Ridley Scott, Adam McKay among Directors Guild nominations
NEW YORK - Adam McKay, Tom McCarthy and George Miller landed their first nods from the Directors Guild of America in a group of nominees that spanned genres from comedy to science fiction.
View ArticleList of 88th annual Academy Award nominations is announced
Complete list of 88th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday:
View ArticleThe Latest: Jennifer Jason Leigh wakes up to an Oscar dream
BEVERLY HILLS, California - The latest on the 88th annual Oscar nominations announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, California, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (all times local):
View ArticleNominations set stage for Oscar sequel, starring Inarritu
Coming soon: "Oscars: The Sequel."
View ArticleList of Winners for the Critics' Choice Awards
LOS ANGELES - List of winners of the 21st annual Critics' Choice Awards, announced Sunday in Santa Monica, California.
View ArticleFrom SAG Awards to Sundance, diversity makes a comeback
In a flurry of wins at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Sundance Film Festival, diversity made a comeback.
View ArticleInarritu wins top DGA prize, further obscuring awards season
LOS ANGELES - An unclear cinematic season got a little foggier on Saturday with Alejandro Inarritu's Directors Guild win for his harrowing frontier epic "The Revenant." With only weeks to go before the...
View ArticleAcademy luncheon is time for reflection in high stakes year
BEVERLY HILLS, California - The annual Oscar nominees luncheon is generally a time of low-stakes celebration, but this year amid discussions of Oscar diversity and a boycott, as well as dramatic...
View ArticleMichael Douglas among film stars honored by AARP
BEVERLY HILLS, California - Michael Douglas was initially confused when he was told that he was being honored with a career achievement honor by the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards.
View Article'Spotlight,' 'Big Short' win Writers Guild of America awards
LOS ANGELES - Oscar contenders "Spotlight" and "The Big Short" won the top awards for screenwriting from the Writers Guild of America at a ceremony Saturday that was held in Los Angeles and New York.
View ArticleOscar predictions: What will win and what should win
LOS ANGELES - Ahead of Sunday's 88th Academy Awards, Associated Press film writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle share their predictions for a ceremony that has everyone guessing:
View ArticleDiversity must play a role in Oscar show, but not the lead
LOS ANGELES - Sunday's Academy Awards promise a three-way race for best picture, performances by Lady Gaga, Sam Smith and the Weeknd, and the likelihood of first Oscar wins ever for Leonardo DiCaprio...
View Article'Spotlight' tops a richly diverse Spirit Awards
SANTA MONICA, California - The 31st Independent Film Spirit Awards provided a clear rebuke to the less diverse Oscars, bestowing awards on "Beasts of No Nation" co-stars Idris Elba and Abraham Attah...
View ArticleSharpton calls for broader protests on Oscars diversity
LOS ANGELES - Rev. Al Sharpton on Sunday threatened larger protests against Hollywood and the Academy Awards if the ceremony doesn't improve diversity among its top nominees.
View ArticleThe Latest: Governors Ball is first stop for Oscar winners
LOS ANGELES - The Latest on the 88th annual Academy Awards being presented Sunday at the Dolby Theatre (all times local):
View ArticleOscars' backstage moments rival those on camera
LOS ANGELES - While audiences around the world watch the glamorous Oscars proceedings on television, a whole different array of memorable starry moments are happening off-camera.
View ArticleAcademy Awards take on issues beyond #OscarsSoWhite
LOS ANGELES - Hollywood's diversity crisis has loomed large over awards season and the big question going into the 88th annual Academy Awards was whether it would dominate the ceremony, too. It did, of...
View ArticleOscar-winning 'Spotlight' star says reporters deserve praise
TOKYO - Rachel McAdams, the actress who portrayed a Boston Globe reporter in the Oscar-winning "Spotlight," believes journalists should be praised as "unsung heroes," although nothing is easy about...
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