NEW YORK — Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 Oscars, including when they are, where to watch...
‘Nomadland’ Wins Best Picture at a Social Distanced Oscars
Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland,” a wistful portrait of itinerant lives on open roads across the American West, won best picture Sunday at the 93rd Academy Awards, where the China-born Zhao became the first woman of color to win best director and a historically diverse group of winners took home awards. Hopkin's...
Oscars Viewership Plunges to Record Low
NEW YORK — ABC's telecast of the Academy Awards hit an all-time low in the ratings, with 23.6 million people tuning in to see “Parasite” named best picture. The Nielsen company says that's down from the 29.6 million people who watched the show last year. The previous low for the...
So, Hollywood, Where Is the Oscar Love for Oakland?
The best California movie scene of recent vintage is the opening of the 2018 film Sorry to Bother You. A man and his girlfriend are getting intimate when his apartment suddenly fills with daylight, making their union visible to the people outside on an Oakland street. What happened? California’s housing...
Best-Picture Oscars Up for Sale in Rare Auction
LOS ANGELES — Two Academy Awards for best picture are going up for sale in a rare auction of Oscars. Auction house Profiles in History announced Monday that an Oscar awarded to "Mutiny on the Bounty" in 1936 and another given to "Gentleman's Agreement" in 1948 will go up for...
Oscars Director Wins Emmy, Pops Question to Girlfriend
LOS ANGELES — As a director of awards shows, Glenn Weiss specializes in making big moments on the stage. He'll have a hard time topping this one. In what could become the most talked-about moment of Monday night's Emmy Awards, Weiss used his acceptance speech for directing the Oscars telecast...