Oscars 2017: Snubs and Surprises

If you choose links we provide, we may receive compensation. See all the biggest snubs and surprises ahead. Now addSilenceto the list too. Jan Thijs; Mark Rogers; Merrick Morton Overall,Silencelanded just one nod, for Best Cinematography. Snub: Amy Adams forBest Actress The biggest shock on Tuesday? The snub is especially surprising sinceArrivalwas such an Oscars heavyweight. Stephanie Branchu Overall, Mike Mills drama was nominated for one Oscar: Best Original Screenplay....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Patricia Coleman

Oscars 2017: Spotlight on the Best Actress nominees

If you press links we provide, we may receive compensation. On Feb. 26, Los Angeles will become whatLa La Landpromises: A city of stars. But before the envelopes are opened, we’ve got inside intel on the nominees. Nick Wall But that’s where her extraordinary vulnerability comes in. F, that’s painful." Amid all the buoyancy and romance ofLa La Land, Stone turns that pain into grace. Ben Rothstein; Stephanie Branchu; NICK WALL; Dale Robinette; Guy Ferrandis...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Brandy Anderson

Oscars 2017: Spotlight on the Best Director nominees

If you tap on links we provide, we may receive compensation. On Feb. 26, Los Angeles will become what La La Land promises: A city of stars. But before the envelopes are opened, we’ve got inside intel on the nominees. Mark Rogers It might not be visible but it’s always there, keeping us on the ground. “I didn’t want them to physically mimic what the others were doing,” he says....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Christina Walker

Oscars 2017: Spotlight on the Best Picture nominees

If you punch links we provide, we may receive compensation. On Feb. 26, Los Angeles will become what La La Land promises: A city of stars. But before the envelopes are opened, we’ve got inside intel on the nominees. But who honestly could have expected the gentle, sophisticated concerto on romance and heartache that isLa La Land? “Whiplashwas the angry, venting-my-frustrations script,” Chazelle says. As with all great romances, fate intervenes....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 526 words · Christina Booker

Oscars 2017: Spotlight on the Best Supporting Actor nominees

If you hit links we provide, we may receive compensation. On Feb. 26, Los Angeles will become what La La Land promises: A city of stars. But before the envelopes are opened, we’ve got inside intel on the nominees. Claire Folger; Merrick Morton; David Bornfriend; Lorey Sebastian; Mark Rogers He’d also known someone like Chiron. With an opportunity to tell Juan’s, Ali focused on the man’s empathy. The joy in that moment should resonate with anyone who watches the film, Ali observes....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Justin Fowler

Oscars 2017: Stars at the Afterparties

See photos of actors mingling after the 89th Academy Awards Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Viola Davis and Julius Tennon at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Robert Kraft, Ciara, Elton John, and Russell Wilson at the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Academy Awards Viewing Party Mike Colter and Katharine McPhee at the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Academy Awards Viewing Party Emma Stone at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Mahershala Ali at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Jared Leto and Kelly Ripa at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Casey Affleck, Lila Feinberg, and Roy Price at the Amazon Studios Oscar Celebration Barry Jenkins at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Janelle Monae at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Michelle Dockery and Tracee Ellis Ross at the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Academy Awards Viewing Party Alicia Vikander at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Ruth Negga at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Alessandra Ambrosio and Freida Pinto at the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Academy Awards Viewing Party Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Katy Perry at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Halle Berry at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Kenneth Lonergan and Matt Damon at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Sarah Silverman at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Frances Glandney, Smokey Robinson, and Sharon Stone at the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Academy Awards Viewing Party Vin Diesel and Paloma Jimenez at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Olivia Munn at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Monica Lewinsky at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Jeffrey Tambor, Gaby Hoffmann, and Judith Light at the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Academy Awards Viewing Party Sarah Paulson at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Mariah Carey at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Vito Schnabel and Heidi Klum at the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Academy Awards Viewing Party Reese Witherspoon at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Alessandra Ambrosio at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Kate Upton and Jon Voight at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Andreja Pejic, Caitlyn Jenner, and Sharon Stone at the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Academy Awards Viewing Party Diane Kruger at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Laverne Cox, Jackie Cruz, and Ruby Rose at the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Academy Awards Viewing Party Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Gabrielle Union at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Emily Ratajkowski at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Garcelle Beauvais and Sharon Stone at the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Academy Awards Viewing Party Alan Cumming at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Bellamy Young and Andie MacDowell at the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Oscar Viewing Party Ava DuVernay at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Brie Larson and Alex Greenwald at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Luke Hemsworth and Samantha Hemsworth at the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Academy Awards Viewing Party Quincy Jones and Russell Simmons at the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Academy Awards Viewing Party Zachary Quinto, Brad Goreski, Lea Michele, and Andrew Rannells at the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Academy Awards Viewing Party Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images...

