The slap, one year later — a timeline
It’s been one year since Will Smith slapped Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars on March 27, 2022. The “slap heard around the world” became an instant pop culture phenomenon … Read More
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‘SNL’ spoofs the 2023 Oscars with red carpet sketch
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” had Oscar fever in its opening segment, ahead of Tinseltown’s big night. Marcello Hernandez and Heidi Gardner portrayed “Access Hollywood’s” Mario Lopez and “either Maria Menounos … Read More
What the Oscars are doing to prevent another Will Smith slap in 2022
The slap heard ’round the world was – hopefully – a one-hit-wonder. The Academy is now implementing measures to avoid “unprecedented” spectacles at this year’s 95th Academy Awards on Sunday … Read More
These Oscar Best Picture winners wouldn’t get made in 2023
Debating the merits of the Academy’s Best Picture winner is a time-honored tradition for any Oscars fan. As it turns out, even the Academy’s voters sometimes have second thoughts. In … Read More
Hollywood power failure dims prep work for Oscars ceremony
No one can blame a Will Smith slap for this shocking development! A temporary power outage in Hollywood Saturday briefly threw a wrench into preparations for Sunday’s Academy Awards. Shortly … Read More
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is ‘insidious’ for portraying ‘virtue’ of US military: MSNBC editor
MSNBC opinion editor Zeeshan Aleem recently condemned “Top Gun: Maverick” as the “most insidious movie” at the Oscars because it shows the U.S. military as a “beacon of virtue.” Aleem … Read More
Who will win vs. who should win
Oscars night is here, and award-season behemoth “Everything Everywhere All At Once” looks like a shoo-in for Best Picture — but everything everywhere else this year is anybody’s guess. Here, Post … Read More
Maverick’ Oscar 2023 noms questioned amid Russia accusations
“Top Gun: Maverick” — nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture — has a dark secret. The blockbuster, which celebrates the scrappy nature of US fighter pilots flying dangerous … Read More
How the Academy Awards got its start—plus Oscars’ big flops
Well before the grandiloquently dubbed Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted its inaugural award ceremony at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles on May 16, 1929, the movie industry was … Read More
Oscars 2023 has a $56.8M price tag — here’s how it all breaks down
The Academy Awards offer a chance for Hollywood to show off its glitz, glam and gold. And it can cost a pretty penny for celebrities to attend the evening in … Read More
