Oscars 2019

LOS ANGELES – (AP) Black excellence was on display Sunday night at the Oscars as 6 major awards went to Black people including a first-time win for Spike Lee for adapted screenplay for “Black Kkklansman.” Regina King and Mahershala Ali swept the Best Supporting category for their work in “If Beale Street Could Talk” and […]

LOS ANGELES – (AP) Black excellence was on display Sunday night at the Oscars as 6 major awards went to Black people including a first-time win for Spike Lee for adapted screenplay for “Black Kkklansman.” Regina King and Mahershala Ali swept the Best Supporting category for their work in “If Beale Street Could Talk” and […]

LOS ANGELES – (AP) Black excellence was on display Sunday night at the Oscars as 6 major awards went to Black people including a first-time win for Spike Lee for adapted screenplay for “Black Kkklansman.” Regina King and Mahershala Ali swept the Best Supporting category for their work in “If Beale Street Could Talk” and […]

NEW YORK (AP) — On a year where one of the lead Oscar contenders is titled “The Favourite,” the 91st Academy Awards lack a clear front runner. Normally a fairly predictable process with one or two favorites, this year’s best picture race has been maddeningly unclear, almost devious in its contradictions. The guild awards, usually […]

Would anyone — anyone at all — like to thank the academy? This is normally the time of year when Oscar hopefuls are readying acceptance speeches that almost always begin with a few words of gratitude for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. But that sentiment has been hard to come by in […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has responded to criticism they received from a slew of notable filmmakers in an open letter slamming reports that the awards for cinematography, editing, hair and makeup, and live action short would not be broadcast live. Hollywood icons Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Seth Rogen, Martin Scorsese, Spike Jonze, Ang […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Who needs a host when Wakanda is coming to the Academy Awards? “Black Panther” stars Chadwick Boseman and Angela Bassett have been added to the starry list of presenters for the 91st Oscars. Producer Donna Gigliotti and co-producer and director Glenn Weiss on Monday announced a new batch of talent confirmed […]

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Winners at this year’s Oscars will need to be quick, both in their walks to the stage and their acceptance speeches. Producers told nominees for the 91st annual Academy Awards that they will have 90 seconds from the time their name is called until when their speech will need to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Spike Lee watched the Oscar nominations Tuesday morning on television from his bed, with his wife, Tonya, his two grown children, Satchel and Jackson, and their dog, Ginger. Screaming ensued. Lee landed his first directing Academy Award nomination for “BlacKkKlansman,” his comic and furious send-up of white supremacism. The film, about […]

Kevin Hart says he’s “over” apologizing for his old anti-gay remarks, telling GMA host Michael Strahan. “I’m done with it. It gets no more energy from me.” The comedian stopped by ABC’s “Good Morning America” to discuss the controversy surrounding his decision to step down from hosting the Oscars. Hart said he addressed the issue for “the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Hart’s response to criticism over earlier homophobic tweets has further inflamed the backlash to the newly minted Oscar host. On Thursday, Hart wrote on Instagram that critics should “stop being negative” after years-old tweets surfaced in which he used homophobic slurs. In an accompanying video, a shirtless Hart said he […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Hart will be the host of the 2019 Academy Awards, fulfilling a lifelong dream for the actor-comedian. Hart announced his selection for the 91st Oscars in an Instagram statement Tuesday. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences followed up with a tweet that welcomed him “to the family.”   […]