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Exclusive: Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actor Edgar Ramirez is joining Place To Be, the drama from Kornél Mundruczó, the filmmaker of the Oscar-nominated Pieces of a Woman. The film also stars Ellen Burstyn, Taika Waititi and Pamela Anderson. Cameras are rolling in Sydney.

Plot details are under wraps.

Ramirez was recently seen starring in the Academy Award winning film Emilia Perez from director Jacques Audiard for Netflix. He can be seen next in Arenas, director Camille Perton’s feature debut about professional soccer and writer-director Drake Doremus’ Next Life starring alongside Emilia Clarke.

He has appeared in numerous beloved features, including the Academy Award-nominated action thriller Zero Dark Thirty and Netflix’s global hit comedy film Yes Day. His starring turn in the 2010 biopic miniseries Carlos received widespread acclaim, and earned him a Golden Globe and an Emmy nomination. Ramirez also starred in FX’s lauded miniseries The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story...

The beloved “Star Wars” sequel “The Empire Strikes Back” is set to open this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival on April 24, with director George Lucas presenting the film for its 45th anniversary.

“’The Empire Strikes Back’ is like ‘The Godfather Part II.’ Yes, technically, they’re sequels, the second movie in a series. But they are so much more,” TCM’s primetime anchor Ben Mankiewicz said in a statement. “The first ‘Star Wars’ picture in 1977 ignited a new era in Hollywood and turned a generation of young people into passionate movie fans for life. Then, somehow, three years later, along comes ‘Empire,’ which might even be better. It’s a stunning accomplishment and surely stands one of the great achievements in the history of film.”

Additional titles that will screen at this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival include “The Fabulous Baker Boys,” “The Lady Eve,” “Cinderella,” “Apocalypse Now,...

Despite the Karla Sofía Gascón controversy that torpedoed her Oscar campaign for “Emilia Pérez,” the Spanish actress is not persona non grata at Netflix.

In fact, co-ceo Ted Sarandos said he would work with Gascón again, should the occasion arise. “You have to have some grace when people make mistakes,” he said in an interview with Variety out Wednesday. “And we have grace.”

To recap: When Gascón’s past bigoted tweets resurfaced early in the year, a firestorm erupted that pushed Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language musical out of the top spot for Best Picture. After issuing an apology, the actress stepped away from the campaign trail, opting out of several appearances and awards celebrations and making a teary appearance on CNN en Español in which she defended herself from the outrage. “Yes, the truth is, these have been very, very difficult days,” she said on the show, adding later: “Some...

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos discusses whether the scandal surrounding Karla Sofía Gascón’s tweets destroyed Emilia Pérez's chances of winning Best Picture. After receiving 13 nominations and seeming like it was the favorite of the awards season, Emilia Pérez only won two Oscars, and Best Picture went to Anora. This turn of events proved to be among the 2025 Oscars' biggest snubs and surprises and raises questions about whether a Netflix original movie will ever win Best Picture.

While speaking with Variety, Sarandos does not fault Gascón for being the reason Emilia Pérez didn't win Best Picture and breaks down the other factors that were in play. He clarifies that he does not think the Oscars have anything against Netflix, as they have been the most nominated studio in the past three years. Sarandos emphasizes that the Best Picture winner needs to be "a movie that people love" and that this...

Believe it or not, Karla Sofia Gascón is still welcome on the Netflix lot.

Despite creating a media firestorm around her groundbreaking film “Emilia Pérez’” and its run at this year’s Academy Awards, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos says the company would be open to working with the actress again.

“Yeah. You have to have some grace when people make mistakes,” said Sarandos during a cover story with Variety marking his 25 years of employment at the streaming giant. “And we have grace.”

Following a smash debut at last summer’s Cannes Film Festival, “Emilia Pérez’” was plunged into chaos in January when incendiary old social media posts from Gascón were resurfaced – the death of George Floyd, the Muslim community and even diversity at the Oscars were referenced and inspired great offense. The controversy came as Jacques Audiard’s drug cartel musical was the frontrunner for best picture, earning a top...

Selena Gomez can now count iconic auteur Francis Ford Coppola among her fans. The “Emilia Pérez” star recently received praise for her “Sunset Blvd” music video, which references Coppola’s 1982 musical “One from the Heart.” And Coppola himself took to social media to thank Gomez for revitalizing interest in his underrated feature.

“Thank you, dear Selena Gomez for including an influence from an old grandpa’s work in your music video ‘Sunset Blvd,'” Coppola wrote. “It’s wonderful to see an homage from ‘One From The Heart’ live again in your beautiful and capable talent.”

Gomez, in turn, wrote, “Thank you Francis Ford Coppola for being an inspiration to us all!”

