Cher Supports Oprah Winfrey at Premiere of New Sidney Poitier Documentary

Variety spoke to all 42 directors (including DuVernay), who emphasized how her daring mandate changed the trajectory not only of their careers — with 39 of them getting their first episodic credit — but also of their lives. “Talk about an empowered idea!” exclaims executive producer Oprah Winfrey about DuVernay’s revolutionary vision.

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Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay are two of the creative leaders honored for Variety’s 2022 Power of Women presented by Lifetime. For more, click here. Oprah Winfrey has spent most of her career talking, so it’s a little surprising that the only sound you hear from the porch of her second home in Maui is absolute silence. Forget about the ocean waves or rustling palm trees. OK, if you’re lucky enough to hang with Oprah for an entire afternoon, this zen will be interrupted by the periodic squawking of wild roosters. In such a tranquil retreat, you can think clearly, cradled in the beauty of all that Hawaii has to offer. It’s this very place of refuge, in fact, where Winfrey set a trap for filmmaker Ava DuVernay that would launch one of their greatest collaborations: OWN’s “Queen Sugar.”

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Clayton Davis After two weeks of solid showings at the box office, excellent reviews and passionate fan responses, “The Woman King” has become one of the year’s standout hits, with plans to be competitive in the awards races for both major and artisan category attention.  One of the film’s standout stars, Thuso Mbedu, who plays the young Nawi, will be campaigning for supporting actress attention, Variety has learned. Academy Award winner Viola Davis (“Fences”) will be the sole actress campaigning for lead actress.  Mbedu, who was the breakout sensation of 2021’s Emmy-nominated series “The Underground Railroad” from director Barry Jenkins, will compete in supporting alongside her co-stars Sheila Atim, Jayme Lawson, Adrienne Warren and most prominent, Lashana Lynch. All of the male actors, including John Boyega, will be competing in supporting actor. 

William Earl The “On the Carpet” pre-show powered by DIRECTV at Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime will be livestreamed on Variety.com and Variety’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages starting at 6:45 p.m. PT on Sept. 28. The red carpet will feature this year’s honorees: Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey, Chelsea and Hillary Clinton, Malala and Elizabeth Olsen. Presenters include Kathryn Hahn, Sandra Oh, Quinta Brunson and Diane Guerrero. Halsey will give a special musical performance to kick-off the night. Variety senior entertainment writer Angelique Jackson and senior TV features editor Emily Longeretta will host the carpet with commentary provided by senior culture and events editor Marc Malkin and senior correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, live from the Variety HQ Studio.

momentous Emmy win, and this time she's getting the love in person. On Wednesday, the star had an emotional meeting with Oprah Winfrey after the latter sent her a bouquet of flowers in congratulations on her Emmy Award.The pair connected at the L.A.

Oprah Winfrey’s interview of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Morgan got slammed for saying he didn’t “believe a word that comes out of” Markle’s mouth after she said palace insiders had discussed the skin tone of her then unborn child — claims that went unchallenged by Winfrey. Osbourne defended Morgan against the suggestion that he was a racist on a March 10 show.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic A pioneering movie star intensely aware of his place in film history, Sidney Poitier published no fewer than three autobiographies during his life, generously sharing what he’d lived and learned with those who’d appreciated his work in films such as “In the Heat of the Night” and “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.” But words can only reach so far in an era dominated by the moving image, and as such, we’re fortunate that Poitier was open to repeating himself one last time for “Sidney” — director Reginald Hudlin’s definitive portrait for Apple TV+ — before his death this year at the age of 94. Few movie stars have been more inspirational than Poitier, who was more than just a star, but also a symbol to so many — be they aspiring Black performers or the public at large, who saw their own views on civil rights embodied in the characters he played. But what of those who were born too late to fully appreciate what this remarkable actor meant to audiences deprived of role models? Produced by Oprah Winfrey (who appears frequently throughout) with the participation of Poitier and his family, “Sidney” puts that legacy in context, retracing a career that changed the way that Hollywood — and the world — saw the Black experience.

