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Jesse Garcia and Eva Longoria are "cosmic soulmates".The 42-year-old actor stars alongside Eva, 50, in 'Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip', the new comedy film directed by Marvin Lemus, and Jesse has revealed that he relished the experience of working with the Hollywood star on the movie.Jesse - who also starred alongside Eva in 'Tell It Like a Woman', the 2022 anthology film - told The Hollywood Reporter: "There ended up being a chemistry read between Eva and I, and I keep saying that we’re cosmic soulmates. We just understand each other."We have a similar viewpoint on life and sense of humor. We were both cheerleaders in college, and we also have a lot of [mutual] friends. So the [chemistry read] was easy."Jesse also starred in 'Flamin' Hot', the 2023 biographical comedy-drama film that marked Eva's debut as a director.

In 2013, Jesse Garcia’s animal wrangler character delivered a few lines opposite Steve Carell’s family man character on the set of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. A decade later, Garcia found himself playing the family man character on the set of Very Bad Day’s standalone sequel, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip. The movies aren’t connected to one another, but Garcia still tried to spiritually tie one to the other by creating a backstory that his current chef character, Frank Garcia, worked as an animal wrangler to pay for culinary school.

Written by Matt Lopez and directed by Marvin Lemus, the new Alexander film for Disney+ reunites Garcia with Eva Longoria, who directed him in his first major lead role as Frito-Lay-janitor-turned-executive, Richard Montañez, in 2023’s Oscar-nominated Flamin’ Hot. Despite their existing rapport and desire to act with one another,...

The Oscar winner for Best Original Song, as predicted by Gold Derby's odds, was "El Mal" from Emilia Pérez. It was written by Camille and Clément Ducol, who also composed the film's score, and the film's director, Jacques Audiard. It's the first Oscar win for all three songwriters. Unfortunately, that meant a 16th loss for Diane Warren, who was nominated for penning "The Journey" from The Six Triple Eight and to date still hasn't won a competitive Oscar.

This year's Oscar race started at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards last fall, and it was a good night for Emilia Pérez, which won Best Music Themed Film, Biopic, or Musical; Best Song — Onscreen Performance (for Zoe Saldaña singing "El Mal"); and Best Score — Feature Film. However, "El Mal" didn't win Best Song - Feature Film. That was Warren for "The Journey," while "Never Too Late" was named the best song from a documentary.

The Wild Robot‘s Oscar prospects may have gotten a boost on Wednesday as the Society of Composers and Lyricists announced its sixth annual award winners. The animated feature won Best Original Score for a Studio Film, defeating three of its Oscar rivals: Emilia Pérez, Wicked, and Conclave. The last of this year’s Best Score Oscar nominees, The Brutalist, competed in another category at the Scl Awards, winning Best Original Score for an Independent Film.

So does that mean the Oscar will come down to The Wild Robot and The Brutalist? In the Scl Awards’ previous five years, they agreed with the Oscars three times: Joker (2019), Soul (2020), and Oppenheimer (2023). In 2021, the Scl voted for Encanto (studio) and The Green Knight (independent), but the Oscar went to Dune. And for 2022, the Scl picked Nope (studio) and Everything Everywhere All at Once (independent), while the Oscars opted for All Quiet on the Western Front.

With her nomination this year for “The Journey” from the Netflix historical drama The Six Triple Eight, Diane Warren has now contended 16 times at the Oscars, including the last eight years in a row, for Best Original Song. But the veteran artist — who has a Grammy, an Emmy, and two Golden Globes in her trophy case — has yet to score a competitive Oscar. Could this be her year?

Warren does, however, have an Honorary Oscar, which she collected in 2022 for her impressive body of work. That made her the first and currently only songwriter to receive that recognition from the Motion Picture Academy.

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Her 15 previous nominations are as follows:

“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” from Mannequin (1987)

Lost to: “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” from Dirty Dancing

“Because You Loved Me” from Up Close and Personal (1996)

Lost...

Exclusive: Grammy winner and 15-time Oscar nominee Diane Warren is set to compose an original song for Maserati: The Brothers, starring Anthony Hopkins, Michele Morrone, Andy Garcia and Jessica Alba.

The attachment marks a reunion between Warren and Italian producer Andrea Iervolino (Ferrari) after they previously worked together on Tell It Like a Woman, for which Warren received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.

The sports car biopic is being directed by Oscar winner Bobby Moresco (Crash). Filming is due to get underway this month in Italy.

Maserati was founded in 1914 in a garage in the central Italian city of Bologna by three brothers: Alfieri, Ettore and Ernesto. From its early days, the company – which is now known for luxury cars — was connected to the world of car racing. Maserati’s first Grand Prix vehicle is the one that Alfieri Maserati was driving in the 1927 Messina Cup race...

Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jacqueline Fernandez, Andrei Lenart, Peter Stormare, Maria Conchita Alonso, Talia Asseraf | Written by Jim Agnew | Directed by Valeri Milev

Kill ‘Em All 2 picks up seven years after the events of the original, which makes sense since there’s seven years between the films, with Phillip reconnected with his daughter Vanessa and the two of them hiding out in southern Italy.

