EARLER:Comedian Chris Rock is in talks to host the 88th Academy Awards, EW has confirmed. No deal has been struck. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences declined to comment on the news. Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images file An evolutionary show is where there are a couple of tweaks and changes. According to Hill, there was at least some initial discussion of having two hosts for the 2016 ceremony....
I am here tonight to explain why no black people will ever be nominated for anything, he said. Black people love to act. We can cry at the drop of a hat or laugh. Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images These are some of the things black people can do. The comedian, who co-hosted that year with Chevy Chase, continued, Were also going to stop entertaining. That will show you. We refuse to be in show business all together....
According toThe Hollywood Reporter,Oyelowo recounted how he met with Isaacs after his Oscar snub in 2015. We had a deep and meaningful [conversation]. This institution doesnt reflect its president and it doesnt reflect this room, he added. Credit: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic I am an Academy member and it doesnt reflect me, and it doesnt reflect this nation. This is a difficult but important conversation, and its time for big changes. The Academy is taking dramatic steps to alter the makeup of our membership....
Who would have thunk it, eh?, says Miller with a laugh. Im delighted Margaret got the editing nomination. And then we got picture and director. Credit: Jasin Boland/Warner Bros. We are pretty atypical so its nice theyd invite us to the party. Im quite taken aback by that, he said. Im a fan ofThe Martianand Im a huge fan of his work. I remember very vividly the night I sawAlienfor the first time....
I never intended to underestimate anyone elses struggle! Its funny women cant talk. I sometimes wish I were African-American, because people dont bash them afterward. Credit: C Flanigan/FilmMagic She added, Its the hardest to be a woman. Feminists is something people hate above all. Nothing worse than being a woman in this business. I really believe that. Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs on Friday announceddramatic steps being takento increase diversity in the groups membership....
Entertainment Weekly takes you inside our roundtable discussion with some of Hollywoods smartest, funniest and bravest actresses. Reese Witherspoon is an Oscar-winning actress. Kerry Washington is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Credit: EW I think social media changed. What happened with the Academy is great. Cheryl Boone Isaacs is amazing, Witherspoon said of the Academy president. Its this cyclical thing. It really is this codependent cyclical relationship....
Michael Caine is the latest star to weigh in on the diversity issues at the Academy Awards. Yeah, but theres loads of black actors, Caine responded. You cant vote for an actor because hes black. Credit: Julian Parker/UK Press via Getty Images You cant just say, Im going to vote for him. Hes not very good, but hes black. Ill vote for him. You have to give a good performance....
It was also a huge box office success. So how was it completely overlooked at the Oscars that year? Even better: it’s 100 percent Yul Brynner-free! Everett Collection Still, you would have thoughtGroundhog Day’s intricate screenplay would have earned some love. (The decidedly more classifiableSleepless in SeattleandIn the Line of Firewere both nominated that year. (In a sense, David Lynch has been brilliantly remakingPersonathroughout his career.) Everett Collection In hindsight,Kongpractically invented the entire notion of a visual-effects movie....
Steve Martin/Alec Baldwin It made sense in theory. But the result was a mishmash, with Martin’s lackadaisical delivery playing awkwardly alongside Baldwin’s antic energy. (The “30 Rock” star looked visibly nervous at times.) Kevin Winter/Getty Images Neil Patrick Harris “What’s in the box?” That’s the question Harris hoped you were asking watching the 2015 Oscars. But despite a musical number showing off his stage talents, Harris mostly stumbled on the Academy stage....
The metallic nude gown featured cutouts and sheer panels, and led to a talked-about near-wardrobe malfunction. There were cups built in and theres no chance that there were any how do you say? While the dress did give the illusion of sheer-ness, jokes on everyone who wishes they saw something! Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images This requires months of work, phone calls, meetings, and many long conversations. Gregg DeGuire/WireImage Gregg DeGuire/WireImage...
Lee made the announcement on his Instagram account early Monday. And lets not even get into the other branches. Forty white actors in two years and no flava at all. Credit: Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty Images We cant act?! If someone has addressed this and I missed it then I stand mistaken. He then cited his ownacceptance speech from last years Governors Awards. Its easier for an African-American to be President Of The United States than be president of a Hollywood studio....
Eighty-five movies in elite club, but some stand taller than others: Our picks 25. A gut-punch of a film. Chris Nashawaty 24. Everett Collection ButKingset a new standard for epic grandeur on screen with the impossibly massive Battle of Pelennor Fields. And how many other Best Picture winners feature a giant spider? Darren Franich 23. between Joe Buck and Rizzo makes for one of cinema’s great duets. Darren Franich 22. Darren Franich...
Its never too soon to start making predictions for who might host the Oscars next year. (Sorry, Stacey Dash you didnt make the cut.) Louis C.K. Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images (2); Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage At last nights ceremony, Louis C.K. This Oscar is going home in a Honda Civic, he joked. This Oscar is going to be the nicest thing they ever own in their life. And while we dont want to put Rock out of a job, Hartwouldmake an excellent host....
