‘The Big Short’ takes Producers Guild prize
LOS ANGELES — “The Big Short” took the top prize at the 27th Producers Guild of America awards Saturday night, becoming an instant front-runner in the race for the Oscars. The financial caper set in...
View ArticleCharlotte Rampling: Oscars Diversity Boycott 'Racist to Whites'
Charlotte Rampling, a Best Actress Academy Awards nominee for her performance in drama 45 Years, has weighed in on the Oscars diversity boycott, saying the backlash over an all-white acting nominee...
View Article'The Big Short' wins Producers Guild's top trophy
Star-studded financial crisis comedy "The Big Short" gained some Oscar equity Saturday night, receiving the...
View ArticleShould host Chris Rock step aside in protest over #OscarsSoWhite?
Since he joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" more than a quarter-century ago, Chris Rock has made a career out of, among other things, telling uncomfortable truths about race in America. Now the...
View ArticleThese A-list stars are blowing off the Oscars this year — here's why
Spike Lee, George Clooney, Will Smith, and Jada Pinkett Smith are among those who have been vocal about the Oscars' lack of diversity this year and...
View ArticleThe Force Awakens’ Crashes Screenwriters Choice Award Nominations
“Bridge of Spies,” “Ex Machina,” “Inside Out,” “The Big Short,” “The Martian” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” are the feature-film nominees for the 11th annual Screenwriters Choice Awards, Final...
View ArticleBlack and white issue colouring Academy Awards
Will Smith won’t be going to this year’s Academy Awards. Neither will Michael Moore or Spike Lee. Chris Rock is under pressure to step down as host. And the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite is trending all...
View ArticleCritics blame all-white Oscar nominees list on studio heads’ conservatism
The absence of non-white acting Oscar nominees for a second straight year has led many to criticise the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its lack of diversity. But a growing chorus of...
View ArticleWill the Oscars' new rules on diversity save the Academy?
Can the just-announced commitment to double the number of women and ‘diverse’ Academy members save the brand amid the #OscarsSoWhite firestorm?...
View ArticleJada Pinkett Smith Finally Responds To ‘Aunt Viv’ Janet Hubert’s Oscar...
Jada Pinkett Smith had an unusual response when asked her thoughts regarding a recent viral video rant by former Fresh Prince ‘Aunt Viv’ actress Janet Hubert. Hubert had responded to Pinkett Smith’s...
View ArticleStraight Outta Hollywood and Oscar's white supremacy
The United States is rapidly becoming a majority minority nation. Yet, the composition of Oscars voters, and this years Academy Award nominees, is still overwhelmingly white. For the second straight...
View ArticleCritics point to studios for lack of diversity among Academy Award nominees
The absence of nonwhite acting Oscar nominees for a second straight year has led many to criticize the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its lack of diversity. But a growing chorus of...
View Article'Big Short' wins Producers award; #OSW crisis also in room
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Star-studded financial crisis comedy "The Big Short" gained some much-need Oscar equity Saturday night, receiving the Producers Guild of America's highest film award at a Los...
View ArticleThe Oscars Could Make Big Changes To Address Its Diversity Issue
The Academy Awards are feeling some serious heat following the announcement of the nominations for this years awards. For the second consecutive year every acting nominee is white, while highly...
View ArticleOscar Nominee Charlotte Rampling Calls Academy Awards Boycott 'Racist to Whites'
As high-profile black celebrities like Spike Lee, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith boycott next month's Academy Awards, music notables such as 50 Cent and Tyrese are calling for host Chris Rock to...
View Article#OscarsNotWhite - Hypothetical Nominations That Should've Happened Since 2000
Will and Jada aren't going. Spike Lee will be courtside at the Knicks. Tyrese Gibson and 50 Cent want Chris Rock to step down as host of this year's Academy Awards. I get it. I really do. The...
View ArticleOscars are white, not black or brown
Man never seems to be getting rid of prejudices. While in India, people are divided over caste — with Dalits being brutalized by other Hindus — religion (Muslims vs Hindus) and so on, America appears...
View ArticleProducers of ‘The Revenant,’ ‘Sicario’ Say #OscarsSoWhite Protests Shouldn’t...
Complaints directed at the Oscar nominations and the makeup of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences don’t address the real problems that need correcting in Hollywood, the producers of “The...
View ArticleOscars Best Picture category could open out to 10 nominees after diversity...
With the storm over the Oscars' continued lack of diversity still raging, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is apparently considering how to avoid the problem in the future. This could...
View Article#OscarsSoWhite leads to historic membership change at the Academy
Celebrities continue to speak out in support of — and against — the proposed Oscar boycott over a lack of diversity in the nominees. The backlash started when the academy didn't nominate a single...
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