Oscars
Elba and Boyega among Academy invites as Oscars bids for more diversity
A record number of new people have been invited to vote for next year’s Oscars following the row over a lack of diversity.
Academy Awards may be hooked on ‘Oscar bait’
There are many factors behind what has led to two straight years of all-white acting nominees, but one is the stifling limitation of what gets considered...
Host Chris Rock ‘writing new jokes’ as he readies to take aim at race row Oscars
Host Chris Rock is refusing to turn his back on the Oscars in the wake of the racism row.
Oscars are moving in the wrong direction: Clooney attacks lack of diversity
George Clooney says the Oscars are “moving in the wrong direction” as he weighed into the row over the lack of diversity among this year’s...
Filmmaker Spike Lee to boycott Oscars over all-white nominees
African-American director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith said on Monday they will boycott next month’s Academy Awards ceremony because...
Lights! Camera! Oscars! Final prep wraps for Hollywood’s big night
With under 24 hours to go, it was jeans-and-sneakers day at the Dolby Theater on Saturday night when stars like Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Aniston, Liam Neeson,...
Civil rights group plans Oscars protest over all-white nominees
African-American civil rights groups plan to protest outside Sunday’s Oscars show, where every single one of this year’s 20 acting nominees...
Formula for Oscars success: a 140-minute film with 45-year-old male star
Researchers have developed a recipe for Oscar success: Cast a 45-year-old actor and a 38-year-old actress in a 140-minute film. The figures, collated...
Film festivals fire starting gun on Oscars race
While it is too early to talk of frontrunners — unlike last year when “12 Years a Slave” established itself early in awards season — several...
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