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09 Feb

Oscars Announce New Award For Best Casting From 2026

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A new Oscar for best casting will be introduced from 2026, Academy Awards organisers have announced. It will be the first new competitive category at the ceremony since best animated feature was added in 2002. Casting directors have campaigned in recent years to be recognised in the way other film crafts like sound, costume and hair and make-up are. In a statement, Academy bosses said casting directors “play an essential role in filmmaking”. Academy CEO Bill Kramer and President Janet Yang continued: “As the Academy evolves, we are proud to add casting to the disciplines that we recognise and celebrate.…

16 Mar

It’s My First Oscars, I Really Wanted To Make The Most Out Of It – Tems On Her Gown

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Nigerian singer and songwriter Tems has explained why she wore what has been described by some critics as a ‘view-blocking’ white gown to the 2023 Academy Awards (Oscars) held on Sunday, March 12. Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar, Tems said that she wanted to “go all out” and put in a great effort into looking the best for her first Academy Awards experience. The Grammy winner stated that wearing the Lever Couture gown was her way of making a statement and celebrating her work. “Two years ago, I would’ve said no to this dress,” she said. “But it’s my first Oscars…

09 Mar

Will Smith ’Embarrassed And Hurt’ By Chris Rock’s Netflix Special

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Will Smith had good reason not to tune in to Chris Rock’s Netflix special over the weekend. Rock’s Selective Outrage comedy special streamed live Saturday evening from Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre, where the 58-year-old comedian took aim at Smith and the Oscars slap one year after the headline-making scandal. During the special, Rock directly called out the Emancipation star, speculating that Smith’s attack was about him “practising selective outrage.” Rock also referenced cheating rumours that surfaced in 2020 for Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, among other inciting topics. “Will is embarrassed and hurt by what Chris said about him and his family in his Netflix special. He didn’t watch it, but he had people tell…

08 Feb

Oscars: Danielle Deadwyler Claims Hollywood Is ‘Deeply Impacted By Racism’

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US actress Danielle Deadwyler has claimed the film industry is “deeply impacted by systemic racism”, after no black women were nominated for best actress at this year’s Oscars. Deadwyler was expected to be recognised for her performance in the drama Till. But she missed out on a nomination, as did Viola Davis, who was also widely tipped to be in the running. Deadwyler said there is a “trickle-down effect” of racism in society on many institutions in American life. In Till, the actress plays the mother of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black boy who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955…

25 Jan

Tems Makes History As She Scores First Oscar Nomination

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Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems has secured her first Oscar nomination. She made history as the first Nigerian musician to be nominated for an Acadamy Award. Tems is nominated for her co-writing Lift Me Up for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever movie. The song released in October 2022, was nominated for Best Original Song. She was nominated alongside Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson and Rihanna who also have songwriting credits on Lift Me Up. Also nominated for the Best Original Song is Applause from Tell It Like a Woman, Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick and Naatu Naatu from RRR. This is the latest accolade for Tems who has been shortlisted for a Golden Globe and…

25 Jan

Oscar 2023: The Full Nominations List

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This race is on for this year’s Oscars, honouring the film industry’s finest from the past 12 months. Here is the full list of the nominees of the 95th Academy Awards, which will be handed out at the ceremony in Los Angeles on 12 March. Best picture All Quiet on the Western Front Avatar: The Way of Water The Banshees of Inisherin Elvis Everything Everywhere All at Once The Fabelmans Tár Top Gun: Maverick Triangle of Sadness Women Talking Best actress Cate Blanchett – Tár Ana de Armas – Blonde Andrea Riseborough – To Leslie Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans…