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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released the shortlists for the 2024 Oscars this morning and there were few surprises in the usually competitive International Film category. Despite some top-tier candidates, the overall field was generally considered weaker than usual.

Much to The Academy’s leadership and ABC’s delight, it’s looking to be a very “Barbie” Oscars. Greta Gerwig‘s blockbuster leads all films with five mentions on the category shortlists revealed by AMPAS today.

Younger members of the Royal Family have been banned from taking photographs and selfies during this year’s Christmas celebrations at Sandringham, OK! can reveal. As is tradition, the Royals will gather at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk over the festive season, including King Charles and Queen Camilla, and the Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children.

As the final few days ahead of this year’s mysterious EastEnders Christmas murder plot narrow down the list of potential victims, fan favourite Jack Branning may soon find himself in the firing line after a sticky few weeks on the soap. As regular viewers will know, Jack, who is played by actor Scott Maslen, has racked up quite a few enemies in recent weeks while working as a police officer intent on bringing down criminal mastermind Nish Panesar for his part in a wealth of dodgy dealings taking place in Albert Square.

football game.In fact, a source tells that will not only attend the Chiefs' home game against the Las Vegas Raiders on December 25, but will also cheer him on against the Cincinnati Bengals on December 31, a.k.a. New Year's Eve.

Cindy Crawford is looking back at a special moment in her modeling career. The iconic supermodel shared her thoughts after watching part 2 of season 6 of The Crown, where she makes a cameo in episode 5.

Jennifer Lopez’s upcoming film will document her romance with husband Ben Affleck; however, the Latina singer, actress, and businesswoman revealed that not everyone felt it was a good idea to expose their relationship in “This Is Me… Now,” the album and movie.During an interview with Variety, Lopez said that despite the noise, she feels she is doing the right thing. “As artists, we have to follow our heart and this is me following my heart and doing something that maybe everybody didn’t think was the best idea, but I had to do it,” she told the publication.According to Lopez, who legally changed her last name to Affleck after marrying in 2022, she and her husband still think about the trauma of their first split, which ended in them marrying and having kids with other people to reunite, rekindle, and eventually marry.Cristian Nodal and Cazzu spread romance at Luis Miguel concertVictoria Beckham graces the Internet with more hot David Beckham contentZara Tindall tells husband Mike he’s ‘in so much trouble’ after revealing nickname for Prince William“We both have PTSD,” JLo admitted, referring to the media scrutiny they endured 20 years ago. “But we’re older now.

Christian Nodal has positively changed his personal life for the past few months. His recent fatherhood has partly inspired him to live his best life with his partner, Cazzu. He has also undergone a noticeable physical transformation.

Jon Burlingame Oscar’s music branch has had its say, naming 15 original scores and 15 songs to its shortlist for possible nomination at the 96th Academy Awards, with few surprises. As expected, all three “Barbie” songs that were entered — Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For,” Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” — made the 15-song list.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer A former assistant to Vin Diesel sued the actor on Thursday, alleging that in 2010 he pinned her against a wall in a hotel suite and masturbated in front of her. Asta Jonasson alleges that she was working for the actor in Atlanta, where he was filming “Fast Five,” when he brought her to his suite at the St. Regis Hotel and forced her onto his bed.

Anna Tingley Prime Day is behind us but Amazon is still rolling out unbeatable deals on their streaming platform ahead of the holidays. Staring today, Prime Video channels such as Paramount+, Starz, Shudder, BET+, MGM+ and Crunchy Roll are down to $1.99/month — up to an 83% discount.

Caroline Brew editor FX has released the first teaser for Ryan Murphy‘s upcoming series “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans.” The second season of Murphy’s anthology series chronicles the literary scandal that sparked a fallout between writer Truman Capote and a high-society group of women, known as his “Swans.” Tom Hollander portrays Truman Capote, the “In Cold Blood” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” author who betrayed his close circle of powerful women by publishing a story titled “La Côte Basque, 1965” in Esquire. The “Swans” include Babe Paley (Naomi Watts), C.Z.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlists in 10 categories for the upcoming 96th Oscars ceremony. Overall, Greta Gerwig’s meta-comedy “Barbie” had the most mentions with five including sound, original song for its three submissions from Billie Eilish (“What I Was Made For?”), Dua Lipa (“Dance the Night”) and Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (“I’m Just Ken”), and original score, from the latter duo. The big miss for “Barbie” was in makeup and hairstyling, which was the category that yielded the most surprises.

