Oscars preview: 6 things to look for before, during and after the show
CNN
Despite cosmetic changes and experiments with hosts (or no host), the Oscars have remained largely rooted in tradition, producing a 20th-century TV show for a 21st-century audience. Coming off record-low ratings and with the film industry still reeling from a global pandemic, the burden for the 94th annual Academy Awards will be whether they can pivot to face present realities, and at this point how much good that will do.
Those are some of the questions facing the producers of the Oscars, ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which has risked angering some of its members and endured criticism over plans to shake up the format by handing out eight awards during what amounts to a preshow, then editing those acceptance speeches into the telecast.
Yet other challenges loom over the March 27 presentation, which, despite an expansion to 10 best-picture nominees, has embraced streaming services but largely overlooked the kind of blockbusters that connect with the widest possible audience and, theoretically, might help entice those who aren't regular Oscar viewers to consider tuning in.
Ariana Grande would like to put to rest a popular inaccuracy about a lyric in the hit Broadway musical “Wicked.”
Taylor Swift trolling Ryan Reynolds is how we learned how close she is to the actor and his family.
Or Brett Goldstein opens up about the emotional scene at the center of this week’s episode of “Shrinking.”
Dave Coulier, the actor and comedian who found fame as Uncle Joey on “Full House,” has revealed he has been diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
People magazine has named former “The Office” star John Krasinski as the 2024 Sexiest Man Alive.
There is already Oscars buzz about Denzel Washington in “Gladiator II,” but he is looking even further into the future.
Jeff Bridges can always be counted on for being an eternal optimist.
Timothée Chalamet has shared a story that makes clear women in Hollywood aren’t the only ones being judged for their physical appearances.
No one was safe in the final episode of “The Penguin.” And shooting its most harrowing scene had star Colin Farrell all cut up.
‘SNL’ cast directly appeal to President-elect Donald Trump during cold open of post-election episode
Several of the cast members of “Saturday Night Live” took to the stage at Studio 8H in New York on Saturday in the first episode after the presidential election, where they jokingly appealed directly to President-elect Donald Trump about how they shouldn’t be among his “political enemies.”
Kate Winslet is sharing an anecdote about a “wonderful” encounter she recently had with someone from her star-making blockbuster film “Titanic.”