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Variety revealed they didn’t vote for Conclave‘s Ralph Fiennes for Best Actor, under the mistaken belief he already won an Oscar for Schindler’s List (he didn’t). Consequently, both voted instead for The Brutalist‘s Adrien Brody (who did win an Oscar for The Pianist).Obviously, Academy voters often get things wrong.

Funny Face Bakery is serving up sugar cookies that look just like the Hell’s Kitchen native, who is nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown.”They named it the “Freewheelin’ Heartthrob,” a nod to the title of Dylan’s second album, “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan,” whose cover famously features the singer and his girlfriend Suze Rotolo, played in the film by Elle Fanning, walking arm in arm on Jones Street in the West Village.Janelle Morillo, who was friends with Chalamet at LaGuardia High School, from which they graduated in 2013, loved seeing the sugary replica, which retails for $15.“This is both amazing and hilarious,” she told The Post.“I’m very happy he’s being recognized and celebrated because he has dedicated his life to his art and he truly deserves it.”The out-of-the-box bakery — which has two locations, one on Lafayette Street in NoHo and the other on Fulton Street in the Seaport — also handed out the sweet treats at the Chalamet lookalike contest, held in Washington Square Park on Oct. 27, where the actor made an appearance.The 29-year-old actor, who received his first Academy Award nomination at 22 for “Call Me by Your Name,” has another connection to the bakery — his girlfriend Kylie Jenner’s mother was its first celebrity customer.“In our early days, Kris Jenner helped put us on the map when we gifted cookies to all of her grandkids,” said Funny Face’s head of growth Olivia Nickel.“We were even featured in the final moments of the ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ series finale.

at his 2013 graduation from the “Fame School,” received the Drama Award.“Even back in high school, Timothée had a way of completely drawing in an audience,” Demelina “Demi” Valonzo Zalayet, who graduated from LaGuardia with Chalamet, told The Post.“His versatility as a performer was already clear, effortlessly shifting between different roles and energies … It brings me so much pride to see a classmate go from our amazing high school productions to excelling as a professional actor. Watching his journey unfold has been incredible.”During his LaGuardia commencement, where he sang “Willkommen” from the musical “Cabaret,” the announcer said, “Your teachers describe you as the real deal.

Blackpink is making moves with her debut solo album “Alter Ego,” which was released on Friday, and she’ll perform her “Born Again” single with Doja Cat and Raye at the Academy Awards on Sunday.She’s also making a name for herself as an actress as Mook, a health mentor at the resort on Season 3 of “The White Lotus,” which was filmed in her native country of Thailand.As she gets set to take the Academy Awards stage hot off of her new LP, here’s everything you need to know about Lisa.Lisa’s real name is Lalisa Manobal, which she uses as an actress on “The White Lotus.” But she was actually born Pranpriya Manobal in Buriram. At the advice of a fortune teller when she was 13, she legally changed her name to Lalisa, which means “one who is praised.”At 13, the Thai native auditioned for the South Korean agency YG Entertainment, and after being selected as the company’s first international recruit, she moved alone from Bangkok to Seoul when she was 14 — without knowing how to speak Korean.

Oscars is set to be a close race, but it’s unlikely to go Timothée Chalamet‘s way, the anonymous ballots suggest.Adrien Brody has long been considered the frontrunner for his performance in The Brutalist, having dominated the Best Actor category at the vast majority of this year’s ceremonies.However, in a major shock, Chalamet ended Brody’s winning streak when he took home the lead actor prize at the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards for his role as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, making him the youngest actor to win the category.Despite Chalamet’s surprise SAG win, the anonymous Oscar ballets suggest Brody is still the frontrunner, with Ralph Fiennes and Colman Domingo being the most likely to challenge.After speaking with anonymous Academy voters, Variety‘s Clayton Davis wrote: “An interesting conundrum is, I didn’t find as many Chalamet voters that would suggest he’s brewing for an upset, but voters would tell me, ‘I know a lot of people who voted for him.'”“Some suggested that those voting for Dune: Part Two in multiple categories are checking Chalamet’s name off. But I didn’t find as many that would convince me he’s about to pull it off.

