There are cameras everywhere at the Academy Awards, but some of the most intimate celebrity moments at the show still manage to escape the lens. Here’s a look at some of the backstage interactions that never made it to TV screens: LADY-BIRD BONDING: Greta Gerwig and Laura Dern …
your ad hereNative Americans Delight as Veteran Actor Speaks Cherokee at Oscars
Native Americans took to social media to express gratitude to Hostiles star Wes Studi, Cherokee, who, during the 90th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles last night, spoke Tsalagi, the language of the Cherokee people. The Cherokee Nation itself took to Twitter to express gratitude. “As a veteran, I am …
your ad hereAI Has a Dirty Little Secret: It’s Powered by People
There’s a dirty little secret about artificial intelligence: It’s powered by an army of real people. From makeup artists in Venezuela to women in conservative parts of India, people around the world are doing the digital equivalent of needlework -drawing boxes around cars in street photos, tagging images, and transcribing …
your ad here90th Oscars Dance Between Honoring and Correcting the Past
Held one year ago, the 90th Academy Awards would have very likely been a rose-colored nostalgia fest. But this year, with a culture-wide reckoning over decades of sexual misconduct, a film business in decline, a volatile political climate and the fact that last year the esteemed show couldn’t even manage …
your ad hereStars Let Loose at Oscar Parties Marking Awards Season’s End
Greta Gerwig screamed with delight and relief as she hugged a group of friends once she got into the Vanity Fair Oscar party. The “Lady Bird” director and Oscar nominee had just walked down the last red carpet of her long awards season. She quickly pulled up her long flowing …
your ad hereOscars Red Carpet 2018
Here are some of the best looks from the red carpet at the 90th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, March 4, 2018. …
your ad hereBill Cosby Goes to Court to Stop Accusers From Testifying
Bill Cosby is going to court to stop some of his dozens of accusers from testifying at his April 2 sexual assault retrial. Cosby’s retooled defense team is due to clash with prosecutors over the potential witnesses at a pretrial hearing on Monday. Prosecutors want to call as many as …
your ad here‘Shape of Water’ Triumphs at an Oscars Full of Change
The 90th Academy Awards crowned Guillermo del Toro’s monster fable “The Shape of Water” best picture at an Oscars that confronted the post-Harvey Weinstein era and sought to pivot to a vision of a more inclusive movie business. A sense of change was palpable at the ceremony Sunday at the …
your ad here‘A Fantastic Woman’ Wins Foreign Film Oscar
Chile’s “A Fantastic Woman” has been named the winner of the best foreign language film Academy Award. The film from director Sebastian Lelio stars transgender actress Daniela Vega as a woman who faces acrimony and scrutiny after the death of her lover. Lelio called Vega the inspiration for the film. …
your ad hereDrama in Red and Neutrals on Oscars Red Carpet
Looks in neutrals, reds and purples brought the drama Sunday on the Oscars carpet at Hollywood’s biggest fashion show. Salma Hayek looked like exotic royalty in a custom Gucci gown in lilac. It was heavily jeweled and had a busy, ruffled tiered skirt. Rita Moreno, meanwhile, honored Academy Awards history …
your ad hereMASH Star David Ogden Stiers Dies at 75
American actor David Ogden Stiers, known as the arrogant but brilliant surgeon Charles Emerson Winchester on the television series MASH, has died of bladder cancer at 75. MASH was the story of an army hospital near the front lines during the Korean War. The series was a well-established hit when …
your ad hereOscars to Bring an Unpredictable Awards Season to a Close
The Oscars will hope to live down their most infamous blunder at the 90th Academy Awards, which begin at 8 p.m. EST and will be broadcast live by ABC from the Dolby Theatre. But more than redemption is on the line Sunday for last year’s embarrassing best-picture flub — the …
your ad hereOscars Fashion through The Years: The Great and The Puzzling
A radiant Grace Kelly glided from her seat, pulling up her long opera gloves, her little evening bag balanced on one arm, as she collected a best actress trophy for “The Country Girl” at the 1955 Academy Awards. She kept her speech short and sweet: “The thrill of this moment …
