […]
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