They obviously didn’t do a good job of it, as within the film’s first few minutes they’re attacked by goons working for Vlad Petrovic who is out to avenge the death of his brother Dimitri who was killed in the first film. This puts them on the run, trying to stay alive long enough to deal with Vlad and his crew, and the only way to do that is to kill ’em all.

I haven’t seen the original, and to be honest...

Exclusive: Jesse Garcia (Flamin’ Hot) and Jess Weixler (Teeth) have signed on to star in Tender, a crime thriller set to enter production in Los Angeles this week.

Written and directed by Adam Hoelzel (Beast of Burden), the film centers on a couple struggling with a failing marriage and mounting debts that stumbles upon a hidden fortune of gold within the walls of their home, leading them to concoct a risky plan to sell it and solve their financial troubles.

Others in the cast include Robert Longstreet (Sorry to Bother You), Shakira Barrera (Glow), Mark St. Cyr (The Menu), Sonja O’Hara (Mid-Century), Keli Price (Murder at Hollow Creek), Stephen Ellis, Robert Peters (Lincoln) and Alexander Cubis (Tyler Perry’s Ruthless).

Sofia Rovaletti (Mid-Century), O’Hara (Doomsday), Farrell Ingle (Subject 19), Keli Price (Bandit), Theo Bucksey (Morrow Road), Roy Hsu and Grayson Hay will produce alongside Corey Moosa (Margin Call...

Exclusive: Edward Norton has signed on to narrate Fasting And The Longevity Revolution, a health and wellness documentary directed by Barry Alexander Brown, best known as a longtime editor on projects directed by Spike Lee.

The doc, which is currently in production, is produced by Chiara Tilesi through her production outfit Frequency Production. Her most recent feature credit is the Oscar-nominated anthology Tell it like a Woman. She is also the founder of the non-profit We Do It Together.

Based on research by Italian-American biologist Dr. Valter Longo and other field experts, the film’s synopsis reads: Fasting and the Longevity Revolution travels from tiny villages in Calabria and Sardinia to cities like Milan, Genoa, and Los Angeles, and into the mountains of southern Ecuador to reveal that genetic mutations, fasting, or both can make simple organisms live 10 times longer and protect humans from cancer, diabetes, dementia and heart disease.

Exclusive: Ayesha Harris has signed with Innovative Artists for representation.

Harris broke out in 2023 as one of the industry’s prominent rising LGBTQ+ voices. She recurred in the nine-time Emmy-nominated Amazon Prime miniseries Daisy Jones and the Six, opposite Riley Keough, Sam Claflin, and Suki Waterhouse. In the series, Harris plays Bernie, a disc jockey in New York’s underground gay disco scene, and the love interest of Simone Jackson (Nabiyah Be). Also in 2023, Harris starred alongside Kim Cattrall and Miss Benny in Netflix’s queer drama-comedy Glamorous. Other television credits include This Is Us, L Word: Generation Q, Abbott Elementary and Good Girls.

Harris made her feature film debut in the Samuel Goldwyn Films anthology Tell It Like a Woman, which landed Diane Warren her 14th Academy Award nom for Best Original Song. She co-stars in the film’s seventh segment, “Pepcy and Kim”, opposite Jennifer Hudson, directed by Taraji P. Henson.

Exclusive: Amazon MGM’s Eddie Murphy heist comedy The Pickup has four new additions: Eva Longoria (Land of Women), Ismael Cruz Cordova (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), Jack Kesy (Hellboy: The Crooked Man), and Marshawn Lynch (Bottoms).

Details as to their roles are under wraps, as is the plot of the film. Others set for roles, as previously announced, are Pete Davidson, Keke Palmer and Andrew Dice Clay.

Tim Story (The Blackening) is directing from a script by Matt Mider and Kevin Burrows. Producers include John Davis and John Fox for Davis Entertainment; Murphy and Charisse Hewitt-Webster for Eddie Murphy Productions; and Story for The Story Company. Executive producers are Davis Entertainment’s Jeremy Stein, The Story Company’s Vicky Mara Story, Burrows, Ross Fanger, and Mider.

Recently making her feature directorial debut with the dramedy Flamin’ Hot, which brought Searchlight its biggest ever streaming premiere...

The 96th Oscars telecast will be broadcast on Sunday, March 10 and air live on ABC at 7:00 p.m. Et/ 4:00 p.m. Pt. We update predictions through awards season, so keep checking IndieWire for all our 2024 Oscar picks.

The State of the Race

As expected, the 2024 Oscar nominations for Best Original Song are mostly artists that own an Oscar statuette (honorary Oscars still count!).

Although “Barbie” had a rougher time elsewhere, it did get its maximum number of nomination slots here, with “Dance the Night” singer Dua Lipa’s loss being a gain for “I’m Just Ken.” Now, the question becomes whether the latter has a chance at the Oscar, or will the longtime frontrunner “What Was I Made For?” ultimately win.

