Academy Shakes Things Up for More Inclusive Oscars
Perhaps #OscarsSoWhite wasn’t such a bad thing, because it has forced big changes at the Motion Picture Academy, a longtime bastion of older white men. In addition to the concerted push to diversify its membership of nearly 10,000, the Academy just announced major moves to make the Oscars more inclusive, particularly the prestigious Best Picture category. To be eligible for the top prize, the Academy announced new representation...
Oscars Delayed Two Months Until April 2021
You could see this one coming, with coronavirus leaving its insidious, invisible handprints all over the world. Its latest victim, Hollywood’s biggest night – the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that the 93rd Academy Awards will no longer take place on February 28, 2021 as planned. They’re being rescheduled to April 25 next year. And not only that, because of the current closure of movie...
Academy Awards Make History with Diverse Wins and Memorable Performances
The 91st annual Academy Awards will go down in the history books for a number of reasons. For the first time in 30 years there was no host. “Green Book” took the best picture crown when just about everyone predicted that “Roma” would win. Olivia Colman scored the best actress award against all odds, when again, everyone thought Glenn Close was going to win, as she had swept every other industry honor leading up to the big night. Rami...
The Red Carpet Rolls Out for 4th Annual Roger Neal Oscar Viewing Dinner and After Party
The historic Hollywood Palladium on Sunset Boulevard hasn’t seen an Oscar party for 50 years. Until now, when Roger Neal’s annual Oscar viewing dinner and after party took over the venue. That’s right, it’s been 50 years since Hollywood movers and shakers gathered inside the Streamline Moderne Art Deco building for the entertainment industry’s biggest night, the Academy Awards. Neal’s soirée re-created the glamour of old Hollywood...
Academy Award Nominees Flock to GBK’s Pre-Oscars Luxury Lounge
Spike Lee would soon go on to win his very first Academy Award, but a few days before the Oscars he was already collecting kudos– not to mention a bunch of other goodies– at GBK’s pre-Oscars luxury lounge. The two-day event for a select group of nominees, presenters and VIPs was held in a stunning two-story space, St. Supery by Chanel, in the heart of the famed shopping district on Rodeo Drive. Lee wasn’t the only nominee...
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