2 h. ago Oscars viewers slam 'disrespectful' tribute to David Lynch during the In Memoriam segment

While Lynch was remembered in a four second clip, furious fans criticized the ceremony for not going above and beyond given his impact on film.

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6 h. ago Oscars 2025 fans upset as Michelle Trachtenberg left out of in memoriam segment days after death

Michelle Trachtenberg was left out of the in memoriam segment of the Academy Awards just days after her death, with tributes paid to Gene Hackman, Maggie Smith, James Earl Jones and David Lynch.

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6 h. ago Why did the Oscars spend more time mourning 007 than David Lynch, one of the greatest artists to ever live?

In a ceremony that championed independent film and individual creativity, the visionary director behind ‘Blue Velvet’ received only an obligatory nod. Meanwhile, James Bond was treated to a mind-boggling 10-minute tribute. What’s up with that? asks Clarisse Loughrey

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10 h. ago Michelle Trachtenberg snubbed by Oscars as another late star gets 'two second' tribute

Film fans have hit out at the 97th Acacdemy Awards as they fume actress Michelle Trachtenberg was snubbed from the emotional In Memoriam segment while David Lynch only got 'two seconds' tribute

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10 h. ago Isabella Rossellini paid a subtle tribute to David Lynch at the Oscars

Oscar-nominated actor starred in acclaimed director’s 1986 film ‘Blue Velvet’

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14 h. ago Gene Hackman, David Lynch and Maggie Smith honoured at 2025 Oscars ceremony

Traditional in memoriam segment at Academy Awards also remembers Donald Sutherland, Shelley Duvall and James Earl JonesOscars 2025 — follow live Academy Awards updatesSee complete list of winners and photos from the red carpetTributes to the late actor Gene Hackman have rounded off the traditional in-memoriam segment at the Academy Awards in Hollywood.The actor, whose body was found last Wednesday along with those of his wife, Betsy Arakawa, and one of their dogs, was one of cinema’s most beloved and respected stars. His death, particularly in what appear to be upsetting circumstances, has been deeply felt across the industry.Anora wins best original and Conclave wins best adapted screenplayKieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña win supporting prizesNo Other Land wins best documentary andFlow wins best animated feature Continue reading...

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31 h. ago And the winner is ... the rising generation of older female actors

With this year’s Oscars about to be handed out, Hollywood women of a certain age have never been more bankable or in demand. What’s behind the cultural shift?Something seems different about Hollywood awards ceremonies. At the Golden Globes in January, at the Screen Actors Guild awards last month and in the list of nominees for Sunday’s Academy Awards, there’s a sense of cultural readjustment. There are not just women working the red carpets and in the running for gongs: there are successful, prominent and, crucially, prospering older women.Demi Moore could win an Oscar to go with her Golden Globe for her leading role in the dark modern parable about cosmetic surgery The Substance. Isabella Rossellini is also nominated for an Oscar for the Vatican drama Conclave. Elsewhere there’s Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Hard Truths, Pamela Anderson in The Last Showgirl, Nicole Kidman in Babygirl – and more. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Morrissey leads heartfelt tributes to New York Dolls lead singer David Johansen after death at 75

The music world is in mourning following the death of David Johansen, the former lead singer of the punk trailblazers New York Dolls. He passed away at age 75 on Friday at his home in New York.

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46 h. ago David Johansen dead at 75 as tributes paid to New York Dolls lead singer

It was announced last month he was suffering from stage four cancer, a brain tumor and a broken back.

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53 h. ago Ronnie O'Sullivan issued heartfelt tribute when the 'David Beckham of snooker' died aged 27

Ronnie O'Sullivan is ice cool at the table, but the Rocket was overcome with emotion when the talented Paul Hunter passed away at the tragically young age of 27

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4 d. ago Conclave: Why ‘Mean Girls with popes’ deserves to win the Oscar for Best Picture

Filled with dramatic popes and nuns backstabbing one another behind closed doors, Edward Berger’s surprisingly spicy thriller – starring Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini – should be rewarded on Hollywood’s biggest night, writes Lydia Spencer-Elliott

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7 d. ago ‘We are very worried’: Conclave cast express concern for Pope Francis in health crisis

Italian actors Isabella Rossellini and Sergio Castellitto lead well-wishers at the Sag awards hoping the ailing pontiff makes a quick recoveryThe cast of papal election drama Conclave have expressed their concerns for Pope Francis, as reports continue of his critical condition.Actors Isabella Rossellini and Sergio Castellitto, who respectively play papal housekeeper Sister Agnes and conservative cleric Cardinal Tedesco in Conclave, were speaking as the film was given the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture by the Screen Actors Guild (Sag), an outcome that would appear to significantly boost its chances in the Oscar race. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The Garden Expert dies aged 96: Tributes paid to bestselling non

Dr Hessayon, known as 'Doc', passed away on January 16 with his family requesting that reports of his death be delayed until after his funeral last week.

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2 w. ago A new start after 60: I got divorced, became a lawyer – and began fighting for other women

After a spell as Isabella Rossellini’s hand model, Elizabeth Barbour went to law school at 54. Now, she is working on 50 domestic violence cases and says her career is a privilege, not a jobElizabeth Barbour didn’t start studying law until she was 54 and had a school-age daughter. “But once I decide to do something, I’m hard to stop,” she says.Law is an atypical later-life career choice. It certainly bore no connection to Barbour’s first and second vocations, as a hand model and then a real-estate developer. “Law school was hard. It was disheartening,” she says. “I was literally everybody’s mother’s age. I didn’t have a cohort of friends. I was like a foreigner. I felt really isolated. But three years of being pummelled with all this information really did expand my bandwidth.” Continue reading...

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