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The Brutalist faced throughout awards season for using AI to alter the voices of its leads.The Oscar-winning drama, which follows the fictional Hungarian-born Jewish architect László Tóth (Adrien Brody) as he moves to the US with his wife Erzsébet (Felicity Jones), was subject to criticism after editor Dávid Jancsó shared that AI was used to alter Brody and Jones’ Hungarian accents.Soon after, director Brady Corbet clarified the details, saying: “Adrien and Felicity’s performances are completely their own”, adding that “Innovative Respeecher technology was used in Hungarian language dialogue editing only, specifically to refine certain vowels and letters for accuracy. No English language was changed”.Nevertheless, the performance was seen as tainted by some, particularly those who were a fan of Timothee Chalamet’s work in Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown.

Bob Dylan some acting techniques while they worked together on the set of a film.The Big Lebowski star talked to The Guardian about his life and career, including his love of music – the Hollywood veteran won an Oscar in 2010 for his role in Crazy Heart, playing a country musician struggling with addiction.Dylan and Bridges worked together on the 2003 drama Masked And Anonymous, where the former played a fading star whose return for a benefit gig is investigated by a journalist, played by Bridges. The actor recalled the film’s director, Larry Charles, one day making an unusual request.“Why don’t you and Bob go off and you teach Bob some acting? Go and do some improvisation or something” Bridges recalled. Although reluctant, Bridges agreed and is enthusiastic about the experience.

Oscar-winning film composer Hans Zimmer has revealed the imaginary figure he uses as inspiration for his work.For over 40 years, Zimmer has composed scores for the best-known TV shows and movies and is perhaps best known for his work on Gladiator, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, his many collaborations with Christopher Nolan, and the Dune series.His career is celebrated in the new concert film Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert, released this week (March 19) in cinemas.“I don’t write for directors, I don’t write for producers, and I certainly don’t write for movie studios,” he said to Deadline while promoting the film. “I have this fictitious figure in my head”.He explained: “She’s called Doris.

Oscars in 2026, joking that he took the gig so that he can “hear Adrien Brody finish his speech”.The comedian and talk show host made his hosting debut at the Academy Awards earlier this month, and now the Academy has confirmed he will take on the role again on March 15, 2026 at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre.Academy CEO Bill Kramer and president Janet Yang made the announcement on Monday (March 17), also confirming that production team Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan will also return.Responding to the news, O’Brien quipped: “The only reason I’m hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech”.Brody won Best Actor this year for his role in The Brutalist, with his acceptance speech coming in for widespread criticism for clocking in as the longest in the history of the Oscars while offering little in terms of entertainment value.“We are thrilled to bring back Conan, Raj, Katy, Jeff and Mike for the 98th Oscars!” Kramer and Yang said. “This year, they produced a hugely entertaining and visually stunning show that celebrated our nominees and the global film community in the most beautiful and impactful way.

Salma Hayek has said that working with Samuel L Jackson led to her compulsively swearing in her everyday life.The actor is a Hollywood veteran, having made her name in the 1990s with films such as Desperado and From Dusk Til Dawn; to making ground-breaking dramas in the 2000s such as her biopic of Frida Kahlo, and Oscar winner Traffic. In recent years, she’s appeared in Marvel blockbuster Eternals and animated hit Puss In Boots.During an interview with Marie Claire, the star talked about her fondness for swearing, and revealed the Avengers actor was an influence after starring together in 2017’s The Hitman’s Bodyguard its 2021 sequel. “I have the best teacher: Samuel L.

found dead with Arakawa and their dog in their New Mexico home on February 26, after neighbourhood security conducted a welfare check. Arakawa was 63, while Hackman was 95.Though no foul play was initially suspected, their deaths were “suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation”, according to a search warrant affidavit.There had been some speculation that the couple had died due to carbon monoxide poisoning from a gas leak, but authorities were quick to rule that out as a potential cause, with the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office issuing an update based on the New Mexico Gas Company’s “extensive investigation for gas leaks and carbon monoxide at Gene Hackman’s home,” conducted on the evening of February 26.On March 8, investigators have confirmed the cause of death for both Hackman and Arakawa, finding that they both died of natural causes, but a week apart.

Adrien Brody finish his speech,” O’Brien said in a statement.This year was O’Brien’s first time leading the show, which attracted its biggest broadcast audience in five years despite the winning movie, “Anora,” being relatively small. An estimated 19.7 million viewers watched the 97th Academy Awards ceremony earlier this month, according to broadcaster ABC, with a big lift among people aged 18 to 49, driven by mobile and laptop watches from younger viewers.