“One from the Heart” has been top of mind in Hollywood recently: The Gene Kelly-choreographed musical was cited by the “Joker: Folie à Deux” team as an inspiration for the sequel. “One from the Heart: Reprise,” which...

Actress Jasmine Mooney is probably best known for her appearance in American Pie Presents: The Book Of Love, but the Canadian actress has made small appearances in many other projects over the years, including iZombie and Loudermilk. However, while attempting to renew her work visa, the actress and entrepreneur was subjected to what she calls an “inhumane experiment” on the U.S.- Mexican border which saw her being detained by Ice officials.

The actress detailed being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers when crossing the border at San Diego. En route to visiting her lawyer to arrange the renewal of her permit, the actress instead found herself being held in a cell for over two days. She told Kgtv 10:

“I was put in a cell, and I had to sleep on a mat with no blanket, no pillow, with an aluminum foil wrapped over my...

The Ace Eddie Awards, a celebration of the craft of film editing, was held this past weekend on March 14, 2025. Myron Kerstein, Ace, Juliette Welfling, and Mary Blee are among some of the winners for their work in this year's top acclaimed movies: Wicked, Emilia Pérez, and The Wild Robot, respectively. Friday was also a night of remembrance for the tragedy of the Altadena and Palisades fires, with nods to the heroes who helped fight them.

Hollywood, prepare for some more mocking: Conan O’Brien will be back as Oscars host in 2026.

The announcement comes just weeks after O’Brien hosted this year’s ceremony for the first time. (Go here to see video of his opening monologue, which poked fun at the 2025 Best Picture nominees and took jabs at Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón’s recent social media scandal.)

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“Emilia Pérez,” “Wicked” and “The Wild Robot” were the top film winners at the 75th Ace Eddie Awards, which took place on Friday evening at UCLA’s Royce Hall, nearly two weeks after the Oscars and nearly two months after the Eddies’ original date of Jan. 18. The ceremony held by the American Cinema Editors was postponed in January due to the wildfires that raged through the L.A. metro area earlier this year.

Wins by Juliette Welfling for “Emilia Pérez” and Myron Kerstein for “Wicked” stood in contrast to the outcome at the 97th Academy Awards on March 2, when Sean Baker won film editing for “Anora.” Last year, “Oppenheimer” and “The Holdovers” won at the Eddies, and “Oppenheimer” went on to win the Oscar. In the six-plus decades that the American Cinema Editors have been giving out awards, one of its feature-film winners has then won the Oscar for Best...

Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” the embattled musical crime thriller about gender confirmation, was the surprise Feature Dramatic Editing winner, Friday night at the 75th annual Ace Eddie Awards (held at UCLA’s Royce Hall).

Besting such contenders as “Conclave” and “Dune: Part Two,” “Emilia Pérez” editor Juliette Welfling cut against the start and stop rhythms of traditional musicals with sequences that flowed naturally from dialogue to musical moments in this operatic fever dream, starring Best Supporting Oscar winner Zoe Saldaña and controversial Best Actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón.

In addition, Jon M. Chu’s maximalist “Wicked” musical beat out Sean Baker’s Oscar-winning “Anora” in the comedy category. Editor Myron Kerstein excelled at handling the tonal shifts and blending different genres to explore the volatile friendship between Elphaba/the Wicked Witch (Oscar-nominated Cynthia Erivo) and Galinda/Glinda the Good Witch (Oscar-nominated Ariana Grande).

Originally set for January 18, the ceremony...

What’s going to be this year’s “Anora”? As the Cannes Film Festival rapidly approaches, that’s the question for artistic director Thierry Fremaux and movie buffs around the world.

A month before Cannes Film Festival’s press conference, the official selection is still very much a work in progress, with little reliable information filtering through about which movies have already been invited. In fact, as of Friday — despite the volume of splashy prediction stories — it appears that only three films have so far been given a golden ticket to compete in Cannes. Variety can reveal that one of them is Jim Jarmusch’s anticipated “Father Mother Sister Brother“ starring Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver and Tom Waits.

The last edition of the festival, which Fremaux had warned would be slightly weaker due to the impact of the double Hollywood strikes, proved to be anything but. Headlined by Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning “Anora,...

Front Row Filmed Entertainment has acquired Middle East and North African rights for Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, by Palestinian activist Basel Adra and Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham.

The Mena deal was struck by Elie Touma at Front Row and Stephanie Fuchs at Austrian-based sales company Autlook Filmsales, which is overseeing international sales.

The announcement comes amid fresh pushback against the documentary in the U.S., where a Miami mayor has been accused of censorship after he threatened to shut down an arthouse cinema showing the work.

Shot between 2019 and 2023, No Other Land captures the struggle of people living in the West Bank Palestinian villages of Masafer Yatta in the face of attempts by Israeli authorities and settlers to erase their homes and history from the map. Israeli settlers have continued to attack the area since the film’s Oscar win on March 2.

The documentary follows the journey of Adra...

Front Row Filmed Entertainment has acquired the distribution rights for the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena).

The agreement was finalized through negotiations between Elie Touma of Front Row and Stephanie Fuchs from the Austria-based sales company Autlook Filmsales.

Directed by Palestinian activist Basel Adra and Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham, No Other Land chronicles Adra’s journey as he examines the devastation of his hometown, designated for military training. His efforts to raise awareness gain momentum with Abraham’s support.

The documentary made its debut at the 2023 Berlinale, winning the Panorama Audience Award as well as the prestigious Berlinale Documentary Award. Since its premiere, No Other Land has garnered a remarkable 68 awards at various film festivals and has been recognized by the Boston Society of Film Critics, European Film Awards and Gotham Awards, ultimately taking home the award for best documentary feature at the 2025 Oscars.

Prepare for the second coming of Nikki Glaser. After her critically adored stint as host of the 2025 Golden Globe Awards, CBS and the Globes have announced that Glaser will return for the 83rd annual edition in 2026.

"Hosting the Golden Globes this year was without a doubt the most fun I have ever had in my career," Glaser said in a statement. "I can’t wait to do it again, and this time in front of the team from The White Lotus who will finally recognize my talent and cast me in Season 4 as a Scandinavian Pilates instructor with a shadowy past."

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Known for her roasts, Glaser walked a fine line between poking fun at the TV and film celebs in the room and poking fun at herself. She said of the occasion, "I'm in a room full of producers at the Beverley Hilton hotel,...

The Cinevesture International Film Festival (Ciff) is set to return for its second edition in Chandigarh, India, from March 20-23, 2025. With an extensive lineup of international and regional films, as well as an expanded industry platform, the festival aims to solidify its place on the global cinema calendar.

French director Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” an Oscar-winning film, will be among the headliners of the World Canvas section, alongside Magnus von Horn’s Oscar-nominated Danish drama “The Girl with the Needle.” The festival opens with the Indian premiere of “A Normal Family,” the Korean drama by Hur Jin-ho that made its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival. The opening night will also include a special screening of the Punjabi short “The Cycle” by Arpita Mukherjee.

Ciff’s World Canvas section will showcase 15 international features, while the India Unveiled category will highlight 17 homegrown titles. Special screenings and student films will complement the festival’s programming.

The Cinevesture International Film Festival (Ciff) has revealed a diverse lineup for its second edition, set to run March 20-23 in Chandigarh, India, featuring notable Oscar winners and nominees alongside celebrated regional cinema.

Jacques Audiard’s Oscar-winning “Emilia Perez”headlines the World Canvas section, alongside Magnus von Horn’s Oscar-nominated Danish drama “The Girl with the Needle.”

The festival will open with the India premiere of Korean feature “A Normal Family,” directed by Hur Jin-ho, which first bowed at the Toronto International Film Festival. A special screening of the Punjabi short film “The Cycle” by Arpita Mukherjee will accompany the opening night festivities.

For its sophomore outing, Ciff has assembled a lineup featuring 15 international features in its World Canvas section and 17 titles in the India Unveiled category, with additional special screenings and student films rounding out the program.

The Indian selection features several significant titles by renowned filmmakers, including Dibakar Banerjee’s “Tees,...

Karla Sofía Gascón addressed the intense backlash surrounding her Academy Awards campaign in a statement, acknowledging past mistakes and committing to growth. The Emilia Pérez star faced criticism after resurfaced tweets drew accusations of anti-Islam and racist sentiments. The controversy led to tensions with Netflix, with Gascón skipping key pre-Oscars events, including the BAFTAs and SAG Awards. Despite the fallout, she attended the Oscars with Netflix’s backing, where host Conan O’Brien made light of the situation during the ceremony.

In a statement shared with The Hollywood Reporter, Gascón expressed remorse, stating, “With no excuse, and without any intention to justify any of my past actions, I apologize to all I have offended at any point in my life and throughout my journey. I humbly ask for their forgiveness and, to honor their kindness and understanding, I promise I will commit to continuing to learn and listen, so as not...

The Oscars shows fof the 2020s so far have had very drastic ups and downs with the first two years seeing many upsets and difficulties in performance. However, the more recent shows have seen better results and it is gratifying to say that the 97th ceremony that took place last Sunday March 2nd at the Dolby Theater can safely join the previous two shows as a easy going night to give out awards and celebrate movies, especially considering how much controversy surrounded many of the nominees leading up to the ceremony. With Conan O’Brien as the host, the ceremony last Sunday was a nice watch with many deserving wins and endearing tributes to the art of moviemaking. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to The Hollywood Insider Click here to read more on The Hollywood Insider’s vision,...

“Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón is committed to “continuing to learn and listen” she said in her newest statement after her controversial tweets were uncovered and shared the new after Oscar nominations were announced.

Gascón’s statement comes a week after Oscars. “Emilia Pérez” was nominated for 13 awards and took home two — one for best song, and Zoe Saldaña won for best supporting actress.

The uncovering of the tweets pushed the actress to delete her X account in late January.

In her newest statement, the actress writes that “sometimes, we put on a shield to protect ourselves, so that harm does not reach our hearts, our skin, or our souls” and that she has her “own armor” like everyone else. “The problem is, precisely, that shields can be cold and hard on the outside and can also hurt those around you. That is what happened to me,” she adds.

Although it's been a week since the Academy Awards ceremony ended and many declared it the best edition of the show in years, some still have some comments about the winners on Hollywood's most important night. This time it was comedian Bill Maher who shared his hot take on this year's Best Picture winner, and how the victory of Anorawas more a product of "cancel culture."

In case you're wondering how "cancel culture" can make a movie win something, Maher is referring to the debacle faced by the Netflix musical crime film Emilia Pérez, a.k.a. the favorite that fell from grace. As reported by Deadline, the host of Real Time with Bill Maher spoke about "cancel culture," and he used the recent Academy Awards as an example:

"There are people who say cancel culture isn't a real thing and I would say to them, 'It just happened at the Oscars.

The Academy Awards ceremony saw the Netflix film Emilia Pérez nominated for several prestigious awards, though its wins were limited. It failed to win Best Picture that night, and funnyman Bill Maher believes this to be the result of "cancel culture" still at play.

On Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday night, Maher commented on Sunday's Oscars ceremony. He took the opportunity to argue that cancel culture is still thriving, despite claims he's been hearing that those days are gone. Maher argued that Emilia Pérez was clearly the "frontrunner" to sweep the Oscars before its controversies led to Academy voters snubbing the film. In part, that includes the backlash associated with lead star Karla Sofia Gascon, whom Maher praised for her performance in Emilia Pérez.

“There are people who say cancel culture isn’t a real thing and I would say to them, ‘It just happened at the Oscars,...

Bill Maher has his own take about what went down on Oscar Sunday.

While talking with author and comedian David Sedaris on the latest episode of “Real Time,” Maher explained that “cancel culture” was a big factor in deciding the latest class of Academy Award winners, especially when it comes to “Emilia Pérez” and its star Karla Sofía Gascón.

“There are people who say cancel culture isn’t a real thing and I would say to them, ‘It just happened at the Oscars,’” Maher said. “You may not think it happened but the movie that was going to win it all was ‘Emilia Pérez.’”

Maher added that “Hollywood loved” the idea of breaking down a major cultural barrier and having “a person, who was a trans person” win the Oscar for best actress. Maher went on to praise Gascón’s performance saying, “God bless her, she did a great job.

Bill Maher says “cancel culture” is absolutely “a real thing” and he has proof.

On the latest episode of HBO’s Real Time, while chatting with author-humorist David Sedaris, the host explained how “cancel culture” most recently impacted the 2025 Oscars, specifically with the controversy surrounding Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón.

“There are people who say cancel culture isn’t a real thing and I would say to them, ‘It just happened at the Oscars,’” Maher said. “You may not think it happened but the movie that was going to win it all was Emilia Pérez.”

The comedian noted that “Hollywood loved” the idea of making history and finally having “a person, who was a trans person” win the best actress Oscar. “God bless her, she did a great job,” Maher added of Gascón’s performance.

While Gascón — the first-ever openly transgender woman to be nominated in her category — was...

Scarlett Johansson opened up about sitting near Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco at the 2025 Oscars last weekend.

The 40-year-old Marvel actress spilled on her seating situation during an interview backstage at the venue. In the process, she shared some very sweet insight into the couple’s relationship.

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“Well, I’m sitting next to Selena and Benny and I have to say… I’m seeing a lot of very cute, honeymoon-phase cuteness happening,” Scarlett said, via People.

Scarlett took the stage to present an award with June Squibb during the ceremony. She walked the red carpet with her date… who was not husband Colin Jost. Do you know who she was with?

Selena was at the Oscars in support of her movie Emilia Perez. While she was not nominated for any categories specifically, the movie was up for 13 awards.

She and Benny posed for photos backstage.

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Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber could have had an awkward run-in at the Oscars.