Mikey Madison. The 25-year-old actress has been garnering recognition during the 2025 award show season thanks to her critically acclaimed role in the 2024 film “Anora.”Madison took home a BAFTA for Best Actress for her portrayal of the exotic dancer Anora and was also nominated at the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards and Academy Awards.Speaking with the Los Angeles Times in December about how her life has changed since her rise to fame, the star admitted, “I think some of it doesn’t seem super genuine.”“Like old friends coming out of the woodwork.

controversial social media posts resurfaced in January.Carol Leifer, a former “Saturday Night Live” writer who has also worked on “Seinfeld” and has written for the Oscars for many years, weighed in on how this year’s host Conan O’Brien and his team of writers might handle the scandal.Leifer, 68, is prohibited from revealing details about Sunday’s ceremony, but notes, “it really comes down to whoever’s hosting, whether they want to shine a light on that, or they want to sidestep it.”After Gascón came under fire for her old social media posts, Netflix reportedly ditched the actress from the campaign. “‘First out trans actress to receive an Oscar nomination is a massive bigot’ feels like a Ryan Murphy subplot,” one person joked on Twitter amid the controversy.

Santa Fe New Mexican. Pianist Arakawa was 63.The outlet also reported that, in an interview, authorities stated there was no immediate indication of foul play.

Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds have topped the list of the highest paid actors of 2024.Compiled by Forbes, the list takes into account deals made for acting projects, as well as endorsements and other business dealings.Topping the list is Johnson, the highest-paid actor in Hollywood with £88million (£69million, listed as $103million/£81million gross before agents and other fees). The wrestler-turned-movie star was said to have made the majority of his money from a lucrative deal with Netflix for the action-comedy Red One, as well as having a percentage of profits from Moana 2.Closely behind in second place is Ryan Reynolds with $85million (£67million, $100million/£79million gross), Johnson’s co-star from the film Red Notice.

If the zodiac signs themselves were winners in academy categories, we’d place our bets that Aries would win Best Live Action Short Film, as they go hard but not for long.Taurus takes Best Production Design because they live to curate (cough) control an aesthetic agenda, Gemini is Best Adapted Screenplay as they are adept at manipulating other people’s messages, Cancer is Best Sound because, from the silent treatment to hysterics, they know how to play the decibel game.Leo is main character energy incarnate as Best Actor/Actress in a Lead Role, Virgo with their unblinking judgment and thankless efforts are Best Editing; Libra, superficial — but very good at it — is Best Cinematography; Scorpio is Best Director because they are power hungry puppet masters/shameless oligarchs, Sagittarius on account of their love of pageantry, is Best Hair and Makeup Styling. Libra is cinematography because they’re superficial but good at it.Capricorns, sluts for good tailoring, are Best Costume Design and Aquarius — with their pension for disappearing beneath masks of the literal and metaphorical variety — are Best Hair and Makeup Styling.Last but certainly not least deserving, Pisces, with their wild delusions and limited attention spans, are Best Animated Short.Now that you’ve been primed on the stars at their award show, read on to find out which nominated film matches each zodiac sign.Starring IRL Aries Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist” is an unflinching portrait of an immigrant architect living the post-war American Nightmare.

“Arroyo Grande” podcast Raymond Arroyo told Fox News Digital.“I think most people haven’t seen any of these movies to be excited about them,” he continued, citing films like “Emilia Perez,” “Anora,” and “The Brutalist” as some of the contenders bringing in awards at other shows this season that haven’t drawn the kind of excitement from regular viewers.“‘Wicked’s’ really the only movie that’s been a box office success that’s nominated for best picture. All these other films, they’re small arthouse movies at best,” Arroyo said.Per BoxOfficeMojo, only two of the best picture nominees, “Wicked” and “Dune: Part Two,” cracked the top ten in ticket sales last year.

The Brutalist, Conclave, Anora and more are all competing for gongs at this year’s Oscars.The 97th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien, will take place on Sunday, March 2 in the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.Emilia Pérez leads this year’s pack with 13 nominations, followed by The Brutalist and Wicked with ten nods each, and Conclave and Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown with eight.All five of those films are up for Best Picture, alongside Anora, Dune: Part Two, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys and The Substance. You can check out the full list of nominations here.This year’s Oscars will air live on ITV and ITVX in the UK on Sunday, March 2.

