Month: April 2021

It seems only fitting that the star of “Hillbilly Elegy” — the butt of the 2021 awards cycle — would perform “Da Butt” dance during the Oscars telecast. While playing a game of “name that song” during an unexpected break in Sunday night’s proceedings, actor Lil Rel Howery turned the spotlight on screen icon Glenn Close, who floored the crowd — and the internet — with her bootylicious dance moves. The Los Angeles Times has confirmed that Close’s twerk-tastic performance was part of a scripted bit designed for laughs. It worked, as evidenced by Twitter users who promptly lost their minds. “I did not have Glenn close doing da butt on my Oscar bingo card but here we are,” tweeted author Roxane Gay. “Glenn Close just won her first Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film,” joked Entertainment...

The Academy Awards on Sunday closed with many viewers unhappy about how the evening played out. The show looked different than it has in the past, but the standout moment of the show was the presentation of the final award, best performance by an actor in a leading role, to Anthony Hopkins. The late Chadwick Boseman was a heavy favorite in the category for his performance in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," not to mention wins by either Steven Yeun or Riz Ahmed would have made history as well. "I cant believe chadwick boseman lost but i guess i expected too much from the oscars, lemme sleep," said one viewer. OSCARS 2021: COMPLETE WINNERS LIST Chadwick Boseman was long considered the heavy favorite to win an Oscar for his performance in Netflix's 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.' (Dav...

Chloe Zhao accepts the Oscar for Directing. Todd Wawrychuk/A.M.P.A.S. A livestream of the Academy Awards in Shanghai hosted by alumni of Oscar-winner Chloe Zhao's alma mater ran into China's Great Firewall, with the organiser saying access to his virtual private network (VPN) service was blocked for nearly two hours. Beijing-born Zhao, whose critical 2013 comment on China resurfaced after her nomination, sparking backlash in the country, was named best director for "Nomadland" on Monday, making her the first Asian woman to win the category in the award's 93-year history. The Recession-era tale about a community of van dwellers in America also won Oscars for best picture and best actress, for Frances McDormand. read more About 30 people had gathered at a small bar on The Bund, a historic...

Daniel Kaluuya took home the 2021 Oscar for best supporting actor and received an abundance of laughs from audience members for what he said during his acceptance speech. "I'd like to thank my mom. Thank you so much for pouring into me. You gave me everything, you gave me your factory settings so I could stand at my fullest height," Kaluuya quipped at the beginning of his speech which he gave while receiving the honor for playing the late Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton in "Judas and the Black Messiah." "We gotta celebrate, we gotta celebrate life," he said during his speech, adding that he was certainly going to take the night to celebrate his win to the fullest extent possible. "We're breathing, we're walking. It's incredible. Like, my mom, my dad, they had sex — it's amazing! I'...

Chloé Zhao at the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California. Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images Before Sunday, you might have known Chloé Zhao as the director of Marvel's upcoming Eternals, but now she's the Oscar-winning director of Marvel's upcoming Eternals. Beijing-born Zhao just won best director at the 2021 Oscars, beati...

Below is a complete list of nominees. Check back for updates on all the winners throughout the night. "Mank" "Minari" "Nomadland" *WINNER "Promising Young Woman" "Sound of Metal" "The Trial of the Chicago 7″ ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Maria Bakalova, "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" Glenn Close, "Hillbilly Elegy" Olivia Colman, "The Father" Amanda Seyfried, "Mank" Yuh-jung Youn, "Minari" *WINNER ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Sacha Baron Cohen, "The Trial of the Chicago 7" Daniel Kaluuya, "Judas and the Black Messiah" *WINNER Leslie Odom Jr., "One Night in Miami" Paul Raci, "Sound of Metal" Lakeith Stanfield, "Judas and the Black Messiah" INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM "Another Round" - Denmark *WINNER "Better Days" - Hong Kong "Collective" - Romania "The Man Who Sold His Skin" - Tunis...

<!-- --> Oscars 2021: Daniel Kaluuya is seen as a rising star in Hollywood Highlights Daniel Kaluuya played the role of civil rights leader Fred Hampton The 32-year-old actor said he aimed to become a "vessel" for Hampton's s "Chairman Fred Hampton was a light, a beacon of a being," he said London: Daniel Kaluuya drew on his respect for Black Panthers leader Fred Hampton's principles to produce an Oscar-winning portrayal of the slain 1960s civil rights leader in "Judas and the Black Messiah". "What a man. What a man. How blessed we are that we live in a lifetime where he existed," Kaluuya said as he accepted his golden statuette for best supporting actor on Sunday. The 32-year-old Briton said he aimed to become a "vessel" for Hampton's spirit as the United States and other...

Kathy Willens/Associated Press Kevin Durant and Mike Conley are more than just NBA All-Stars. They are also Oscar winners. Bleacher Report @BleacherReportKevin Durant and Mike Conley Jr. were executive producers on “Two Distant Strangers”, which won the Oscar for best live-action short 🏆 Trophies. #Oscars https://t.co/Ng549QnYWL Mike Conley @MCONLEY10Congrats to the team @TwoDistantFilm on the Oscar nomination 👏🏾🙌🏾 https://t.co/q1PVFadFfS utahjazz @utahjazzCongratulations Mike! #Oscars https://t.co/QQ5SqTr7ch Durant and Conley won Oscars on Sunday night for their work on the film Two Distant Strangers. Brian Lewis of the New York Post reported the Brooklyn Nets forward and Utah Jazz guard were executive producers on the project, as was Durant's business partner Rich Kleiman. C...

In the film Minari, Soonja develops a special bond with her grandson David, played by Alan Kim. Josh Ethan Johnson/Courtesy of A24 hide caption toggle caption Josh Ethan Johnson/Courtesy of A24 In the film Minari, Soonja develops a special bond with her grandson David, played by Alan Kim. Josh Ethan Johnson/Courtesy of A24 Youn Yuh-jung has made Oscar history – and with...

Viola Davis has paid tribute to her late co-star Chadwick Boseman on the red carpet at the 93rd Academy Awards. Boseman and Davis were both nominated for awards (Best Actor and Best Actress respectively) for their roles in Netflix’s August Wilson adaptation Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Asked about Boseman, who died of cancer last August, Davis said: “He was authenticity on steroids. “Sometimes people honour people who actually were not very nice or [for whom] the persona did not match the real person. This… it matches the person, I’m telling you. This person, this human being, this artist, did not mistake his presence for the event. He absolutely honoured the work.” Davis continued: “A lot of people enter this business because they want to be famous actors. They don’t want to be actors; ...