Oscars: Last News

Bradley Cooper’s film “Maestro” premiered in Venice this fall, it seemed his moment of glory had finally arrived.The “Hangover” star’s direction of the prestige drama and his performance as famed “West Side Story” composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein were greeted enthusiastically by critics. The pretentious historical movie is, of course, the sort of thing the press tends to rubber-stamp automatically.The picture is about a real person; a big chunk of it was shot in black and white; the main character leads a secret gay life in New York City and ages some 40 years over the course of the story.

took to X (formerly Twitter) to bash the Leonard Bernstein biopic on Wednesday. She first slammed the movie’s “Oscar buzz,” writing: “Watched ‘Maestro’ last night and I could barely get through it.”The conservative political commentator continued: “I’m frustrated I wasted what little free time I have open at night (with 2 young kids) watching it.”“Why are so many Oscar buzz movies like this and so disappointing? Who are these movies for?” she wondered.While the Oscar nominations have yet to be announced, “Maestro” has earned numerous nods so far at the Golden Globes and the Critics’ Choice Awards.The drama follows the rise of the famed composer (Cooper) and the relationship with his wife, Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan).The “A Star is Born” actor, 48, also wrote and directed the project, and even prepared for six years to master the “six minutes of music” to recreate Bernstein’s 1976 performance of Gustav Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony.Some X users agreed with McCain’s stance, with someone noting that the movie was “dull” and he “didn’t get through it.”“My wife and I started it but turned it off 15 mins in when it became clear this was meant as an ‘artistic movie’ for the Hollywood Elite.

died from an apparent suicide, was reportedly dropped from a film project before his death.The 48-year-old was being investigated for his alleged drug use weeks prior to his passing and was apparently let go because of it, according to the Daily Mail.The South Korean star was set to appear in the drama “No Way Out,” a mystery thriller TV show about a contract killing of a man who was just released from prison after 13 years behind bars. The series was set to start shooting in October.

Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo and more have received mentions on the shortlist for the 2024 Academy Awards. Yesterday (December 21), the Academy announced its shortlists in 10 categories, including Best Original Song and Best Original Score.

were announced Monday morning, and the biggest shocker is … that they still exist!Like a post-apocalyptic Twinkie, the 80-year-old ceremony has survived against all odds. There’s been scandal after scandal, the disbanding of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a sale to Dick Clark Productions and a move from NBC to CBS.

Jada Pinkett Smith once said she “never” wanted to marry Will Smith — and even cried at their “horrible” wedding. Now, she says the actor slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars actually saved their marriage.In a new interview with the Daily Mail’s YOU Magazine, the 52-year-old actress called the altercation between Smith and Rock the “holy slap.”“I nearly didn’t even attend the Oscars that year, but I’m glad I did,” Jada told the outlet.

shut up!”The Oscar winner revealed Sunday that she was once told her career as an actress would go into sharp decline before she hit 40. “When I started out [in this industry] as a child, I was warned that my career would fall off a cliff at the age of 35, which is something I know a lot of women face,” Hathaway, 41, told Porter for its November cover story.

New behind-the-scenes photos of the 1997 blockbuster smash “Titanic” have been released — and they look like they were taken 84 years ago.Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet — just 21 and 20, respectively, at the time — boarded the fictional S.O.S. Titanic as production kicked off in summer 1996.

memoir “Worthy,” Jada Pinkett Smith continues to challenge our conceptions of love, commitment and ethical non-monogamy, revealing in the book’s pages that she and husband Will Smith, 55, have been separated since 2016.The pair, who have been married for nearly three decades, met on the set of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” when Jada auditioned to be Will’s girlfriend.Jada didn’t land the role — but cast herself as the most pivotal person in Will’s life, a part she continues to play amid the many trials, tribulations and incarnations of their marriage. The couple, who wed in 1997, share son Jaden, 25, and daughter Willow, 22.

