Academy Awards

'La La Land' dance coach on Gosling's Oscars giggles

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It earned six Oscars on its way to stealing hearts worldwide and grossing $440 million, but "La La Land" is perhaps doomed to be remembered for the prize it didn't win. Director Damien Chazelle and his team hugged as they picked up best picture at February's Academy Awards, but it quickly became clear that the wrong movie had been announced.Read more

Warren Beatty and an Oscars accident that was waiting to happen

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You Only Had One Job And You Blew It is a popular website that is a mainstay of Twitter addicts everywhere. It specialises in highlighting examples of simple tasks that people have messed up through ineptitude, ignorance or confusion. Road-sign painters misspelling crucial words, shop displays trumpeting incorrectly labelled merchandise, that sort of thing. The actor Warren Beatty will, IRead more

"Zootopia" wins Best Animated Feature Film at Oscars

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The 89th Academy Awards honored "Zootopia" as the Best Animated Feature Film of the year here on Sunday. "Zootopia" is a 3D computer-animated comedy-adventure film produced by the Walt Disney Animation Studios. The film tells a story of a world of animals where predators and prey species coexist peacefully. "About five years ago, we got this crazy idea of talkingRead more

"Moonlight" finally wins Best Picture of 89th Oscars after presenters' mistake

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"Moonlight" received an unexpected surprise by winning the Best Picture of the 89th Academy Awards here on Sunday, after "La La Land" had been presented the award in error. The award presenters, Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty, first presented "La La Land" as the winner, but later realized they had the wrong card. The Academy found out the mistake inRead more

Damien Chazelle wins Best Director Award of 89th Oscar

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Damien Chazelle, the 32-year-old director of "La La Land", won the Best Director at the 89th Academy Awards here Sunday. As a young director in Hollywood, this time Chazelle challenged an old-fashion way of music to tell a classic Hollywood story "La La Land", which was described by critics as "a love letter to Los Angeles". This musical drama tellsRead more

"Moonlight" wins Best Picture Award of 89th Oscar

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"Moonlight," a drama film directed by Barry Jenkins, won the Best Picture at the 89th Academy Awards. The film received eight Oscar nominations this year and recently won Best Motion Picture-Drama at the Golden Globe Awards. source: XinhuaRead more

Damien Chazelle wins Best Director Award of 89th Oscar

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Thirty-two-year-old Damien Chazelle received the honor of the Best Director at the 89th Academy Awards for his original screenplay "La La Land." source: XinhuaRead more

Emma Stone wins Best Actress Award of 89th Oscars

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Emma Stone won the Best Actress at the 89th Academy Awards for playing a "Hollywood dreamer" in musical comedy-drama "La La Land." source: XinhuaRead more

Viola Davis wins Best Supporting Actress Award for "Fences"

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The Best Supporting Actress of the 89th Academy Awards went to Viola Davis on Sunday for her role as a mother and a wife of a struggling family in drama film "Fences." Davis played Rose Maxson in the film, opposite Denzel Washington as her husband Troy, and supported him through his worst time. The role also earned her a trophyRead more

Trump policies play supporting role in 2017 Oscars

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Donald Trump's name was rarely mentioned during Sunday's Academy Awards, but the U.S. president's policies were a running subtext throughout the evening. Host Jimmy Kimmel fired the first shot in his opening monologue. "I want to say thank you to President Trump. Remember last year when it seemed like the Oscars were racist?" Kimmel quipped. Again and again, he mockedRead more