Split votes are never a thing to really count on, the Academy is pretty good at reaching a consensus when a project has multiple nominations within a category,...

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Another year, another Diane Warren campaign to finally get herself that Oscar. She's already got an Honorary Award, but the competitive prize eludes her. This year, the songwriter's best bets are Flamin' Hot and 80 for Brady, though Warren also penned an original tune for My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3. After she got a in for the virtually unreleased Tell It Like a Woman, anything's possible.

This got me thinking about the other people the Academy nominated constantly without ever giving them the win. Who's the Diane Warren in the categories beyond Best Original Song? Trying to answer that question, I dove deep into Oscar history, counting who's the most honored person who never won their respective race for gold. I focused on feature films and living artists, those who still have a chance to win or increase their record. Like Warren, some names are back in contention this season.

Imagine the 96th Academy Awards ceremony opening with an epic “Barbie” musical medley.

According to Puck’s “What I’m Hearing” newsletter, The Academy wants it to happen. Who foots the bill on the production is another story. Typically the studios are responsible, but as Matthew Belloni writes, “Warners is selling off movies to raise money these days. By the time the Oscars arrive, marketing and awards budgets are spent, so who knows?”

But with three major songs vying for awards recognition — Dua Lipa’s disco pop ode “Dance the Night,” Ryan Gosling’s climactic centerpiece “I’m Just Ken” and Billie Eilish’s ballad “What Was I Made For?” — “Barbie” is the obvious pick for an extravagant Oscars musical number.

Director Greta Gerwig has been out campaigning for the three songs, which will all likely make the original song shortlist next next month, but only two songs from a given film can land nominations,...

Movistar Plus+ Shooting Comedy ‘Muertos S.L.’

Cameras are rolling on Muertos S.L., an eight-part Spanish sitcom for Movistar Plus+ set in a family-owned funeral home. Laura and Alberto Caballero are directing the series, which is a Movistar Plus+ production in collaboration with Contubernio Sl. Carlos Areces leads the cast, which also includes Ascen López, Salva Reina, Aitziber Garmendia and Adriana Torrebejano among others. Plot reads: “When Gonzalo Torregrosa, owner and founder of Torregrosa Funeral Home, passes away, Dámaso Carrillo, his right-hand man in the company, doesn’t hesitate that the best for the business is taking the reins himself. However, against all odds, Nieves, the septuagenarian widow, decides to take the lead in the family business, with the assistance of her inept yet enthusiastic son-in-law, Chemi, a Marketing expert, and in defiance of her daughters’ plans to close the Funeral Home and start a gym.

More than 30 years after she made her most famous dash across America in Thelma & Louise, two-time Oscar winner Geena Davis has lined up another wild road trip movie with Cowgirl’s Last Ride.

The comedy adventure was originally announced back in 2019, but has now taken shape, with Scoot McNairy (Argo, 12 Years a Slave), Julia Sweeney (Saturday Night Live, Pulp Fiction) and Jill Scott (The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, Get On Up) joining the cast and HanWay Films launching sales at the upcoming American Film Market.

Described as a “comedic odyssey set against the vast landscapes of rural Texas,” the story follows retired Texas cowgirl Fay (Davis), who escapes her Dallas nursing home and journey’s back towards her native East Texas, first in a in a stolen pickup truck then on a horse, on a ride of rediscovery to reconnect with her former self, all while in...

The title is set to be introduced to buyers at the American Film Market (AFM).

UK sales outfit HanWay Films has boarded Leena Yadav’s comedy adventure Cowgirl’s Last Ride, starring Geena Davis, and is bringing the title to the American Film Market.

Davis, best known for roles in Thelma & Louse and A League Of Their Own, stars alongside Scoot McNairy, Julia Sweeney and Jill Scott.

Cast was attached prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike commencing.

The story follows an unorthodox retired Texas cowgirl, played by Davis, who battles against the negligent staff of her Dallas nursing home before escaping...

Exclusive: S.S. Rajamouli is currently assembling a production team for a new movie about the birth and rise of Indian Cinema.

Rajamouli, whose Rrr racked up an Oscar win and over $166M WW, is not directing, we understand. At $130M, Rrr is the third highest grossing movie in Indian cinema. Rajamouli is ‘presenting’ which over in India is a bigger title than producer on a film, though akin to how Hollywood views the role of a producer.

The new biopic about Indian Cinema is not yet titled, though reps for Rajamouli promise it’s a “magnum opus telling” which will be told “on a huge scale and canvas.”

Rrr followed the fictitious telling of two legendary revolutionaries and their journey away from home before they started fighting for their country in the 1920s.

Rrr won an original song Oscar this past spring for its single “Naatu Naatu” written by M.M. Keeravani and Chandrabose.

In about four years time, Andrea Iervolino hopes to launch a stadium and TV studios into orbit and broadcast the world’s first zero-gravity Mma fight from space. He’d originally thought that Galactic Combat — his idea for reality-show-meets-sports-tournament following a group of spacebound fighters — would be ready sooner, within two or three years, but he’s says some “technical issues” among his aerospace partners has pushed his expectations back. “But it’s not really far away.”

