Month: March 2025

Morgan Freeman delivered an emotional tribute to his “dear friend” Gene Hackman at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday night.The Oscar-winning actor took to the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles to honour Hackman, who was found dead alongside his wife Betsy Arakawa at their New Mexico home last week.Freeman introduced the In Memoriam segme…

Film fans have taken to social media to claim Ralph Fiennes was “robbed” of an Oscar as rival Adrian Brody swept to Best Actor glory at the glitzy LA ceremony on Sunday night. The 62-year-old English actor won critical acclaimwon critical acclaim but few gongs for his role as Cardinal Lawrence in Edward Berger’s Papal thriller, Conclave. In th…

Rolling Stone frontman Mick Jagger sparked a wave of reaction from those tuned into Sunday night’s Oscars awards.Making a surprise appearance at the 97th Annual Academy Awards, 81-year-old Jagger took to the stage to present the award for Best Original Song – which was awarded to Emilia Perez for El Mal.The Kent-born singer had fans applauding a…

Adrien Brody has won his second Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in The Brutalist, cementing his place in Oscar history.The 51-year-old actor’s victory puts him in an elite group of performers with a 100 percent win rate from multiple nominations.However, his conduct when accepting the award has left plenty to be desired in the eyes of …

Fans have expressed outrage after late actress Michelle Trachtenberg was omitted from the Oscars 2025 In Memoriam segment on Sunday night.The 39-year-old actress, who died last week in New York, was notably absent from the tribute honouring film industry figures who passed away in the last year.”Did they really not even include Michelle Trachten…

Oscars viewers have slammed a controversial James Bond tribute at Sunday’s ceremony as “bizarre” and “pointless”.The segment featured performances by Lisa, Doja Cat and Raye singing iconic Bond themes, with Margaret Qualley opening with a dance routine.The tribute came just one week after Amazon acquired the rights to the 007 franchise.Many ques…

Conan O’Brien had split viewers’ opinions after he made his debut as host of the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, bringing his distinctive brand of humour to Hollywood’s biggest night.The comedian took to the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, marking his first time helming the storied awards show.However, the ceremony didn’t begin with O’Br…

Conan O’Brien took aim at the controversy surrounding Emilia Pérez and its star Karla Sofía Gascón during his opening monologue at the 2025 Oscars ceremony.The Netflix musical drama had initially received a record-breaking number of Academy Award nominations for a foreign-language film.However, the film’s prospects were severely damaged after of…

Kamala Harris has cancelled her expected appearance at the 97th Academy Awards, which is taking place today in Los Angeles.The former US Vice President’s decision not to attend was announced by her ex-husband Doug Emhoff.Multiple sources had previously indicated Harris would be present at the star-studded ceremony hosted by Conan O’Brien.The las…

Piers Morgan has announced a surprise return to ITV’s Good Morning Britain four years after he stormed off the show while live on-air amid a row over his comments on Meghan Markle. In a major win for free speech, Morgan, 55, will return to the set where he famously walked off following criticism from co-presenter Alex Beresford.Just one day prio…