73 m. ago From Parasite to Anora: how Cannes became an Oscars power player

The increasingly international Academy has warmed to more and more Cannes film festival premieres, leaving all eyes on this year’s editionIt might have been a bad night for streamers, blockbusters and horror movies, but last night’s Oscars was another excellent year for the Cannes film festival.The major winner, Anora, which picked up five awards including best picture, best director and best actress, was a Palme d’Or winner at last May’s edition and became only the fourth recipient to go on to a best picture Oscar. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago She dated Kanye West, is friends with Blac Chyna and supported Donald Trump, who is she?

The pinup was at Utopia Presents Darren's Oscar party with Vivienne Sabo Paris to Benefit Global Empowerment Mission LA Wildfires Relief.

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2 h. ago And the loser is politics: why was this year’s Oscars so reluctant?

Taking place in the middle of a chaotic time for the US and the world at large, this year’s ceremony was light on statements and devoid of the Trump word entirelyTwenty-two years ago, the last time Adrien Brody won the Academy award for best actor, film-maker Michael Moore accepted his own Oscar for Bowling for Columbine, a documentary about America’s obsession with guns, by offering a preview of sorts of his next feature, Fahrenheit 9/11. He decried then president George W Bush as “fictitious” (alluding to his fishy, supreme court-assisted election win a year and a half earlier) and excoriated the Bush administration for sending the United States to war with Iraq – just three days earlier, in fact – for “fictitious reasons”. It was received with a mixture of applause and boos, probably the most memorable moment of the night, give or take Brody planting a kiss on Halle Berry.Two years later, when Fahrenheit 9/11 might have been similarly honored (and almost certainly would have been...

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4 h. ago Jubilant Brazilians hail I’m Still Here’s Oscar as landmark in fight for justice

Walter Salles’s dictatorship-era movie turns focus on dark time in country’s history and more recent coup attemptAhead of the Oscars ceremony, Brazil’s Fernanda Torres – star of Walter Salles’s dictatorship-era movie I’m Still Here – had warned her compatriots not to get into a “World Cup fever” over the Academy Awards.Her plea went in vain on Sunday night, however, as crowds across the country – already gathered to celebrate carnival – erupted in joy over Brazil’s first-ever Oscar win, for best international feature. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago British peace troops in Ukraine attacked by Russian army would respond under ‘defensive rules,' says minister

European leaders are still seeking a US security guarantee ‘backstop’ for a peace-keeping mission in Ukraine

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5 h. ago Elton John's Oscar afterparty menu revealed as guests treated to incredible dishes

Elton John’s prestigious AIDS Foundation Gala, an annual event that raises funds for HIV/AIDS research and support, wouldn't be complete without an incredible menu

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5 h. ago Inside the Vanity Fair Oscars party 2025: Jeff Bezos reveals 007 plans at Hollywood’s glitziest night

At one of the most exclusive afterparties in Los Angeles, Kevin E G Perry soaks up the atmosphere with billionaires, Oscar winners and plenty of margaritas

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5 h. ago Inside the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscars party, where Jeff Bezos revealed 007 plans at Hollywood’s glitziest night

At one of the most exclusive afterparties in Los Angeles, Kevin EG Perry soaks up the atmosphere with billionaires, Oscar winners and plenty of margaritas

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5 h. ago Bruno Fernandes' Man United objective has become even bigger

Last season's FA Cup final triumph could soon become all the more significant for Man United.

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5 h. ago Diane Warren has witty response to losing Best Song Oscar for the eighth consecutive time

Legendary singer-songwriter has endured a total of 16 nominations for Best Song with no wins

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5 h. ago Sex worker who consulted Mikey Madison in Oscar Best Picture Anora reveals which scenes went too far

Andrea Werhun says she risked being 're-traumatized' by the most brutal moments in the movie, including when Mikey Madison's character 'Ani' is assaulted by a pair of Russian mobsters.

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5 h. ago Oscar winner’s shoutout for London music venue Cafe Oto stuns owner

Oscar winner’s shoutout for London music venue Cafe Oto stuns owner  The Guardian

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6 h. ago Schumer says cyber operations pause against Russia gives Putin ‘free pass’

Top Democrat calls Trump’s move to retreat from fight against Russian cyber threats ‘a critical strategic mistake’A senior US Democrat has hit out at Donald Trump’s attempt to reset relations with Russia following revelations that the president’s administration is retreating from the fight against Russian cyber threats, calling the reported move “a critical strategic mistake”.In a statement on Sunday making reference to the Russian leader, New York’s Chuck Schumer – the US Senate’s Democratic minority leader – said Trump was “so desperate to earn the affection of a thug like Vladimir Putin he appears to be giving him a free pass as Russia continues to launch cyber operations and ransomware attacks against critical American infrastructure, threatening our economic and national security”. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Russian state propagandists overjoyed at Anora’s Oscar triumph

The film’s five Academy Awards seen as act of normalisation by commentators in country still persecuting critics of its war on Ukraine• Anora dominates the Oscars as Mikey Madison named best actress• How Anora swept the OscarsIt was an unfamiliar sight for Russians watching state TV on Monday morning. For the first time since Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago, the Oscars made the news.The state anchor devoted the tightly controlled news bulletin to Anora, the night’s runaway success, spotlighting its cast of Russian actors – chief among them best supporting actor nominee Yura Borisov, who earned global praise for his performance as a brutish yet unexpectedly sensitive Russian bodyguard. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago How WOULD Keir Starmer's 'coalition of the willing' enforce a peace deal in Ukraine? European troops on the ground and RAF planes in the skies could stop Russia breaking a ceasefire

RAF Typhoons might be deployed to help patrol Ukrainian skies, while Royal Navy ships could be sent to the Black Sea to deter another Russian assault.

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7 h. ago Lizzo looks incredible as she showcases her dramatic weight loss transformation in a stunning sheer gown at Vanity Fair's Oscar party

The songstress, 36, commanded attention as she slipped into a gorgeous figure-hugging black gown for the occasion.

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7 h. ago Oscar winners — and losers — laugh, drink and dance together at after

Oscar winners and losers partied together at post-show galas across the Los Angeles area

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7 h. ago Adrien Brody's partner he spat gum at and her past romance with Harvey Weinstein

Oscar winner Adrien Brody shocked viewers when he tossed his chewing gum at girlfriend Georgina Chapman to catch as he collected his award = but who is she?

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7 h. ago British cinematographer says it is ‘overwhelming’ winning first Oscar

Crawley, who grew up in Wales, took home the gong for best cinematography on The Brutalist, which also scooped best actor for star Adrien Brody.

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8 h. ago Russia brutally mocks size of British Army as West 'crumbles like house of cards'

A Russian MP and a news anchor were on air mocking the British Army. Vyacheslav Nikonov and Dmitry Kiselev's comments came after Kier Starmer announced plans for a "coalition of the willing"

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