Oscars International Race Heats Up as Heavy Hitters Enter the Race

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.CELEBRITY chef Ross Burden has died aged 45 after a battle with cancer.New Zealand-born Ross first gained TV fame reaching the final of Masterchef in 1993 before going on to appear regularly alongside Ainsley Harriott on Ready Steady Cook.In 2010 he returned to New Zealand to join the judging panel on the country’s first MasterChef series.His sister, Kirsten Hughes, is reported to have said the former model

A plane at New York City's JFK Airport was evacuated Sunday following a bomb threat, according to the the Port Authority Police Department.  Authorities told Fox News the threat was received from an incoming flight from Moscow, Russia, which landed at the New York airport at about 3:49 p.m. EST with approximately 250 passengers.

, they recently bought a $49 million estate in Montecito, Calif., which is one of the most expensive properties ever sold in Santa Barbara County.Ellen and Portia purchased their new home (after selling their mansion for $33.3 million) from comedian and political commentator Dennis Miller and wife Carolyn Espley-Miller in September.

Steven Gerrard 's side sitting pretty at the top of the Premiership, having conceded just four league goals. And they can stretch their lead to 14 points, at least for a few hours, with their title rivals not playing until this afternoon.Rangers will be without key man Ryan Jack but have otherwise a full squad to choose from as they look to turn the screw on Celtic and Neil Lennon.

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Kaleem Aftab Inspiration can strike at any time, but for first-time director Natalija Yefimkina it came from an unlikely source. “In the garage, I found everything,” says the 37-year-old, a Russian-speaking Ukrainian now based in Germany.

Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson has officially made it into the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!The wrestler and actor took to social media on Thursday, after an ad for his upcoming NBC biopic series,, aired during the annual parade, depicting his infamous fanny pack throwback pic as one of the parade's larger-than-life balloons. «Never in my wildest dreams...» Johnson captioned the clip.

Over three years after Fox News Channel retracted its story that a political conspiracy was behind the fatal shooting of Seth Rich in 2016, the Rupert Murdoch-owned outlet has settled its legal battle with the DNC staffer’s family.

Queen‘s Brian May has paid an emotional tribute to Freddie Mercury on the 29th anniversary of the legendary singer’s death.Mercury passed away at his Kensington home on November 24 1991, only 24 hours after confirming his battle with HIV/AIDS.Marking the anniversary on Instagram, May shared two mirrored images of Mercury relaxing in a dressing room before a performance.“Missing you Freddie, on this day. Rest in Peace.

The U.S. Navy on Tuesday sent a warship to challenge Russia’s “excessive” maritime claims in the Western Pacific, officials said.

Naman Ramachandran The Irish Film and Television Academy has selected Tom Sullivan’s Irish-language feature “Arracht” as Ireland’s entry for the 2021 Oscars’ best international feature film category.The film is set in 1845 on the eve of the Irish famine. Fisherman Colmán Sharkey takes in a stranger at the behest of a local priest.

For fans of global TV, the International Emmys are the Burning Man of awards season. For years, the event, held in New York each November, was the only place where the sort of series loved by international TV binge watchers — Scandinavian noir, Asian horror or Israeli spy dramas — got celebrated.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticWhen word seeped out this week that Netflix was considering adding Malcolm & Marie to its list of Oscar-contending movies for this year, shudders went through the competition from other distributors. Can one studio/distributor/streamer — whatever — possibly grab all five Best Actress Oscar slots? That would certainly be a first in Academy history in that category, or just about any other.