told Entertainment Weekly that Laurie was “one of the most remarkable and versatile actresses of her day, a brilliant and creative mind, and a glorious human being.”According to Rosenberg, the actress died of a long, unspecified illness at her home in Los Angeles.The Post reached out to Rosenberg for comment.Born Rosetta Jacobs on Jan. 22, 1932, Laurie changed her name after she landed a contract with Universal Studios in 1949.

slapping Chris Rock onstage during the 2022 Academy Awards.The actress, who revealed this week that she’s actually been separated from Smith, 55, for seven years, opened up about the headline-making scandal in an interview with People.She said it was “ridiculous in how far” it went, with some believing the incident between Smith and the comedian, 58, occurred because of her.“But I also understood at the same time. Considering the false narrative that I had cheated on Will or I was like some adulteress, Will had never done that before,” Jada, 52, told the outlet.“And I think that when we just look at human nature… when you look at the breadcrumbs, people need something to blame,” she continued. “And so people not knowing what was happening behind the scenes, I surely wasn’t surprised that I got blamed.

infamous 2022 Oscars slap heard around the world. Last year, Will, 55, smacked presenter Chris Rock on stage at the awards show after the latter made a joke about Jada’s hairstyle. “I thought, ‘This is a skit,'” Jada told People in a new interview published ahead of her Oct.

didn’t deserve to win the Academy Award in the first place.“I honestly feel that to be nominated by your peers is about as good as it gets. And then, I’ve never understood how you could honestly compare performances, you know?” Close said.

legendary rapper Juicy J shares his “Chronicles.”A founding member of Three 6 Mafia — who has gone on to have an outstanding career in music, become an entrepreneur and author, and take home an Academy Award with his rap group — Juicy reminisced about his rise to fame from humble beginnings out of Memphis, Tennessee, in the early 1990s.Even when that iconic rap trio started making it big, none of it felt real for J, he told me.“Back in the day, we used to do radio promo shows with Destiny’s Child. I remember Kelly Rowland was telling me, she was like, ‘I love your music! I love your music!’” Juicy said.

Chris Rock sought counselling after being slapped by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars.Speaking to People to promote her memoir – which features a foreword written by Rock – Jones said: “That shit was humiliating. It really affected him. People need to understand his daughters, his parents, saw that.

Will Smith’s infamous Oscars slap in March 2022 — according to Leslie Jones.“That s—t was humiliating. It really affected him.

Will Smith‘s slap at last year’s Oscars.In a recent cover story for Variety, the Oscar-winning actor questioned why his peers stood and applauded Smith’s Best Actor win for Kind Richard, just moments after he walked onto the stage and slapped host Chris Rock for making a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s hair.Smith, who is subsequently serving an Oscars ban until 2032, has apologised for his outburst numerous times.“I don’t know Will Smith. I met him once.

Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, the notoriously hot-tempered Sean Penn is questioning why he was jailed for a similar incident.“I don’t know Will Smith. I met him once,” Penn, 63, told Variety in a new interview. He seemed very nice when I met him.

Oscar-winning actress previously revealed that she was diagnosed in 2012 with the condition, which affects the middle part of a person’s vision, and said it had become “impossible” to read scripts earlier this year.Now, she has spoken out about how her eyesight has continued to deteriorate further.Dench told the Sunday Mirror magazine Notebook: “I can’t see on a film set anymore. And I can’t see to read.

Vulture, Jackson said some tear-jerking scenes that were ultimately cut from the movie “kept [him] from getting an Oscar.”“But also the things they took out kept me from getting an Oscar,” Jackson said. “‘Really, motherf–kers? You just took that s–t from me?’ My first day working on that film, I did a speech in a room with an actor and the whole f–king set was in tears when I finished. I was like, ‘Okay.

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, after calling for the latter to take “more accountability” for the Oscars slap.The actor, best known for roles in Kill Bill and Independence Day, previously responded on The Wendy Williams Show to Pinkett Smith’s first statement after her husband, Will Smith, slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.When asked what she thought of her comments in June last year, Fox said: “I have love for the Smiths. I know their children.