The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences set a new benchmark in questionable choices today, when they announced the addition of a new Oscar for “Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film,” aka “Most Popular Movie But Not Necessarily Worth a Best Picture Nod.” Almost immediately following the announcement, some cinephiles and critics pointed out that the move was obviously designed to allow beloved blockbusters and superhero flicks — like this year’s Black Panther — to receive recognition from an awards show that typically overlooks them.
One of the best performances of the year is by an actress you’ve never heard of. Chilean actress Daniela Vega tells us about her Oscar buzzy role in ‘A Fantastic Woman.’
It was the Best Picture Winner announcement heard ’round the world; for just a brief, hilariously awkward moment in time, when La La Land was erroneously declared the big winner of Oscar night 2017, we forgot all about our current political turmoil and embraced the total madness of Envelopegate. How could such a ridiculous mixup happen? The explanation for the confusion is fairly simple, but, in a twist befitting the ongoing insanity of this whole debacle, the dependable accountants of PricewaterhouseCoopers may have predicted their own error just days before the awards. The plot thickens.
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman walked the red carpet at the Oscars on Sunday night. Urban sported a simple black tux, leaving the major fashion statement to Kidman, who wore a nude-colored Armani gown. The actress, who is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Lion,(she didn’t win) had a minor fashion emergency on the way to show, the Daily Mail reports: The strap of her gow
It’s been tight race between Casey Affleck and Denzel Washington throughout awards season, but on Sunday night the Academy deemed the Manchester By the Sea star this year’s Best Actor winner.