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Kill Bill and Blade Runner star Daryl Hannah showed support for Ukraine during the 2025 Oscars when presenting the award for Best Editor.Daryl Hannah, whose appearance coincided with the 20th anniversary of Kill Bill Vol. 2, walked onto the stage on Sunday night and gave a peace sign before calmly saying “Slava Ukraini” to the audience – a battle cry of the Ukrainian armed forces.According to The Kyiv Independent, “Slava Ukraini” is a more than “century-old slogan deeply tied to Ukrainian identity.”“Ukraine’s detractors have long attempted to depict the phrase “Slava Ukraini” as something nefarious, yet it has been a...

Harrison Ford reportedly stepped down as a presenter at the 2025 Oscars after he was diagnosed with shingles. The “Indiana Jones” star received his diagnosis on Friday and dropped out of the awards show on Saturday morning, according to Entertainment Weekly. Per the outlet, he has been resting and is doing OK. Harrison Ford reportedly stepped down as a presenter at the 2025 Oscars after he was diagnosed with shingles. The “Indiana Jones” star received his diagnosis on Friday and dropped out of the awards show on Saturday morning, according to Entertainment Weekly. Per the outlet, he has been resting...

She lost the election, but she’ll always have the NAACP Chairman’s Award. Former Vice President Kamala Harris reemerged in the public limelight for her first major speech since departing the White House Saturday night and took not-so-subtle shots at both President Trump and tech mogul Elon Musk. During an acceptance speech at the 56th annual NAACP Image Awards, Harris painted a bleak picture of the state of the country and urged attendees not to lose hope as her own party struggles over its direction amid Trump’s return. “While we have no illusions about what we are up against in this...

Jaden Smith's bizarre Grammys 2025 outfit choice has raised eyebrows online. The 26-year-old son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith turned up to the Grammys wearing a smart Louis Vuitton suit with a black castle on his head. The strange outfit, designed by ABODI, is being sold for $4,600 online and is described as a symbol of eternity, sensuality, and resilience. Designer Dora Abodi is introduced on the ABODI website as 'a descendant of an ancient noble family from Transylvania'

Kanye “Ye” West’s wife Bianca Censori stunned onlookers when she showed up to the Grammys red carpet at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angles completely nude on Sunday evening. Ye’s wife removed her fur coat and revealed a completely sheer dress underneath and clear high heels. Bianca Censori stripped down while Kanye West, dressed in all black with black sunglasses, stood next to her and posed for the cameras.

The Oscar nominations are here. Despite the debate over whether the big show should go on amid the devastation in Los Angeles from the wildfires, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences pressed ahead and the Academy Award nominees for 2025 were announced on Jan. 23. [SNIP] Rachel Sennott (Saturday Night, Shiva Baby) and Bowen Yang (Wicked, Saturday Night Live) helmed the early morning nominations ceremony at the academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater and announced the 23 categories. The presentation was livestreamed on Oscar.com, Oscars.org and the academy’s social media accounts, and aired on ABC’s Good Morning America. Emilia Pérez...

CNN — The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced Thursday and it was a big morning for “Emilia Pérez,” “The Brutalist” and “Wicked.” After acknowledgement of the impact of ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles by Academy leadership, Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott revealed the nominees for the film industry’s top prize, previewing the race that will play out in the weeks to come, culminating at the March ceremony.

The wildfires that have devastated huge swaths of Southern California have also disrupted the industry that makes the region famous: Hollywood. Many well-known performers have reported that the wind-whipped flames destroyed their homes. And just as the annual Hollywood awards season kicked off, the fires prompted red carpet event cancellations, delays in much-anticipated nominations announcements, and temporary halts to film production in the area.

Hollywood celebrities are reportedly getting extra armed protection for Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony in Beverly Hills following the terrorist attack in New Orleans and the Tesla Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas last week. Organizers are beefing up security for the stars — many of whom are vocal gun control activists — by rolling out more regional and federal personnel from the Los Angeles Sheriffs’ Department, FBI, and Homeland Security, according to a Deadline report. In addition, snipers will be placed in the vicinity of the Beverly Hilton hotel, another report from Inside Edition states. Snipers are typically deployed during Hollywood...

President Joe Biden awarded Hunter Biden’s friend, Bobby Sager, with the Presidential Citizens Medal on Thursday, underscoring Hunter’s influence over the octogenarian. Sager, a photographer and philanthropist, earned the award after he allegedly created opportunity for low-income people abroad, including Palestinian women artisans. Sager is also a self-described “selfish” person who became friends with Hunter only in the last two years, NBC News reported.