The 2025 Academy Awards ceremony was a night of fashion, honors, remembrance, and this one near miss.

Selena and Hailey don’t exactly have a feud.

But there may be just too many complexities between them for things to ever be normal.

Selena Gomez attends the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025. (Photo Credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images) Did Selena Gomez carefully avoid Hailey Bieber at the Oscars?

According to The Daily Mail, Selena Gomez was careful to adeptly sidestep any potential encounter with Hailey Bieber at the Oscars afterparty. But not for the dramatic reasons that some may assume.

“She just wanted to avoid being photographed with her or near her,” the report explained, “because then 100 stories are born.”

That same report acknowledged: “Selena took a picture with Hailey in the...

The exciting news continues to pour in for the stars of James Cameron's Avatar film series. Just days after Zoe Saldaña won her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the Netflix movie Emilia Pérez, her Avatar costar Sam Worthington has some exciting Netflix news of his own. If you're a fan of Netflix's Harlan Coben shows, then you're going to love it!

On March 5, Deadline broke the news that Sam Worthington has officially boarded I Will Find You, the next thriller limited series based on a Harlan Coben book coming to Netflix. I Will Find You is one of the four Coben series still in the works on various streaming services, as Netflix drops two — Just One Look and Caught — this month. (Just One Look began streaming on March 5.)

Netflix ordered I Will Find You to series back in November 2024 as the first United States-based series out of the Coben-verse.

Karla Sofía Gascón has been making waves in the entertainment industry, especially after her groundbreaking Oscar nomination in 2025. Even though she did not win the award, the talented Spanish actress became the first trans woman to be nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards for her role in Emilia Pérez.

The Netflix musical-drama showed her incredible acting range as she played a drug lord who leaves behind a life of crime to embrace her true identity. While her professional achievements are remarkable, many people are curious about her personal life. So, is Karla Sofía Gascón married?

Karla Sofía Gascón in a still from the movie Emilia Pérez | image: Pathé

The answer is yes! She has been in a long and enduring relationship with her wife, Marisa Gutiérrez, for several decades. Let’s take a closer look at her love story, family, and journey of self-discovery.

Karla Sofía Gascón is...

On a night that should've ended on a celebratory note, it ended on a sour one. Zoe Saldaña won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role inEmilia Pérezat the 97th Annual Academy Awards, becoming the first American of Dominican origin to win the prestigious award. After the win, Saldaña headed to the Oscars press room, where she was asked to address the controversy surrounding the film by Mexican journalist Cristina Ibañez.

The film has faced criticism for its misrepresentation of trans people, and the actors themselves have faced criticism for not acknowledging the LGBTQ+ community or the Mexican community during their acceptance speeches this awards season. Two marginalized communities are united in their opinion that this film and the people responsible for making this film were only seeking to profit from them instead of taking the time to advocate for them, especially during the current hostile political climate.

Ibañez...

Zoe Saldaña just walked away with her first Oscar (Best Supporting Actress) for her inspiring and triumphant performance as Rita Mora Catro in Emilia Pérez. The 46-year-old actress has been at it for a while, getting her start in the business around 2000. Twenty-five years later, she has appeared in four of the six highest-grossing movies of all time, including her turns in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise and the Avatar films. However, one of her better performances was alongside a stellar ensemble in the 2013 drama Blood Ties.

James Cameron is quite familiar with Zoe Saldaña's accomplishments as an A-list performer in Hollywood as he has the honor of having directed her in the Avatar film franchise. The award-winning actress recently added yet another piece of hardware to her growing collection of acting accolades. Now, the Titanic director is weighing in on Saldaña’s well-deserved Academy Award win (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role) for her portrayal of Rita Mora Castro in Emilia Pérez. Cameron said in an interview with Variety:

"I was so happy to see Zoe acknowledged as the world-class performer we, in the 'Avatar' family, have always known her to be. Her acceptance speech was a noble reminder of what immigrant families bring to the U.S. and to Hollywood."

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Zoe Saldaña was overcome with emotion as she accepted the Best Supporting Actress award at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday night. The Emilia Pérez star, 46, delivered a heartfelt tribute to her family, her immigrant roots, and, of course, her husband’s enviable locks.

Before launching into her speech, Saldaña repeatedly called out to her mother in the audience.

“Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!” she cried, tearing up as she spotted her. Waving with one hand and clutching her golden statue with the other, she continued, “My mom is here. My whole family is here.”

Saldaña, visibly moved, thanked the Academy and acknowledged her fellow nominees—Ariana Grande, Monica Barbaro, Isabella Rossellini and Felicity Jones—praising them for their “love and community” throughout the awards season. While she expressed gratitude to Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard and the film’s cast and crew, she refrained from naming anyone else individually.