who passed away at 94 in January — was already at death’s door.“I was not expected to live,” says Poitier in the new documentary “Sidney,” which premieres on Apple TV+ on Friday. “I was born two months premature.”The film traces Poitier’s remarkable journey from his father tucking him into a shoebox as a sickly infant to growing into a screen icon and the first black man to win the Best Actor Oscar, with “Lilies of the Field” in 1964.“I remember thinking, ‘If he could do that, I wonder what I can do,’ ” says Oprah Winfrey, who produced the documentary, about how Poitier’s groundbreaking career inspired her.“It was the first time I’d seen a black man assert his power,” says Halle Berry — who became the first African-American woman to win the Best Actress Oscar in 2002 — of Poitier’s impact on her.

Oprah Winfrey and Sidney Poitier: two icons, one powerful story.

Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan Markle, 41, live and she is reportedly keen to strike up a friendship with the royals.

Oprah Winfrey and Cher were among many celebrities attending the premiere of Sidney in Los Angeles on Wednesday.The American talk show host, 68, stunned in a transparent white button-up shirt and a matching multi-layer skirt, while the If I Could Turn Back Time singer, 76, wowed in a fitted black suit jacket and matching pants.Sidney is a documentary film about legendary Hollywood actor Sidney Poitier. The movie - which follows his life and legacy - is set to premiere on September 23, 2022 on Apple TV+.

disconnect from the Royal family than Prince Harry’s singing of God Save the King on Monday. As the cameras panned on Harry, 38, at Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral in Westminster Abbey, he appeared somewhat disjointed in his rendition of the national anthem - at times singing, at others appearing to grit his teeth.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been instructed to mend their rift with the Prince and Princess of Wales and apologise for comments made in their infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey, according to royal insiders. The interview is said to have “crossed the line” with Prince William and Kate Middleton feeling unable to move on until they receive an apology from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle . Royal insiders say that the pair have been told to say sorry for the interview and "acknowledge the motives behind it" ahead of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II today.

Prince William and Kate Middleton reportedly can't move forward with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle without an apology. Following their official exit from the Royal Family in 2020, Meghan, 41, and Harry, 38, caused jaws to drop around the world when they gave a no-holds-barred interview with US talk show host Oprah Winfrey.They levied various accusations at the Firm – Harry's blood relatives – including claiming that an unnamed senior royal questioned "how dark" their son Archie's skin might be when he was born.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are said to have been "ordered" into apologising for the comments they made about the Royal Family in their Oprah Winfrey interview. The infamous interview is said to have "crossed the line" and sources have since claimed it left the Prince and Princess of Wales upset and angered.With the pair rekindling their relationship with the Royal Family after the Queen's passing, one royal commentator has said the pair have been told to "acknowledge the motives behind" the interview.READ MORE: William and Harry to walk with Charles behind Queen's coffin in echo of Diana funeralThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex have already appeared alongside Prince William and Kate Middleton to meet with mourners.But an insider told the Telegraph that the Sussexes must apologise, saying: "They feel they’ve had to be steely to send a message that you cannot just say this hugely upsetting stuff without there being consequences."Consequences from the tell-all interview the Sussex pair carried out with Oprah Winfrey appear to have had a knock-on effect for the Royal Family.The couple revealed the "concerns" they felt over the colour of their son Archie's skin and said Prince Charles, now King, had stopped taking Harry's phone calls.The pair had also revealed they were secretly married before their public service wedding, with the interview causing a monumental rift between the Sussexes and the Royal Family.One insider believes the former Fab Four must put aside their differences in "an important show of unity for the Queen."The Duke and Duchess of Sussex returned to the UK for a series of public and private engagements following the death of Her Majesty the Queen.

Ismael Cruz Córdova has revealed who his celebrity crush is! The Rings of Power star stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday, where he shared his experience at the Emmys, coming close to who he deemed his “celebrity crush.”Kimmel asked the Puerto Rican-born actor if he was able to meet Oprah Winfrey. “I actually did not.