Until then, the Italian producer will sadly have to contend with work on solid ground under Earth’s less exciting gravitation pull, work that includes — among a wide array of activities across entertainment, sport and beyond — being one of the producers on Michael Mann’s all-star and much-anticipated Venice-bowing biopic Ferrari. Under the Ilbe banner he runs with his business partner, rum heiress Monika Bacardi, he was brought in to provide the Italian...

Italian film producer Andrea Iervolino, whose credits include the Oscar-nominated Tell It Like a Woman and Michael Mann’s upcoming Ferrari biopic, is laying plans for a new film studio complex in Tuscany.

Iervolino says the $55 million (€50 million) backlot, Tuscany Film Studios, will be located outside Florence and could begin operation as early as fall 2024.

“My idea is simple,” Iervolino told THR Roma. “To create an avant-garde film hub in a place that is, in itself, one of the most beautiful in the world, where stars would gladly come to shoot … I was in Rome the other day, dining with James Franco. I told him about the project, which is already in the operational phase, and he said, ‘I would come to shoot there tomorrow!”

Italy is enjoying a bit of a production boom at the moment, thanks to the country’s generous 40 percent tax incentive for international shoots and...

Andrea Iervolino, one of the producers behind Michael Mann’s forthcoming Ferrari, today announced his investment of around 50 million euros, or $55M U.S., in The Tuscany Film Studios, a top-flight production facility soon to be active in central Italy.

Billed as “a technologically advanced super studio” with the country’s largest virtual set, and the first 360 studio for live-action productions, Tuscany Film Studios will also be home to a movie theater and luxury hotel, the goal being to attract only the best international productions..

The project backed by producer-financier Iervolino will be guided by the criteria of “European taxonomy,” a cornerstone of the EU’s sustainable finance framework, to ensure that the studio is sustainable and green,...

Italian producer Andrea Iervolino, whose credits include Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” “Waiting for the Barbarians” and “Tell It Like a Woman,” has invested around 50 million euros ($55 million) in the construction of Tuscany Film Studios, a technologically advanced studio with the largest virtual set in Italy, and a 360 studio for live-action productions.

The production facility, which is being built just outside Florence, will also host a movie theater and luxury hotel with the aim of attracting premium international productions to Italy.

Construction will begin in fall 2023 with the goal of completing the facility by the end of 2024.

The project will be guided by the criteria of “European taxonomy,” a cornerstone of the EU’s sustainable finance framework, to ensure that the studio is sustainable and green, respecting the environment and the surrounding nature.

Iervolino said: “Tuscany Film Studio will be the most coveted studio in Italy, located in the most desired...

Exclusive: Following the successful theatrical run of her latest directorial effort Cocaine Bear, a Uni horror comedy that grossed over $87M worldwide, Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect franchise) has been set to topline Skincare, a new film from Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment and producers Jonathan Schwartz and Logan Lerman, which wrapped production prior to the writers’ strike.

Starring alongside Banks are Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Pose), Luis Gerardo Méndez (The Resort) and Nathan Fillion (The Rookie).

Directed by Austin Peters, Skincare is described as a vanity thriller set in Hollywood, though specifics as to its plot are under wraps. Peters wrote the script with Deering Regan and Sam Freilich. The film is the third on which Schwartz and Lerman have collaborated on as producers following A24’s The Vanishing of Sidney Hall and Cj Enm’s Press Play. Andrea Iervolino and Lady Monika Bacardi financed and produced...

Cannes, France – 18 May 2023 – In celebration of female voices in film, the Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF) and Vanity Fair Europe hosted the Women's Stories Gala event this evening, shining a light on the achievements of women both on and behind the camera who are helping shape the film industry and inspire a new generation of talent in Saudi Arabia, Africa, and India.

During the event held alongside the 76th Cannes Film Festival at the spectacular Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, the RedSeaIFF and Vanity Fair Europe honoured six women making significant strides, breaking down barriers and paving the way for future generations.

They include; Fatima AlBanawi – Saudi actor, director and writer who received international acclaim for her leading role in Barakah Meets Barakah (2016) and broke cinema records with her latest AlHamour (2023). She has played an array of roles ranging from the road-trip thriller Route 10, family drama Champions,...

Mumbai, April 2 (Ians) A video of actresses Rashmika Mandanna and Alia Bhatt grooving to the Oscar winning track ‘Naatu Naatu’ from the film ‘Rrr’ has taken over the Internet.

A clip doing the rounds on social media, shows Alia is dressed in an all-white outfit and Rashmika in a metallic ivory saree.

The two are on stage as they dance on the Hindi version of the track titled ‘Naacho Naacho’. Alia twirls Rashmika around before they perform the famous hook step.

The actresses had danced to the number at the launch of Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre.

‘Naatu Naatu’ picturised on Ram Charan and Ntr Jr from the film ‘Rrr’ made India proud as it won the Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards.

