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Chris Rock and Steve Martin Roast Oscars for Hiding Black Actors and Female Directors

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The Academy Awards plenty of stars vying to fill that role anyway. After the Academys continued lack of diversity. This year, 19 out of the 20 acting nominees are white and all five director nominees are male. Theres so many great directors nominated this year, Rock said, to which Martin replied, I dont know, Chris, I thought there was something missing from the list this year. Vaginas? Rock asked to loud applause from the audience. He then honored Cynthia Erivo, the one and only black actor nominated this year by…

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In 2018, Kobe Bryant Won an Academy Award for this Animated Short Film

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Dear Basketball is a 2017 American animated short film written and narrated by Kobe Bryant and directed and animated by Glen Keane, with music by John Williams. The film is based on a letter Kobe Bryant wrote to The Players’ Tribune on November 29, 2015 announcing his retirement from basketball. #MambaForever Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/kobe-bryant-animated-short-film-dear-basketball/

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These 4 Celebrities Decided To Re-Wear Their Old Oscar Gowns

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This year’s Academy Awards showed that both the organizers and attendees are trying to be more sustainable and demonstrated their attempts to become more carbon neutral. The Academy Awards, which were held last Sunday, embraced plant-based, vegan appetizers in the lobby before the show. The organizers of the annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon introduced a plant-based menu, too. In a statement reported by the Independent, the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts, and Science wrote: “The Academy is an organization of storytellers from around the world, and we owe our global membership…

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Celebrity Portraits Taken At Vanity Fairs Oscars After-Party By Mark Seliger Are Here (13 Pics)

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reply Unfollow 4 hours ago oh my gosh! the dress *_* great! Unfollow 8 minutes ago she looks gorgeous in this pic! Unfollow 16 minutes ago Fabulous dress, beautiful couple reply 1 reply

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Natalie Portmans Oscar Outfit Honors Snubbed Female Directors

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Even though celebrity life may not be everyone’s cup of tea, the Oscars ceremony is a real guilty pleasure for many of us mere mortals. It’s the night when everyone gets fancy and dressed up, we get to hear some wonderful speeches, and also see our favorite movies get recognized by the film community. Furthermore, we get to satisfy our inner fashionistas, feasting our eyes on spectacular outfits. One of those spectacular outfits showcased this year belongs to Natalie Portman and carries a very special meaning within it. Portman decided…

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Keanu Reeves Steals The Red Carpet Show At The Oscars By Bringing His Mother As His Date

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Photos of Keanu and his mother went viral online. Some internet users exclaimed that the actor was acting like a “perfect” son and obviously loves his mom very much. The mother and son duo even wore white and black suits that complemented each other. Keanu Reeves brought his mom, Patricia Taylor, to the Oscars as his date Image credits: Image credits: Image credits: Image credits: The similarities between Patricia and Keanu aren’t just skin deep: he seems to have inherited at least a part of his humor and dry wit…

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Banned, snubbed, and saved by Colin Firth my life in Oscars parties

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The 2020 Academy Awards will be my seventh. Ive yet to win one but Ive brought home some great stories When you read this, I will be in Los Angeles, which is nice. I love LA, which is not a sentence you hear often, especially in Britain, where the city is often derided as too shallow, too full of celebrities and too hot, none of which are negatives in my book. The British antipathy to LA is rooted in a suspicion that anything that pleasant cant be good for you,…

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Hollywood Idiots Could Make #OscarsSoWhite Happen Again

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This is a preview of our pop culture newsletter The Daily Beasts Obsessed, written by senior entertainment reporter Kevin Fallon. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox each week, RuPaul heads to Netflix. Werk? Oscar predictions. (#OscarsSoWhite again?) Behold Kim Kardashians refrigerator The Nanny!!! On Broadway!!! A Mariah Carey update. Duh. could happen again. If theres anything awards voters enjoy more than never learning from the mistakes of their past or evolving in anyway meaningful way…BAFTA voters did just that: Nominating not a single performer of color in the…

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