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Damien Chazelle became the youngest ever winner of a best directing Oscar on Sunday (February 26) after picking up the prize for his third feature film, musical “La La Land.” It was the first Academy Award for Chazelle, 32, who was the favorite going into Sunday’s ceremony after winning Directors Guild and Golden Globe awards earlier this year. “La La Land,” a contemporary original musical, is set in Los Angeles and stars Emma Stone and […]
HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — “Moonlight,” a poignant story of human connection and self-discovery in the tough projects of southern Florida, won the best picture Oscar on Sunday, besting favorite “La La Land” — though not without drama. Starring Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris, the film by director Barry Jenkins tells the life story of a young African-American struggling to find his place as he grows up poor in Miami. The prize was only […]
HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Graphic showing winners in main categories at the 89th Oscars.
by Frankie Taggart Agence France Presse HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Barry Jenkins’s coming of age drama “Moonlight” won the coveted best picture statuette at Sunday’s Oscars — but the evening ended in chaos as “La La Land” was mistakenly handed the award. Hollywood legends Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, stars of 1967 crime classic “Bonnie and Clyde,” were meant to give the evening’s top prize to Jenkins’s film, but she mistakenly called it […]
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Denzel Washington is excited. Not so much because he is an Oscar front-runner for his role in “Fences,” but because bringing the award-winning stage play about blue collar African-Americans to the big screen has been a long-held dream. The film has been nominated for four Oscars namely Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best FIlm and Best Adapted Screenplay. “It’s brilliant. It’s like, why would they make ‘Hamlet’ a movie? Why […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (February 6) – The #OscarsSoWhite trend might be replaced into #OscarsSoWhiteNomore for the 89th Academy Awards might be the most diverse one after a controversial snub of some of the critically-acclaimed black actors last year. With Denzel Washington, Octavia Spencer, Mahershala Ali, Viola Davis, Naomie Harris, Dev Patel and Ruth Negga on the list of nominees, this will definitely be a show to watch for. Aside from the diversity of nominees, it is […]
Kenneth Lonergan’s tender family drama “Manchester by the Sea” scores the most nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, seen as a major bellwether for the Oscars. https://youtu.be/51iLabiJqIE
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) –Two coming-of-age movies, “Moonlight,” and “American Honey,” got a leading six nominations each on Tuesday (November 22) for the Independent Spirit Awards which celebrate low-budget artistic films that often also do well at the Oscars. Grief-driven blue-collar family drama “Manchester by the Sea” and “Jackie,” about former U.S. first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, also did well, earning nods that included best film and best actor for their respective leads, Casey Affleck and […]
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — Preparations were underway in Hollywood on Monday (February 22) for the the biggest event in the global entertainment calendar, the 88th Academy Awards. The Oscars ceremony, which will bring together the biggest names in the film industry, will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday (February 28). “Well we closed down the Boulevard last night at 10 o’clock. We’re starting to assemble all the […]
Colombia’s ‘Embrace of the Serpent,’ (El Abrazo de la Serpiente), which tells of two mysterious trips deep into the Colombian Amazon, was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film on Thursday (January 14) morning. It is the first time Colombia has been nominated in this category. The film’s director, Ciro Guerra, said the nomination was unexpected. “Honestly it is something you can’t imagine (Oscar nomination). What we do know is that when you […]
(Reuters) — A number of soaring musical performances lit up the stage at the 86th annual Academy Awards, including performances by U2, Pharrell Williams and Bette Midler. A number of the songs were nominated for best original song, including U2’s “Ordinary Love,”Pharrell Williams’ “Happy,” Idina Menzel’s “Let it Go,” and Karen O’s “The Moon Song.” The winner of best original song was “Let it Go,” from the animated film, “Frozen.” Singer Idina Menzel delivered a powerful performance of it, prompting a standing ovation from the audience. U2 also brightened […]
“Let It Go,” from the animated film “Frozen” won the Oscar for best original song on Sunday (March 2) at the 86th annual Academy Awards. The award was accepted by the writers of the song, Filipino-American Robert Lopez and his wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez. The husband and wife duo dedicated their victory to their children, saying they were the inspiration behind the song. “Our girls, Katie and Annie, our song is inspired by our love for you in the […]