Leaving behind names such as Lady Gaga, Diane Warren and Rihanna, ‘Naatu Naatu’ made history after contending against songs such as ‘Applause’ from ‘Tell It Like a Woman...

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez, who recently was feted with at the Annual Los Angeles Festival of Film, Fashion, and Art for her international film, ‘Tell It Like a Woman’, has wrapped up the first schedule of her next film ‘Fateh’.

Jacqueline was shooting for her part in Amritsar and seemed to have a great time with the film’s team in the city. As she was shooting in Amritsar, the actress brought some glimpses of her amazing time in the city for her fans.

She took to her Instagram to share her memories from the north Indian city as she shared many things from receiving a sketch of herself from a fan, enjoying the lassi to eating delicious Punjabi food.

She wrote in the caption, “Thank you Amritsar #fateh @sonu_sood @zeestudiosofficial @vaibhavmisra23 @fateh4bharat @ilcondor @shaanmu @marcepedrozo @sam_debroy @gopikagulwadi”

Jacqueline had the best of her time while shooting...

Star Chiranjeevi honoured filmmaker SS Rajamouli and music composer Mm Keeravani at actor-son Ram Charan’s birthday. He said that the win Telugus achieved for Indian Cinema shall remain etched in history.

Chiranjeevi took to his Instagram page to share pictures. The image shows Chiranjeevi handing over a big bouquet of flowers and shawl to honour Rajamouli and his wife. In the second picture, Mm Keeravani and his wife are being honoured with a shawl and a bouquet.

Chiranjeevi wrote: “Honouring our Oscar winners in the presence of near and dear on @alwaysramcharan‘s birthday was a true celebration! This feat Telugus achieved for the Indian Cinema shall remain etched in history.”

‘Naatu Naatu’ picturised on Ram Charan and Ntr Jr from the film ‘Rrr’ made India proud as it won the Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards.

Leaving behind names such as Lady Gaga, Diane Warren and Rihanna,...

Entertainment NewsWhen 'Naatu Naatu' bagged the Oscar to become the first Indian and Asian song to receive the coveted award, the 'Rrr' team led by director S.S. Rajamouli basked in the glory of the moment. But now it seems it came at a significant cost. When 'Naatu Naatu' bagged the Oscar to become the first Indian and Asian song to receive the coveted award, the 'Rrr' team led by director S.S. Rajamouli basked in the glory of the moment. But now it seems it came at a significant cost. Being nominees, music composer M.M. Keeravani (and wife Srivalli) and lyricist Chandrabose were entitled to free seating at their allotted table, along with singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava, who performed on state, but other members of 'Rrr' team present at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 13 had to buy tickets to attend the event. And the...

Hyderabad, March 19 (Ians) When ‘Naatu Naatu’ bagged the Oscar to become the first Indian and Asian song to receive the coveted award, the ‘Rrr’ team led by director S.S. Rajamouli basked in the glory of the moment. But now it seems it came at a significant cost.

Being nominees, music composer M.M. Keeravani (and wife Srivalli) and lyricist Chandrabose were entitled to free seating at their allotted table, along with singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava, who performed on state, but other members of ‘Rrr’ team present at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 13 had to buy tickets to attend the event. And the tickets came for $25,000 (Rs 20.6 lakh) apiece.

Rajamouli with wife Rama, son Karthikeya and daughter-in-law, Ntr Jr, who came sans wife Pranathi, Ram Charan and his wife Upasana Kamineni, and choreographer Prem Rakshith were presence for the historic moment along with Keeravani, Chandrabose and the singers.

Wif kicked off Oscar weekend with its highly-anticipated cocktail party presented by sponsors Johnnie Walker, Max Mara, and Mercedes-Benz.

Malala Yousafzai attends the 16th Annual Wif Oscar® Party Presented By Johnnie Walker, Max Mara, And Mercedes-Benz

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The party honored all 65 women, in front of and behind the camera, who have been nominated for an Academy Award this year, and is the only event throughout awards season that celebrates all the women nominated for Oscars. Since 2007, the annual event has celebrated the belief that collaboration between women, behind and in front of the camera, is the best way to ensure more films are made by and for women. Co-hosted by Oscar-winning producer and Wif Board President Emerita Cathy Schulman, Oscar-winning actor Marlee Matlin and director and Oscar®-winning screenwriter Siân Heder, the event was held at NeueHouse Hollywood.

Nominated attendees included Anne Alvergue,...

Everything Everywhere All at Once.Best PICTUREAll Quiet on the Western FrontAvatar: The Way of Water (read more)The Banshees of InisherinElvisEverything Everywhere All at Once (read more) – WINNERThe Fabelmans (read more)Tár (read more)Top Gun: Maverick (read more)Triangle of Sadness (read more)Women TalkingACTOR In A Leading ROLEAustin Butler (Elvis)Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)Brendan Fraser (The Whale) (read more) – WINNERPaul Mescal (Aftersun) (read more) Bill Nighy (Living)Actress In A Leading ROLECate Blanchett (Tár) (read more)Ana de Armas (Blonde) (read more)Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie)Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans) (read more)Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) (read more)– Winneractor In A Supporting ROLEBrendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin)Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway)Judd Hirsch (The Fabelmans) (read more)Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin)Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once) (read more)– Winneractress In A Supporting ROLEAngela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever...

