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Jan 23 2024
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Oscars 2024: Who got snubbed for Academy Award nominations
It’s a very big day for Lily Gladstone, Martin Scorsese (nominated for the 10th time as best director, for “Killers of the Flower Moon”), “Oppenheimer,” “Poor Things,” and numerous other happy Academy Award nominees — but for now, let’s turn our attention to a time-honored ritual: the Oscar snub. Here are a few titles and names that Oscar watchers were surprised to not see on Tuesday morning’s
The Seattle TimesMay 16 2024
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Oscar winner Helen Hunt to appear at Motor City Comic Con and live screening of 'Twister'
The smash 1996 blockbuster movie “Twister” is celebrating its 28th anniversary this year. One of its stars, Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress Helen Hunt, will appear at Motor City Comic Con and at a live Q&A following a screening of the film at Emagine Novi on Saturday. Hunt, who won four Emmys in the 1990s for her work on the sitcom “Mad About You” and a Best Actress Academy Award for 1997’
Detroit Free PressMay 15 2024
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Reflector-Chronicle staff earns six awards, two first place awards
May 15—Abilene Reflector-Chronicle staff earned six awards in the annual Kansas Press Association Award of Excellence competition. Reporter Gail Parsons earned first-place awards in the youth story category for a feature titled "Herington child with mosaicism lives life to the fullest," and Best Environmental Story for coverage of the lesser prairie chicken classification of threatened in
Yahoo NewsMay 15 2024
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Meryl Streep on hippos, sex scenes and almost losing her Oscar
Meryl Streep shared intimate anecdotes from her career at the Cannes Film Festival Wednesday, including falling in love when Robert Redford washed her hair and leaving her Oscar in the toilet. A long-standing critic of gender inequalities in Hollywood, she also said why she thinks there were so few good roles for women in the past… Streep recalled the famous scene in which co-star Redford
Breitbart NewsApr 26 2024
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Ethan Hawke Shares Denzel Washington’s Advice on Winning an Oscar
Ethan Hawke is revealing the advice his Training Day co-star Denzel Washington told him after he lost at the 2002 Academy Awards. The two legendary actors were both nominated that year for their roles in the 2001 film, including best actor and best supporting actor, respectively. While Washington won in his category, Jim Broadbent beat out Hawke for his performance in Iris. During the actor’s
The Hollywood ReporterMay 14 2024
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Kraft Heinz exploring sale of hot dog brand Oscar Mayer
The iconic hot dog brand Oscar Mayer could be up for sale by its parent company Kraft Heinz Co., The Wall Street Journal first reported on Monday. Oscar Mayer, whose Chicago origins date back to 1883, could fetch $3 billion to $5 billion, the WSJ said citing “people familiar with the matter.” It also said Bank of America and investment bank Centerview Partners were hired to explore a possible
Chicago Sun-TimesMay 14 2024
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GLAAD Media Awards New York: Vito Russo Award Honoree Orville Peck Talks Diversifying Country Music and “Incredible Power” of Art
At the New York edition of the 35th GLAAD Media Awards hosted by Ross Mathews, our favorite masked country superstar Orville Peck will be honored with GLAAD’s Vito Russo Award elevating LGBTQ visibility in country music, which has seen a renaissance since the genre has introduced numerous queer people and many people of color (thanks Beyoncé!). After Oscar-winning actress and friend Jennifer
GLAADMay 15 2024
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Jennifer Connelly Recalls Feeling 'Panic' During Her 2002 Oscar Speech: I Had a 'Complete Shutdown'
Jennifer Connelly is looking back at feeling shocked during her big Oscars win. The star, who won Best Supporting Actress at the 74th Academy Awards for A Beautiful Mind back in 2002, recalled on how she felt “panic” when it came to going up onstage and giving her acceptance speech. “For me, I think I [had a] complete shutdown, like, panic,” Connelly, now 53, said. “I was so nervous and
PeopleMay 15 2024
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The Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence
Models are getting read to hit the runway with Chicago student designs at the Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence. May 16th fashion students from three local schools will showcase their best work, highlighting all aspects of fashion design, for a chance to win big. Linda Yu and Tracey Tarantino join us with the details.
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