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 724 words · Leslie Fuller

Oscars 2017: Sting performs 'The Empty Chair'

The somber tune was also featured in a different key on the rockersmost recent album,57th & 9th. Chair is one of the five Best Original Song nominees being performed throughout the evening. Foleytells the story of journalist James Foley, who was killed by ISIS in 2014. Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Sting has said in interviews that seeing the film and then writing for it was extremely painful. I said, I dont think I can,‘he toldDeadline....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Ronnie Stephenson

Oscars 2017: Where does the race stand after Toronto?

But where does the Oscar race stand now, as Toronto winds down to a close? As Tom Hanks said in Telluride, Its something brand new that you cant imagine. And it does that magical thing of appealing to virtually everyone. Credit: Black Label Media Its the favorite, and with momentum. But being the frontrunner this early in the season not always advantageous. (The woman died by suicide in 2012.) Best Actress There is no shortage of great female roles this year....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Felicia Golden

Oscars 2018: Jimmy Kimmel gave every guest a lunch box filled with snacks

Jimmy Kimmel is trying to make sitting through the Oscars slightly more bearable. This year, the Oscars host left lunch boxes with snacks under every seat at the Dolby Theater. c’mon dont throw them at me. Credit: Craig Sjodin via Getty Images Furthermore, a donation was made to theLos Angeles Regional Food Bankfor each box. Kimmels concern for the audiences hunger levels isnt new. However, he is far from the only host to give out food during the ceremony....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Raymond Clark

Oscars accountants apologize after best picture mistake

If you choose links we provide, we may receive compensation. The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered, was immediately corrected. We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred. The mistake was eventually corrected, andMoonlightwas recognizedas the actual winner. I opened the envelope and it said, Emma Stone,La La Land, Beatty said. Thats why I took such a long look …...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Aaron Davis

Oscars accountants had to be pushed to take action: Report

She was standing there with the envelope in her hand, very low-key, Natoli said of Ruiz. Brian was very low-key too. Can you have Martha check her envelope?' Upon the urging of fellow stage managers, Ruiz opened her spare envelope, which saidMoonlight. Natoli immediately instructed his staff to get the accountants out there but of them both hesitated. And Martha wouldnt go. We had to push them on stage, which was just shocking to me....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Wendy Griffin

Oscars accountants involved in best picture mix-up won't be back

If you tap on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Boone Isaacs told the AP that Cullinan was distracted from his duties. Beatty was visibly perplexed by what was the second best actress envelope naming Stone the winner forLa La Land. He then showed it to Dunaway, who erroneously announcedLa La Landas the best picture winner. The episode stunnedOscars attendeesand thosewatching the broadcast. We apologize to the entire cast and crew ofLa La LandandMoonlightwhose experience was profoundly altered by this error....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Mallory Holt

Oscars accountants on Best Picture mix-up: 'We failed the Academy'

If you hit links we provide, we may receive compensation. Read the statement below. PwC takes full responsibility for the series of mistakes and breaches of established protocols during last nights Oscars. Credit: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images We are deeply sorry for the disappointment suffered by the cast and crew of La La Land and Moonlight. At the end of the day we made a human error, Ryan said. We made a mistake....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Brittany Mcneil