The 95th annual Academy Awards aired live Sunday night from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Jimmy Kimmel returned as host for the third time. He first took the helm in 2017 – the infamous year of “envelopegate” where La La Land was announced as the winner instead of Moonlight. However, this awards show went much smoother and without any major incidents.

Everything Everywhere All At Once was the big winner of the night, earning a total of seven Oscars, including Best Picture. The film’s seven wins make it the most won by a Best Picture winner since Slumdog Millionaire, which took home eight awards in 2008.

Among Everything Everywhere‘s wins include Michelle Yeoh for Best Actress. She made history as the first Asian woman to win Best Actress.

In addition to Yeoh, Everything Everywhere emerged victorious in two other acting categories with wins for Jamie Lee Curtis for Supporting Actress...

Rihanna just reminded fans, once again, that she absolutely commands the stage. The 35-year-old singer performed her Oscar-nominated single "Lift Me Up" from the "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" soundtrack during the March 12 ceremony. Sparkling in a black and crystal top with trousers and long latex gloves, the performer slowly rose up - as the song suggests - on a platform in the center of the Dolby Theatre stage, backed by gospel singers and a live orchestra.

As the pregnant singer concluded the song, the cameras cut to her partner, A$AP Rocky, in the audience, who raised his Champagne glass in a toast.

Rihanna was up for best original song against Sofia Carson ("Applause" from "Tell It Like a Woman"), Lady Gaga ("Hold My Hand" from "Top Gun: Maverick"), Ryan Lott, David Byrne, and Mitski ("This Is a Life" from "Everything Everywhere All at Once"), and Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava...

Oscars 2023 Ar Rahman and Gulzar won the Academy Award for best original song for the song Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire in 2009. Instagram/ Ar RAHMANCelebrated music composer Ar Rahman congratulated the team of Rrr after the song Naatu Naatu from the film won the Academy Award for best original song. Rahman, who is an Oscar winner himself, congratulated music composer Mm Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabolden globes, keeravani naose on the win. “Congratulations @mmkeeravaani garu and @boselyricist garu ....as predicted and well deserved ..Jaiho to both of you and the #Rrr team!! #RRRatOSCARS Naatu Naatu is the first song from a Telugu film to win an Oscar, and Keeravani is the second Indian Academy Award-winning music composer, after Ar Rahman and Gulzar won it for ‘Jai Ho’ from Slumdog Millionaire in 2009. ‘Naatu Naatu’ had been a frontrunner in the best original song category at Oscars 2023, having already won the Golden Globe...

Oscars 2023Mm Keeravani, while accepting the award said, “I grew up listening to the Carpenters. And now, here I am, with the Oscars.”Very rarely do people wake up on a Monday morning in a celebratory mood. But Indians across the globe had a reason to celebrate on Monday, March 13, when the 95th Academy Awards were announced and the hugely popular ‘Naatu Naatu’ song from Telugu blockbuster Rrr won the award for the best original song. Following the announcement, news channels and social media were filled with congratulatory posts and visuals of the award ceremony, where music composer Mm Keeravani, while accepting the award said, “I grew up listening to the Carpenters. And now, here I am, with the Oscars.” While news channels across the country covered this moment widely, a certain section of the Malayalam media misheard the composer’s speech — or they took it too literally. When Keeravani...

The winners of the 2023 Academy Awards have been announced.

Stars of the big screen attended the ceremony in Los Angeles to see whether Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans or German film All Quiet on the Western Front would win Best Picture.

Other films in contention included The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way of Water, Triangle of Sadness and Women Talking.

Meanwhile, actors in the running were Brendan Fraser for The Whale, Colin Farrell for The Banshees of Inisherin, Michelle Yeoh for Everything Everywhere All at Once and Angela Bassett for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Below are all the winners at this year’s ceremony.

Best Picture

All Quiet on the Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

The Banshees of Inisherin

Elvis

Everything Everywhere All at Once Winner

The Fabelmans

Tár

Top Gun: Maverick

Triangle of Sadness

Women Talking

Best Actress...

Los Angeles, March 13 (Ians) As ‘Naatu Naatu’ won the Best Song at the 95th Academy Awards, ‘Rrr’ filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli had the most epic reaction as he was seen screaming in joy and hugging his wife.

A clip has gone viral showing Rajamouli’s reaction to the win. Rajamouli was seen with his wife and ‘Rrr’ cast. When ‘Naatu Naatu’ was announced as the Best Song at the event, an excited Rajamouli got up screaming in joy at the win but he also hugged his wife, Rama Rajamouli.

Leaving behind names such as Lady Gaga, Diane Warren and Rihanna, ‘Naatu Naatu’ made history after contending against songs such as ‘Applause’ from ‘Tell It Like a Woman’, ‘Hold My Hand’ from ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, ‘Lift Me Up’ from ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ and ‘This Is a Life’ from ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’.

