‘Oppenheimer’ director Christopher Nolan talks Oscar success
He was still asleep on Tuesday when Christopher Nolan's “Oppenheimer'' was nominated for a record 13 Academy Awards. Nolan's wife and producing partner Emma Thomas inspired him after her phone was flooded with messages of her well wishes. “Don't take that as a disrespect,” Nolan told The Associated Press with a laugh. “We didn't want […]
Oscar nominations if everything was NFL football
It's Oscar season, and if we're being honest, we're all feeling a little left out. Our entertainment writing brethren can nod, sneer, and talk about the film's failure of justice while we get bogged down in debates about whether Brock Purdy is elite or not. There's more than enough drama in the NFL to warrant […]
Happy Kending: why righteous anger might be the role that wins Ryan Gosling an Oscar | Ryan Gosling
SNabs aren't exactly uncommon during awards season — especially since it's the only time of year when anyone actually uses the word “snub” — but Tuesday's Oscar nominations are the latest in a series of turbo snubs. It brought about indescribable results. The Academy managed to cause a historic firestorm by failing to recognize Greta […]
Critics blame sexism and the patriarchy after Margot Robbie gets snubbed by Oscar nominations for ‘Barbie’ movie
Actress Margot Robbie was snubbed at Tuesday's Oscar nominations for her role in Barbie, with many taking to social media to slam sexism and patriarchy. Although Ryan Gosling was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and America Ferrera was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, both Robbie and director Greta Herwig released statements expressing their disappointment that […]
‘Barbie’ star Ryan Gosling calls out Margot Robbie Oscar snub: ‘I’m disappointed’
Ryan Gosling has expressed his disappointment after receiving a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role in Ken last year. Barbie, the highest-grossing movie However, lead actress Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig were both ignored in the Best Actress and Best Director categories. In a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Gosling said: […]
Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie ‘Barbie’ Oscar Snubs Spark Sexism Outrage
smash hit barbie We got a shiny pile of Oscar nominations on Tuesday morning, but fans claimed one, or maybe two, were missing. Star Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig were snubbed by the academy in two areas. Gerwig was omitted from the Best Director category, and Robbie, who starred in the film, was omitted […]
Comedy Legend Mel Brooks, ‘Blazing Saddles’ Director, Receives Lifetime Achievement Oscar
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Mel Brooks, 97, won a lifetime achievement in Hollywood on Tuesday, more than half a century after winning his only Academy Award for “The Producers.” Director Brooks is best remembered for his seminal satirical film “The Producers,'' which featured Adolf Hitler, and for exposing racial prejudice in films such as “Blazing […]
Oscar Contender ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Actor Samuel Theis Accused of Rape by Male Crew Member
French actor Samuel Theis, who played the husband of Sandra Hüller's character in award season's Darling Anatomy of a fallTheis was accused of rape by a male staff member in a new movie she wrote and directed. The sexual assault allegations occurred during the production of the film. Je le Jure (I swear)Especially after a […]
Olympic Sprinter Oscar Pistorius Freed After Serving Nearly 9 Years in Prison for Killing Girlfriend
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Olympic sprinter Oscar PistoriusThe double amputee, who became a global star competing at the sport's highest levels while running with carbon fiber blades, is serving a nearly nine-year sentence for the murder of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. He was released from prison on Friday after serving his sentence. Pistorius, […]
Oscar Pistorius released from prison after serving 9 years for girlfriend’s murder
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius was released on parole on Friday after serving nearly nine years in prison for shooting and killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013. Pistorius, a former double amputee Olympic runner who competed against able-bodied athletes and hailed him as an inspiration, was serving a 13-year sentence at Atteridgeville […]