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By Tara Subramaniam, CNN India has made movie history by scooping its first Oscar for the best original song, “Naatu Naatu.” Praised for its buoyant choreography and catchy tune, the song, which has already won a Golden Globe award, is from the movie “RRR,” a Telugu-language drama set during India’s struggle for independence from Britain.

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN And the 2023 Oscar for the most awkward red carpet moment goes to … Hugh Grant. The “Love Actually” actor divided viewers on Sunday night after he appeared unimpressed with model and TV presenter Ashley Graham’s line of questioning during their pre-show chat. The interview for ABC’s “Countdown to the Oscars”

By Chloe Melas, CNN Lady Gaga took the stage to perform an emotional and raw rendition of her Oscar-nominated song “Hold My Hand” during the Academy Awards on Sunday night. The song, from “Top Gun: Maverick,” was nominated in the best original song category. Though the track ultimately lost to “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR,” Gaga’s

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Rihanna has already this year given us a Super Bowl halftime show, a surprise pregnancy, and, now, a performance at the Academy Awards. Yet, still, no new album. That may sound greedy, unless you remember that her last album, “Anti,” dropped in 2016 — as in seven years ago. Oh,

By Chloe Melas, CNN The 95th Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday. Sit back and get comfy while you watch the glitz and glamour. The Oscar winners in all 23 categories will be revealed live, unlike last year, when several award presentations were prerecorded in an effort to shorten the traditionally lengthy show. While

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN In her “Saturday Night Live” debut, Jenna Ortega got a little help from her “Wednesday” co-star and Studio 8H alum Fred Armisen for one of the most memorable sketches of the night — a take on the 1998 film “The Parent Trap.” In the sketch, Ortega is leading a remake of

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Year after year, the conversation surrounding mainstream awards shows is the same: Where’s the diversity? Even in a record-setting year like 2023 — which has so far seen Beyoncé become the most awarded artist in Grammy history and features the most Asian nominees in a single year at the Oscars —

By Lisa Respers France, CNN The Academy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, March 12. See below for a full list of the nominees. BEST PICTURE “All Quiet on the Western Front” “Avatar: The Way of Water” “The Banshees of Inisherin” “Elvis” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” “The Fabelmans” “Tár” “Top Gun: Maverick”

By Lisa Respers France, CNN The best of the worst in cinema were celebrated Saturday with the announcement of the winners of the 43rd Annual Razzie Awards. Netflix’s Marilyn Monroe inspired biopic “Blonde,” the critically panned Jared Leto film “Morbius” and Baz Luhrman’s “Elvis” each won two awards, including one for Tom Hanks for his

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Released just in time for the NCAA tournament, the weekend brings a pair of feel-good basketball movies, “Champions” and “Chang Can Dunk.” Each scores a few points, without proving distinctive enough to win any trophies. “Champions” is billed as a “laugh-out-loud” comedy, which it’s mostly not. Rather, this vehicle for

By Dan Heching and Lisa Respers France, CNN Over a career spanning four decades, Michelle Yeoh has been disarming audiences with her physical prowess as a martial artist and her emotive talent as an actor. While she became an international icon 23 years ago, thanks to Ang Lee’s Oscar-winning “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” it wasn’t

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jennifer Lawrence is going full on comedy. Sony has released the trailer for her forthcoming movie, “No Hard Feelings.” In the film, Lawrence plays a woman named Maggie, who in order to save her home, takes a job that entails trying to seduce a shy 19-year-old. The R-rated trailer is

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Adam Driver has his fans, but he seems determined to test their loyalty with some of his recent film choices, the sci-fi thriller “65” being the latest among them. Although the title refers to how many million years ago Driver’s character visits Earth — encountering dinosaurs when he gets there

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN “Stranger Things” star Grace Van Dien says she’s been declining acting roles after experiencing sexual harassment on set. The 26-year-old actress, best known for playing cheerleader Chrissy Cunningham in the Netflix sci-fi drama, addressed her decision to be more selective this week during a Twitch live stream, saying ” the last

