WINNER: Seth MacFarlane's Self-Awareness ABC The Family Guy creator handicapped himself from the start, slipping in sly references to his destiny as a one-time host and playfully ribbing the audience when they groaned at jokes that went too far (we're lookin' at you, ''I would argue that the actor who really got inside Lincoln's head was John Wilkes Booth.'') Still, lowering the audience?s expectations was the best favor MacFarlane could have done for himself. Read More...
When the 93rd Academy Awards handed out the Oscar for Best Picture with two more categories still to come on Sunday night, many viewers were left scratching their heads. But it wasn't a moment without precedent: In 17 of the first 20 Academy Awards ceremonies, Best Picture was not the final award presented. In those instances, the honorary Oscars, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, and the acting categories were typically announced after Best Picture. Read More...
Tom Sizemore, Anne Heche, Leslie Jordan, and Paul Sorvino were just four of the many stars we've lost this year who were noticeably omitted from the 2023 Oscars' In Memoriam on Sunday. The stripped-back tribute was led by rock legend Lenny Kravitz, who performed a poignant rendition of his 2004 hit "Calling All Angels" on piano while images of the late Hollywood creatives were displayed onscreen behind him. Among those featured during the performance were Nichelle Nichols, Irene Papas, Robbie Coltrane, Kirstie Alley, Jean-Luc Godard, Raquel Welch, Ray Liotta, and James Caan. Read More...
