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Academy Says
Will Smith Refused
to Leave Ceremony

UPDATED

Mar 30, 2022 7:00 PM CDT

Academy Says Will Smith Refused to Leave Ceremony

Board of governors condemns 'deeply shocking, traumatic event'

(Newser) - Update: This story has been updated with new developments. Will Smith remained sitting in the front row at the Oscars after he slapped Chris Rock on Sunday night, but he was no longer a welcome guest, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says. The Academy said Wednesday that...

LAPD: Rock Won't Press Charges Against Smith

'I Was Wrong,' Will Smith
Tells Chris Rock in Post

updated

Mar 29, 2022 12:01 AM CDT

'I Was Wrong,' Will Smith Tells Chris Rock in Post

Support and backlash are circulating after Oscar-winning actor slapped comedian onstage

(Newser) - Update: This file has been updated to include Will Smith's online post Monday. Will Smith has written a public apology to Chris Rock for slapping him Sunday night during the Academy Awards ceremony, Variety reports. "I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris," says the Instagram...

Oscar Ratings Climb
to Second-Worst Ever

Mar 28, 2022 7:50 PM CDT

Oscar Ratings Climb to Second-Worst Ever

Audience grew 59% over last year's, early Nielsen numbers show

(Newser) - One thing that improved this year for the Oscars was the TV ratings. Preliminary Nielsen data show 15.4 million people watched Sunday night's ceremony, up 56% from last year's 9.85 million. Even with that jump, though, the show's performance ranks as historically poor—last year'...

Tim Cook’s Oscar Shows Deft Moves in Hollywood

Tim Cook
Just Dunked
on Netflix,
Amazon

Mar 28, 2022 10:55 AM CDT

Tim Cook Just Dunked on Netflix, Amazon

Oscar win for his platform's 'CODA' gives him bragging rights ahead of older rivals

(Newser) - When CODA won the Oscar for best picture on Sunday, it handed a huge victory to Tim Cook and his Apple+ streaming platform. After all, Cook "triumphed just two and a half years after formally entering the film and TV business," writes Matthew Belloni at Puck . He trumped...

For First Time, a Streaming Service Won Oscars' Top Award

Here Are Your Oscar Winners

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Mar 28, 2022 3:03 AM CDT

Here Are Your Oscar Winners

Apple TV+ drama 'CODA' wins best picture

(Newser) - After a movie year often light on crowds, the Academy Awards named an unabashed crowd-pleaser, the deaf family drama CODA, best picture Sunday, handing Hollywood’s top award to a streaming service for the first time. Sian Heder’s CODA, which first premiered at a virtual Sundance Film Festival in...

Timothee Chalamet
Shows Up to Oscars
Shirtless, Kristen
Stewart in Shorts

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Mar 28, 2022 12:03 AM CDT

Timothee Chalamet Shows Up to Oscars Shirtless, Kristen Stewart in Shorts

Check out the best, worst, and weirdest red carpet looks

(Newser) - Timothee Chalamet showed up shirtless, Kristen Stewart showed up in shorts, and a bunch of other Academy Awards attendees showed up looking just as glamorous as one might expect to walk the Oscars red carpet Sunday night. Scroll through our gallery for some of the looks selected by USA Today...

Shocking Moment at Oscars Between Will Smith, Chris Rock

Will Smith Slaps
Chris Rock at Oscars

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Mar 27, 2022 10:37 PM CDT

Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock at Oscars

After joke about Jada Pinkett Smith

(Newser) - A 94th Academy Awards that steadily maintained a buoyant spirit was rocked by an unbelievable exchange after Will Smith took offense to a joke made by Chris Rock about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. After Rock joked to Pinkett Smith that he was looking forward to a sequel to GI ...

8 Oscars Have
Already Been
Handed Out

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Mar 27, 2022 6:54 PM CDT

8 Oscars Have Already Been Handed Out

'Dune' wins 4 before the Academy Awards ceremony officially begins

(Newser) - Denis Villeneuve's science-fiction epic Dune has won four Academy Awards, even if the broadcast hasn't begun yet. The 94th Academy Awards got underway Sunday off-camera, with the first eight awards on the night being handed out at the Dolby Theatre before the ABC telecast started at 8pm Eastern...

Sean Penn Issues
an Oscar Threat

Mar 27, 2022 7:34 AM CDT

Sean Penn Issues an Oscar Threat

He pledges to 'smelt' his awards if Ukraine's Zelensky is not allowed an appearance

(Newser) - The Oscars are awarded Sunday night, and rumors are flying that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky might make an appearance via video. The New York Post reports that no decision has been made as Academy officials debate the idea. However, Oscar winner Sean Penn—a fierce critic of Russia's invasion—...

Halle Berry:
I Can't Believe
I'm Still the
Only One

Halle Berry: I Can't Believe I'm Still the Only One

She became first Black woman to win top Oscar 20 years ago, says it's 'heartbreaking' there isn't a 2nd

(Newser) - After the Oscars are handed out on Sunday, it's a sure bet that Halle Berry will remain the only Black woman to have won the best actress award. As CNN notes, no Black women are nominated this year. Berry won her Oscar for Monster's Ball in 2002, and...