Turning back to her loved ones,...

In the end, Emilia Pérez went two for 13. Jacques Audiard’s unclassifiable Mexican cartel transgender musical went into the 97th Academy Awards as the theoretical frontrunner. It’s 13 nominations — for best picture, director, actress, supporting actress, adapted screenplay, international feature, cinematography, film editing, makeup/hairstyling, original score, sound and two for original song — were the most ever for a non-English-language film, beating the 10 noms each for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Roma, and within touching distance of the all-time record held by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land, which earned 14 each.

But when the votes were counted, Emilia Pérez walked away with just two awards: A best supporting actress nod for Zoe Saldaña and the best original song honor for “El Mal.”

We all know why. Emilia Pérez suffered the most spectacular derailing of an Oscar campaign in recent memory. There was just a week between the Jan.

Karla Sofía Gascón, who has faced intense scrutiny over past tweets, was the subject of a sharp joke from Oscars host Conan O’Brien during Sunday’s Academy Awards.

As the Emilia Pérez actress, 52, sat in the audience at the Dolby Theatre, O’Brien took aim at her social media scandal in his opening monologue.

“I loved Anora. I really did,” he quipped. “‘Anora’ uses the f-word 479 times. That’s three more than the record set by Karla Sofía Gascón’s publicist: ‘You tweeted What?’”

As the crowd reacted with a slow clap, O’Brien leaned into the moment, dancing a small jig before adding, “Karla Sofía Gascón is here tonight and, Karla, if you are going to tweet about the Oscars, remember my name is Jimmy Kimmel.”

The camera then cut to Gascón, who smiled and nodded in response.

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It's a great time to be an Only Murders in the Building fan! Not only did the beloved and critically acclaimed Hulu original series just pick up its first, much-deserved major award wins, but the series also has some exciting news for viewers anxiously awaiting the next season. We just learned that filming has officially started on Only Murders in the Building season 5!

The show's official social media accounts shared the filming update on Monday, March 3, one day after series star Selena Gomez appeared at the Oscars in celebration of her nominated Netflix movie Emilia Pérez. In addition to the announcement that filming had kicked off, the Only Murders social media accounts also shared photos of series stars Steve Martin and Martin Short on set.

Day 1! Let's do this!

The Oscars are the time where the entire film industry comes together to celebrate cinema, to pay homage to the people making your favorite movies, to do silly little comedy routines in-between awards. But they are also where Hollywood gets to showcase how out of tune it is with the general public, rewarding movies that are controversial at best, and despised at worst.

In 2025, the big controversial Oscar favorite was "Emilia Pérez," a horrendously bad crime musical about a Mexican lawyer who helps a sadistic murderer of a Mexican cartel boss transition into a woman, evading punishment for her crimes by faking her death and assuming a new identity. The film initially premiered at the Cannes Film Festival — an event notorious for ignoring controversies around the filmmakers whose movies they screen, and for awarding highly contentious movies. In 2024 the Jury Prize went to "Emilia Pérez," a movie that, at the time,...

Ever since the release of Emilia Pérez, the movie has been riddled with controversies. Starting with Karla Sofía Gascón’s offensive tweets, followed by backlash surrounding its representation of trans people, the movie later made headlines for the lack of authentic representation of Mexican culture. But despite all odds, Zoe Saldaña still managed to win the Supporting Actress Oscar.

Zoe Saldaña in a still from Emilia Pérez | image: Pathé

However, it’s her post-winning comment that left people stunned. During the press conference, as a Mexican reporter brought it to Zoe Saldaña’s notice that the lack of proper representation of Mexican culture felt hurtful, the actress appeared justifying the misrepresentation. This led people to call out Saldaña for using Mexico for profit only to reveal her true face after winning the Oscar.

Zoe Saldaña justified the misrepresentation of Mexican culture in Emilia Pérez

Winning an Oscar is supposed to be a moment of pride,...

Did Selena Gomez avoid Hailey at Vanity Fair Oscars after-party? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

It was a big night for Hollywood. Every A-lister attended the Oscars ceremony, showcasing their fashionable attire. After the event, celebs dressed up for the second time for the Vanity Fair after-party, and many actors and models who couldn’t attend the main event walked the red carpet looking gorgeous. Selena Gomez, who appeared at both the ceremonies, had a near-miss with her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber’s wife Hailey Bieber. Was that an intentional move?

Everyone knows Gomez’s history with Justin Bieber. After parting ways, the Baby singer married supermodel Hailey Rhode, and the Only Murders in the Building actress got into a relationship with Benny Blanco. Now, a close source recently revealed that Gomez avoided Bieber at the after-party because the singer-turned-actress has learned to prioritize herself in the name of self-care.

