Disney/Scott KirklandMexican-American actress Eva Longoria directed the movie Flamin’ Hot, and personally tapped Mexican-American singer Becky G to perform its theme song, “The Fire Inside.” Becky sang the Best Original Song nominee on the Oscars stage March 10.The movie is based on the memoir of Richard Montañez, who claims to have invented the popular snack…… Read More…
Jon Batiste and wife Suleika Jaouad; Disney/Scott KirklandGrammy and Oscar-winning musician Jon Batiste performed his Best Original Song nominee “It Never Went Away” at the Academy Awards on March 10.The song is from the documentary American Symphony, which documents a year in Batiste’s life, during which he received 11 Grammy nominations, but also saw his…… Read More…
Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesRobert Downey Jr. won Best Supporting Actor at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday night.He won for his turn as Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan’s biopic blockbuster Oppenheimer.This was Downey Jr.’s third nomination and first-ever Oscar win. He was nominated alongside Sterling K. Brown, Robert De…… Read More…
Disney/Eric McCandlessIn what was surely one of the more unique performances in Oscar history, Scott George and the Osage Tribal Singers performed “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People),” the Best Original Song nominee from Killers of the Flower Moon.The movie is about the real-life murders of members of the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma after…… Read More…
Cord Jefferson, winner of the Best Adapted Screenplay award for “American Fiction” (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)While many thought it would be a battle of Barbenheimer in the Best Adapted Screenplay category, it turns out neither Barbie nor Oppenheimer wound up with the trophy. Instead, Cord Jefferson took home the honor for American Fiction.In his acceptance speech,…… Read More…
Billie Eilish, ‘Barbie’ star America Ferrra & FINNEAS; Disney/Chris WillardAt the Oscars on March 10, Billie Eilish and her brother and collaborator FINNEAS delivered a simple, touching rendition of their Best Original Song nominee, “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie.On the red carpet ahead of the show, Billie said the most important thing about…… Read More…
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty ImagesDa’Vine Joy Randolph won Best Supporting Actress at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday night.She won for her role as Mary Lamb, the head cook at a boy’s boarding school, in Alexander Payne’s film The Holdovers. Her co-star Paul Giamatti escorted her to the stage, where she gave a tear-filled…… Read More…
Disney/Mark SeligerJimmy Kimmel returned to host the Oscars for a fourth time Sunday night, kicking off the show with a monologue that poked fun of everything from the writers and actors strike, the length of the nominated films and more. The success of Barbie was a major portion of the monologue, particularly Greta Gerwig’s lack of a…… Read More…
Jagged Edge ProductionsAs is tradition, before Hollywood biggest night comes the winners list the stars don’t want to be on: The Golden Raspberry Awards.The “winners” of the 44th Annual Razzie Awards have been announced, and Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey led the pack with five, including Worst Picture, Worst Remake, and Worst Screen Couple…… Read More…
Universal/DreamWorks AnimationThe fourth Kung Fu Panda film flew into theaters Thursday night with a respectable $3.8 million in sneak previews, Deadline is reporting.That number puts the Universal/DreamWorks Animation offering ahead of animated film debuts, including the threequel How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, which earned $3 million in sneaks back in 2019, as…… Read More…