How Oscar Nominees for Best Documentary Earned the Trust of Activists, Journalists and an Octopus (Video)

A new stage musical adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald masterpiece The Great Gatsby is headed for Broadway, with music by Florence + the Machine’s Florence Welch and Oscar-nominated “Mystery of Love” song producer Thomas Bartlett.

Maria Bakalova and Paris Hilton pose for photos together as they head to an Oscars after party at the Sunset Tower Hotel on Sunday (April 25) in Los Angeles.

NEW YORK -- “My Octopus Teacher,” the tale of an eight-limbed creature and her human companion, has won the Oscar for best documentary.Ten years in the making, “My Octopus Teacher” began as a personal video project by South African filmmaker Craig Foster to rekindle his connection with nature by observing an inquisitive female mollusk while free-diving near Cape Town.He filmed their interactions and became increasingly dazzled by how she could fashion tools from shells, furl herself in ribbons

My Octopus Teacher wrapped its tentacles around the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, corralling a win for Netflix in that category for the second year in a row and third time in the last four years.

While this year's Oscar Sunday will look different from any before it, that doesn't mean the celebration is off. Hotels and restaurants throughout L.A., open with lessened COVID-19 restrictions, are offering a wide variety of themed cocktails to celebrate this year's nominees and an end to a topsy-turvy awards season.

Who says rivals can’t be friends?

UPDATED, 12:00 PM: Steven Yeun is a surprise last-minute add the ensemble cast of Academy Award presenters, the Oscarcast producer said today. The Minari star is the first Asian-American Best Actor nominee in the Oscars’ 93-year history.

This year’s Oscars may be toned down, but the gift bag will be as glamorous as ever.

Hong Kong director Derek Tsang's harrowing youth drama Better Days is the rare Oscar best international film nominee that was both critically acclaimed and a massive commercial hit. Released in mainland China in October 2019, the film grossed $223 million, which is more than 40 times the total earnings of the other four international feature nominees combined.

Andra Day has shared her new single ‘Phone Dies’ – listen to it below.The track is the star’s fourth release of 2021 following three singles taken from the soundtrack of The United States vs. Billie Holiday.‘Phone Dies’ was produced by Anderson .Paak and was released today (April 16) via Warner Records.

In the months after the death of George Floyd, the country started to take a hard look in the mirror. We asked: Was this a nation built on white supremacy? Do we police African-Americans differently? Were we excluding people from opportunities based on the color of their skin? Protestors hit the streets, athletes boycotted games, and we demanded accountability from our politicians.

Academy Awards ceremony, originally set for February and delayed by the pandemic, airs April 25, the birthday of her late father, David Warren, and a coincidence that she calls “so cool.”“He believed in me so much he would take me to music publishers when I was 14 or 15,” Warren said. “My mom would be saying, ‘Why are you doing it? Why are you encouraging her? She can’t make a living off that.’”Warren, who drew up in Los Angeles, recounted her dad’s reply: “She has talent.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorGlenn Close is one of the most heralded actors in history, with a record eight Academy Award nominations — including this year, as best actress for “Hillbilly Elegy.” But to get there, even she has endured a series of bad auditions.

Still with us? Are you still invested in this year’s never-ending pandemic delayed Oscar race? If so, your attention is certainly appreciated. We’re also guessing that if you are still engaged you’re probably wondering, “Can anyone win Best Picture besides ‘Nomadland?'” Or, maybe you’re not because you know it’s a masterpiece and why would anyone vote for any of the other contenders anyway? Maybe you’re much more intrigued by the insane Best Actress race.

Oscar-nominee Hugh Jackman and Oscar-winner Laura Dern have been set to star in blue-chip feature drama The Son, writer-director Florian Zeller’s follow-up to his Oscar-nominated movie The Father.

Writer-director Ramin Bahrani's The White Tiger journey began four years before the acclaimed 2008 novel hit stores. Author Aravind Adiga slipped early chapters to the filmmaker, his former classmate at Columbia University, and he was immediately hooked.

Janet W. Lee Yuh-Jung Youn is under some serious pressure.

“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” (She had Chadwick Boseman’s natty three-piece suit made, too.)Yet Roth — who is nominated for a Best Costume Design Oscar for the film — had to clothe more than 100 extras and supporting players in authentic 1920s garb.