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Pedro Pascal can handle the heat from a hot wing, but the summer sun on the “Games of Thrones” set was another story. Before the actor was dodging mushroom zombies in “The Last of Us,” Pascal played Dornish heartthrob Oberyn Martell in Season 4 of “Game Of Thrones,” a character who

By Dan Heching, CNN The women and girls of Showtime’s hit series “Yellowjackets” are back, and they’re continuing to flirt with the darkness in the Season 2 trailer, released on Thursday. The creepy clip begins with the scarred Van, played as a teen by Liv Hewson, telling a fireside tale about the “wilderness” — also

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Lisa Vanderpump was as shocked by the “Vanderpump Rules” cheating scandal as everyone else. During an appearance Wednesday on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,” Vanderpump said she was blindsided by news that cast members Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss had carried on a affair behind the back of

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Mo’Nique continues to be candid. The Oscar-winning actress and comedian first revealed back in 2006 that she and her husband/manager, Sidney Hicks, had an open marriage. It became such a talking point, the pair even co-hosted a podcast titled, “Mo’Nique & Sidney’s Open Relationship.” But she now says she “grew

By Hafsa Khalil, CNN Chaim Topol, the actor best known for playing Tevye in “Fiddler on the Roof,” has died in Israel following “a long illness,” his representative confirmed to CNN Thursday. He was 87. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid tribute to Topol on Thursday and conveyed his condolences, calling him a “multi-faceted artist,

By Alli Rosenbloom and Dan Heching, CNN Queer icon RuPaul says the slew of new legislation throughout the country looking to restrict or prohibit drag show performances is the work of “bullies.” In an Instagram Reel posted to RuPaul’s verified account on Wednesday, the Emmy-winner said the anti-drag bills are “a classic distraction technique” turning

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Jenna Ortega’s first order of business as the next host of “Saturday Night Live” is to escape the “teenage purgatory” of performing the iconic “Wednesday” dance yet again. In a new “SNL” promo released on Wednesday, of course, Ortega looks at a script as she speaks to Ben Marshall, John Higgins

By Lisa Respers France, CNN The success of last year’s “Janet Jackson” documentary means there’s more to come. Lifetime and A&E announced Wednesday that the networks have greenlit a continuation of the story of the superstar’s life and career. According to the networks, “Janet Jackson: Family First” will “chronicle the legendary singer, songwriter, producer, author,

By Dan Heching, CNN Grateful Academy Award recipients will once again be battling the clock on Sunday night as they give their acceptance speeches. And the men behind that timer — and the inevitable music that follows when it reaches zero — are prepared to make some tough calls. Ahead of the Oscars, executive producers

By Oliver Briscoe, CNN Three castmembers from the Netflix show “Bling Empire: New York” were burglarized last week in Paris. The burglary happened on Mar. 2 in an apartment in Paris’ fashionable 8th arrondissement, near the Champs Elysées, rented by Lynn Ban, her husband Jett Kain and fellow castmember Blake Abbie, who are visiting for

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Raquel Leviss is speaking out about her entanglement with two of her “Vanderpump Rules” castmates. In a statement to “Entertainment Tonight,” shared by the show on social media Wednesday, Leviss apologized to Ariana Madix for her months-long affair with Madix’s now former boyfriend, Tom Sandoval. “I want to apologize for

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Nicole Scherzinger covered a “Titanic” classic with a twist. The former Pussycat Dolls singer performed “My Heart Will Go On” during an appearance on “That’s My Jam,” hosted by Jimmy Fallon, in a segment called the “Wheel of Musical Impressions.” Scherzinger was asked to sing the hit ballad in the style

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Nick Cannon seems poised to have the last laugh when it comes to all the joking about his large family. After posting a cryptic post about big news coming that had his social media followers believing his 13th child was on the way, Cannon revealed that he was partnering with

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Cole Sprouse has opened up about his life and past relationship with his “Riverdale” costar Lili Reinhart. He sat down with Alex Cooper for an episode of her “Call Her Daddy” podcast released Wednesday. Sprouse, 30, talked about his upbringing. His father was awarded custody of him when he was

