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Angela Bassett remembered those who had lost their lives to coronavirus and "the violence of inequality, injustice, hatred, racism and poverty" during the Oscars' In Memoriam segment. The 62-year-old actress introduced the Academy Awards' annual tribute to those who have lost their lives over the last year on Sunday (25.
04. 21) and as well as honouring those within the film industry who have sadly passed away, she took the time to reflect on what has been a difficult year for many.
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Baby, that's Keke Palmer making a comeback! The actress first appeared on the Sean Evans-led program in 2017, where she sweat out her keratin treatment.«What was going on back then, I would say, is I was not that familiar with the show, I really didn't know what I was walking into,» Palmer said, recalling her first time on the show. «I knew I was eating hot wings, I obviously didn't know how they were going to be or how real it was.
The human toll of the Covid-19 pandemic on entertainment industry workers has come into sharper focus with the release of a new survey by the Actors Fund.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterBassett Vance Productions, the production company formed by Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, has hired Lynnette Ramirez as head of development, Variety has learned exclusively.Ramirez is tasked with finding and developing diverse stories with a strong emphasis on BIPOC voices in front of and behind the camera for multiple platforms.
was mistakenly called to the stage instead of actual victor “Moonlight” in 2017? Or way back in 1997, when li’l “Shakespeare in Love” took down big honkin’ “Saving Private Ryan”? Usually that’s all part of the fun.But to casual film fans, Sunday night’s big upset packed a particularly emotional wallop: The late Chadwick Boseman lost the Best Actor prize to Anthony Hopkins.The final award of the evening, which had heretofore been Best Picture, was changed to Best Actor for the bizarre occasion.
One of the most touching traditions at the Oscars is the In Memoriam section of the show. This is where someone goes on stage and introduces a musical montage that showcases some of the film and TV folks that passed away over the past year.
One memorable moment that happened at the 2021 Oscars is when Best Actress winner Frances McDormand let out a big howl during the acceptance speech for the Nomadland‘s Best Picture win.
The first trailer of Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story waltzed its way into the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday night, PST. The cast of the movie includes Ansel Elgort and debutant Rachel Zegler playing the roles of Tony and Maria along with EGOT winner Rita Moreno as Valentina, who owns the corner store where Tony works.The trailer starts with scenes of dawn breaking in the city of New York, as one can hear a siren going off at a distance.
This year's Oscars ceremony was quite a bit different from years past, and Angela Bassett says she appreciated every minute.
It’s been the movie remake on everyone’s lips since it was announced that Steven Spielberg was taking on West Side Story. And now we’ve finally gotten our first look at the musical.
Oscar and the first to clinch an Academy Award nomination for her role in Minari. Presenting the accolade was legendary heart-throb Brad Pitt, and Youn coudlnt help but shoot her shot.
The first trailer for West Side Story danced its way to the Oscars on Sunday night. Steven Spielberg's remake of the 1961 classic starsAnsel Elgort as Tony and Rachel Zegler as Maria.
The 2021 Oscars is always one of the biggest fashion events of the year and one of the trends that JustJared spotted has been statement sleeves!
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaFrances McDormand won best actress at Sunday’s Academy Awards for portraying Fern, a woman who takes to the road after the plant in her small-town closes down, in “Nomadland.” It’s McDormand’s third win in the category, tying her with Meryl Streep and Ingrid Bergman, who each have three victories and within striking distance of the current record-holder, Katharine Hepburn, who has four statues.In her acceptance speech, McDormand suggested that there
H.E.R. is an Oscar winner!
This year’s Academy Awards were a little different for more reasons than just the pandemic.
Tonight on the Oscars, Disney songwriter and Mary Poppins Returns star Lin-Manuel Miranda showed off a new trailer for the upcoming feature adaptation of his Tony award winning musical In the Heights from Warner Bros.
Angela Bassett is looking beautiful on the red carpet, and paying tribute to one of her co-stars.