‘Moonlight’ Director Barry Jenkins Regrets That Oscar Gaffe Has Overshadowed Movie’s Best Picture Win

Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan took to social media today to poke fun at The Oscars for selecting three female hosts to present the awards show this year. Piers appeared to take umbrage with the fact that there weren’t any men involved, in a highly sarcastic tweet that he sent out this afternoon. Piers, 56, left his fans divided when addressing The Academy Awards' announcement in a controversial post in view of his 7.9 million followers.The journalist attached a picture of the hosts, which include Emmy-Award winning actress Wanda Sykes, comedian Amy Schumer, and Regina Hall, who became the first African American to win the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in 2018.“Great to see three women hosting the Oscars, though I would have preferred many more, at least ten - just so long as no ghastly men are involved!” Piers penned sarcastically alongside the three women pictured.“One question though: will their every past utterance now be subjected to the same scrutiny that Kevin Hart endured?”Piers was referring to the controversy surrounding comedian Kevin Hart when he was asked to host the 2019 Oscars, before being forced to step down when a number of tweets he had sent out in the past resurfaced, which many had branded "homophobic".In the comments section, people were split by Piers’ thoughts on the “woke” choice to have an all-female line-up of hosts this year.“Wanda will be terrific.

Strictly. However, Aljaz has now announced he'll be taking his skills further than the dance floor, with a surprise move into the world of cooking - and his Strictly co-stars, including Gorka Marquez, have showered the Instagram post, where he shared his news, with praise."So excited to share this with everyone!" Aljaz wrote, enclosing a photo of himself and his sister in the kitchen, grinning broadly while an especially young family member, his baby niece Zala, perched herself on the countertop, one hand dipped into a saucepan.The touching family photo sat alongside a caption revealing all about his latest new venture."@mycookbookforyou is our idea of perfect and beautiful book for you, your family, friends, the one you love the most," he wrote in view of his 538,000 followers."We are not chefs with perfect recipes, we are brother and sister who know how much it means to have memories of cooking with mom, grandmother, friends, sister,brother...

Katherine Ryan has admitted that she was once forced to apologise to a fuming parent after publicly calling out their son for "bullying". Appearing on a recent episode of Mel Giedroyc's Unapologetic with her baby son, the 38 year old comedienne, who says she expects "backlash" to potty training eight month old Fred, hilariously recalled the awkward encounter.

Chloe Brockett has admitted she fancies her Celebs Go Dating co-star Miles Nazaire but she “doesn’t want to rip his clothes off”.The TOWIE star’s comments came as she discussed hers and Miles’ on-screen romance exclusively with OK!. Fans of the E4 reality show have excitedly watched as Chloe and the Made In Chelsea star’s flirtations have heated up. But now Chloe has admitted that while she thinks the 26 year old is “very good looking”, she feels has a “different dynamic” with him to other guys she has dated.

Prince Harry and Princess Eugenie reunited when they were pictured watching the Superbowl together on Sunday, and now, Jennie Bond has claimed Prince Andrew's daughter could be staying with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex during her flying visit. While it isn't known that Meghan, 40, and Eugenie's husband Jack Brooksbank joined Harry, 37, and Eugenie, 31, at the game, Jennie said she wouldn't be surprised if they had all met up together or were even staying at the home of the Sussexes.

Stacey Solomon has taken to social media to address people’s concerns about her dogs sleeping with her four month old daughter, Rose. People’s concerns come after doting mum Stacey shared a sweet snap of Rose napping with her dogs Teddy and Peanut on Valentine’s Day. She wrote alongside the photo: “They’ve missed each other I think… Rose & me have been away for a few days for work so we were so excited to come home and have all the cuddles.

Julia Fox and Kanye West recently called it quits following a short term whirlwind romance.The former flames had chins wagging after putting on a loved-up display at Paris Fashion Week, but just weeks later their relationship has ended. Fans speculated that Julia, 32, and Kanye, 44, had ended things after the Uncut Gems actress deleted all signs of the rapper from her Instagram. A spokesperson for Julia then confirmed on Monday 14 February that they’ve gone their separate ways.

The latest trailer for Downton Abbey has been released and some more details of the plot are now out ahead of the film's release next month. The huge Yorkshire estate can be seen to be taken over by actors and crew members, causing the residents of Downton to look for a change of scenery. Unsurprisingly, the new destination is a beautiful location as the Crawleys head to the south of France.

Celebrity Hunted fans were left stunned when Too Hot To Handle star Chloe Veitch admitted she’d gone to the toilet in a bush while filming for the Channel 4 show. During a recent episode, Chloe was attempting to outrun the hunters, as she took part in the manhunt mission as a fugitive alongside Drag Queen, The Vivienne. However, things didn’t go particularly smoothly for the bubbly 22 year old, who sprang to fame on the Netflix reality show.