In an interview with Life & Style,...

Awards season has been a winning streak for Emilia Pérez, with the film sweeping up awards left and right. Yet, while its presence at these prestigious ceremonies painted one picture, the sentiment beyond the glitz was a vastly different story. Zoe Saldaña’s long-overdue Oscar win was well-earned, but many questioned if this was the right film for it.

Emilia Pérez star Zoe Saldaña || Credits: Saint Laurent Productions

Meanwhile, Brazil made its stance loud and clear when I’m Still Here took home Best Feature, as the whole country booed Emilia Pérez showing its place!

Emilia Pérez got booed by Brazil at the Oscars!

Going into the Oscars with 13 nominations, Emilia Pérez was hyped as a major contender, even eyeing Best Picture gold. But the film’s momentum had already taken a hit throughout the awards season, especially after old social media posts from lead actress Karla Sofía Gascón resurfaced,...

This year’s Oscars were something else; we got a new host, exciting movies lined up for the awards, and, as always, performances between the ceremonies to keep the viewers and audience entertained. Apart from the generic things, the Oscars had the potential to go down in the history books.

However, due to reasons like Oscar snubs and passable performances, it did not turn out to be as great as the previous award ceremonies they had hosted. But this did not stop the Oscars from creating headlines. We saw Adrien Brody win his second Oscar and Sean Baker holding multiple Oscars in his arms in a cradle hold. Other than these notable achievements, some records were broken as well.

In today’s article, we are going to explore all the achievements that happened for the first time in history.

6. Best International Feature win for I’m Still Here ‘I’m...

Looks like Karla Sofía Gascón heeded Oscars host Conan O’Brien’s words during last night’s telecast.

The Emilia Pérez star took to Instagram to thank the Academy for her recognition and the invite to the ceremony, previously in question following her tweet controversy, in which she expressed anti-Islam and racist remarks that had resulted in some tension between film distributor/streamer Netflix.

In the post shared today, the trans actress also made a winking reference to comedian O’Brien’s jokes about the matter; during the telecast, he alluded to her publicists’ expletive-laden stress and told her, “Karla, if you are going to tweet about the Oscars, my name is Jimmy Kimmel.”

Gascón began in her caption in Spanish, sharing images from the fete: “Thank you to the members of @theacademy for the nomination as best leading actress, for the invitation to the gala; I liked it a lot,...

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The 2025 Oscars brought in an impressive audience, though not as big as last year.

The 97th annual Academy Awards scored 18.07 million viewers across ABC and Hulu, according to Nielsen figures. The show began airing on ABC at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt, and was live-streamed on Hulu, though not Disney+ with Hulu.

That’s down 7% from the 19.5 million total viewers brought in by the 2024 Oscars, and builds on the year-over-year viewership growth seen by the show. In 2023, the show scored 18.8 million viewers, while the 2022 show brought in 16.7 million viewers.

The Conan O’Brien-hosted show also delivered a 3.92 rating in the key broadcast demo among adults 18-49 — up 3% from last year’s rating of 3.92. The Oscars brought in the show’s highest rating in two years in the 18-49 demo,...

There’s been much chatter about the Academy’s past decade of diversity efforts post-#OscarsSoWhite controversy. But the drastic change in the Academy membership is not as tied to racial diversity as you’d casually think.

Ultimately, as proven by the most recent Academy Awards winners, the Oscars have gone international. Best Animated Feature winner “Flow,” Best Documentary Feature winner “No Other Land,” and Best International Feature winner “I’m Still Here” were the first Oscar wins for Latvia, Palestine, and Brazil (with the latter also the first Brazil-produced Best Picture nominee.)

While the Academy is U.S.-based, it’s been inclusive of global films for decades. They are not so boxed into the Best International Feature category anymore. So instead of one segment of the show honoring a filmmaker, most likely from Western Europe, we get the “In the Shadow of the Cypress” filmmakers shedding insight on the...

Awards season may be over, but “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón got one last post off Monday morning to compliment Conan O’Brien for being a “fantastic” Oscars host. The emcee had some jabs for Gascón during his opening monologue, referencing the best actress nominee’s resurfaced internet posts that were interpreted as racist and cast a shadow over her film’s awards campaign.

“Thanks to the members of [the Academy] for the nomination as best leading actress, for the invitation to the gala; I really liked it, very entertaining and fun, especially its fabulous presenter Jimmy Kimmel, he is fantastic, every day he looks more like the great Conan O’Brien,” Gascón wrote on Instagram in Spanish, translated to English by Variety. The line is a callback to O’Brien’s monologue, in which the first-time Oscars host jokingly implored, “Karla, if you’re going to tweet about the Oscars, remember,...