Jaden Thompson Herman Rush, a prominent television pioneer and former president of Columbia Pictures Television, died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Dec. 12. He was 94.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor “Ferrari” director Michael Mann sees similarities between Enzo Ferrari and Adam Driver, the actor playing him in their new film. Hitting theaters Christmas Day, “Ferrari” focuses on a pivotal time in the Ferrari founder’s life – his marriage to wife Laura (Penélope Cruz) is deteriorating and she is unaware of the other family he has with girlfriend Lina (Shailene Woodley). At the same time, his company is on the verge of bankruptcy.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Lawyers for Ozy Media, the defunct media and entertainment company founded by Carlos Watson, allege in a new lawsuit that Ben Smith, BuzzFeed and Semafor (the media startup co-founded by Smith in 2022) misappropriated Ozy’s trade secrets “for their own benefit.” The suit additionally alleges that BuzzFeed breached a nondisclosure agreement it entered into with Ozy in 2019 as part of its efforts to buy the company. Lawyers representing Ozy Media allege that Smith, former BuzzFeed News editor-in-chief and New York Times media columnist who is currently editor-in-chief of Semafor, wrote “a series of hit pieces” about Ozy Media but that he did not disclose “his central role in BuzzFeed’s efforts to buy Ozy two years earlier” while he was at BuzzFeed.

Mike Fazioli If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. If you took the evolution drawing showing the progress from ape to man and replaced it with televisions, it would be a long line of large, heavy monkeys for about 60 years, and then a very rapid transformation to the slim, upright human that is today’s Smart TV. Even that plasma TV you owned a mere dozen years ago would be a hairy knuckledragger.

Netflix will be removing a large selection of films and TV shows from its library throughout December.Every month, the streaming plarform adds a number new of titles to the service, while also removing various films and TV shows – in addition to the surprise cancellation of newer series still at the height of their popularity.Netflix does not publish an official list of the content facing removal, but What’s On Netflix recently confirmed every title that’s set to the leave the service this month.Below, you can find the full list of every film and TV series being taken down from Netflx in the UK and US before the end of 2023.About Last Night (2014) – USA Cinderella Story: Christmas WishAmerican Made – USThe Amazing Spider-Man – USThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 – USArrival – USAs Good as It Gets – UKBaby Dolls (2019) UK and USBlue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012) – UKCut Bank – USDear John – USThe Devil’s Own – USEffie Gray – USFences – USGhost Town – UKGroundhog Day – USThe Happytime Murders – USHigh End Yaariyan – USHook – USThe Human Factor – UKJindua – USJourney to the Center of the Earth (2008) – UKKung Fu Panda 2 – USLakeeran UK and USThe Lazarus Project (2008) – UKThe Ledge – UKMadagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – USMatilda (1996) – USMahi NRI UK and USManto UK and USNew in Town – USPain & Gain – UKPeppermint (2018) – USPitch Perfect – USThe Punisher (2004) – USQismat – UK and USRainbow Time – UK and USReturn to the Blue Lagoon – UKRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves – UKSad Hill Unearthed – UKSausage Party – UKSeven Years in Tibet – UKSex and the City: The Movie – USSex and the City 2 – USShooter – UKSolace – USSpanglish – UKSpider-Man – USSpider-Man 2 – USSpider-Man 3 – USStand By Me – UKStuart Little UK and USStuart Little 2Supe

Amy Winehouse‘s estate has sued the late singer’s friends for £730,000 over claims they profited from selling her personal property at an auction.Mitch Winehouse – the father of the late icon and administrator her estate – has sued both Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay – friends of Winehouse – at the High Court after they allegedly kept profits from a sale of her belongings.According to the court document, both women had allegedly sent “various items of personal property owned by Amy during her lifetime” to two auctions in 2021 and this year.It claimed that by having the items put up for sale “in their own names and on their own behalf”, they were able to convert Winehouse’s property “to their own use”.The estate is currently seeking £534,192.90 in damages from Parry while also claiming £198,041.07 from Gourlay.Mitch claimed that any money made should have gone to the Amy Winehouse Foundation which was set up in the singer’s memory following her death from alcohol poisoning in 2011.Gourlay and Parry allegedly gained a portion of £3.3million raised during a 2021 auction in Beverly Hills. A dress made by Parry reportedly fetched £200,000 at the auction.Last month, the Amy Winehouse Foundation said in a statement: “In 2021, Amy’s estate auctioned items from her life and career with 30 per cent of the proceeds going to the Amy Winehouse Foundation.

Ghetts has teamed up with London rapper Skrapz on his latest single ‘Twin Sisters’ from his forthcoming LP ‘On Purpose, With Purpose‘.Produced by frequent Ghetts-collaborator TenBillion Dreams, the track opens up with a cheeky and explicit verse with the rapper saying: “One night I stayed round / Now I know my way round / Used to wonder what the pillow saw when you’re faced down / I’ve been fucking twin sisters / they don’t make the same sound”.The song also comes with a head-spinning visual by Dutch director Geerten Harmens (A$AP Rocky, Lil Wayne, Gunna). The video sees Ghetts sitting on an invisible chair in a puffer jacket in a white room.It features trippy camera movements as the rapper walks around and is surrounded by other things, such as a couple dressed in what appears to be Victorian garb, a butler holding a plate of spaghetti bolognese and more.‘Twin Sisters’ follows Ghetts’ previous release, ‘Laps’ featuring the South African singer Moonchild Sanelly, which marked his first new single in two years.