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Octavia Spencer wins best supporting actress Oscar
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Octavia Spencer won the supporting-actress Academy Award on Sunday for “The Help,” completing an awards-season blitz that took her from Hollywood bit player to star. Spencer’s Oscar...
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Diddy wins Oscar for 'Undefeated'
Diddy can now add being an Oscar winner to his list of accomplishments, taking home a gold statue Sunday night for producing the football documentary Undefeated. After the award was announced, he...
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Wendy Williams: Viola Davis natural hair Oscar look not formal
I was just having a conversation with my co-workers on Friday about Viola Davis and her natural hair. The actress wore her hair out for the world to see on the red carpet at the Essence Black Women in...
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Diddy didn't win an Oscar for 'Undefeated'
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was recognized last week for winning an Oscar for helping produce best documentary winner Undefeated at the 2012 Academy Awards, but apparently he didn’t earn the accolades. Diddy...
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'Dark Tide' is another bad break for Halle Berry
Academy Award winner Halle Berry is back on the big screen today, in the action thriller Dark Tide. In the film, Berry, who stars opposite her real life fiancé Olivier Martinez, plays a so-called shark...
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Taraji P. Henson talks ‘Think Like A Man’: Hollywood should not label films...
Taraji P Henson is back on the big screen, starring in the romantic comedy Think Like A Man. The film, which is an adaptation of Steve Harvey’s book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, centers around...
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Sidney Poitier is now the oldest living best actor Oscar winner
With the death of Ernest Borgnine at age 95 on Sunday, Sidney Poitier now stands as the oldest best actor Oscar winner alive. On a historic night in 1964, Poitier (who is now 85-years-old) became the...
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‘Green Mile’ Oscar nominee Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54
Academy Award nominee Michael Clarke Duncan, who gained fame for his acclaimed role in the hit film The Green Mile, is dead at age 54, according to his fiancée, reality TV star Rev. Omarosa Manigault...
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‘Skyfall’ stars agree that Adele’s Bond theme song deserves Oscar for ‘best...
Moviegoers who see Skyfall this weekend will be treated to Adele singing the film’ theme song, entitled “Skyfall,” which she co-wrote and recorded. According to Yahoo! Music’s Paul Grein, Adele’s...
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‘Django’ stars Jamie Foxx and Kerry Washington: ‘Hollywood doesn’t reward...
Jamie Foxx and Kerry Washington star in the highly-anticipated slave revenge epic Django Unchained. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, the film tells the story of Django (Foxx), a freed slave...
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Denzel Washington scores 4th best actor Oscar nomination with ‘Flight’
Denzel Washington scored his first Oscar nomination in over a decade this morning for his acclaimed performance as an alcoholic pilot in the hit drama Flight. This is Denzel’s sixth career Academy...
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Quvenzhané Wallis cast in lead role of new ‘Annie’
NEW YORK (AP) — The young Oscar-nominated star of “Beasts of the Southern Wild” has been cast in the lead role of a new version of “Annie.” Sony Pictures announced Sunday that Quvenzhane...
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Forest Whitaker, Michael B. Jordan and Chiwetel Ejiofor: 3 black leading...
Three black actors you should become familiar with between now and the Hollywood Awards season are Michael B. Jordan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Forrest Whitaker. This trio of leading men are starring in...
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Cuba Gooding Jr. weighs in on Oprah’s ‘Butler’ Oscar buzz
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Oh ‘Happy’ day: Pharrell speechless over Oscar nod
NEW YORK (AP) — A week before his big night at the Grammy Awards, Pharrell is happy — and speechless — over his Oscar nomination. The producer-rapper-singer’s “Happy,” from the “Despicable Me 2”...
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Lupita Nyong’o wins Oscar for supporting actress
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lupita Nyong’o has won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her harrowing portrayal of a slave who’s caught her sadistic master’s eye in “12 Years a Slave.” It was the...
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Lupita Nyong’o lands lucrative deal with Lancôme: What significance does this...
Lupita Nyong’o is having a banner year. Almost a month after winning the Academy Award, Nyong’o has landed a big-time beauty endorsement deal with Lancôme and is now the new face of the cosmetics line....
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Denzel Washington talks ‘Equalizer,’ regrets turning down role in ‘Seven’
Denzel Washington should be the poster child for “things that improve with age.” Friday, the 59-year-old actor’s latest film, The Equalizer, hit theaters and is already generating Oscar Buzz....
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Halle Berry wants to tell the story of Angela Davis, could it happen?
Halle Berry calls it her “passion project.” The 48-year-old actress told The Guardian she would love to tell the story of activist Angela Davis one day. Berry said now probably isn’t the best timing to...
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Jake Gyllenhaal talks career sacrifices, praises ‘Southpaw’ director Antoine...
Stars gathered in New York City this week to celebrate the highly anticipated premiere of the boxing drama Southpaw, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, 50 Cent and Forest Whitaker. The movie,...
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