Cher Lloyd has given a rare glimpse into her family life as she paid a loving tribute to her husband Craig Monk on Valentine's Day.The former X Factor star, who recently celebrated her eighth wedding anniversary, shared a snap of her smiling for the camera alongside her other half. "I'll love him forever," the 28 year old captioned the snap, in which she looked dolled up to the nines in a chic, asymmetrical dress. In another black and white image family snap, the songstress looked every inch the doting mother as she gazed adoringly at their daughter Delilah-Rae, who the pair welcomed in 2018.

Strictly Come Dancing, its stars get up to all sorts of exciting projects, but fan-favourite Aljaz Skorjanec has just announced an endeavour we didn't expect.PHOTOS: Inside the Strictly Come Dancing stars' homes: Kai Widdrington, Aljaz Skorjanec and moreSharing a photo of himself, his sister Lara and her baby daughter Zala in the kitchen the dancer revealed that he was creating a new cook book with his sister, My Cook Book for You. In the snap, taken in a kitchen, Aljaz and Lara posed with baby Zala as the cheeky tot stuck her hand in a pot, trying to grab whatever was inside.WATCH: Aljaz Skorjanec has the sweetest family reunionIn his caption, the Slovenian native explained: "So excited to share this with everyone! @mycookbookforyou is our idea of [a] perfect and beautiful book for you, your family, friends, the one you love the most.READ: Strictly's Aljaz Skorjanec melts hearts with tribute to both the ladies in his lifeMORE: Aljaz Skorjanec acts as the perfect bodyguard for wife Janette Manrara in sweet video"We are not chefs with perfect recipes, we are brother and sister who know how much it means to have memories of cooking with mom, grandmother, friends, sister, brother...

HBO‘s Emmy-winning dark comedy Barry will premiere its long-awaited third season on April 24 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Season 3 was delayed due to Covid-19.

Alec Baldwin and the  production over the fatal October shooting on the set of the film in which Baldwin starred and produced. Lawyers for the Hutchins estate made the announcement Tuesday at a news conference in Los Angeles, where attorney Brian Panish said Baldwin and others are named defendants «responsible for the safety on the set and whose reckless behavior in cost cutting led to the senseless and tragic death of Halyna Hutchins.”Panish added that his team undertook an investigation, and interviewed witnesses that were at the scene and the day before in an effort to set the stage as to what led to Hutchins' death. Panish later showed an animated video that re-enacted what the lawyers alleged happened on the day Hutchins was fatally shot.»You can see the recreation in the video based on the witnesses statements, the scene, the evidence and the emails and such we were able to attend," Panish said.

Haley Bosselman editorBest-selling author Ta-Nehisi Coates will moderate a live conversation about the Amazon Prime Video series “The Underground Railroad,” Variety can announce exclusively. Coates will discuss the series with creator and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins, as well as star Thuso Mbedu.Presented in partnership with Film at Lincoln Center and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, the private virtual screening will take place May 10, just ahead of the series’ debut May 14 on Amazon Prime Video.

Moonlight director Barry Jenkins says he believes the notorious Oscars gaffe in 2017 fuelled people’s ideas that the film was undeserving of its win.At the 2017 edition of the awards, La La Land was mistakenly announced as the winner of Best Picture, before Moonlight was then correctly unveiled as the winner.Speaking on the Jemele Hill Is Unbothered podcast, Jenkins said that although he appreciated the extra exposure that the infamous incident and subsequent Oscars win gave his film, he believes it gave credence to ideas that the film only won the award because it was “the Black film”.“Because we were awarded Best Picture in that way, that clip was shown so many places,” Jenkins said.

It’s definitely not a requirement to be a well-versed cinephile to become a great filmmaker. However, you can’t imagine that it hurts to have a knowledge of some of the best directors around when trying to craft your own art.

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Four years ago, Barry Jenkins experienced one of the best and strangest nights of his life. The filmmaker behind the Oscar-winning film, “Moonlight,” was awarded Best Picture but the situation involved a huge mess-up on the part of the presenters of the award falsely claiming that “La La Land” won instead.

Andrei Tarkovsky was the name on Barry Jenkins‘ lips as the main influence for his television adaptation of “The Underground Railroad.” Not the first name to think of when considering the enormity of Colson Whitehead’s 2016 novel. The story: a combination of the distressing tribulations of an escapee slave girl with a hefty volume of magical realism, doesn’t immediately describe the Russian auteur.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticEvery single frame of “The Underground Railroad” is haunted.Ghosts of horrors past, present and future linger at the story’s edges, flicker in and out with eerie ease. People alive, dead and somewhere in between stare into the camera with quiet, solemn clarity.

Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk helmer Barry Jenkins will bring audiences back to the antebellum South for Amazon’s The Underground Railroad. Amid accounts of police brutality against members of the Black community and Hollywood’s attempts to correct hurtful and racist imagery, the showrunner spoke about the care he, his cast and crew took to address America’s dark history on-screen.