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The highly anticipated 95th Academy Awards aired Sunday night live from the Dolby Theater, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Here are some of the most notable moments of the event: Brendan Fraser won the best actor category for his comeback film, “The Whale”. “I started in this business 30 years ago,” In his emotional acceptance speech, […]
The “long overdue” apology of Oscars to Sacheen Littlefeather has finally been given. Finally, in 2022, nearly 50 years after the 1973 Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences formally apologized to her for the mistreatment she had suffered over the infamous moment. In 1973, Littlefeather, 26 at the time, was sent on […]
Everyone has indeed been talking about Bruno – whether the Madrigals like it or not. That’s why Encanto fans have been curious as to why “Dos Oruguitas” was nominated for Best Original Song instead of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” for this year’s Academy Awards. Encanto’s acclaimed songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda actually had a little bit […]
This year’s Oscars has confirmed that comedians Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and actress Regina Hall will be the masters of ceremonies. The trio are making history as the first ever female host trio for the ceremony. Telecast producer Will Packer brought Sykes, Hall, and Schumer together to have an all-female team with broad appeal and […]
After a long wait, the nominations for the 2022 Academy Awards are officially in, unveiling plenty of first-time Oscar nominees who are in line to win the prestigious award, including Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, and Kristen Stewart, among many others. Multi-award-winning artist Beyoncé earned her first-ever Oscar nomination for her and Dixson’s song ‘Be Alive’ featured […]
Since its release, the hit Disney’s animated feature film Encanto has been smashing records and capturing many viewers’ hearts. And now, they’re on their way to nab Oscar trophies as they earned three nominations at the 2022 Academy Awards. On February 8, the Oscar nominations were announced by Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan during […]
Japanese drama film Drive My Car has become the first Japanese movie to ever be nominated as Best Picture in Oscars. The film’s director, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, has also been recognized with a nomination for the Best Director category. Drive My Car is a film co-written and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi that is based on a […]
Great news for all women! On February 8, the Academy announced the full list of nominations for this year’s awaited Oscars, and The Power of the Dog Director Jane Campion had just merited her second nomination for Best Director – making her the first woman to be nominated twice in that category. Campion earned her […]
Nonprofit organization Leading Asian Americans to Unite for Change (LAAUNCH) commissioned a survey to “assess public attitudes toward Asian Americans, the fastest-growing racial group in the U.S.” A striking conclusion from the survey is that 42% of Americans were not able to name a famous Asian American. Polling almost 3,000 American adults across the country, […]