Academy Awards

Academy Awards Live Broadcast To Include 4 Cinematography Categories After All

8:33pm February 15, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

In its latest reversal, the Academy Awards restores four awards to its live broadcast. It had tried to shorten the program by handing them out during commercial breaks.

Oscar statue watches over the 91st Oscars Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

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Oscars Will Not Be Hosted For The First Time Since 1989

4:40pm February 05, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Questions about who would host the Academy Awards lingered ever since the scheduled host, comedian Kevin Hart, dropped out in December.

Kevin Hart, seen attending the NFL Honors ceremony in February. Just a couple of days after he was announced as host of the next Oscars awards ceremony, the comedian said he would be stepping down amid a firestorm over his past tweets.

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Kevin Hart Bows Out As Oscars Host Amid Backlash Over Past Tweets

9:22am December 07, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

"I'm sorry that I hurt people," the comic said, referring to anti-gay tweets he had posted years earlier. He had initially refused to apologize, only to announce hours later that he was stepping down.

Oscars Drops 'Popular Film' Category

7:35pm September 06, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has dropped the widely criticized new award it introduced less than a month ago, saying the idea needs "further study."

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Oscars TV Ratings Fall, Again

9:41am March 06, 2018

by Stacey Samuel

It may be Hollywood's biggest night, but fewer people chose to watch the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday. It's the fourth consecutive year viewership has declined as Oscars lose luster to Web rivals.

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What's An Inclusion Rider? Here's The Story Behind Frances McDormand's Closing Words

10:34pm March 05, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

"I have two words to leave with you tonight," the actress told the audience after winning her Oscar: "inclusion rider." But she didn't define those words onstage — so, here's a helpful primer.

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On The Oscars Red Carpet, The Clothes Tell The Stories

9:14pm March 04, 2018

The showrunners behind this year's event designed it to be protest-free, making it the first awards show in a while where fashion might be the primary topic of conversation on the red carpet.

Chef Gilbert Brenot teaches trainees at Edwins about meat preparation. The fine-dining restaurant in Cleveland provides education, housing and steady employment for former inmates and is the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary.

Oscar-Nominated 'Knife Skills' Showcases Ex-Cons And Odd Ducks In The Kitchen

10:00am March 03, 2018

by Kristen Hartke

The documentary chronicles the opening of Edwins, a fine-dining restaurant in Cleveland that provides education, housing and steady employment for former inmates.

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UNCSA Alumni Share The Spotlight At Academy Awards

12:00am March 02, 2018

by David Ford

It's quite a coup for actors and filmmakers to say that they've worked on a Best Picture Oscar nominee.

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Casey Affleck Won't Be Presenting Statuettes At The Oscars

5:43pm January 25, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The acclaimed actor has been dogged by two sexual harassment lawsuits filed against him by two separate women in 2010. The Academy says it appreciates his decision not to attend the ceremonies.