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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruth E. Carter is a black woman blazing a trail as a costume designer in a film industry with not many who look like her. But through her upcoming career achievement award and Oscar nomination for her Afro-futuristic wardrobes in the superhero film “Black Panther,” Carter believes she can “knock down” […]

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“Black Panther” is the first superhero movie to earn a best picture Oscar nomination. The Disney/Marvel film shares the category with BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Green Book,” “Roma,” “A Star Is Born” and “Vice.” The Marvel Studios film also earned nods for best costume design, production design, sound editing, sound mixing, original score and […]

Singer Chrisette Michele seemingly disappeared after she sang at Trump’s Inaugural Ball. Many of her fans, fellow celebs and ever husband warned her that the performance was a bad idea. Well, she insisted that it’d be a good way to bring everyone together and be a “bridge.” She was wrong & now she’s trying to […]

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Nearly a year after its theatrical release, “Black Panther” continues to break records as it has become the first comic book movie to earn a Best Picture Oscar nomination. Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross hosted the Oscar nominations announcement live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater Tuesday morning. The Marvel Studios film also earned nods for […]

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Chris Rock roasted the current state of comedy on Monday night while presenting an award at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards dinner. The former SNL star took to the stage to present the Best First Film award to “Eighth Grade” director Bo Bunham but it turned into a short stand-up routine with Rock joking, “If […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Cannon isn’t just defending his friend and fellow comedian Kevin Hart over the Oscars hosting controversy. He’s also going after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences itself. Cannon was one of many cheering the decision to appoint Hart as host of the Feb. 24 telecast but then with […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The “most thankless job in town” just got even more difficult. The Oscars have a longstanding host problem, but Kevin Hart’s swift downfall over old anti-gay tweets has led to bigger questions about the gig and the liability of social media histories. It’s just the latest controversy for the organization that […]

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Zoe Kravitz has launched a creative collective with her fellow Hollywood artists (actors, writers, directors), and they vow to meet weekly to craft a script that perfectly represents the diverse world in which we live. The daughter of musician Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet says she wants to lead the change in the call for […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruth E. Carter, the creator of the stunning costumes of Black Panther and numerous other Hollywood films, will receive the career achievement award at next year’s Costume Designers Guild Awards. The guild announced Tuesday that the two-time Academy Award nominee will receive the honor at the 21st annual ceremony held Feb. […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Big changes are coming to the Academy Awards, including the addition of a popular film award category and the promise of a shorter ceremony in an effort to combat declining viewership and criticisms that the awards are out of touch with the mainstream. But the Wednesday morning announcement was also met […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The organization that bestows the Oscars is continuing to lean into its promise to make its ranks more diverse by inviting a record 928 new members representing 59 countries to join including actors Tiffany Haddish, Kumail Nanjiani, Gina Rodriguez and “The Rider” filmmaker Chloe Zhao. Haddish got the news from Melissa […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man was arrested and is accused of stealing Frances McDormand’s Oscars trophy after the Academy Awards on Sunday night, Los Angeles police said. Terry Bryant, 47, was arrested on suspicion of felony grand theft, said Officer Rosario Herrera, a police spokeswoman. “After some brief time apart, Frances and her Oscar […]