Music composer M.M. Keeravaani gave an emotional speech on receiving the award.

Mumbai, March 13 (Ians) As ‘Naatu Naatu’ made history at the 95th Academy Awards, actor Ajay Devgn, who had a special role in S.S. Rajamouli’s film ‘Rrr’, said that it is a proud moment for the nation.

Ajay, who played actor Ram Charan’s father in ‘Rrr’, took to Instagram on Monday morning, and wrote: “As it is often said, cinema speaks a universal language. Congratulations to the teams of #Rrr and #TheElephantWhisperers for their #Oscar wins. It’s a proud (Indian flag emoji) moment.”

‘Naatu Naatu’ picturised on Ram Charan and Ntr Jr from the film ‘Rrr’ made India proud again as it won the Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Award.

Leaving behind names such as Lady Gaga, Diane Warren and Rihanna, ‘Naatu Naatu’ made history after contending against songs such as ‘Applause’ from ‘Tell It Like a Woman’, ‘Hold My Hand’ from ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, ‘Lift Me Up...

John Travolta choked up as he introduced the In Memoriam segment at the 2023 Oscars, which featured a performance by Lenny Kravitz.

Travolta was teary eyed as he spoke onstage at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday ahead of Kravitz’s performance of “Calling All Angels.” Before Kravitz performed, Travolta choked up as he paid a subtle tribute to Grease co-star Olivia Newton John: “They’ve touched our hearts. They’ve made us smile, and became dear friends who we will always remain hopelessly devoted to.”

Kravitz sang and played piano as photos of famous faces who recently passed appeared on the large screen, including Newton-John, Burt Bacharach, Ray Liotta, Kirstie Alley, Irene Cara, Mary Alice, Raquel Welch, Nichelle Nichols and many others.

It was one of several performances Sunday night.

Rihanna sang “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever while Lady Gaga performed “Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick.

From the electric performances of the nominated songs to all the big stars, The 95th Academy Awards went off without a slap hitch.

The performance of Rrr's hit song Naatu Naatu brought the entire house to their feet, as did the wins for Ke Huy Quan and Michelle Yeoh.

So who came out on top?

Everything Everywhere All At Once led the nominations with 11 and led the winners with seven total trophies!

Find out the rest of the winners here!

Best Picture

Everything Everywhere All at Once *Winner*

All Quiet on the Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

The Banshees of Inisherin

Elvis

The Fabelmans

Tár

Top Gun: Maverick

Triangle of Sadness

Women Talking

Best Actress

Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once *Winner*

Cate Blanchett - Tár

Ana de Armas - Blonde

Andrea Riseborough - To Leslie

Michelle Williams - The Fabelmans

Best Actor

Brendan Fraser -...

A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once won best picture at the 2023 Oscars on Sunday night, one of seven Academy Awards it received — including prizes for its direction, original screenplay, editing and performances from actors Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis.

The film’s star Michelle Yeoh won the Oscar for best actress, becoming the first Asian woman and only second woman of color after Halle Berry — who won for Monster’s Ball in 2002 and presented the award to Yeoh with last year’s winner Jessica Chastain — to win the award.

“Thank you all the little boys and girls look like me watching tonight,” said Yeoh. “This is a beacon of hope and possibilities. This is proof that dreams to come true. And ladies, don’t let anybody tell you [that] you are ever passed your prime.”

Brendan Fraser won best actor for another A24 film, The Whale. His...

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A new crop of Oscar winners have just been named. On Sunday, March 12, a jam-packed year of movies was capped off with the 2023 Academy Awards. One film reigned supreme though: "Everything Everywhere All at Once," which took home seven awards including best picture, best actress, and best supporting actress. Other big winners included best actor honoree Brendan Fraser and "Women Talking"'s Sarah Polley.

Heading into the show, fan-favorite movies like "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Avatar: The Way of Water" nabbed some huge nominations, with both of them getting best picture nods. Rihanna also received her very first nomination for her song "Lift Me Up" from the "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" soundtrack, which she performed during the show.

"Everything Everywhere All at Once" had received the most nominations with 11. Some of the most surprising nods included the nine for Netflix's "All Quiet on the Western Front...

Everything Everywhere All at Once was named best picture at the 95th annual Academy Awards, which were handed out Sunday night.

Everything Everywhere also collected three acting awards, best leading actress for Michelle Yeoh, best supporting actor for Ke Huy Quan and best supporting actress for Jamie Lee Curtis. The film also won the best original screenplay Oscar and the best director trophy for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert — aka Daniels — as well as best film editing for Paul Rogers. Heading into the show, Everything Everywhere led the nominees for the 2023 Oscars, with a total of 11, winning seven.

Elsewhere, Brendan Fraser was named best actor in a leading role for The Whale. German film All Quiet on the Western Front also scooped up four awards, including Oscars for best original score, production design, cinematography and international feature. Avatar: The Way of Water won best visual effects, while Top Gun: Maverick won the sound Oscar.