Beyonce, Billie Eilish
Will Sing Nominated
Songs at Oscars

Mar 22, 2022 7:37 PM CDT

Beyonce, Billie Eilish Will Sing Nominated Songs at Oscars

They'll be joined by Reba McEntire, Sebastián Yatra

(Newser) - Beyonce, Billie Eilish, and other nominees for best original song will perform at Sunday's Oscars, the show's producers announced Tuesday. Beyonce will perform her nominated song "Be Alive" from King Richard, and Eilish and her brother and co-writer Finneas will perform "No Time to Die" from...

Film Titans Say Oscars Format
Will Cause 'Irreparable Damage'

UPDATED

Mar 11, 2022 7:25 AM CST

Film Titans Say Oscars Format Will Cause 'Irreparable Damage'

Open letter slams decision to present 8 of the 23 awards off-air

(Newser) - Update: There have been grumblings on #FilmTwitter about the Academy's decision to hand out eight of its 23 awards before the Oscars telecast. An open letter sent to Academy President David Rubin makes clear some heavy hitters also object, reports the Los Angeles Times . The missive issued Wednesday and...

After SAG Awards
Win, Oscar Buzz
Spikes for
Will Smith

Mar 1, 2022 7:55 AM CST

After SAG Awards Win, Oscar Buzz Spikes for Will Smith

'King Richard' role may earn him first Academy Award; same for Jessica Chastain for Tammy Faye biopic

(Newser) - It's not a guarantee that if you win a Screen Actors Guild Award you'll also be taking home an Academy Award, but your odds do shoot up. That's why there's now Oscar buzz around Will Smith and Jessica Chastain, who both took home the top acting...

3 'Dynamic, Hilarious' Women
Will Host This Year's Oscars

Feb 15, 2022 3:23 PM CST

3 'Dynamic, Hilarious' Women Will Host This Year's Oscars

Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes chosen after 3 hostless years

(Newser) - This year's Oscars will make history with an all-female trio of hosts. Producer Will Packer announced Tuesday that the 94th Academy Awards will be hosted by Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda Sykes, NPR reports. "Imagine having one of the funniest women in comedy today hosting the Oscars,...

Here Are Your
Oscar Nominations

Feb 8, 2022 8:18 AM CST

Here Are Your Oscar Nominations

'Power of the Dog' leads the way with 12

(Newser) - This year's Oscar nominations are out: Jane Campion’s gothic western The Power of the Dog landed a leading 12 nominations, including nods for best picture, best director, and all of its top actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Kodi Smit-McPhee, per the AP . Campion, a nominee...

Sidney Poitier's
Cause of Death Revealed

UPDATED

Jan 19, 2022 12:37 AM CST

Sidney Poitier's Cause of Death Revealed

'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' star died earlier this month at 94

(Newser) - Update: Sidney Poitier's death certificate reveals that the renowned actor died of heart failure. Alzheimer’s dementia and prostate cancer were also listed as underlying health issues, CNN reports. Our original story from Jan. 7 follows:

Glenn Close: 'First of All,
I Am Not a Loser'

May 7, 2021 2:14 PM CDT

Glenn Close: 'First of All, I Am Not a Loser'

Actor shrugs off being nominated for 8 Oscars without a win

(Newser) - Though Glenn Close has been nominated for eight Oscars without any wins, the distinguished actor wants to make one thing clear: she is not a loser. Close has been nominated for best actress four times, and she competed for her fourth best supporting actress honor at last month's Academy...

Trump Has a
Statement on the Oscars

Apr 28, 2021 3:20 AM CDT

Trump Has a Statement on the Oscars

Mocks the 'politically correct and boring' Academy Awards

(Newser) - Former President Trump has feelings about a certain awards show held Sunday night . "What used to be called The Academy Awards, and now is called the 'Oscars'—a far less important and elegant name—had the lowest Television Ratings in recorded history, even much lower than last...

Oscars Were a Ratings Disaster

Apr 26, 2021 4:33 PM CDT

Oscars Were a Ratings Disaster

They were down 58% from last year's record low

(Newser) - In 1998, the year Titanic won best picture, the Oscars had more than 57 million viewers. Ratings have been sinking ever since and they hit a new bottom Sunday, with fewer than 10 million viewers, the New York Times reports. Nielsen says just 9.85 million people tuned in, down...

China Mutes, Even Censors
Reaction to Chloe Zhao Win

Apr 26, 2021 2:36 PM CDT

China Mutes, Even Censors Reaction to Chloe Zhao Win

State-run media outlets didn't cover Oscars and few mentions turn up on Weibo

(Newser) - Chloe Zhao made history Sunday night and people are talking about it on social media everywhere—except in China, where those who are doing so are doing it in code, NBC News reports. Users posting about Zhao’s Oscar wins—she's the first Chinese woman to win best director,...