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Monday, 23 February 2015
Partial list of Oscar winners
Partial list of winners at Sunday's 87th annual Academy Awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Supporting actor: J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash."Costume design: "The Grand Budapest Hotel."Makeup and hairstyling:...
Neil Patrick Harris kicks off Oscars with race joke
Oscar host Neil Patrick Harris wasted no time kicking off a stormy 87th Academy Awards and conceding the ceremony's much-discussed lack of diversity."Tonight we honour Hollywood's best and whitest - I mean brightest," said Harris...
SHOW BITS: Did you get those Oscar bets down?
LOS ANGELES (AP) " If you were a betting man or woman with a penchant for offshore wagering, the Oscar odds would be ever in your favor if you backed Julianne Moore for best actress, JK Simmons (best supporting actor) and Patricia...
SHOW BITS: Father-daughter Oscar date: Bruce and Laura Dern
LOS ANGELES (AP) " It was a father-daughter date for the Oscars: Laura Dern, nominated for her performance as the free spirited dying mother in "Wild," came with her dad, Bruce Dern."Amazingly I've never come without one of my parents,...
SHOW BITS: If everyone were as prompt as Terrence Howard
LOS ANGELES (AP) " The award for first celebrity to take his seat inside the Dolby Theatre goes to Terrence Howard.The actor, accompanied by his wife, was the first famous face to scope out the Oscar venue ahead of Sunday's show....
Live updates: Full Academy Awards winners list
Keep up to date with all the winners from the 87th annual Academy Awards: Best picture American SniperBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)BoyhoodThe Grand Budapest HotelThe Imitation GameSelmaThe Theory
Oscars gossip: Terrence Howard asked to leave his seat
The award for first celebrity to take his seat inside the Dolby Theatre goes to Terrence Howard.The actor, accompanied by his wife, was the first famous face to scope out the Oscar venue ahead of today's show. He was followed...
SHOW BITS: 'Selma' star: More than films need diversifying
LOS ANGELES (AP) " David Oyelowo says it's not just the Academy Awards that need diversifying."Every facet of life, whether institutions or the nation in general, should reflect what society is composed of, not just racially, but...
SHOW BITS: Marion Cotillard dreams of doing comedy
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Marion Cotillard, nominated for best actress for her emotional portrayal of a woman struggling with depression in "Two Days, One Night," says she'd actually like to start doing comedy."I hope we're going to see...
QUICKQUOTE: Steve Carell
LOS ANGELES (AP) " "I'm just going to play dark, complex characters from now on, even in comedies. They're not going to be funny, they're just going to be dark and complex" " actor Steve Carell, who's known for comedy but was nominated...
QUICKQUOTE: Viola Davis
LOS ANGELES (AP) " "You have to greenlight more stories that include people of color ... You can't get nominated for anything you're not in" " Viola Davis, asked about how to improve diversity in Hollywood.___"Xi Xi Yang " Twitter:...
SHOW BITS: A final rehearsal for Neil Patrick Harris
LOS ANGELES (AP) " While the red carpet is chaotic outside, it's mostly calm within the Oscar ceremony's home.As attendees sip cocktails in the lobby, stagehands are doing some last-minute hammering on the stage and vacuuming in...
QUICKQUOTE: John Legend
LOS ANGELES (AP) " "I'm so excited to be nominated for the first time, I'm so excited to perform, if we win I'll be ecstatic" " John Legend, nominated for anthem "Glory" from "Selma"___"Xi Xi Yang " Twitter: www.twitter.com/Xi...
SHOW BITS: A rainy but still cheeky red carpet
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Even rain pouring down on the Oscar red carpet through gaps in the huge tent covering it couldn't keep stars from "The Voice's" Adam Levine to comedian Andy Samberg to "Birdman" star Michael Keaton from giving fans...
High collars and a show of color on the Oscars red carpet
Classic Hollywood took hold of the Oscars red carpet Sunday night " and color made a show among early walkers that included Anna Kendrick in a demure pale coral look with a jeweled halter collar.Her custom silk-and-chiffon by Thakoon...
SHOW BITS: And the rains came
LOS ANGELES (AP) " It never rains in Southern California " until the Academy Awards.With California in the midst of a drought, the rain poured down Sunday night as celebrities scurried across the red carpet and into the Dolby Theatre...
Scarlett Johansson debuts new girl band, The Singles
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