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“duet” with a TikTok user who prompts others on the app to ask an inanimate object what it thinks of you.“This works because everything has consciousness,” reads the caption of the original video by TikToker Sam Rossi.“You can pick up a pen and ask it how it sees you or what it thinks of you,” she continued, “and you will get an answer in your mind from your intuition. You can ask your car what it thinks of you, you can even ask money what it thinks of you.”In the duet, the 54-year-old actor reaches off camera to pick up an Academy Award for Best Actor, which he won for his role in “King Richard” during that fateful ceremony.He looks as though he’s about to ask his golden statue a question just before he ends the video — which has 112,500 likes and 1.6 million views as of Wednesday morning.Smith slapped 94th Academy Awards host Chris Rock, 58, after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair — which Smith took as a jab at his 51-year-old wife’s struggle with alopecia.

Oscar made her “seriously ill”.Speaking to The Radio Times podcast, the Academy Award-winning actress described the process as “horrible”, adding that she she quickly developed an “allergy” to it.“Both times I had to do the Oscars I got ill, quite seriously ill, before and during it,” she said.“I just found the pressure of it and glare of it too much. It’s sort of astonishing – and then you think you want to lie down in a dark room.

Oscar-winning actress was diagnosed with advanced macular degeneration in 2012 and has been dealing with the loss of her vision.While appearing on The Graham Norton Show, Dench admitted that she has found it harder and harder to read scripts and learn her lines.“It has become impossible and because I have a photographic memory I need to find a machine that not only teaches me my lines but also tells me where they appear on the page,” she said.“I used to find it very easy to learn lines and remember them,” she continued. “I could do the whole of ‘Twelfth Night’ right now.”In 2021 interview with The Guardian, Dench revealed that she asks her friends to help her with lines by reading them out loud to her.“You find a way of just getting about and getting over the things that you find very difficult,” she said at the time.

Oscars slap in his opening speech at the BAFTAs 2023.During the ceremony on Tuesday (February 19) at London’s Royal Festival Hall, the actor, who hosted the ceremony alongside Alison Hammond, told the crowd: “Nobody on my watch gets slapped tonight – except on the back.”The joke refers to the moment Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, during last year’s Oscars.Following a number of apologies after the incident, Smith resigned from the Academy and was later banned from attending all Academy events for 10 years.In July last year, Smith posted an apology video to address questions surrounding the incident. “I’ve reached out to Chris [Rock] and the message that came back is he’s not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out.”All Quiet On The Western Front led the winners at the BAFTAs, picking up seven awards including Best Film and Film Not In The English Language.The Banshees Of Inisherin, which was nominated for 10 awards, went onto win four trophies including Supporting Actress for Kerry Condon and Supporting Actor for Barry Keoghan.Other winners include Austin Butler, who won Leading Actor for Elvis, and Cate Blanchett who won Leading Actress for TÁR.

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Jimmy Kimmel is back to host, completing the job for the third time, and has released a new teaser that references “Top Gun: Maverick” and last year’s iconic slap.The iconic Oscars dresses that have increased in value after Hollywood’s biggest nightPedro Almodóvar says Ana de Armas’ deserves the OscarA post shared by The Academy (@theacademy)The Oscars teaser is mostly built around “Top Gun: Maverick,” which was one of the most profitable films of the year and earned six Academy Award nominations. In the clip, Kimmel talks to Jon Hamm and Charles Parnell, who are reprising their roles in the film as Cyclone and Warlock, and tells them that he wasn’t expecting to be asked to host the Oscars again.

Jimmy Kimmel is feeling the need… the need to emcee!In the first promo for Kimmel's upcoming gig hosting the 95th Academy Awards, Kimmel channels — even enlisting stars Jon Hamm and Charles Parnell to reprise their roles as Vice Admiral Beau «Cyclone» Simpson and RADM Solomon «Warlock» Bates, respectively.«James Christian Kimmel,» Hamm says by way of welcome in their Oscars «war room.» «Your reputation precedes you,» Hamm said. «Not in a good way,» Parnell chimes in.«I have to admit I wasn't expecting to be asked to host again,» Kimmel tells the crew, who insist they tried to offer the gig to a plethora of other stars, naming celebs like  Whoopi Goldberg, Tina Fey, John Stewart, and Chris Rock all the way down to «a child dressed as a pirate.»But it's Kimmel they're stuck with. «ABC has tasked us with finding a host who is unflappable...and unslappable,» Parnell reveals.«That's good, 'cause I can't get slapped,» Kimmel responds.

