Angela Bassett And Mel Brooks To Receive Honorary Oscars

Jordan Moreau Henry Czerny received a mission from filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie and chose to accept it. That mission? Return as former IMF chief Eugene Kittridge in “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” 27 years after he first appeared in the original “Mission: Impossible” in 1996. At the “Dead Reckoning” premiere in New York, Czerny said when he first got the call about returning to the “Mission: Impossible” world, he didn’t believe it. “I think it’s a joke at first because my reps called me and said they want to bring Kittridge back and I’m in the middle of doing my errands in Los Angeles and fighting traffic or shredding old tax documents,” he told Variety. “I think, ‘Okay, what’s going on really?’ They say, ‘Chris McQuarrie wants to talk to you about bringing Kittridge back,’ and I take it seriously. Two days later, I’m on a call with Chris McQuarrie.”

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood, prosthetic makeup artist Barrie Gower, and composers Hans Zimmer, Nicholas Britell and Danny Elfman were among the industry heavyweights who landed Creative Arts Emmy nominations on Wednesday morning. Four-time Oscar winner Atwood landed her second Emmy nomination in the outstanding contemporary costumes for Tim Burton’s “Wednesday.” Speaking about her work on the show and about recreating the icon Morticia Addams’ costumes, Atwood said, “We reinvented look with this silver fabric on the side, which was bonded to the black, twisted and sewn over. The dress had a more contemporary shape to it. I think we honored the previous versions of Morticia that had come before.

Comedy doesn’t always have the easiest time being taken seriously come Oscar season. Movies based on established toy brands don’t either. But, based on reaction to Sunday night’s huge world premiere at the Shrine in Downtown Los Angeles, as well as my own feelings watching it with the packed (6000+) crowd of first nighters, Barbie just may have the stuff to not only become a smash boxoffice hit this summer (I would now guarantee it) but also a surprising genuine awards contender for Warner Bros and Mattel (I can’t believe I just wrote that sentence).

Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. The long list of artists and executives will bring the total number of Academy members to 10,817, as the 96th edition of the Oscars quickly approaches.Among the new members, some popular names include successful singer Taylor Swift, talented actress Keke Palmer, ‘Elvis’ star Austin Butler, fan-favorite actor Paul Mescal, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ star Stephanie Hsu, and more.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended invitations to 398 artists and executives to join the organization.Notable names among this year's invitees include Taylor Swift — nominated for her musical contributions to films like and — 2023 Best Actor nominees Austin Butler and Paul Mescal, Keke Palmer, Bill Hader, and The Weeknd, professionally known as Abel Makkonen Tesfaye.Other notable invitees include several members of the team, including Best Supporting Actor winner Ke Huy Quan and his co-star and fellow 2023 nominee Stephanie Hsu, as well the writing-directing team The Daniels, who won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay at this year's ceremony without being able to vote for themselves.Eight of this year's invitees — including The Daniels — were invited by multiple branches, and must select one branch to join upon accepting membership. «The Academy is proud to welcome these artists and professionals into our membership.

Taylor Swift and Keke Palmer are getting a very special invitation.

Angela Bassett is getting her long-awaited Oscar! Bassett was first nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of Tina Turner in 1993's and the actress has been a prominent figure in Hollywood for the past 40 years — garnering another Oscar nomination for her role in 2022's . On Monday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that Bassett, as well as Mel Brooks and Carol Littleton, will receive an honorary Oscar at this year's Governors Awards. The ceremony will also honor Sundance Institute’s Michelle Satter with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. The 14th annual Governors Awards is set to take place on Saturday, Nov.

appeared “kinda shady” and less than thrilled — and seemingly didn’t even stand up to clap while seated in the front row.She had been sitting next to “Elvis” star and Oscar nominee Austin Butler, whose hands she held onto.While some fans saw her as a “sore loser,” others felt sorry for the actress, who previously was Oscar-nominated for starring in the 1993 Tina Turner biopic “What’s Love Got to Do With It” — but famously lost out to Holly Hunter for “The Piano.”“Across her decades-long career, Angela Bassett has continued to deliver transcendent performances that set new standards in acting,” Academy President Janet Yang said in a statement, lauding all four as “trailblazers who have transformed the film industry and inspired generations of filmmakers and movie fans.”Yang also lauded Mel Brooks as someone who “lights up our hearts with his humor, and his legacy has made a lasting impact on every facet of entertainment,” praised Littleton as “a model for those who come after her” and Satter as having “played a vital role in the careers of countless filmmakers around the world.”The ceremony will go down on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Los Angeles.Bassett broke her silence about her most recent Oscar dissby writing an essay about Butler, 31, for the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2023 series.“On the evening of the Oscars, with Austin seated next to me, I understood intimately what he felt when it was time to learn if he would climb those stairs to the stage,” Bassett wrote of Butler, who, like her, did not win for his performance as Elvis Presley.“So, I took his hand and held it softly as the winner was announced.

