Billy Crystal paid a touching tribute to his late friend Rob Reiner during the Oscars In Memoriam segment on Sunday (15.03.26).

The 78-year-old actor took to the stage at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre to honour the "master storyteller" and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, three months after they were shot dead, and pledged the director's work will...Read more

Paul Thomas Anderson won his first Academy Award on Sunday (15.03.26) night.

The 55-year-old filmmaker scooped the Best Adapted Screenplay award for One Battle After Another ahead of Bugonia' Will Tracy, Frankenstein's Guillermo del Toro, Hamnet' Chloe Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell, and Train Dreams' Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, and he admitted ...Read more

The Oscar for live action short film culminated in a rare tie Sunday — only the sixth in the Academy Awards’ 98 years.

Kumail Nanjiani announced the surprising win, in what the audience initially read as a joke, with award going to “The Singers” and “Two People Exchanging Saliva.”

“Ironic that the short film Oscar’s gonna take ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Sean Penn won the supporting actor Oscar on Sunday night for his performance as the ruthless, racist Col. Steven J. Lockjaw in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another.”

However, Penn was not present for the ceremony, which became the subject of jokes from Kieran Culkin and Conan O’Brien.

“We have a ‘no show...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Amy Madigan was horror's secret weapon this awards season, and now she has the gold to prove it.

Madigan won the Academy Award for supporting actress for her turn as the ginger wig-donning witch Aunt Gladys in Zach Cregger's "Weapons." She was the supernatural film's sole nominee and beat out contenders Teyana Taylor ("One ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Billy Crystal led honors for Rob Reiner onstage during the In Memoriam segment at the Academy Awards on Sunday. He was joined onstage by actors from Reiner’s films, including “This Is Spinal Tap,” “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally...” and “A Few Good Men.” Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Jerry O’...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Barbra Streisand had the Dolby Theatre in tears when she performed a tribute to Robert Redford during the Oscars on Sunday.

“I called him an intellectual cowboy who blazed his own trail and won the Academy Award for best director. And I miss him now more than ever,” Streisand said.

Streisand sang “The Way We Were,” the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The 98th Academy Awards returned to the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, broadcast on ABC and various streaming platforms.

Who is picking up the hardware? What are the surprises?

Best picture is expected to come down to "Sinners," which broke the record for most nominations with 16, and "One Battle After Another," ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Security is tight at this year’s Oscars, and the major concerns came from the opera and ballet communities, Conan O’Brien joked as he kicked off the 98th Academy Awards.

“They’re just mad you left out jazz,” O’Brien quipped at Timothée Chalamet, who smiled from the crowd.

The “Marty Supreme” actor faced ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — “KPop Demon Hunters” struck gold — again.

The movie took home an Oscar for animated feature at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday. The movie’s smash hit, “Golden,” is up for original song later in the night.

“For those of you who look like me, I’m so sorry that it took so long to see us in a movie like this, but ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Oscars stage transformed into a juke joint Sunday, blending music of the past and the present during the 98th Academy Awards.

Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq performed “I Lied to You,” a musical centerpiece of “Sinners.” Caton plays a preacher’s teenage son in the movie who risks his soul to sing blues music.

The ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Sean Penn won the supporting actor Oscar on Sunday night for his performance as the ruthless, racist Col. Steven J. Lockjaw in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another.”

The win marks the third Academy Award for the 65-year-old Penn and his first in the supporting category. He previously earned lead actor Oscars ...Read more

Domnhall Gleeson says starring in Taylor Swift's Opalite video has become one of the most surprising highlights of his career.

The About Time star laughed about how surreal the whole experience felt.

Speaking to Zuri Hall during Live From E! at the 2026 Oscars on Sunday (15.03.26), he quipped: "I'm 42, I've got no business being in Taylor ...Read more

Metallica frontman James Hetfield proposed to his longtime girlfriend Adriana Gillett while underwater snorkelling with sharks.

The 62-year-old thrash metal legend took his 46-year-old partner diving with whale sharks on Friday the 13th (13.03.26) - also her birthday - in the most rock 'n' roll proposal ever.

He held up a sign underwater ...Read more

Amy Madigan was "flummoxed and overwhelmed" after winning her first Oscar, 40 years after her first nomination.

The 75-year-old actress was stunned to take the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award on Sunday (15.03.26) for her work on Weapons, after previously being nominated for the same award for Twice in a Lifetime in 1986.

Speaking on ...Read more

Conan O'Brien couldn't resist poking fun at Timothee Chalamet's ballet and opera controversy as he opened the Academy Awards on Sunday (15.03.26).

The 62-year-old presenter returned to host the Oscars for the second year in a row, and during his opening monologue he took a playful swipe at the Marty Supreme star's recent comments that "no one ...Read more

Zendaya had an unexpected cameo at a Las Vegas wedding after fuelling marriage speculation with Tom Holland.

The 29‑year‑old actress, who became engaged to her Spider‑Man: No Way Home co‑star in late 2024, has been seen wearing a new ring on her left hand in recent weeks. Earlier this month, her longtime stylist Law Roach claimed the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s biggest night is here, along with the biggest red carpet of awards season.

Not only is it massive in size — it takes about 2,400 hours and more than 400 workers to assemble the 25,000-square-foot red carpet, measuring 900 feet long and 60 feet wide — but enormous in influence. It boasts the most memorable, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If April is the cruelest month, per T.S. Eliot, the Oscars surely must be the cruelest (and longest) season. Other awards shows push their way into the queue for moments of borrowed red carpet glory, but the Academy Awards are what the buildup is all about and the one people remember.

Thankfully, the countdown can now be ...Read more

Teyana Taylor says she feels like Hannah Montana as a mom juggling home life with her showbiz career.

The 35-year-old Oscar-nominated actress has Iman "Junie" Tayla Shumpert Jr., 10, and Rue Rose Shumpert, five, with ex-husband Iman Shumpert, 35, and just like Miley Cyrus and her alter ego, she feels like she is living two lives.

She told ...Read more