#academy-awards

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Hugh Grant was spotted hugging fans at the Berlin premiere of Dungeon and Dragons following an awkward Oscars interview with Ashley Graham earlier this month.The 62-year-old British actor went viral for his responses during an Oscars red carpet interview with Graham.Graham had asked Grant if he was excited by the prospect of any particular actors winning at the Academy Awards, to which he replied: No, not one in particular.

WASHINGTON Remember coming home from birthday parties as a kid with a goodie bag of your own?Maybe it had a handful of candies, or even a small toy.Well, the unofficial gift bags for the Academy Awards are a little different... They're more like gift hampers.Los Angeles-based marketing company Distinctive Assets is once again sending out its infamous "Everybody Wins" swag bags to the top nominees.

The stand-up comedian Jerrod Carmichael will serve as host of the Golden Globes next month, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Thursday.It's the first time the tarnished film and television awards ceremony will be broadcast since a 2021 scandal over the ethics and diversity of the H.F.P.A., the group behind the Globes.

Justine Triet, winner of the Palme d'Or for Anatomy of a Fall, poses for photographers following the awards ceremony at the 76th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Saturday.Daniel Cole/AP Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall won the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in a ceremony Saturday that bestowed the festival's prestigious top prize on an engrossing, rigorously plotted French courtroom drama that puts a marriage on trial.

British actress Glenda Jackson in April, 1974.(Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Getty Images Glenda Jackson has died at the age of 87, after a brief illness, according to her agent, Lionel Larner."One of the world's greatest actresses has died, and one of my best friends has died as well," he told NPR.

Schrader earned his first Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay for 2018's "First Reformed."Paul Schrader has made a career out of bluntly speaking his mind and gleefully disregarding public opinion, so it's not surprising that he doesn't particularly care about the Oscars.In a new conversation with Oscar Isaac published in Interview Magazine, the "Master Gardener" director explained that he advises his collaborators to avoid viewing award shows as a measure of success - even if he admits that it's fun to win.

This past weekend, "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once" won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), and Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis).

Directors Daniel Kwan (left) and Daniel Scheinert pose with their best director trophies for Everything Everywhere All at Once.Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images If you've ever worked on an annual project of any kind maybe it's an event, maybe it's a report, maybe it's the Academy Awards you've probably been part of a debriefing process, wherein various stakeholders gather to discuss what went right, what went wrong and what went really wrong.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 384th day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Tuesday, March 14, 2023: The International Criminal Court is close to opening war crimes cases and issuing arrest warrants against several Russians accused of being responsible for the mass abduction of Ukrainian children and the targeting of Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, according to reports.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The father of one of the stars of An Irish Goodbye has spoken of his pride in his son's performance, saying he made the film.Belfast actor James Martin stars in An Irish Goodbye, which won the Oscar for best live action short film.

Realtor.comWith manicured grounds poised for entertaining, an English Country-style manse in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hancock Park, seeks an adoring new owner.Alexis Valentin Ramos, of Sotheby's International Realty, and Rochelle Maize, of Nourmand & Associates, are co-listing the home for $7,695,000.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The father of a one of the stars of An Irish Goodbye has described the film's Oscar success as unbelievable.An Irish Goodbye, which won the Oscar for best live action short film, follows the story of two estranged brothers, played by James Martin and Seamus O'Hara, who come together after their mother's death to fulfil her bucket list.

All Quiet on the Western Front has won the Oscar for best international feature film at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles.The German-language first world war film is an adaptation of Erich Remarque's landmark 1928 novel; an earlier Hollywood adaptation, directed by Lewis Milestone, won the best picture Oscar in 1930.

The director of a short film which has been nominated for an Oscar has paid tribute to Northern Ireland arts groups for giving him his start.An Irish Goodbye has already won Best British Short Film at the Baftas, and could scoop the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film this weekend.The film is a dark comedy set on a farm in Northern Ireland.

