Oscars 2023
Sarah Polley Asked to Return Her Oscar to Academy in Prank by Her 11-Year-Old Child
Sarah Polley’s Oscar for her Women Talking script has not actually been rescinded by the Film Academy, despite her 11-year-old child’s valiant April Fools’ Day effort to suggest otherwise. The filmmaker, who picked up the vaunted prize for best adapted screenplay last month, shared a letter to Twitter on Saturday that she attributed to her […]
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Doing the Math: International Talent Dominated the 2023 Oscars
Critics can debate just how diverse the 2023 Oscars really were. Alongside a record number of winners of ethnically Chinese and Indian descent — including Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, director-screenwriter Daniel Kwan and producer Jonathan Wang for Everything Everywhere All at Once, and a best song trophy for “Naatu Naatu” composer M.M. Keeravaani and lyricist […]
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Producer on What Rapper Lil Jon Had to Do With Decision to Take Party Bus to Oscars
The makers of Everything Everywhere All at Once had a celebratory solution for the task of transporting everyone everywhere all at once on Oscar night: a fleet of party buses. The best picture-winning team hit the town in supersized rides, traversing from the 95th Oscars to afterparties including Vanity Fair’s event at the Wallis Annenberg […]
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Culture Shift: Putting the Asian Achievements at the 2023 Oscars in Perspective
Culture Shift is THR‘s new newsletter dedicated to exploring and examining the current frontiers of inclusion in the media and entertainment industry. Each bimonthly edition will give subscribers the first look at stories centering the experiences of people from historically excluded backgrounds, as well as a compendium of other inclusion-themed coverage you might have missed. Expect a […]
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Jimmy Kimmel Reveals Identity of Oscars Donkey, Confirms “It Wasn’t Jenny” From ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Eagle-eyed Banshees of Inisherin fans might have wondered if the donkey Jimmy Kimmel brought onstage during the 2023 Oscars was indeed Jenny, the miniature donkey, from the Academy Award-nominated Searchlight film. While a Searchlight source confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter Sunday night that the animal was not the fan-favorite creature from the Banshees of Inisherin, […]
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‘Everything Everywhere’ Team Brought Dozens of Crew Members as Oscar Guests, Recalls Editor Paul Rogers
For Paul Rogers, whose work on Everything Everywhere All at Once won him the Oscar in film editing on Sunday, the night was particularly special because he spent it with dozens of people who helped make the A24 hit. “Everyone who was nominated [from Everything Everywhere] used their additional tickets to bring crew members. So […]
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How A24 Made Oscars History: “Lovable” Actors, Social Media Savvy and a “Wild West” Season
“This time last year, all I was hoping for was just a job.” That’s how Ke Huy Quan opened a tearful acceptance speech at the Gotham Awards in November, when the possibility that the Vietnam-born, Chinese-American actor might be nominated for — and even win — an Oscar for his performance in Everything Everywhere All […]
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Watch: Ariana DeBose Gets Starstruck by Morgan Freeman at the 2023 Oscars
Ariana DeBose’s sweet reaction to coming face-to-face with Morgan Freeman is likely how many would react if they were in a similar situation. The West Side Story star shared a Live with Kelly and Ryan clip on her social media, where she gets starstruck by the Invictus actor as he walks up beside her at […]
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Oscars: Inside Vanity Fair’s Starry Afterparty Where A-Listers Waited in Line and Justin Bieber Wore a Blanket
There’s a scene in Clueless that finds Alicia Silverstone’s Cher fielding a surprise phone call from her father, Mel Horowitz, played by the great Dan Hedaya, who wants her home immediately. “I expect you to walk in this door in 20 minutes,” he demands, a tall order considering Cher is at a party in the […]
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The Best Jewelry at the 2023 Oscars Seen on Rihanna, Florence Pugh and More Stars
Jewelry fans surely were satisfied by the abundance of statement necklaces, gemstone earrings, cocktail rings and brooches worn by the stars at the 2023 Oscars. Hollywood doesn’t always embrace jewels for red-carpet dressing so thoroughly, but on Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, sparkle indeed was among the night’s strongest sartorial themes. […]
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Sound Team Acknowledges Category Credits Issue As They Win Oscar: “It Would Be Great If It Was a Little More Flexible”
The thrilling work of the Top Gun: Maverick sound team, which placed audiences into Naval aircrafts amid high-flying action, won the Oscar for best sound on Sunday, delivering Academy Awards to the team of Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor. Despite the happy moment for the team, others who […]
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Zoe Saldaña’s Sustainable Fashion Advances With the 2023 Oscars
For Zoe Saldaña, the 2023 Oscars presented an opportunity to join the sustainability discussion and incorporate practices into her life — starting with the pinnacle red carpet. As an ambassador for Suzy Amis Cameron’s RCGD Global, the Academy’s official sustainability partner, and an awards presenter, the Avatar: The Way of Water star accessorized a Fall […]
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