Warner Bros wins 11 awards on movies’ biggest night Paramount’s $110 billion deal to reshape Hollywood studios Industry fears consolidation amid streaming, labor pressures LOS ANGELES — Warner Bros WBD.O emerged as the biggest winner at the Academy Awards on Sunday, though the mood was clouded by its pending $110 billion sale to Paramount Skydance PSKY.O, a deal reshaping Hollywood’s […]
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LOS ANGELES — The Academy Awards telecast attracted 17.9 million U.S. viewers, a 9% decrease from the previous year and the lowest since 2022, according to Nielsen data released by broadcaster ABC on Tuesday. The figure for Sunday’s show reflected viewing on ABC and on the streaming service Hulu. Both are owned by Walt Disney DIS.N. Hollywood handed […]
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KYIV — Film star Sean Penn stepped out of a train carriage in central Kyiv on Monday, thousands of miles away from the glitz of Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre where he had failed to turn up to receive his third acting Oscar hours earlier. READ: No-show Sean Penn and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ win trophies at Oscars Penn, 65, won […]
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DUBLIN — Born and raised in southwest Ireland’s County Kerry, Oscar-winner Jessie Buckley’s journey from local productions to the global stage is something her hometown of Killarney has followed with pride. Buckley won the best actress Oscar on Sunday evening for her portrayal of William Shakespeare’s wife Agnes in Hamnet, a film based on a novel by Maggie O’Farrell, […]
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LOS ANGELES — Here are takeaways from Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony, Hollywood’s annual celebration of the best performances in the movie business. Late night quips Conan O’Brien does not usually get as overtly political as other hosts. But in his opening monologue this year, he warned otherwise. To those unhappy with that, he said they could attend […]
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NEW YORK — The full list of Oscar winners at Sunday’s 98th Academy Awards. “One Battle After Another” led with six awards, “Sinners” followed with four and “Frankenstein” won three. BEST PICTURE WINNER: “One Battle After Another” READ: ‘One Battle After Another’ takes best picture prize at the Oscars “Bugonia” “F1” “Frankenstein” “Hamnet” “Marty Supreme” “The Secret Agent” “Sentimental […]
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LOS ANGELES — Jessie Buckley won her first Academy Award on Sunday, claiming the best actress trophy for her portrayal of playwright William Shakespeare’s wife in “Hamnet.” Buckley, who plays a mother in the film, noted during her acceptance speech that the Oscars were being held on Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom. She said her thoughts […]
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LOS ANGELES — The darkly comic thriller “One Battle After Another” claimed the coveted best picture prize at the Oscars on Sunday, winning a close contest with the vampire story “Sinners” at the highest honors in the film business. Michael B. Jordan earned the best actor trophy for his dual roles as twin brothers in “Sinners.” Jessie Buckley won […]
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LOS ANGELES — First-time nominee Michael B. Jordan won the best actor Oscar on Sunday for playing twin brothers in the genre-bending vampire tale “Sinners.” Jordan took to the stage for his acceptance speech, thanking director Ryan Coogler for giving him the opportunity to be seen and heard. He also paid tribute to those who paved […]
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ named best animated feature ‘Sinners’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ vie for best picture Chalamet, DiCaprio, Jordan among best-actor nominees Security tight amid Iranian threat warning LOS ANGELES — An absent Sean Penn and the hit movie “KPop Demon Hunters” were celebrated at the Academy Awards on Sunday as Hollywood toasted the year’s best […]
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‘Sinners’ leads with 16 Oscar nominations Security tight amid Iranian threat warning Chalamet, DiCaprio, Jordan among best-actor nominees Conan O’Brien to host a second time LOS ANGELES — Hollywood rolls out the red carpet for Sunday’s Oscars, the film industry’s highest honors, with an unusually open best-picture race that pits vampire hit “Sinners,” the leader in nominations, […]
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LOS ANGELES — Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck has prepared a feast of more than 70 dishes for film stars and movie-makers at Sunday’s Governors Ball (Monday, Philippine time), held after the Oscars ceremony. READ: From spa treatments to vacations: a look at the lavish gift bags Oscar nominees receive Puck and his team, in charge of the official […]
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Film critics – myself included – love to bemoan the death of high-quality cinema in the age of streaming, pointing to mediocre Best Picture Oscar nominees as evidence that the production of great (or even good) films is on the wane. But perhaps things are changing. Are people sick of being inundated with short videos […]
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