The 2023 Oscar winners have been named in Hollywood.

Stars of the screen attended the ceremony in Los Angeles to see whether Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans or German film All Quiet on the Western Front would win Best Picture.

Other films in contention included The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way of Water, Triangle of Sadness and Women Talking.

Meanwhile, actors in the running were Brendan Fraser for The Whale, Colin Farrell for The Banshees of Inisherin, Michelle Yeoh for Everything Everywhere All at Once and Angela Bassett for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Below are all the winners at this year’s ceremony.

Best Picture

All Quiet on the Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

The Banshees of Inisherin

Elvis

Everything Everywhere All at Once Winner

The Fabelmans

Tár

Top Gun: Maverick

Triangle of Sadness

Women Talking

Best Actress in a Leading...

‘Naatu Naatu picturized on Ram Charan and Ntr Jr from the film ‘Rrr made India proud again as it won the Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards. Leaving behind names such as Lady Gaga, Diane Warren and Rihanna, ‘Naatu Naatu’ made history after contending against songs such as ‘Applause’ from ‘Tell It Like a Woman’, ‘Hold My Hand’ from ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, ‘Lift Me Up’ from ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ and ‘This Is a Life’ from ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’.

Music composer M M Keeravaani said on receiving the honour: “Thank you Academy. I grew up listening to the carpenter here I am at the Oscars. There was only one wish on my mind… So was Rajamouli’s and my family… ‘Rrr’, pride of every Indian. Thank you.”

‘Naatu Naatu’ has already won a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award this year.

‘Rrr’ stars Ntr Jr.,...

Oscars 2023In a big moment for India, Naatu Naatu from Rrr won the award for best original song, and The Elephant Whisperers directed by Kartiki Gonsalves won the best documentary short award.Twitter/RRRMovieThe 95th Academy Awards ceremony was held on Sunday, March 12, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Television host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ceremony for the third time. Naatu Naatu from Rrr won the award for best original song. The Elephant Whisperers, directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and co-produced by Guneet Monga, won the best documentary short award. Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes, a film about two brothers in Delhi who care for injured black kites, was nominated for best documentary feature but lost to Navalny. Here’s the full list of Oscar nominees and winners: Best Picture Everything Everywhere All at Once — Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, producers - Winner All Quiet on the Western Front...

Here is the full list of winners from the 95th annual "Academy Awards, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, honoring films released in 2022:

Best Picture

“All Quiet on the Western Front” “Avatar: The Way of Water” “The Banshees of Inisherin” “Elvis” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” “The Fabelmans” “Tár” “Top Gun: Maverick” “Triangle of Sadness” “Women Talking”

Actress In A Supporting Role

Angela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Hong Chau, “The Whale” Kerry Condon, “The Banshees of Inisherin” Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Stephanie Hsu, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Actor In A Supporting Role

Brendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin” Brian Tyree Henry, “Causeway” Judd Hirsch, “The Fabelmans” Barry Keoghan, “The Banshees of Inisherin” Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

International Feature Film

“All Quiet on the Western Front,” Germany“Argentina, 1985,” Argentina “Close,” Belgium “Eo,” Poland “The Quiet Girl,...

“Naatu Naatu” won best original song at the 2023 Oscars and musician M.M. Keeravaani sang onstage as he collected his award.

Keeravaani told the audience at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday that he “grew up listening to the Carpenters and now here I am at the Oscars.”

He then broke into song, singing some of the duo’s 1970s hit “Top of the World.”

“There was only one wish on my mind,” he sang. “Rrr has to win …. And must put me on top of the world.”

Keeravaani shared the win with Chandrabose, who ended the acceptance speech with: “Namaste.”

The Indian Telugu-language song “Naatu Naatu” is from action drama Rrr and became the first song from an Indian production to be nominated for an Oscar. Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava gave a lively performance of the song earlier in the night. Several background dancers were energetic onstage, displaying intense...

Rrr‘s “Naatu Naatu” songwriter M. M. Keeravani celebrated his Oscar win for Best Original song, well in song.

“I grew up listening to The Carpenters and now here I am with the Oscars.” he said before breaking out with a variation on \hitmaking duo’s 1973 smash “Top of the World.”

“There was only one wish on my mind…Rrr has to win, right off of every Indian and must be put me on the top of the world,” he sang to great cheery applause with co-songwriter Chandrabose by his side.

“Naatu Naatu” is the first song ever from an Indian movie to win in the category. However, the duo tonight are the second and third Indian songwriters to win in the category: Indian songwriter A.R. Rahman won the original song Oscar for “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire. While that Danny Boyle directed pic was set in India, the production...

Lenny Kravitz helped honor the scores of film industry professionals who died in the last year with a performance of “Calling All Angels” at the Oscars Sunday, March 12.

The performance was introduced by John Travolta, who snuck in a touching reference to his late Grease co-star Olivia Newton-John as he honored all those who’ve died over the last year: “They’ve touched our hearts, they’ve made us smile, and became dear friends, who we will always remain hopefully devoted to.”

John Travolta gets emotional as he introduces the...