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Paul Mescal reciting the lyrics to the Taylor Swift song ‘We Are Never Getting Back Together’ has been released – you can watch it above.The video, in which Mescal simply speaks the lyrics without any music, was shared by W Magazine to coincide with Valentine’s Day.After finishing the recital, Mescal said of the song: “It’s kind of sad, isn’t it?”Mescal, who is best known for his role in the BBC series Normal People, is nominated for Best Actor at this year’s Oscars for his performance in Aftersun. This is his first-ever nomination for an Academy Award.His fellow nominees in the category include Austin Butler (Elvis), Brendan Fraser (The Whale), Colin Farrell (The Banshees Of Inisherin) and Bill Nighy (Living).In Aftersun, Mescal plays Callum, a young father trying to connect with his 11-year-old daughter Sophie (Frankie Corio) when they go on holiday to a Turkish resort.In a four-star review of Aftersun, NME wrote: “Liable to increase the cult around Mescal, following his BAFTA-winning turn in Normal People, Aftersun may be small in scale, but it leaves a distinct and lasting impression.

Oscars president Janet Yang has admitted that the organisation’s response to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards was “inadequate”.During the ceremony, Smith took the stage and slapped Rock across the face after the latter made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head. After the slap, Smith returned to his seat and repeatedly yelled at Rock: “Keep my wife’s name out your fucking mouth!”The event continued as normal after the incident, with Smith remaining in attendance and later going on to win Best Actor for his performance in King Richard.Speaking to attendees at the 2023 Oscar Nominees Luncheon, Yang admitted that the Academy did not handle the situation properly.“I’m sure you all remember we experienced an unprecedented event at the Oscars,” she told the star-studded audience (via Variety).

the infamous Will Smith “slapgate” at the 2022 Oscars was “inadequate.”The organization, which votes on nominees, winners, and hosts of the annual ceremony, said Monday that it will be “fully transparent” in the future.At the organization’s luncheon hosted for this year’s Oscar nominees, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences president Janet Yang spoke about last year’s disastrous event.“I’m sure you all remember we experienced an unprecedented event at the Oscars,” she said, according to Variety.“What happened onstage was fully unacceptable and the response from our organization was inadequate.”“We learned from this that the Academy must be fully transparent and accountable in our actions, and particularly in times of crisis you must act swiftly, compassionately, and decisively for ourselves and for our industry,” she continued.“You should and can expect no less from us going forward.”During last year’s Oscar Awards live broadcast, Smith walked onto the stage and struck Rock across the face after the funnyman made a joke about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.Rock compared Pinkett Smith — who suffers from alopecia and shaved her head last summer — to Demi Moore’s bald character “G.I.

Jamie Lee Curtis is nominated for an Oscar this year for the first time in her career, and she's dragging her husband, filmmaker Christopher Guest, along for the ride.Curtis spoke with ET's Matt Cohen at the 2023 Oscars Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on Monday, where she opened up about making this year's big show a special date night.«I'm bringing my husband,» Curtis said with a smile. «I'm forcing him to go with me.

Oscars Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.The annual tradition allows nominees from all categories to rub elbows before the big night and this year was no different.

14-year-old Emmett Till, in Mississippi. “We’re talking about people who perhaps chose not to see the film, we’re talking about misogynoir- like it comes in all kinds of ways, whether it’s direct or indirect,” she said on an episode of the podcast “Kermode & Mayo’s Take.” “It impacts who we are.”Misogynoir, a term coined by Black feminist author and activist Moya Bailey in 2008, refers to misogyny and prejudice directed at Black women. Her comments came after “Till” director Chinonye Chukwu accused the Oscars, as well as the entertainment industry, of being “aggressively committed to upholding whiteness,” after she wasn’t nominated for best director. “We live in a world and work in industries that are so aggressively committed to upholding whiteness and perpetuating unabashed misogyny towards Black women. And yet.

