The former child star capped off a successful awards season with an unsurprising win. Quan is only the second Asian performer to receive this award after Haing S. Ngor for The Killing Fields in 1985.
When making predictions, Pop Culture Happy Hour host Linda Holmes follows this complicated formula: She looks at precursor awards, she considers Academy history — and she listens to her heart.
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Atsuko Okatsuka's The Intruder, Netflix's Physical: 100, the Wingspan board game and more.
Jimmy Kimmel is taking the stage to lead the Oscars one year after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during the last ceremony, and raised a host of expectations about what we might see this time around.
A lot can happen in 95 years. Ahead of the Academy Awards on Sunday, we take a look back at the surprises, the scandals, the slap and — yes — even the streaker.
Almost a year later, Chris Rock is still seething about "The Slap." During his Netflix special, he told an audience how much he now despises Will and Jada Pinkett Smith.
Seven years ago, Slate magazine published the Black Film Canon, a collection of 50 of the best films directed by Black filmmakers. NPR's Aisha Harris recently teamed up with Slate to update the list.