Angelina Jolie has reportedly been left "devastated" after failing to secure an Oscar nomination for her role in the 'Maria' biopic.

The 49-year-old has won huge critical praise and a Golden Globe nod for portraying opera legend Maria Callas as she spent months learning to sing for the performance.

But she was left out of the Academy of Motion...Read more

Robert Pattinson has responded to long-standing criticism from horror film fans who are convinced the 'Twilight' series damaged the vampire genre.

The 38-year-old actor found global fame playing Edward Cullen, the brooding vampire protagonist of the 'Twilight' films alongside Kristen Stewart, who played Bella Swan in the movies.

He has now ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If "Anora" is a cockeyed contemporary reconfiguration of the Cinderella story, then actor Yura Borisov is its Prince Charming. Not that you would know it from the way he first slinks onscreen, silent and watchful.

In the film, Borisov plays Igor, hired muscle meant to assist in smoothing out a rough situation when Ivan (Mark ...Read more

A previously unreleased song by Tina Turner, from her blockbuster 1984 album “Private Dancer,” has been rediscovered and was publicly heard for the first time Thursday.

“Hot For You Baby,” recorded at Hollywood’s Capitol Studios in the early ’80s, received its first play on BBC Radio 2 as it hit streaming platforms worldwide.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — As much as Mark Zuckerberg complained that the acclaimed 2010 film “The Social Network” was “hurtful” and manipulated facts about his life story and creation of Facebook, he had to admit that the Oscar-winning film helped turn him into a pop culture hero.

Thanks to the film and the empathetic performance by Jesse ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Trace Cyrus, as a child, wanted to be just like dad Billy Ray Cyrus growing up. Nowadays, he says, he can "barely recognize" his father as someone he once thought was "the coolest person ever."

The younger Cyrus, whose sisters are pop stars Miley Cyrus and Noah Cyrus, expressed his complex emotions about the "Achy Breaky Heart"...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, along with several other Pacific Palisades property owners, have sued the city of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power over damage to their properties during the Palisades fire, adding to the growing litigation against the city in the wake of the disaster.

The "Laguna ...Read more

Have the Oscar nominations ever mattered less than they did Thursday morning, with Los Angeles distracted and beaten down by so much? Wildfires. The threat of withheld federal aid to California. A self-cannibalizing film industry in crisis.

But L.A. has also shown us a city big enough to care about its endless variety of neighbors. It’s ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The show will go on for the 2025 Grammy Awards in fire-ravaged Los Angeles, where Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar are among the top nominees. But should it?

There are no easy answers to this question. The issues it brings up have been increasingly pondered since the Jan. 13 announcement that the 67th edition of the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Television studio head Pearlena Igbokwe gained new turf in the latest reorganization at NBCUniversal.

On Thursday, NBCUniversal Studios and Entertainment Chairman Donna Langley unveiled a streamlined leadership structure that elevates Igbokwe to chairman of NBC Entertainment, historically one of the most coveted jobs in ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — "Emilia Pérez" continues to show its awards season might.

On Thursday, Netflix's Spanish-language crime musical earned a leading 13 Oscar nominations, including for best picture, international picture, lead actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), supporting actress (Zoe Saldaña) and directing (Jacques Audiard). In addition to its star...Read more

NEW YORK — Spanish-language musical “Emilia Pérez” scored 13 Oscar nominations Thursday, the most of any non-English film in Academy Award history.

The nominations, twice postponed as Los Angeles continues to reel from the devastating wildfires, were announced by “Shiva Baby” actress Rachel Sennott and “Saturday Night Live” star ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — With 13 Academy Award nominations, the — take a deep breath — French-made, Netflix-distributed, Mexican trans-narco musical "Emilia Pérez" made history Thursday morning.

It's the most-nominated non-English-language film ever, just the third Spanish-language production to receive a best picture nod and also surpassed the ...Read more

Ariana Grande celebrated receiving her first Oscar nomination alongside her boyfriend Ethan Slater.

The singer and actress, 31, was nominated on Thursday (23.01.25) in the best actress in a supporting role category of the 2025 Academy Awards for her portrayal of Glinda the Good Witch in Jon M Chu's 2024 adaptation of 'Wicked'.

In the wake of ...Read more

Zoe Saldaña is "truly honoured" to have earned her first Academy Award nomination.

The 46-year-old actor received a nod for best supporting actress on Thursday (23.01.25) for her role in the musical 'Emilia Pérez', marking a huge milestone in her 25-year career.

Zoe, who has starred in some of the highest-grossing films of all time, shared ...Read more

RAYE started crying after she learned she had earned three 2025 Grammy nominations.

The 27-year-old performer has nods for best new artist, best engineered album - for her work on Lucky Daye's 'Algorithm' - and songwriter of the year, non-classical.

She has now revealed she was not expecting to be included in the nominations, as her debut ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It was a good Oscar nominations morning for Netflix. The Los Gatos company led all studios and fellow streamers with 16 feature film nods, thanks to a big showing for "Emilia Pérez," which could give the streamer its best shot yet at winning best picture.

Indie studio A24 was right behind with 14 feature film nominations, 10 of...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Barry Michael Cooper, an investigative reporter-turned-screenwriter known for the films "New Jack City," "Above the Rim" and "Sugar Hill," has died.

Cooper died Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed to The Times. Additional details about his death, including a cause of death, ...Read more

ATLANTA — “Megalopolis,” Francis Ford Coppola’s big budget dystopian thriller shot in metro Atlanta, was nominated for six Razzies, the facetious opposite of the Oscars that highlights the worst films and actors of the year.

Only the panned musical “Joker: Folie à Deux,” starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, received more ...Read more

NEW YORK — “Joker: Folie à Deux” leads the nominations for the 2025 Golden Raspberries, satirical awards that celebrate the worst films and performances of the past year.

Video game adaptation “Borderlands,” biopic “Reagan,” Marvel superhero flick “Madame Web” and Francis Ford Coppola’s controversy-filled “Megalopolis” ...Read more