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Last year’s Academy Awards was scaled-back and while the pandemic isn’t over yet, you wouldn’t know it from how this year’s Oscars ceremony was put together along with serving alcohol to maskless celebrities which might have been a poor choice in the wake of the BAFTAs turning into a super-spreader event. Then again, COVID-19 won’t likely end up being the most talked-about aspect of the awards.

Backstage support! When celebrities win Oscars, they usually run through a lengthy thank-you list of names, but many of them also acknowledge a person not involved in the film: their partner.

Oscars. However, the Academy has been criticised for only having an ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter on stage during Coda’s acceptance speech, and no one else’s. Some viewers assumed the cast brought their own interpreters.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe Human Rights Campaign sure knows how to pick a month to throw a party, it was generally agreed by everyone attending the org’s annual L.A. dinner Saturday night, where the evening’s most invoked topics were veritably ripped out of the most topical mainstream media headlines.

Kristen Stewart and Andrew Garfield were the top acting winners at the 2022 HCA Film Awards and they both gave endearing and expletive-filled speeches!

It was undoubtedly the showbiz celebration of the year – and OK! was honoured to be invited to join Dame Joan Collins and Percy Gibson as they marked their 20th wedding anniversary with a spectacular star-studded party at Claridge’s.Two decades after we exclusively covered their nuptials at the same hotel, the iconic actress and her beloved husband took us back to where it all started. Now, we're bringing you all the incredible, candid photos from the night, featuring stars such as Simon Cowell, Liz Hurley and Sarah Ferguson, as well as a hilarious, revealing interview with Dame Joan and Percy.

“Why can’t he learn how to give a better speech?” With the State of the Union address looming next month, Joe Biden’s Hollywood critics and supporters increasingly ask that question as they see his approval ratings tank even as his policies gain favor.

Joe Biden appeared to be caught having a snooze during the opening ceremony of COP26.

live-tweeting up a storm! If you want to relive last night or if you happened to miss TV’s big bash, check out some of our favorite speeches by female winners.Michaela Coel made history last night by being the first Black female writer to win the award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her smash hit show, I May Destroy You.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticOne of the most potent moments in the Emmy broadcast came during Michaela Coel’s speech for writing for a limited series.

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, 20 significant Oscar wins are featured in the “Academy Awards History” gallery, which is housed within the gorgeous golden rotunda of the Saban Building, formerly known as “the lipstick” of the May Company Building on Wilshire Boulevard. The actual statuettes are on display in a glass case.

Mark Lin-Manuel Miranda as grateful for Broadway’s return. The creator of smash-hit musical Hamilton went all-out to welcome the returning audience, singing outside the theater and then making a heartfelt speech to the crowd before the show.

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Love Island has provided us with an incredible eight weeks of entertainment this summer, coming back with a bang after coronavirus put the show to a halt in 2020.The finale is upon us, with the seventh series coming to an end tonight [Monday, August 23] and fans eagerly await the results of the public vote.The ITV2 dating reality show's final four couples are Chloe Burrows and Toby Aromolaran, Liam Reardon and Millie Court, Faye Winter and Teddy Soares, and Kaz Kamwi and Tyler Cruikshank.

Prince William and Prince Harry are set to give separate speeches at the unveiling of their mother's statue this summer, according to reports. Despite reports of tension and arguments between the brothers, they will come together and stand side by side for the unveiling of Diana's memorial in July.

When you’re still talking about the Oscars weeks after the ceremony, typically it’s not because we’re shocked about winners and snubs. No, when the discussion keeps going it’s because of some sort of flub or misstep by the show that caused a bit of controversy.

The 2021 Oscars didn’t look like a typical awards show. It surely didn’t flow like a typical awards show.

Daniel Kaluuya, beacon of unstoppable charisma, provided much of the night’s laughter, along with a seemingly game-for-anything Glenn Close. It was also difficult to take issue with many of the wins – every major film seemed to get something or other, and Minari’s Yuh-Jung Youn got to deliver another salty acceptance speech after her show-stealing performance at the Baftas earlier this month.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This year’s Academy Awards were a little different for more reasons than just the pandemic.

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.

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.

A very famous awards show trope is award winners getting played off stage mid-acceptance speech for running too long.

Oscars are finally upon us, with the 93rd Academy Awards scheduled to take 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.

Jordan Rose Anchored by spiritual performances and heartfelt speeches from his friends and family, DMX’s Homegoing Celebration on Sunday was less of a funeral and more of a celebration of the legendary rapper’s life and legacy.After a monumental “Celebration of Life” at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Saturday led by Kanye West’s Sunday Service Choir to honor the iconic rapper, DMX’s Homegoing Celebration on Sunday was much more intimate.

The most glamorous event in the Hollywood calendar has arrived. The 93rd Academy Awards, otherwise known as the Oscars, is airing live on US TV station at 8pm (Eastern Daylight Time) and therefore at 1am on April 26 UK time.

The Oscars season is upon us as the 93rd Academy Awards will be held on April 25. The Academy Awards are known to honour the best of cinema and it sure is a huge honour for actors to take home the gorgeous trophy.

“read the room” when delivering speeches at the Academy Awards this month. Translation: Get off the stage before the orchestra is forced to awkwardly play you out.

The Miz might be a villain on WWE television, but he is quite the motivational human resources representative for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

In the Guide’s weekly Solved! column, we look into a crucial pop-culture question you’ve been burning to know the answer to – and settle it, once and for allWinning an Oscar is the highlight of a career. It’s peer validation on the largest possible stage.

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Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s Grammys performance of ‘WAP’ to the speeches of Adolf Hitler.It comes after Cardi and Megan’s live appearance at this month’s Grammy ceremony received dozens of complaints to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), with many criticising the pair’s choreographed routine as pornographic.Speaking during a recent edition of his Cooper Stuff podcast, Skillet frontman John Cooper – an outspoken conservative and Donald Trump supporter – labelled the ‘WAP’ airing

Justin Bieber is feeling the heat on Twitter for using snippets of Martin Luther King's speeches on his new album. MLK's family, however, is fully on board with it.On March 18, the pop star released his album "Justice." The first voice on the album was from the civil rights leader, not Justin. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," MLK says.