your ad herePolitics a Subtext at Oscars
The Academy Awards, or Oscars, will be presented in Hollywood on Sunday, celebrating the movies and showcasing Hollywood glamour. Mike O’Sullivan reports, the ceremony will probably have some political moments in a year when many in Hollywood have their minds on politics. …
your ad hereMovie Awards Honor the Best and Worst of Hollywood
Hollywood crowns its best and its worst this weekend. On Saturday, the Golden Raspberry Awards (or Razzies) were “awarded” to the worst movies while another, more serious fete recognized achievement in independent film. On Sunday the 90th Annual Academy Awards – better known as the Oscars – will be hosted …
your ad hereRazzie Awards Name ‘The Emoji Movie’ Worst Film of 2017
Maybe it was destiny for a movie with a pile of poop as a central character. “The Emoji Movie” has received Hollywood’s most famous frown, the Razzie Award , for worst picture of 2017, making it the first animated feature in 38 years to earn the top dishonor. …
your ad hereAustralia’s Mardi Gras Celebrates 40 Years, Same-Sex Marriage
About half a million people are expected to line Sydney’s streets Saturday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, the first time the annual parade has taken place since Australia legalized same-sex marriage. The event started in 1978 as a protest march for gay rights …
your ad herePeak Bloom for DC’s Famed Cherry Trees Is Coming Early
Washington’s cherished cherry tree blossoms signal the unofficial start of spring in the nation’s capital, and it looks like it’s coming a bit early this year. The National Park Service announced Thursday that the projected peak date for the blossoms along the Tidal Basin would be March 17 to March …
your ad hereTop 5 Songs for Week Ending March 3
We’re igniting the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending March 3, 2018. This week’s Hot Shot Debut hit lands at No. 6 … so near, yet so far. Meanwhile, the Top Five songs hold in place for yet another week. …
your ad hereTurbulent Year Casts Shadow Over 2018 Iditarod
The 46th running of Alaska’s famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicks off Saturday amid the most turbulent year ever for the annual long-distance contest that spans mountain ranges, the frozen Yukon River and dangerous sea ice along the Bering Sea coast. Among the multiple problems: a champion’s dog doping …
your ad hereTrump, Alec Baldwin Take Aim at Each Other on Twitter
President Donald Trump isn’t pleased with Alec Baldwin’s latest comment that impersonating the president is “agony,” and is suggesting Saturday Night Live replace the comedian. “Alec Baldwin, whose dying mediocre career was saved by his terrible impersonation of me on SNL, now says playing me was agony. Alec, it …
your ad hereMobile Library Promotes Reading Among Kabul Children
There’s a new library in Kabul, Afghanistan, but this one has wheels, part of a wider plan to promote reading and literacy for the children and teenagers of Kabul. As VOA’s Sayed Hasib Maududi reports, those who want to read a good book just need to look for the blue …
your ad hereFirst Lao-American MMA Fighter Enters the Octagon Driven by Memories of Son
Andre Soukhamthath, the Lao-American MMA fighter with a big match in Las Vegas this weekend, stumbled into fighting. He’d dreamed of playing soccer and even had college scholarships based on his potential as a goalkeeper. But his then girlfriend, now his wife Jamie, got pregnant and Soukhamthath decided he needed …
your ad here‘Weinstein’ on PBS Studies Why Alleged Sexual Misconduct Persisted
In making a documentary about disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, PBS’ Frontline wanted to focus less on what he did than on how the alleged sexual misconduct went on for so long. “Weinstein” airs Friday on most PBS stations, two nights before the Academy Awards. Its richness comes in detailing the …
your ad here#MeToo, Black Lives Matter Movements Reflected in Oscars 2018
Movements such as #OscarsSoWhite, Black Lives Matter and #MeToo have helped bring changes in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, allowing more voting members from minorities and women. As a result, audiences and critics may see the Oscars cover a wider racial and gender breadth this year. VOA’s …
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