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Halle Berry is hurt and disgusted. She naively believed that winning the Academy Award would change things for the better and open doors wider for women of color coming behind her. But the exact opposite has taken place in the ensuing 18 years, and Berry now counts her greatest career win as one of her…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced a new set of Inclusion Standards for movies to be eligible for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, starting with the 2024 ceremony. The Oscars have come up with a number of new requirements in order “to encourage equitable representation on- and off-screen in order…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved new rules for the 2021 Oscars due to the coronavirus pandemic. The organization has agreed to make a “temporary exception” to eligibility criteria due to the widespread closure of cinemas as a result of social distancing measures in place around the world and for the…

Cynthia Erivo felt “like a queen” at the Oscars. The 33-year-old actress walked the red carpet at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre in a stunning white Atelier Versace gown before changing into a golden Vera Wang dress for her performance of her Best Original Song nominated track “Stand Up,” and then back into a different Versace…

Matthew A Cherry Hair Love

Filmmaker Matthew Cherry dedicated the Oscar win for Hair Love to Kobe Bryant. In an Oscar year lacking diversity, Hair Love — the animated short film by Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver — captured the award during the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night Feb. 9, 2020. Hair Love is the story of a…

The 2020 Oscars got off to a scorching start as superstar comedic actors Chris Rock and Steve Martin went in hard at the Academy Awards for a conspicuous lack of diversity among this year’s nominees. After a few pedestrian jokes, Rock shined the light on Cynthia Erivo, who was nominated for her dynamic portrayal of…

Spike Lee wore a custom suit in tribute to Kobe Bryant to the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. The 62-year-old film director — who is a basketball fanatic — donned an eye-catching suit for the annual awards show at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where he was seen sporting the colors of the…

Barack and Michelle Obama once took possession of the highest office in the land. Now, they are in possession of the highest award in American movies. The former president and first lady took home an Academy Award when their production company, Higher Ground, won the Oscar statue for American Factory for best feature-length documentary on…

Matthew Cherry

After playing football for 20 years, first as a child and then professionally in the National Football League, film director Matthew Cherry found himself retired at 25 and humbled going from NFL wide receiver to what he describes as the “lowest person on the entertainment industry totem pole” — a production assistant getting coffee and…

Kobe Bryant will be “embraced within the In Memoriam segment” at the Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. The 41-year-old basketball legend and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among the nine people who perished when Bryant’s private helicopter crashed in Calabasas on Jan. 26, and it has now been confirmed he will be honored…

Joaquin Phoenix won the Best Leading Actor prize at the British Academy Film Awards on Feb. 2, 2020. As he received his award, he gave a scathing speech that called out the film industry on its biases. “We send a very clear message to people of color, that you are not welcome here. I think…

Kobe Bryant is set to be honored at the Oscars next month. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will pay tribute to the late NBA legend — who won a prize at the prestigious ceremony in 2018 for his autobiographical short film Dear Basketball — following his tragic death in a helicopter crash over…

In the midst of the 2020 celebrity awards ceremonies, Nissan rolled out the all-new 2020 Altima Platinum during the 11th annual African American Film Critics Association Awards. The sixth-generation 2020 Altima was front and center, making a bold statement to a captivated audience of the who’s who in Black Hollywood at Taglyan Complex in Hollywood.…

Jamie Foxx doesn’t want the Oscars diversity row to overshadow the “deserving” nominees. While the Just Mercy actor has insisted while the issue — which has seen just one person of color, Cynthia Erivo, shortlisted in the acting categories this year — needs to be kept “on the forefront,” there needs to be a balance in how…

After years of making strides in terms of diversity, the Oscars returned took a step back for the 2020 ceremony. On Monday, Jan. 13, only one Black person was recognized when the nominations were announced for the 92nd Academy Awards. Cynthia Erivo received a Best Lead Actress nod for her role as Harriet Tubman in…

Would Kevin Hart be open to hosting next year’s Academy Awards? The actor and comedian admitted he would be interested in hosting the 2020 Oscars with his Jumanji: The Next Level co-star Dwayne Johnson. Hart was lined up to host the Academy Awards this year but pulled out following a controversy over homophobic tweets but said…

Recently, rolling out had a conversation with actor, family man, fitness enthusiast and actor Michael Beach. He spoke about his new leading role, opposite Octavia Spencer, in Apple’s highly anticipated upcoming series, “Are You Sleeping?” and more. Your colleague, Regina King, just walked away with the Best Supporting Actress award. How did it feel to gain recognition for…

Jennifer Hudson is currently working on the upcoming feature film adaptation of the popular stage musical, Cats. The 37-year-old singer and actress is set to star with the likes of Idris Elba, Taylor Swift, and James Corden. She is on record as saying the production will be a real treat for fans, as the cast is “creating it…

Bohemian Rhapsody was the big winner at the Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, taking home four prizes. The Queen biopic scooped Best Actor for its lead star Rami Malek, who portrayed late frontman Freddie Mercury, as well as wins for film editing, sound editing, and sound mixing. Accepting his award at Los Angeles’ Dolby…

While actors were out celebrating Hollywood’s biggest night, Kevin Hart went on with his life as usual. He spent the evening Boxing, while the Oscars took place on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. The Jumanji actor was originally announced in December as the host of the 2019 Academy Awards, but he stepped down weeks later following an outcry over past…