By Chloe Melas, CNN Lady Gaga took the stage to perform an emotional and raw rendition of her Oscar-nominated song “Hold My Hand” during the Academy Awards on Sunday night. The song, from “Top Gun: Maverick,” was nominated in the best original song category. Though the track ultimately lost to “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR,” Gaga’s
Continue Reading By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN When 19-year-old Zhang Chao decided to take a gap year at university, the digital media major planned to use the short break to work and travel before going back to school. But after spending a summer volunteering at a surf shop in Sanya, in China’s Hainan province, everything changed. “I
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Rihanna has already this year given us a Super Bowl halftime show, a surprise pregnancy, and, now, a performance at the Academy Awards. Yet, still, no new album. That may sound greedy, unless you remember that her last album, “Anti,” dropped in 2016 — as in seven years ago. Oh,
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Michelle Yeoh has won best actress at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win the award. Yeoh, who earned the trophy for her acclaimed performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” has also entered the history books for becoming the first Malaysian-born
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Brendan Fraser tearfully accepted the Academy Award for best actor for his role in the film “The Whale” on Sunday. He began his speech by thanking the film’s director Darren Aronofsky “for throwing me a creative lifeline.” Fraser was nominated in his category alongside Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”), Paul
Continue Reading Taylor Nicioli, CNN Dressed in a sheer, form-fitting gown, Rihanna arrived on the Oscars’ champagne-colored carpet with her baby bump proudly on display — her first high-profile public appearance since last month’s Super Bowl. The singer, who was nominated in the awards’ best original song category, wore a leather bra and maxi skirt combo, by
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN Photo editor: Jennifer Arnow, CNN Contributor: Taylor Nicioli, CNN The 95th Academy Awards delivered a lesson in understated glamour on Sunday, with restrained colors and elegant silhouettes dominating the evening’s fashion. In a break with tradition, the Oscars red carpet turned champagne-colored for the night — and many stars followed suit by
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Costume designer Ruth E. Carter just became the first Black woman to win two Oscars. Carter won her second Oscar for costume design for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” In 2019, she became the first Black woman to win an Oscar in the category for her work on the first “Black Panther”
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN What if potentially saving the world came down to sacrificing an innocent teenager? That was the brutal choice presented by the season finale of “The Last of Us,” and the destination, with the benefit of hindsight, to which every step of this road had been leading. If the series “Heroes”
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Disney enthusiasts rejoice — a full look at the live-action re-imagining of “The Little Mermaid” is here. As part of the 95th Academy Awards telecast, two of the film’s stars Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy came out on stage to present the film, before the trailer aired for viewers at home.
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The 95th Academy Awards were presented on Sunday See below for a full list of the nominees. The winners are indicated in bold. BEST PICTURE “All Quiet on the Western Front” “Avatar: The Way of Water” “The Banshees of Inisherin” “Elvis” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” *WINNER “The Fabelmans” “Tár” “Top
Continue Reading Marianne Garvey, Sophie Tanno and Caitlin Hu, CNN “Navalny,” a film that explores the plot to kill Russian anti-corruption campaigner and former presidential candidate, Alexey Navalny, has won the Oscar for best documentary feature at Sunday’s Academy Awards. The riveting real-life thriller follows Navalny’s political rise, his survival of an assassination attempt against him by
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Ke Huy Quan was overcome with emotion on Sunday night when he won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” After coming on stage and kissing his golden statuette, Quan started by thanking his mother, who he said was at home watching.
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel kicked off the show by introducing some unofficial members of the ceremony’s “crisis team” to prevent any unexpected outbursts — and the crew included the Mandalorian, a Spider-Man and Steven Spielberg. Kimmel nodded to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock throughout his opening monologue, joking that if anyone
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN In her “Saturday Night Live” debut, Jenna Ortega got a little help from her “Wednesday” co-star and Studio 8H alum Fred Armisen for one of the most memorable sketches of the night — a take on the 1998 film “The Parent Trap.” In the sketch, Ortega is leading a remake of
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN The 95th Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday. Sit back and get comfy while you watch the glitz and glamour. The Oscar winners in all 23 categories will be revealed live, unlike last year, when several award presentations were prerecorded in an effort to shorten the traditionally lengthy show. While
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, CNN Women in Berlin can now swim topless in the city’s public pools if they choose to — just as men can. As well as being hailed as a step forward for gender equality in the German capital, the measure introduced this week is symptomatic of Germany’s love of Freikoerperkultur — literally
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN In her “Saturday Night Live” debut, Jenna Ortega got a little help from her “Wednesday” co-star and Studio 8H alum Fred Armisen for one of the most memorable sketches of the night — a take on the 1998 film “The Parent Trap.” In the sketch, Ortega is leading a remake of
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN Year after year, the conversation surrounding mainstream awards shows is the same: Where’s the diversity? Even in a record-setting year like 2023 — which has so far seen Beyoncé become the most awarded artist in Grammy history and features the most Asian nominees in a single year at the Oscars —
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN The Academy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, March 12. See below for a full list of the nominees. BEST PICTURE “All Quiet on the Western Front” “Avatar: The Way of Water” “The Banshees of Inisherin” “Elvis” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” “The Fabelmans” “Tár” “Top Gun: Maverick”
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