No guts, no glory. The way to win your Oscar pool this year was to skip some of the obvious frontrunners, note the surge in popularity on the ground, and bet that the international bloc would push over the top Sideshow/Janus Films’ Animated Feature nominee “Flow” (the first Latvian Oscar win), Cinetic Media’s Documentary Feature “No Other Land” (the first Palestinian win), and Sony Pictures Classics’ International Feature “I’m Still Here” (Brazil’s first Oscar in a major category). Even the Live Action and Animated Short winners were international (The Netherlands’ “I Am Not a Robot” and Iran’s “In the Shadow of the Cyprus”).

As American as “Anora” is, the raucous $6-million comedy launched at Cannes with the Palme d’Or and mustered support over the next 10 months across the globe. Oscar-winners “Flow,” “The Substance” (Makeup & Hairstyling), and “Emilia Pérez” also played big at Cannes.

Many folks expected “Anora,...

One of the craziest awards seasons in Oscar history concluded on Sunday with the coronation of Sean Baker’s “Anora,” a comedy about an outer-boroughs sex worker that was shot in guerrilla fashion for just $6 million. Despite its art-house origins, this most independent of indie films was celebrated as the year’s best by the Hollywood establishment. That’s a credit to Baker’s talent and to Neon, the studio that guided 2019’s “Parasite” to a similarly unorthodox victory when it became the first non-English-language film to take the best picture prize. By choosing “Anora,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, once dismissed as old and out of touch, has demonstrated that it is open to movies that push the envelope, in terms of both language (there are more than 400 uses of the F-word in the film) and sexuality.

It was a fitting end to an Oscar race...

It was a huge night for Anora and independent filmmaking at the 97th Academy Awards. Sean Baker matched Walt Disney’s record and Mikey Madison surprised many by beating Demi Moore to win Best Actress.

Conan O’Brien was a popular host, funny but sympathetic, running a show that handed out a lot of awards to a lot of movies from the aforementioned sex worker comedy drama to The Brutalist, I’m Still Here, Dune: Part Two, Wicked, No Other Land, The Substance, Conclave, A Real Pain, Flow and even a couple for the embattled Emilia Pérez.

There was also a lot of singing and dancing, some touching tributes and plenty of star reunions during the show, which ran for three hours and 47 minutes on ABC, and for most of that on Hulu.

It was a night described by Rob Mills, EVP, Unscripted & Alternative Entertainment at Walt Disney Television, the man in charge of the telecast,...

While this year’s Oscars marked a victory for U.S. independent moviemaking, with Sean Baker’s “Anora” nabbing four major awards, including best picture, it was also a big win for the Cannes Film Festival, which is set on the French Riviera.

Through “Anora,” “Emilia Perez,” “The Substance,” and “Flow,” the Cannes Film Festival collected a record nine statuettes out of 31 nominations, largely ahead of the Venice Film Festival with Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here,” which won best international feature film, and three nods for Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist,” including best actor for Adrien Brody.

“Anora,” which also won best director, best actress for Mikey Madison, original screenplay and editing, is only the fourth Palme d’Or winner to have won best picture at the Oscars, after Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” in 2019, and Delbert Mann’s “Marty,” a New-York based crowdpleaser with Ernest Borgnine, in 1955. Billy Wilder’s...

The 2025 Oscars honored this year’s wide range of movies, including18 nominations for Netflix across six titles — and three thrilling wins.Thirteen of those nods belonged to the daring musical crime drama Emilia Pérez, making it the most nominated film of the year and the most nominated non–English language film in Academy history.

And on the biggest night in Hollywood, the movie walked away with two exciting trophies, one for Best Original Song for the electric “El Mal” and the other for Best Supporting Actress, awarded to Zoe Saldaña, who made an emotional tribute to her family as she collected her Oscar. “The fact that I'm getting an award for a role where I got to sing and speak in Spanish. My grandmother, if she were here, she would be so delighted,” she said on stage. “I am the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award,...

Zoe Saldaña is offering an explanation of the intention of Emilia Pérez to those who are offended by the film.

After winning for Best Supporting Actress win at the 2025 Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday (March 2), the actress was asked by a reporter in the press room about some of the criticism surrounding the French-made film, which takes place in Mexico.

“A lot of things [have] been said about the movie, about trans people, about empowering women, but less has been said about Mexico, which is the heart of it,” the reporter said.

“What would you say about the heart of this movie, but also the topic [that] is really hurtful for us Mexicans?”

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“First of all, I’m very, very sorry that you and so many Mexicans felt offended [by Emilia Pérez],” Zoe said. “That was never our intention. We spoke and came from a place of love,...