With only a few days left before the calendar turns to 2025, it's time to look back and honor some of this year's most amazing achievements. 2024 was one for the ages, featuring numerous historic events, momentous accomplishments, and some type of election people keep talking about. Without further ado, The Babylon Bee is proud to present the following awards for 2024: Most Christlike Award — Jesus: Though He faced stiff competition from candidates like Donald Trump, Chris Pratt, and Catturd, the Son of God extended His streak of winning the most important award more than 2,000 times. Indian of...

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered the Department of Defense to review the Medal of Honor awarded to 20 soldiers for their actions in the Wounded Knee Massacre that took place in 1890.Austin wrote in a memo, “The [special review panel] may consider the context of the overall engagement as appropriate, including as necessary to understand each [Wounded Knee Creek Medal of Honor] recipient’s individual actions.”In a separate statement, a senior defense official shared, “It’s never too late to do what’s right.”The official added, “And that’s what is intended by the review that the secretary directed, which is...

A mother in Atlanta disrupted an awards ceremony at her son's school after he did not receive any prizes. She stood up in middle of the event and walked up to the front of the stage before ranting after her child did not win anything. The person presenting the award was forced to apologize to those in attendance and tried to de-escalate the situation. The incident was caught on video and shared to X where it has been viewed more than 500,000 times. In the clip, the mother is heard shouting at the person who is presenting the awards but...

"Hooray for Hollywood" is the name of the song, not my general disposition toward that industry in its contemporary incarnation. For almost the more than two-decade history of this website, we have marked Oscar Night by celebrating an Oscar-winning song from the last nine decades, even though the Best Original Song category was one of the first to start running on fumes. Now the whole show is. I wasn't even aware tonight was Oscar Night until it was pointed out to me, and I would wager that general lack of interest will be confirmed by the ratings: it's a long...

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/elliot-page-lgbtq2-rights-juno-awards-1235859335/#recipient_hashed=9e3182e527018d7a4287c84a6b05ef6fc439383cb673b09c79546377b26a30f2&recipient_salt=033f0cdf936cc9231f8f544532ddab055a675f19b1417ab664d902fc9216dbd4:~:text=The%20%E2%80%98Umbrella%20Academy,2024%207%3A24PM Elliot Page came to the Junos Awards on Sunday night to denounce a rollback of LGBTQ2+ rights after the Umbrella Academy star came out as a transgender and nonbinary at the end of 2020. “We are at a time in history where the rights of LGBTQ2+ people are being revoked, restricted and eliminated throughout the world, and the effects are devastating,” Page said when citing the work by the Tegan and Sara Foundation to support and build social change for trans and queer youth at the Junos in his hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Rapper Killer Mike has been taken away from the Grammys in handcuffs following a 'physical altercation' after winning three awards. The 48-year-old rapper, known for his work as a member of rap duo Run The Jewels, won Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for his solo song 'Scientists & Engineers,' and the Best Rap Album for Michael. A spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department told DailyMail.com that a man was being questioned, but they could not confirm his identity. 'At 4pm an adult male was taken into custody for a physical altercation that took place inside the arena,'...

The Golden Globe Awards have had 81 years to get it right, but they still can’t figure out how to pull off a successful show. Just when we thought things couldn’t get any worse, they did. The show Sunday night was boring, sloppy and poorly executed in every way. After being rejected by several celebrities that refused to host the show, the Golden Globes landed on Jo Koy, who opted to berate the celebrity-studded audience instead of entertain them. The producers also seemed to think it would be fun to create a maze by crowding the stars into the room...

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Controversial transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney called out the “extreme amount of transphobia and hate” after winning Breakout Creator at the 2023 Streamy Awards — declaring she would celebrate the win by cracking open a beer. Mulvaney, 26, — wearing a blond wig and a red satin minidress with matching kitten heels — took the stage after winning one of the most sought-after titles by content creators at Sunday night’s award ceremony and used the moment to comment on the hate she’s been subjected since her Bud Light marketing disaster in April. “My life has been changed for the better,” the...

Recently, the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards received praise because their nominees fulfilled the diversity criteria.The BBC reported that performers belonging to ethnic minorities were almost 40% of acting nominees.Back in 2016 “diversity and inclusion criteria” were introduced into the eligibility requirements for the 2019 Film Awards.The BAFTA boasted that it was the first major awards body to initiate such steps and that it proved their “determination to take a leading role in driving a more inclusive industry.” BAFTA worked with the BFI (British Film Institute) to introduce BFI Diversity Standards for two categories: Outstanding British...