Oscars apologize for Amy Adams, Tom Hanks website flub

The nominees announced by the Academy on Twitter were accurate. ABC quickly identified and corrected the errors. We apologize to the Academy, press and fans for any confusion. Credit: Jan Thijs; Keith Bernstein See the full list of Oscar nomineeshere. The Academy Awards take place Feb. 26. Via oscars.org

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 49 words · James Johnson

Oscars attack Trump: Celebs unleashed on Hollywood's big night

Then Kimmel took the stage and threw out a slew of POTUS jokes. Kimmel also had this to say: “I want to say thank you to President Trump. Remember last year when it seemed likethe Oscarswere racist? Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images It’s gone thanks to him.” We discriminate on them based on their age and weight." Yet the host noted that he’s probably the wrong person to unite the country....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Dakota Banks

Oscars insiders reveal who they're voting for and why

If you tap on links we provide, we may receive compensation. How do Oscars choose their winners? Six industry insiders share their unfiltered, expert opinions on this year’s nominees. Dale Robinette How do the Oscars choose their winners? I grew up on Fred Astaire and Ginger rogers and this made me feel terrifically nostalgic watching it. Im a big fan of movie musicals, and this had a lovely twist on it....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 929 words · Jonathan Gomez

Oscars make history with most black winners ever

If you choose links we provide, we may receive compensation. Mahershala Ali and Viola Davis just capped a landmark year for diversity in the awards race. Also what I love about Denzel is not that hes a great black actor hes a great actor. Ive never looked at myself as a black actor. Im an actor who happens to be African American. Made in Americaproducer Ezra Edelman became the nights second black winner, sharing theBest Documentary Oscarwith Caroline Waterlow....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Jennifer Glover

Oscars telecast producer 'very relieved' after hostless show runs smoothly

I thought the award winners were spread out, it felt like a nice effect. You didnt, but I did. Kendrick was out of the country and doing other things, and its all cool. Dan MacMedan/Getty Images It was a great show, and there was a lot of fun music in it. What was your highlight from the show?My highlight is standing here at the Governors Ball, relieved. Thats what I liked about the show, that it was full of moments....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Matthew Bartlett

Oscars woke up to 'negligence': 10 new Academy members praise diversity push

Note: EW reached out to numerous new members of the Academy across multiple professional branches. Its going to take some time to correct, but continuous efforts always help. It has to be carefully transitioned into what the new Academy is going to be. Credit: Clockwise from top left: Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images; Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; JB Lacroix/WireImage; MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images It cant just happen overnight....

May 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1395 words · Richard Brown

Oscars: Academy announces 15 films advancing in Best Documentary

ABC also aired the features full eight hours in June. According to a press release, 145 films were originally submitted for consideration. Nominations are scheduled to be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Credit: Netflix; M. Osterreicher/Courtesy of ESPN Films; IFC Films; Sony Pictures Classics The 89th Oscars will be held on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. ABCs live broadcast of the ceremony begins at 7 p....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Justin Rowe

Oscars: Jimmy Kimmel to host in 2017

The Oscars have a host: Jimmy Kimmel will emcee the Academy Awards in 2017. Kimmel confirmed the news via his Twitter account, hoursafterthe news was reported bymultiple outlets. The data pipe has broadcast the Oscars more than 50 times throughout the Academys 89-year history. Credit: Richard Cartwright/ABC via Getty Images The 89th Oscars will take place at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 in Hollywood. ABCs live broadcast of the ceremony will begin at 7 p....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Barry Griffith

Oscars: Moonlight ineligible for Best Original Screenplay

Both works will compete in the Best Adapted Screenplay category A slight wrench has been thrown into the Oscar machine for Barry JenkinsMoonlightand Jeff NicholsLoving. EW has confirmed both films screenplays are ineligible to compete in the Academys original screenplay category, and instead will both have to compete for adapted screenplay recognition. Jenkins adaptedMoonlight,about a young black boys maturation on the streets of Miami, from Tarell Alvin McCraneys unproduced playIn Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue;NicholsLovingwas inspired by Nancy Buirskis documentaryThe Loving Story, which chronicles the life of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple imprisoned in Virginia for violating, through marriage, the states segregation laws....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Jessica Cooper

Oscars: New producers share early plans for a joyous show

But those hurdles didnt keep producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd from desperately wanting the job. The duo, who co-chaired the PGA Awards last year, said they lobbied hard for the gig. There was no secret that we wanted this. Credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP We did everything except take out a billboard on Sunset Blvd. that said, We Want to Produce the Academy Awards.' De Luca and Todds initial job will be to hire an emcee for the evenings festivities....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Audrey Clark

Oscars: Shakira, Sia, Timberlake tunes among 91 Best Original Song contenders

Billboard Hot 100hits from family-friendly movies like Shakiras Try Everything (from DisneysZootopia) and Timberlakes No. 1-charting Cant Stop the Feeling! The filmmakers 2007 romanceOncepreviously won an Oscar for its Glen Hansard/Marketa Irglova collaboration Falling Slowly. Credit: Xavi Torrent/WireImage; Bryan Steffy/Getty Images; Theo Wargo/Getty Images; Vyacheslav ProkofyevTASS via Getty Images Nominations are scheduled to be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 24. The 89th Oscars will be held on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Wesley Mitchell

Ouija: Origin of Evil: EW review

Its difficult to make a board game scary. 1995sJumanjiscared younger viewers because of the way its premise evoked the terrors of kidnapping and child abuse. Plus, that movies board game was made up, allowing it to remain mysterious and unexpectedly horrifying. She will later grow up to be the villain of the 2014Ouijafilm. The motives and origin of the villainous ghost are a little unexplained (Nazis are involved somehow? ), as is the standard for bizarre occurrences in this universe....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Catherine Vasquez

Our favorite TV teachers

Our favorite TV teachers Educators are a huge part of our lives. Mr. Feeny (William Daniels) onBoy Meets World Feeny, F-F-F-Feeny! May we all have a Mr. Feeny in our lives. ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; Comedy Central; Chris Haston/NBC It turned out he was once a remedial student himself, and he used that as a bonding mechanism. The sitcom stood as a true testament to good teachers and their ability to impact our lives....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Jorge Gardner