It took a few more months, but Angela Bassett finally “did the thing.” The two-time Oscar nominee has been awarded an honorary Oscar by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She joins fellow honorary Oscar winners Mel Brooks and Carol Littleton as well as Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award winner Michelle Satter.

Angela Bassett is getting her Oscar!

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks and Carol Littleton will receive honorary Oscars at this year’s Governors Awards, announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In addition, the Sundance Institute’s Michelle Satter will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards. The four statuettes will be presented at the 14th annual ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Los Angeles. “The Academy’s Board of Governors is thrilled to honor four trailblazers who have transformed the film industry and inspired generations of filmmakers and movie fans,” said Academy President Janet Yang. “Across her decades-long career, Angela Bassett has continued to deliver transcendent performances that set new standards in acting. Mel Brooks lights up our hearts with his humor, and his legacy has made a lasting impact on every facet of entertainment. Carol Littleton’s career in film editing serves as a model for those who come after her. A pillar of the independent film community, Michelle Satter has played a vital role in the careers of countless filmmakers around the world.”

The newest Academy Award winners have been announced.

Actor Angela Bassett, writer-director-actor Mel Brooks and film editor Carol Littleton will receive honorary Oscars and the Sundance Institute’s Michelle Satter will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy’s 2023 Governors Awards, the Academy announced on Monday.The recipients were chosen by the Academy’s Board of Governors, and the awards will be presented at the 14th annual Governors Awards ceremony, which will take place on Nov. 18 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.Bassett has been nominated for Oscars for “What’s Love Got to Do With It” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Her other films include “Boyz N the Hood,” “Waiting to Exhale,” “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” and “Soul.”Brooks won an Oscar for the screenplay to his first film, “The Producers,” and has also been nominated for his screenplay to “Young Frankenstein” and for the title song to “Blazing Saddles.” He also wrote for Sid Caesar’s television shows, created the television series “Get Smart” and turned “The Producers” into a long-running and Tony-winning Broadway musical.

Simply the best. On Sunday night, Patti LaBelle paid tribute to her late friend and musical icon, Tina Turner, with a soul-stirring performance during the BET Awards.

The theatrical requirements for movies vying for the Oscars top prize are getting a little tougher.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the newly elected Board of Governors for the 2023-2024 year. Elected to the board for the first time are acclaimed actor Lou Diamond Phillips, screenwriter Dana Stevens, executive Hannah Minghella, costume designer Daniel Orlandi and more. Among the newly elected is technology executive Wendy Aylsworth, who will represent the brand new Production and Technology Branch. Aylsworth, who also serves on the Board of Governors for the Television Academy, spent more than two decades at Warner Bros. and became the first woman president of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.

Long in the works, and indicating stronger support for theatrical exhibition in the increasing age of streamers, the Board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has approved a landmark change in eligibility rules for Best Picture.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved new theatrical release requirements to be eligible for the best picture Oscar beginning at the 2025 ceremony. In addition to the one-week qualifying run in one of the six U.S. markets, beginning with movies released in 2024, a film must meet additional areas regarding its theatrical release to be nominated and win the highly coveted best picture statuette. They include: These standards resulted from numerous conversations with distributors of varying sizes, in addition to studying historical data. The Academy has been vocal about its belief that a healthy theatrical environment is vital to the success of Hollywood.

Angela Bassett is sharing how Whoopi Goldberg is willing to defend all members of a shoot during filming.

In honour of the 25th anniversary of Angela Bassett’s 1998 flick “How Stella Got Her Groove Back”, the actress, and director, Kevin Rodney Sullivan, compare the difference between filming sex scenes at the time to nowadays.