Sean Baker delivered a "battle cry" to save cinemas as he picked up the Best Director prize at the Academy Awards on Sunday (March 2). The 54-year-old filmmaker picked up his third prize of the night for Anora, after wins for Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing, to take the statuette ahead of Brady Corbet (The...
Actors Zoe Saldana and Kieran Culkin claimed golden Oscar statuettes at the Academy Awards on Sunday (March 2) where Anora, The Brutalist and Conclave were competing for the coveted best picture prize. Saldana was named best supporting actress for her role as the fixer for a Mexican drug lord in the Spanish language Netflix musical Emilia Perez. Speaking through...
Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh, 61, who wed former Ferrari CEO Jean Todt, 78, last year, has taken on a new role as a grandma and she’s totally enjoying it. Jean’s son Nicolas and daughter-in-law Darina welcomed son Maxime on New Year’s day. Earlier this week, Michelle took to Instagram to share snaps of herself with her three-month-old grandson, and from the pics,...
Oppenheimer, the epic film about the World War Two race to build the first atomic bomb, landed a leading 13 Oscar nominations on Tuesday (Jan 23) and cemented its role as frontrunner for the prestigious best picture trophy. The three-hour drama directed by Christopher Nolan outpaced gothic comedy Poor Things, another best picture contender that scored 11 nominations...
Director Greta Gerwig and actress Margot Robbie, the women who helped make Barbie the runaway box office success of 2023, failed to land directing and lead actress Oscar nominations on Tuesday (Jan 23). Their omissions sparked a sharp reaction from Barbie actor Ryan Gosling, who earned a best supporting actor nomination and lauded Gerwig and Robbie's "talent, grit...
Oscar winner George Clooney and other top Hollywood stars have offered US$150 million (S$205 million) to the SAG-AFTRA actors union as part of a proposal to end the actors' strike as it nears its 100th day. Their offer, confirmed by Clooney's spokesperson on Thursday (Oct 19), would provide the union an extra US$150 million over three...
Oscar winner George Clooney urged Hollywood studios on Friday (Oct 13) to return to the bargaining table with striking actors to try and resolve their differences over a new labour contract. Negotiations between the studios and the SAG-AFTRA actors' union were suspended on Wednesday after studios rejected a demand for a bonus tied to the number...
Jada Pinkett Smith felt as if she "got the blame" after Will Smith smacked Chris Rock at the Oscars. The 52-year-old actress suffers from alopecia but was the butt of a joke regarding her shaven head made by Chris Rock at the annual awards ceremony last year. When her husband Will Smith - whom she has recently...
