Edwin Aguilar, Animator and Assistant Director on 'The Simpsons,' Dies at 46

Eli Broad, the billionaire philanthropist, contemporary art collector and entrepreneur who co-founded homebuilding pioneer Kaufman and Broad Inc. and launched financial services giant SunAmerica Inc., died Friday in Los Angeles.

Businessman, philanthropist and art collector Eli Broad, who left an indelible imprint on Los Angeles’ cultural scene, died today at age 87.

LOS ANGELES -- Chloé Zhao has made history at the 2021 Academy Awards, becoming the first woman of color to win best director and just the second woman to win the award.Zhao won the directing Oscar for “ Nomadland,” joining Kathryn Bigelow, who won in 2009 for “The Hurt Locker.”“I'm extremely lucky to be able to do what I love for a living," she said backstage. “This win means more people get to live their dreams.

Academy Awards fulfilled many expectations but threw in a couple of surprise wins in an unusual ceremony on Sunday evening. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Oscars moved out of their usual venue, the Dolby Theatre, and were based out of Los Angeles’s Union Station instead.

A remodeled Oscars 2021 awards ceremony took place in Los Angeles on Sunday evening and ignited a glimmer of hope in otherwise dark times. With maskless nominees coming together to celebrate films across genres, the Los Angeles Union Station was all glammed up for the occasion.

LOS ANGELES -- Pixar’s “Soul” has won the Oscar for best animated feature.Pixar has now won the award 11 times in the 20 years since the category was established.The film stars the voices of Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey.“Soul” follows an aspiring musician and middle-school band teacher who loses his life — but attempts to escape the afterlife during his quest to help an infant soul.———For complete coverage of this year’s Oscars, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/academy-awards

Oscars are now underway. The 93rd Academy Awards are taking place tonight (25 April) at Union Station, the main railway station in Los Angeles, famous for its blend of Art Deco and Mission Revival architectural styles.

The musical director of the 2021 Oscars, Questlove, is getting some attention for his choice of footwear at the big show!

Chloe Zhao and boyfriend Joshua James Richards are making a rare red carpet appearance together!

Marty Bauer, a founder of the United Talent Agency, has died. Bauer, who was 74, died at home in Los Angeles on Friday. He died of natural causes, sources said.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorLyndon Chubbuck, a director and photographer known for such film as 2001’s “War Bride” and 2000’s “The Right Temptation,” has died. He was 67.Chubbuck died at his home in Los Angeles on April 13.

confirmed the news to the Hollywood Reporter, saying Hellman had died in hospital after a fall at his home. Hellman was born Monte Himmelman in 1929, and after studying theatre at Stanford University set up a theatre company in Los Angeles.

Venezuelan director announced the appointment Friday.“Opera has long played a seminal role in my life -- from sitting in my youth for untold hours at the feet of my Maestro José Antonio Abreu and my idols in Milan, Berlin and Vienna, to making this beautiful artform a staple in our programming in Los Angeles -- and I couldn’t be more overjoyed to have found, in Paris, my spiritual home for opera,” Dudamel wrote.Alexander Neef, general manager of the Paris Opera, described Dudamel as one of the

QC Entertainment has hired Ali Bahrynian as Director of Development and Production. She joins the company this week and will continue to be based in Los Angeles.

The Simpsons animator, character layout artist and assistant director Edwin E. Aguilar died in Los Angeles on Saturday, two days after having a stroke. He was 46.

Richard Rush, the writer, director and producer who earned two Oscar nominations for his work on the deliciously dark Peter O'Toole comedy The Stunt Man, has died. He was 91.

Carmel Dagan Staff WriterRichard Rush, who picked up two Oscar nominations, best director and adapted screenplay, for his extraordinary 1980 film “The Stunt Man,” starring Peter O’Toole, died April 8 in Los Angeles. He was 91.His wife Claude said he had been suffering from longtime health issues but that he died comfortably at home.