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Arnold Schwarzenegger would like to terminate antisemitism and hate. In a 12-minute video posted by ATTN on Facebook, the star and former Governor of California talked about the emotional toll of having visited the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland and the horrors and atrocities that had occurred there. Rather than

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Hayden Panettiere walked the red carpet for the first time since the death of her brother, Jansen Panettiere, who died last month at just 28 years old. The actress, who reprises her role as Kirby in “Scream VI,” attended the world premiere in New York City on March 6. The new

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Nick Cannon posted a cryptic tweet with a baby bottle emoji, and we already know what you are thinking. “The Masked Singer” host got the internet buzzing on Monday with the post, which some interpreted as Cannon hinting he would be welcoming another child — his 13th. “EXPECT some big

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Chris Evans and Ana de Armas are back in action. Four years after co-starring in the 2019 murder mystery “Knives Out,” the actors have teamed back up in the Apple TV+ movie “Ghosted,” where they have to work their way out of a romantic gesture gone awry. The trailer for “Ghosted”

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Sophia Grace has gone from being a child internet sensation to having a child of her own. The now 19-year-old British influencer recently announced on her verified Instagram account that she is a new mum to a son. She posted a photo, showing her holding the tiny hand of a

By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Women Talking” and “Severance” were the big winners at the Writers Guild of America Awards over the weekend. The bi-coastal event was hosted by Janelle James (in LA) and Michelle Buteau (in NY), with a possible strike by members of the guild looming this spring. See

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN HBO’s dark revisionist version of “Perry Mason” didn’t reach its top tier of dramas in the first season but comes considerably closer in the second, achieving a film-noir-ish cool that leans deeply into “L.A. Confidential” territory. Filtering race, sexuality and the corrupting influence of wealth through a 1930s lens, the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Tom Sandoval has issued an apology, but not to the person expected. The “Vanderpump Rules” star posted a statement on his verified Instagram account over the weekend after he reportedly split from longtime girlfriend and castmate, Ariana Madix. “Hey, I fully understand and deserve ur anger & disappointment towards me,

By Rhea Mogul and Manveena Suri, CNN Amitabh Bachchan, one of India’s most famous actors, has said he was injured on set, resulting in “painful” movement and breathing. Bachchan, 80, said he tore a muscle and cartilage in his ribs during the filming of an action scene for his upcoming movie “Project K” in the

By Rebekah Riess and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Guitarist Gary Rossington, the last surviving founding member of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died, the band announced on their official Facebook page Sunday evening. He was 71. “It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend,

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN As “The Walking Dead” and its progeny demonstrated time and again, people — left to their own devices in a lawless society — become the true monsters during a zombie apocalypse, a point made powerfully in the latest episode of “The Last of Us,” while demonstrating how tough, steely and

By Scottie Andrew and Leah Asmelash, CNN The Oscars are considered the highlight of awards season, but its categories are so rigid — best actress? Best costuming? How about freakiest killer doll nightmare and best performance by a donkey? We at CNN’s culture desk are honoring the best and most memorable movies of the year

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Chris Rock finally addressed the Oscars slap and made Netflix history on Saturday, with the platform’s first live global streaming event. “I’m going to try to do a show tonight without offending nobody. I’m going to try my best, because you never know who might get triggered,” Rock said as he

By Lisa Respers France and Taylor Romine, CNN Tom Sizemore, an actor known for his work in hit films like “Saving Private Ryan,” “Natural Born Killers” and “Heat,” has died, his representative Charles Lago confirmed to CNN on Friday. He was 61. The actor was hospitalized after suffering a brain aneurysm in mid-February, Lago told

By Dan Heching, CNN The 95th Academy Awards are just about a week away, which means there’s still time to watch some of the nominated films and performances. Many of the movies on the Oscars ballot are now available on streaming services. The multiverse-hopping opus “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — leading the pack with

By Matthew Rehbein, CNN When David “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur of influential rap group De La Soul died last month, fans who wished to hear their work on music streaming services would have been unable to do so due to legal and copyright issues. But on Friday, De La Soul’s first six albums spanning from