91st Academy Awards
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Posted Sunday 2/17/19 at 5:08PM EST
Bette Midler to perform on the Oscars
The two-time Best Actress nominee will sing "The Place Where Lost Things Go" from Mary Poppins Returns at next Sunday's...
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Posted Saturday 2/16/19 at 3:58AM EST
Oscars forgot it was the gold standard for awards shows with its commercial break fiasco
"Let’s face it," says Steve Pond.
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Academy will air all Oscar categories on live TV after uproar
“The Academy has heard the feedback from its membership regarding the Oscar presentation of four awards – Cinematography, Film Editing,...
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Posted Thursday 2/14/19 at 5:39PM EST
Oscars producer makes it clear: We're not editing ad break Oscar speeches -- as long as winners stick to the clock
“If you stick within the 90 seconds, of course your entire speech is going to be on the air,” Donna...
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Posted Wednesday 2/13/19 at 11:37PM EST
Academy on Oscars' commercial break controversy: "Inaccurate reporting and social media posts" led to a "chain of misinformation"
"As the Academy’s officers, we’d like to assure you that no award category at the 91st Oscars ceremony will be...
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Posted Wednesday 2/13/19 at 11:37PM EST
Quentin Tarantino, Ang Lee, Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee and other prominent filmmakers call out the Academy over Oscars "insult"
In an open letter to the Academy, a wide range of directors, cinematographers and filmmakers wrote that the plan to...
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Posted Wednesday 2/13/19 at 1:28PM EST
Zooey Deschanel, whose dad is nominated for best cinematographer, denounces plan to present Oscars in commercial breaks
The former New Girl star's father, cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, is nominated for his sixth Oscar this year for his work...
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Posted Tuesday 2/12/19 at 11:24PM EST
Cinematography award was one of last year's Oscar highlights -- this year, it'll be sidelined to ad break
"There’s something inheritably insulting and cruel about the whole 'commercials' part," Mike Ryan says of moving four Oscar categories to...
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Oscars under fire for moving four categories to commercial breaks
Guillermo del Toro led other high-profile filmmakers in denouncing moving of four categories -- editing, cinematography, makeup and hairstyling and...
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Posted Monday 2/11/19 at 9:32PM EST
Academy reveals which four Oscar categories will be banished to commercial breaks
Cinematography, film editing, live-action short and makeup and hairstyling are all moving off the main broadcast to keep this year's...
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Dwayne Johnson had extensive Oscar-hosting plans before turning down the gig: "I was going to sing"
The actor tweeted Wednesday he was the first choice to host the Oscars last fall.
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Posted Thursday 2/07/19 at 1:23PM EST
Dwayne Johnson: I was the first choice to host the Oscars, but I was too busy
Johnson tweeted, in response to a fan: "I was their first choice to host this year, and my goal was...
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Posted Wednesday 2/06/19 at 7:40PM EST
Hostless Oscars should copy The Masked Singer
The hostless Oscars should try the "radical" idea of putting its host in costume like The Masked Singer, with the...
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Posted Wednesday 2/06/19 at 7:40PM EST
Allison Janney will join last year's Oscar-winning actors in serving as presenters this year
Last year's best supporting actress winner Janney reportedly worried she wouldn't be invited back amid rumors that the Academy would...
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Posted Wednesday 2/06/19 at 2:39PM EST
Billy Crystal is optimistic about the hostless Oscars
The eight-time Oscars host took over emcee duties in 1990, a year after the notorious debacle of the 1989 hostless...