It's the end of awards season and the Oscars are finally here to honor the brightest and best films of 2022.Whether you're all dolled up and tuning in live from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California, or sitting on your couch in sweats in New York City, there's nothing like a glass of something special to kick off Hollywood's biggest night.

Pedro Pascal TikTok content is the gift that keeps on giving.The latest of his viral moments - which include him in a car with Nicolas Cage, his coffee order, and his "Twink" era - is his high school yearbook photo.TikTok user @bellsontour shared a video captioned, "Every time I remember my mom was friends with Pedro in high school."

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A local drama group in south Belfast turned its weekly meeting into a celebration after the success of member James Martin at the Oscars.The star of An Irish Goodbye has become the first person with Down's syndrome to win at the Academy Awards.

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails All Quiet on the Western Front, Germany's entry at the Academy Awards, shows the horrors of World War I from the unique perspective of the nation that triggered and lost two world wars.

The question is almost as old as the art of marketing itself (and yes I said art not science).First we must get to the question of what is great?What is the measurement of great?Is it winning awards, is it sales increasing 100 fold, is it internal staff pride in the brand, is public praise, a pat on the back from the CEO?

Terry Matalas is the kind of dad who owns a DeLorean time machine (two, actually).The 1981 brushed-stainless-steel classic sits in his California garage with - we can only hope - the gullwing doors open to show any visitor that this is a man living a certain Hollywood fantasy life.As the showrunner, producer, and screenwriter on TV series like 12 Monkeys, the MacGyver reboot, the forthcoming Witch Mountain, and, most recently, the critically acclaimed third season of Star Trek: Picard, Matalas has certainly earned all the trappings.

Lady Gaga soared sky high with the theme song to 2022's Top Gun: Maverick, with "Hold My Hand" earning her an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song.Given her history with the Oscars, including several stunning performances and touching moments presenting with Liza Minnelli, fans are wondering what Gaga will bring to the ceremony this year.

But what Oscarologists really want to know is who will win the gold.Here are my picks in the eight top awards as well as runners-up.BEST PICTURE "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
This loop-de-loop film is filled with surprises.Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert-collectively known as the Daniels-"EEAAO" is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman ( Michelle Yeoh) who can't seem to finish her taxes.

A journalist who investigated the poisoning of the Russian opposition figure Aleksei A. Navalny and was prominently featured in a documentary film about the imprisoned leader said he was banned from attending the British Academy Film Awards, where the film was nominated, after being told his presence would represent a security risk to the public.

Pixar's delightful comedy Turning Red is distinguished in no small part by its cultural specificity.It isn't just a sensitive and insightful coming-of-age story about a plucky young hero making the tricky leap from girl to woman.Well, it is that, too, of course.Meilin "Mei" Lee is a Chinese-Canadian thirteen-year-old in 2002 trying to balance her responsibilities to her Conservative, tradition-minded mother Ming (Sandra Oh) with her surging hormones and soul-deep need for independence and autonomy.

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The Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty in a hearing at a London court on Friday to seven more charges of sexual misconduct, the BBC and other British news outlets reported.Britain's Crown Prosecution Service, which authorized the criminal charges in November, had said previously that the charges related to allegations of sexual assault, indecent assault and causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Dame Judi Dench has described Ada Salter as a heroic woman as a blue plaque was unveiled to the former green space campaigner.The Oscar-winning actress, 88, is patron of the Salter Centenary, which last year celebrated the 100th anniversary of the year the social reformer became London's first female mayor and Britain's first female Labour mayor when she was elected mayor of Bermondsey in 1922.

Stomp, the long-running show that repurposed mundane items like brooms and metal garbage can lids to create a gritty percussive stage spectacle, will close in New York on Jan. 8, the show announced on Tuesday.Its North American and European tours will continue to run.Created and directed by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, Stomp made an immediate splash when it opened at the Orpheum Theater in the East Village on Feb. 27, 1994.