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Will Smith refused to leave the Oscars following the slap, Academy says
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
The Academy's Board of Governors plans to meet on April 18 to decide on how to discipline Will Smith.
Jane Campion is now the third woman to win the best director Oscar
Sunday, March 27, 2022
Nominated for helming The Power of the Dog, Campion joins Chloé Zhao and Kathryn Bigelow as the only women to win in the category. She had previously been nominated for The Piano.
CODA's Troy Kotsur is now the first Deaf man to win an Oscar for acting
Sunday, March 27, 2022
The actor took home the trophy for best supporting actor, winning for his performance as a fisherman named Frank Rossi. Marlee Matlin, the first Deaf person to win an Oscar, plays his wife.
Oscars 2022: What to watch for
Sunday, March 27, 2022
A look at potential history-making moments at tonight's Academy Awards ceremony.
'The Power of the Dog' cinematographer Ari Wegner might make Oscars history
Friday, March 25, 2022
Wegner would be the first woman to win the Academy Award for cinematography. She says a highlight of the project was filming the lead actor as he improvised a key emotional moment in the story.
Former child star Amanda Bynes is freed from conservatorship
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
A Southern California judge terminated the controls Bynes had been under since 2013. Her attorney told NPR that Bynes' conservatorship was nothing like that of Britney Spears.
A peek at the 2022 Oscar-nominated documentary short films
Sunday, March 20, 2022
This year's Oscars contenders for documentary short films cover the housing crisis, life in present day Afghanistan, the story of a pioneering Black woman athlete, a deaf high school, and bullying.
Halyna Hutchins' parents are trapped in Ukraine, Matt Hutchins says
Saturday, March 19, 2022
Months after the Rust cinematographer was shot and killed, Halyna Hutchins' mother and father have been unable to escape the country, says her widower, who calls for safe corridors for refugees.
'CODA' actor rocks out to music and NPR news
Friday, March 18, 2022
CODA costar Daniel Durant, who is deaf, shares a story about turning up the sound system in his car. A musicologist explains that people who are deaf have a complex appreciation of sound.
'King Richard,' the Oscar-nominated film, authentically depicts the Williams' history
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
King Richard is nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture. Will Smith, Isha Price, and Aunjanue Ellis explain how faith motivated the Williams' family.
'Sesame Street' actor, Emilio Delgado, dies after a battle with blood cancer
Friday, March 11, 2022
Emilio Delgado, who spent decades entertaining children playing Luis on Sesame Street, has died. His was the longest-running role for a Mexican American in a TV series. Delgado was 81.
The 2022 Independent Spirit Awards nod towards possible Oscar winners
Monday, March 07, 2022
Some of the biggest Oscar snubs were recognized at Sunday's Independent Spirit Awards. For the second year, television shows and performances were also celebrated.
Hollywood refuses to open its biggest films in Russia
Thursday, March 03, 2022
Disney, Sony, Warner Bros., Paramount and Universal are pausing the theatrical releases of their films in Russia
Victory parade celebrates the Los Angeles Rams' Super Bowl win
Thursday, February 17, 2022
Thousands of people flooded downtown Los Angeles Wednesday for the Rams' Super Bowl victory parade. It's the first parade in the city despite the Dodgers and Lakers championship victories in 2020.
Family of cinematographer killed on movie set sues Alec Baldwin and 'Rust' producers
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
The family of Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot on the New Mexico set of the film in October, is suing the actor and the movie's producers for wrongful death, attorneys say.
Proud Valley girl Alana Haim talks about her first acting role in 'Licorice Pizza'
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Alana Haim — of the band Haim — stars in Licorice Pizza, a coming of age love story written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The film has received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.
Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan host Oscar nominations 2022
Tuesday, February 08, 2022
In a year with so much uncertainty over live events, the 94th annual Academy Awards are set to be held in person again on March 27 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
4 men arrested in the overdose death of 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams
Wednesday, February 02, 2022
They are accused of selling fentanyl-laced heroin to Williams, the five-time Emmy nominated actor, best known for his role as a gay robber of drug dealers in the TV series The Wire.
Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie among the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees
Wednesday, February 02, 2022
The larger-than-life Parton is one of 17 artists being considered for induction into the Hall this year — a list that also includes first-timers A Tribe Called Quest, Duran Duran and Beck.
A shipment of cookbooks is lost at sea. Authors hope the fish enjoy the recipes
Friday, January 28, 2022
Turkey and the Wolf: Flavor Trippin by Mason Hereford and Dinner in One by Melissa Clark call the mishap a very 2022 event as a storm sinks their publication dates.