Instagram to share her reaction to the nod in view of her 4.8 million followers.Jamie uploaded a series of pictures of herself looking at the screen and subsequently at the camera in disbelief, with wide eyes and her hand over her mouth.A third picture showed Jamie hugging her good friend and award-winning producer Debbie Oppenheimer, who had paid her a surprise visit to watch the announcement with her.In the lengthy caption, Jamie wrote: “THIS IS WHAT SURPRISE LOOKS LIKE!“One of my oldest besties @debopp texted me at 5:15 that she was sitting in front of my house and did I want company watching the announcements.“Debbie Oppenheimer has won an Oscar for the beautiful documentary she made about her mother's story as one of the kindertransport in the Oscar-winning documentary. Into The Arms Of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport.”Jamie continued: “There she was in the pitch black, freezing, cold in a parka.“She came in and sat with me as I had sat with her the day she was heading toward the Oscar ceremony, the year she won.“We held hands.

The 2023 Oscar nominations for Best Original Score and Best Original Song have been announced. The 95th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Rihanna and Mitski have earned their first Academy Award nomination, with Rih's “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and "This Is A Life," a song co-written by Mitski, David Byrne, and Ryan Lott, up for Best Original Song at this year’s Oscars.

Will Smith, 54, during last night’s glitzy Golden Globe Awards.The Beverly Hills Cop star made reference to the Independence Day actor’s infamous on-stage slap at the 2022 Oscars.The Trading Places actor was honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the star-studded event yesterday. As he made his way on stage, the comedian offered up some simple advice for young creatives making their way in the film industry.“I want to let you know that there is a definitive blueprint that you can follow to achieve success, prosperity, longevity...

Oscars which resulted in him being banned from the ceremony for 10 years.The 54-year-old said his actions were a result of "bottled rage" but added this didn't justify his actions.While hosting the ceremony, Chris said of Will's wife: “Jada, I love you. GI Jane 2, can't wait to see you,” appearing to refer to her shaved head caused by alopecia.His words prompted Will to get off his seat and slap him round the face.Once he returned to his seat, he also yelled at the host “keep my wife’s name out of your f***** mouth".On Monday's episode of The Daily Show, host Noah brought up that Will had been quiet in the public eye since the incident. Mike Tindall snubs I'm A Celeb's Matt Hancock in awkward momentThe actor then went on to give a further insight into what he described as "a horrific night".Will insisted he felt shame after his nine-year-old nephew asked him about the incident.He explained: "He had stayed up late to see his uncle Will and we are sitting in my kitchen and he is on my lap and he is holding the Oscar and he is just like, 'Why did you hit that man, Uncle Will?'"It was a mess, you know.

The Crown's Emma Corrin, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, insists that the Oscars and other award shows should be more inclusive by not dividing up honours into male and female categories.

Volodymyr Zelensky his Oscar, telling him to bring the award back to Malibu when his nation emerges victorious from the war with Russia.The Hollywood actor has been a vocal supporter of Ukraine since Russia invaded the country in February - with the Hollywood actor visiting the wartorn nation for a third time.Sean has been pictured on Tuesday getting his Oscar out of his bag during a meeting with the Ukrainian president.Having already travelled to Kyiv twice this year, Sean regards Zelensky as a "great friend" and wanted to show his appreciation during today's meeting.The Hollywood actor could be seen withdrawing his Academy Award from his bag and placing it on the Ukrainian president's desk.He exclaimed: "This is for you. It's just a symbolic silly thing, but if I know this is here with you then I'll feel better and stronger for the fight..."When you win, bring it back to Malibu.

Hathahate.”Hathaway faced harsh criticism after winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in “Les Misérables” in 2013, with people questioning her persona and calling her “annoying.”The actress became the butt of the joke all over the internet, with the New York Times even publishing an article titled “Do We Really Hate Anne Hathaway?” in which she’s depicted as one of the “princessy, theater-schooled girls who have no game and no sex appeal and eat raisins for dessert.”During her acceptance speech at ELLE’s 29th annual Women in Hollywood event, Hathaway, 39, decided to address the issue head on, saying that “the language of hatred begins with the self.”“Ten years ago, I was given an opportunity to look at the language of hatred from a new perspective,” she said. “For context — this was a language I had employed with myself since I was 7.