Sentences with phrase «many oscars»

Winfrey described watching the Oscars in 1964 as Sidney Poitier (who also won the Cecil B. DeMille Award, in 1982) became the first African American to win an Academy Award and how that changed history.

It is party time in Hollywood this weekend leading up to the Oscars ceremony Sunday evening.

She even helped him sneak in his banned Ali G costume to the Oscars.

The critically acclaimed release, which won the Game Developers Choice Award — the Oscars of independent games — was also a financial success for the company, selling 1.5 million units.

Romantic musical «La La Land,» the tale of a struggling actress and a jazz pianist in Los Angeles, went into the Oscars with a leading 14 nominations and emerged with six, including for its score and theme song «City of Stars.»

Viola Davis and Mahershala Ali won their first Oscars for their supporting roles in African - American stories «Fences» and «Moonlight,» in stark contrast to the 2016 Academy Awards when no actors of color were even nominated.

Happily, there is a strong thirst and fandom for horror: Get Out, released last winter, was nominated for four Oscars and earned $ 176 million in domestic total gross, according to Box Office Mojo.

During the Oscars on Sunday, Nike aired a new ad starring Serena Williams that commemorated International Women's Day.

The 1959 version of «Ben - Hur,» already a remake of a 1925 silent movie of the same name, won a record number of Oscars and is most famous for its epic chariot race.

Audiences» changing viewing habits are likely one reason for the declining ratings for live award shows like the Oscars, as more and more people cut ties with the cable packages that are often required to watch such programs either on TV or online.

First of all, Comcast's E! cable network will, as always, air live coverage of the Oscars» red carpet, from the arrivals A-list celebrities to interviews with the night's nominees.

Once the booze wears off from Matthew McConaughey's final «Alright, alright, alright,» of our year in film, we can get down to the really important part of the Oscars and start second - guessing the winners.

From the Oscars on down, viewership of major awards franchises is on the decline, while the chances of a host being skewered on social media are definitely on the rise.

Often described as «the Oscars of the aviation industry,» CNBC reviewed the list of 24 finalists in search of the designs and innovations that were the most unusual and passenger - friendly.

And, Facebook has also partnered with ABC and the Oscars to make the social media's giant's Watch online video service the «exclusive social platform» for Academy Awards coverage that will include red carpet highlights and exclusive backstage footage during the ceremony.

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The Best Picture predictions are all in and the 2018 Oscars ballots are ready to be filled out in anticipation of Hollywood's biggest stars strolling the red carpet into the Dolby Theatre for the 90th Academy Awards this Sunday.

The Oscars may have been dominated by messages about women, but the actors weren't the only ones being celebrated.

Several live - TV subscription streaming services offer users access to ABC's live feed, which will include the Oscars and related coverage, such as Hulu's live TV service, Google's YouTube TV, the Dish Network's Sling TV, AT&T's DirecTV, and Sony's PlayStation Vue.

This was the tech industry's equivalent of the Oscars.

After less than a year in the business, Edmark was racking up its Oscars.

Despite reports of his alleged sexual misconduct making headlines, Ryan Seacrest opted to move forward with his scheduled gig as red carpet Oscars correspondent for E! on Sunday.

Nominated for three Oscars, it's about a river trip in the South that leads to a story of survival.

Even before this year's Oscars show, the Academy announced plans for sweeping changes to its membership structure, promising to double its number of women and diverse members by 2020.

In other words, if Internet searches determined the Oscars, then Leo and The Revenant would have to be feeling pretty comfortable going into Sunday.

Frontrunners from the current election cycle also weighed in with their own takes on the Oscars debate.

One possible side effect of the Academy's tendency to prefer smaller, more exquisite films over splashy popcorn titles has been on ratings for the Oscars broadcast.

Director Spike Lee and actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are opting to skip next month's Oscars ceremony, and even Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs expressed disappointment with the lack of diversity among this year's nominees.

Oscars host Chris Rock poked fun at the divide between prestige movies and mainstream tastes during the show.

It won four Oscars, including best director.

Johnny Avello, the director of race and sports operations at the Wynn Las Vegas casino, handicapped this year's Oscars race for USA Today, with The Revenant taking the lead with even odds that outpace Spotlight (8 to5) and The Big Short (6 to 1).

Winner of seven Oscars, including best picture, it also will forever be known for its use of the Scott Joplin piano ragtime piece «The Entertainer.»

The move comes five months after a lack of diverse nominees stirred up controversy before the 2016 Oscars.

Get Out is the second highest - grossing Best Picture nominee ($ 255 million globally), as that particular Oscars field is frequently devoid of blockbusters.

Nobody wants their Twitter stream flooded with a barrage of Oscars - or Super Bowl - related banter if they're not interested in such events.

Movie critics, awards experts, and Vegas oddsmakers alike have been weighing in on some of this year's biggest Oscars debates, from actor Gary Oldman versus Timothee Chalamet to The Shape of Water against Get Out.

«Chris hadn't been planning on even going to the Oscars.»

Though Elba is yet to publish his selfie, Reuters (above) and Getty Images (below) have given fans a tease of what could lay ahead — and the results may be every bit as epic as the selfie Bradley Cooper took of Ellen DeGeneres and friends at the 2014 Oscars.

According to a new report from The New York Post's Page Six, Andrew Garfield was supposed to present at the Oscars with Miles Scott — a.k.a. Batkid, the 5 - year - old boy with cancer who played superhero in San Francisco — but backed out of the segment when he didn't like his lines.

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Ellen DeGeneres's Oscars selfie currently holds the title for most retweeted post at 3.2 million.

In fact, I can't be bothered to get excited about any so - called shared cultural events, such as the Oscars or any of a host of music awards.

Fortune rounded up some of the leading forecasts for Oscars night, along with a few alternative methods for predicting who should be polishing their acceptance speeches.

The way it works is that Canadian broadcasters that buy the rights to U.S programming, including the Oscars, can force distributors to overlay local ads on any American station that shows the program at the same time.

For instance, Amazon just began producing top - notch movies and entertainment, landing itself three Oscars.

This movie had everything a movie needs to win some Oscars.

Musician Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh attend the Oscars held at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California.

If the Oscars were handed out today the winner would be: There are so many great documentaries this year, but nothing compares to the craftsmanship, research, and viewing experience of «O.J.: Made in America.»

If the Oscars were handed out today the winner would be: Again, another tough category.

If the Oscars were handed out today the winner would be: «La La Land.»