Taron Egerton thriller Carry-On was Netflix’s most watched movie in the second half of 2024, according to statistic provided by the streaming service in a new report.The twice-yearly engagement report, titled What We Watched, calculates views by dividing total hours viewed by runtime. Carry-On, a Die Hard-style thriller set in an airport, drew over 137Million views, topping the list of most watched films.Action dominated the top four, with The Union starring Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg coming second with 131Million, Rebel Ridge third with 129Million, and Eddie Murphy sequel Beverly Hill Cop: Axel F fourth with just over 97Million.Lindsay Lohan comedy Our Little Secret was fifth with 81Million, family musical Sing: Thriller sixth with 77Million, and Nicole Kidman/Zac Efron romantic comedy A Family Affair was seventh with 74Million.Rounding our the top ten was sci-fi drama Uglies (72Million), Sam Raimi produced thriller Don’t Move (69Million), and Christmas classic Dr Zeuss’ The Grinch (66Million).Surprisingly, Emilia Pérez, which earned 13 Oscar nominations including Best Picture, was nowhere near the top ten.

was found dead at age 95 inside his Santa Fe home alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, and their dog on Wednesday, won Academy Awards in 1972 and 1993. His first win, which was presented to him by Liza Minnelli, was for Best Actor for his role in the action thriller “The French Connection.”“Thank you very much,” Hackman said on stage at the start of his speech.

Oscar acceptance speech.Gene Hackman was reportedly found dead with his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog on Wednesday afternoon (February 26) in their home in the New Mexico city of Santa Fe, Per the Santa Fe New Mexican. Hackman was 95, while pianist Arakawa was 63.The Santa Fe New Mexican also reported that, in an interview, authorities stated there was no immediate indication of foul play.

the Santa Fe New Mexican.Their deaths were confirmed by Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza hours later at midnight. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that, in an interview, Mendoza stated there was no immediate indication of foul play. No cause of death was provided, along with a possible time of death.Arakawa, a classical pianist, was 63.

all the frontrunners ahead of the big night. This year’s slate, of course, includes both of the Golden Globes’ big winners — “The Brutalist” and “Emilia Pérez” — plus “Anora,” which won big with the producers, directors, and writers guilds, and “Conclave,” which won SAG last weekend and BAFTA the weekend before.This year’s 10-movie lineup includes two biopics, four movies based on books, two musicals, a rare horror film, and two wholly original works that aren’t based on anything preexisting.

Marvel fans are celebrating the news that The Punisher will be getting a special on Disney+.The original series was a spin-off of Daredevil, both produced by Netflix and ran for two seasons between 2017 and 2019.The show shared the continuity of the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), but followed its own story line as Jon Bernthal starred as a vigilante who uses violent methods to fight crime. Bernthal will also appear as the character in Daredevil: Born Again, a reboot of the series now produced by Disney released March 4.According to an article from The Hollywood Reporter, Bernthal will be co-writing the standalone special with Reinaldo Marcus Green, who will also direct.

Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofia Gascón will be attending the Oscars this Sunday (March 2), despite controversy over past tweets.According to a report from Variety, the film’s producers Netflix will be paying for her expenses to attend the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.Gascón is nominated for Best Actress for her performance in the film, the first out transgender actor to be honoured. It is not known whether she will walk the red carpet or be seated near her co-stars or director.In late January, past tweets were discovered on Gascón’s account, which expressed derogatory views about Muslims, the 2020 murder of George Floyd, and the Oscars themselves.In one since-deleted post, she posted a picture of a Muslim family with a woman in a burka, describing the clothing tradition as “deeply disgusting”.“I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt,” she said in a statement to Variety following the discovery.

2025 Oscars has announced a slew of performers ahead of next week’s ceremony – find out more below.It was previously that this year’s ceremony will not include live performances for the Best Original Song category, where previously artists nominated in the category would perform throughout the night in the lead-up to the award being presented. Instead, the show is spotlighting “personal reflections” from the songwriters.Now, the Academy has announced a number of performers for the ceremony, including Wicked co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.

Screen Actors Guild Awards, where he won for best actor on Sunday Night.The 29-year-old SAG victor for “A Complete Unknown” — in which he transforms into Bob Dylan — is also winning over indie artists who are calling out Chalamet’s name in song.Singer-songwriter Kate Eberstadt is the latest to give titular tribute to the star of “Call Me By Your Name,” “Dune” and “Wonka” on her new single “Timmy Chalamet.”On the breezy, bittersweet breakup song, she sings, “I wanna drink champagne with Timmy Chalamet/Alone in the church in the middle of the day/Go to confession, then him what I wanna say/I wanna drink champagne with Timmy Chalamet/Chillin’ in the chapel watchin’ ‘Fifty Shades of Grey.’”The song was inspired by the Brooklyn-based artist’s real-life split. “The person that I had been dating and living with and I thought that I was going to marry broke up with me over the phone,” Eberhardt, 33, told The Post.