Oscars 2025.The comedian, 61, recently had Oscars head writer Mike Sweeney on his “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast and they discussed the jokes and sketches that had to be cut from the 97th Academy Awards, including a promo that would’ve featured O’Brien and a 9-foot-tall Oscar statue playing a domestic couple.“We’re fighting about things couples fight about,” O’Brien explained of the scrapped skit. “At one point, I thought wouldn’t it be great if it’s just on the couch? Let’s lay it on a really big couch and I’ll be vacuuming and say, ‘Could you at least lift your feet? Or could you at least get up and help? Load the dishwasher?'”“We wanted to do it and they just said, ‘No, no no, that can’t happen,'” O’Brien said of the Academy.The TV host added, “One of the people from the Academy came forward and said, ‘Oscar can never be horizontal.’ And that blew my mind.

Michael Fassbender has praised the band Kneecap, after appearing in their award-winning biopic.Released in 2024, Kneecap is the story of the rise of the Belfast rap group of the same name, whose Irish-language raps put a spotlight on the country’s identity.The film’s writer-director, Rich Peppiatt, won the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer at this year’s ceremony. During his acceptance speech, he dedicated his award to everyone who “should have their homeland respected”.Fassbender, best known for the X-Men films and Oscar-winning dramas like 12 Years A Slave, played Arlo Ó Cairealláin, the estranged father of one of the group and a former republican paramilitary who faked his own death to evade British authorities.

Michael Fassbender has revealed that, during talks for the role of James Bond in the mid-2000s, he inadvertently helped out Daniel Craig in getting the part.While still and up-and-coming star at the time, Fassbender was one of many names considered for the role which would eventually go to Craig.Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused Podcast to promote his new film Black Bag, Fassbender was asked how close he came to actually being 007, and the actor revealed he ended up advocating for his competitor Craig instead.“I met with (producer) Barbara Broccoli just you know through passing and I actually went in to an audition phase before Daniel was cast, but I don’t think I was ever in the mix,” he said. “But I remember going into that room and meeting with her and (Michael G.) Wilson and I think I was like, ‘Daniel Craig is…’ I don’t know why I was promoting him.

The Hollywood Reporter of the controversy. “Absurd and even delirious accusations were thrown at me, which deeply hurt my spirit.

Hans Zimmer has called Dune: Part Two‘s disqualification from the Oscars‘ Best Original Score category “stupid”.The composer’s work on last year’s sequel was ruled ineligible for this year’s Academy Awards due to its use of elements of music from the first Dune film.Academy rules state that in “cases such as sequels and franchises from any media, the score must not use more than 20 per cent of pre-existing themes and music borrowed from previous scores in the franchise”.Opening up about the controversy on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Zimmer reflected: “You know something? It’s not really a sore point. It’s just such a stupid point — how can it be a sore point?“I got disqualified because I was using material from the first movie in the second movie, but it’s not a sequel.

Beverly Hills 90210 co-star, Jennie Garth, has criticised the actor being left out of the Oscars’ In Memoriam tribute.On July 13 last year, Doherty passed away aged 53 after a nine-year battle with breast cancer. She was best known for the role Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990-84, returning to the part from the show’s reboot 90210 from 2008-09.She also found success as Prue Halliwell in supernatural series Charmed, which she appeared in from 1998-2001, as well as the cult ‘80s film Heathers.

sparked romance rumors while leaving the Vanity Fair Oscars Party arm-in-arm.“I saw that,” Handler said to Entertainment Tonight about the pictures of the two circulating online. “I saw about 30,000 articles come through. When your publicist sends you an update of the press that you’ve been in daily and I was like, ‘How long is this email?'”Regardless of the long email, Handler denies that the pair are anything but platonic.

Anora spent $18million on the publicity campaign that led to its Oscar glory.The film, about a stripper who spontaneously marries the son of a Russian Oligarch while on a weekend trip to Las Vegas, won five awards at the March 2 ceremony. The haul included Best Picture, Best Director for Sean Baker, and Best Actress for star Mikey Madison.Tom Quinn, CEO of the film’s American distributor Neon, was a guest on The Town podcast and revealed that the awards season campaign spend amounted to $18million, three times what the film cost to make. This included print, online, and TV campaigns, as well as sending physical DVDs to awards voters.There has been some discussion around the film’s popularity at the box office, with the film’s worldwide total amounting to $41.6million.

