2023 Oscars Snubs and Surprises: Viola Davis, Taylor Swift, Brian Tyree Henry

The BBC has been forced to apologize after an image of Viola Davis from January’s Golden Globes was shown on its news channel with a headline identifying the Oscar winner as history-maker Beyoncé.

won't be eligible until next year's Grammys. On February 5, arrived on the red carpet in a seriously on-brand blue Roberto Cavalli crop top and skirt combo with sparkling star-inspired sequined embellishments. Swift wore her hair pulled back to show off her statement sapphire and diamond earrings, topping off the look with her and subtle blue eyeshadow with inky black eyeliner. Taylor Swift attends the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023, in Los Angeles, California.Taylor Swift attends the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023, in Los Angeles, California.Just because she won't be picking up any Grammys for Midnights (yet), doesn't mean she'll go home empty-handed.

, and as predicted, Lizzo's already slayed the red carpet with a bright orange, hooded ensemble from Dolce & Gabbana. (If the Grammys were taking place in New York instead of Los Angeles, it would have been more than perfect for the bone-chilling cold).But the awards ceremony—airing live on CBS and Paramount+—are in sunny Los Angeles, even though this particular carpet is always tented to give it a bit of a jazz club vibe, complete with chandeliers.

She may have been unfairly snubbed for an Academy Award nomination for her performance in “The Woman King,” but Viola Davis has something bigger to celebrate this month. During a pre-broadcast ceremony this afternoon, Davis won a Grammy Award in the Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording category for her own memoir, “Finding Me.” She now has won all four major entertainment awards landing her in the coveted EGOT club.

Another one for the trophy case! Viola Davis became an EGOT winner on Sunday, February 5, when she earned a Grammy Award for narrating the audiobook of her memoir, Finding Me.

Viola Davis has joined the coveted circle of those who have won an Emmy, Oscar, Tony and Grammy, picking up the “G” in the “EGOT” title today as part of the pre-telecast for the 65th annual Grammy Awards.

Taylor Lautner has a new podcast with his wife, also named Taylor Lautner, and they reflect about that infamous 2009 VMAs moment with his ex-girlfriend, Taylor Swift, and Kanye West.

Taylor Lautner is going back to the 2009 Video Music Awards. The Twilight star recalled the night that then-girlfriend Taylor Swift’s awards show win was overshadowed by Kanye West. 

Far from a surprise, DC co-Chairmen and CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran confirmed that Waller, the spinoff of their Suicide Squad HBO Max series Peacemaker, was one of the first TV shows they’ll be hatching under their new DC universe, Chapter One, “Gods and Monsters”.

Speculation about potential Oscar-campaigning irregularities in the wake of this week’s nominations reveal has led the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences put out a statement today saying it is “conducting a review of the campaign procedures around this year’s nominees.”

Not her first foray into the spotlight! While Christina Mandrell impressed Zach Shallcross upon The Bachelor premiere, eagle-eyed fans noticed she already has a special connection to Taylor Swift.

, which did not make it on the best short film shortlist. Swifties were mad about the snub at the time, but there was still hope that the singer could win her first Academy Award for best original song at this year's ceremony with “Carolina,” a track written and performed by Swift for .

Elvis scooped up eight Oscar nominations on Tuesday, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Austin Butler in the title role. The good news dovetailed neatly with the birthday of director Baz Luhrmann’s wife and producing partner Catherine Martin, and their wedding anniversary, and yet tragically, it also comes just two days after the pair attended the funeral service for Elvis Presley’s daughter Lisa Marie Presley.

A24’s multiverse-spanning Everything Everywhere All at Once scored a leading 11 Oscar nominations Tuesday, helping the indie to 17 noms, the most of any individual distributor this year. Netflix, behind its nine-nom juggernaut All Quiet on the Western Front, had a total of 14 in the feature-length categories and 16 overall.

The nominations for the 95thAcademy Awards were unveiled this morning, and while for some like Everything Everywhere All At Once, All Quiet On The Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin  the race to Oscar glory is on, there are some who never made it off the starting line.

Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed and M3gan star Allison Williams have been tapped to host the 2023 Oscar nominations on Tuesday, January 24.