2025 Oscars on Sunday to Kieran Culkin.Norton was nominated for his performance in the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” but he and fellow nominees Yura Borisov (“Anora”), Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist”) and Jeremy Strong (“The Apprentice”) were bested by the “A Real Pain” star, 42.When Culkin’s name was announced as the winner, the camera cut to the other nominees including Norton, who turned to his wife, Shauna Robertson, and appeared to say “F–k” out loud.The moment went viral on social media and sparked a big reaction from viewers.“Did Edward Norton say f–k? I felt that. Did yall feel that?” one fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter).“It’s literally me.

the 2025 Oscars left out her “Beverly Hills, 90210” co-star Shannen Doherty during the In Memoriam segment, which honors those in the industry who have passed away over the last year.In a clip posted to X by TMZ on Wednesday, the “What I Like About You” alum, 52, was asked about the snub while heading out of a building and into a car.“Ya, that’s messed up,” Garth replied. When asked if she thinks the Oscars should apologize, the podcast host answered, “Maybe.”After the segment aired, Doherty’s longtime rep told TMZ that it was disappointing his client wasn’t included — especially because the “Heathers” actress has been in the industry for over 45 years.Many fans were shocked by the Academy, taking to social media to share their outrage.“No Shannen Doherty—star of one of the great films HEATHERS—in the In Memoriam is an outrageous slap in the face,” one user wrote on X.

97th annual Academy Awards on Sunday.The 25-year-old star cinched the coveted award for her role as a sex worker in “Anora,” marking her first Oscar nomination and win. Madison had steep competition in the category, including Karla Sofia Gascón (‘Emilia Pérez’), Cynthia Erivo (‘Wicked’), Fernanda Torres (‘I’m Still Here’), and Moore (‘The Substance’).Despite rumors that Moore was sour over the loss based on her one-word reaction and seemingly upset demeanor, Madison said the pair exchanged meaningful messages after the award show.In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published on Tuesday, March 4, the Oscar-winning actress revealed she “hugged” Torres and “texted with Demi, who I adore.”Madison also shared her feelings about “The Substance” star, 62.“She’s one of the sweetest, kindest women I’ve ever met, and I’m so grateful that I was able to meet her and witness her brilliance and talent in person,” she told the outlet.Madison didn’t stop there, making sure to give Moore her flowers.“I adore her and I can’t wait to see what she does next, what kind of characters she brings us.

RAYE has revealed she was “so nervous” to cover ‘Skyfall’ at the Oscars this weekend, claiming that “no one can sing Adele like Adele”.At the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night (March 2), she joined Doja Cat and BLACKPINK’s Lisa for a medley of classic James Bond themes to celebrate the legendary spy movie franchise.While Doja took on Shirley Bassey’s ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ and Lisa sang Paul McCartney’s ‘Live And Let Die’, RAYE had the unenviable task of taking on Adele’s 2012 Bond theme.Shortly after the performance, Entertainment Tonight caught up with RAYE to get her thoughts on gracing one of the biggest stages in the entertainment industry. “It was such an exhilarating performance, also no one can sing Adele like Adele, and it’s scary,” she said.

2025 Oscars.The “Emilia Pérez” actress, 52, went to the award show Sunday despite her social media controversy, and was a victim of one of Conan O’Brien’s jokes during his opening monologue.O’Brien, 61, brought up Gascón’s publicist stressing over her scandal and joked, “Karla Sofía Gascón is here tonight and Karla, if you are going to tweet about the Oscars, remember my name is Jimmy Kimmel.” The camera then cut to Gascón who smiled and bowed her head from her seat in the audience.The next day, Gascón posted an Instagram where she thanked the Academy for her nomination and invite to the ceremony — and made a reference to O’Brien’s joke.“Thank you to the members of @theacademy for the nomination as best leading actress, for the invitation to the gala; I liked it a lot, very entertaining and fun, especially your fabulous host Jimmy Kimmel, he is fantastic, every day he looks more like the great Conan O’Brien.

Macaulay Culkin has revealed he only watched one thing at the Oscars – his brother Kieran Culkin winning Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain.The Succession actor took home the Academy Award on Sunday (March 2), to add to the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and SAG Awards for the same performance. His sweary but endearing acceptance speech won over viewers on the night, and made his brother cry.When asked by Variety if he watched the show, Macaulay Culkin replied: “Just the Best Supporting Actor, that’s the only thing I watched.