Academy Awards

HAS WILL SMITH BEEN PUNISHED ENOUGH?

Will Smith still has 8-years left on his 10-year Oscar ban after slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards. According to a movie industry insider, he’s getting antsy and quietly trying to get the punishment amended. Will IS still remorseful about his behavior, but he now feels the punishment was too severe for the incident. He’s strategically trying to plead his case to influential Academy members one by one, but only time will tell if his top secret campaign to lift the ban is successful…

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA Will Smith in Miami filming Bad Boys 4

By Janet / March 26, 2024

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Academy Awards Host Oscars Ryan Gosling

THE OSCARS WANT RYAN GOSLING TO HOST NEXT YEAR

He didn’t walk away with any of the awards, but Ryan Gosling was the night’s big winner at the Oscars. His energetic performance of I’m Just Ken stole the show, and the reviews were unanimous that he hit it out of the ballpark. Producers noticed, and he’s already been offered the opportunity to HOST next year‘s Oscars. According to our source, the Academy wants to go back to a big opening song and dance number like they did in the days when Billy Crystal hosted. After his recent performance, they feel Ryan is the PERFECT candidate, since he can sing dance, tell jokes and act.

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By Janet / March 12, 2024

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Academy Awards Meghan Markle Oscars Presenter Prince Harry

PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MIGHT POP UP AT THE OSCARS

Will they or won’t they? That’s the question Hollywood insiders are asking themselves now that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are secretly being wooed to become presenters at the upcoming Academy Awards! Now that they’ve gone Hollywood, the former royal couple have been offered a chance to present an Oscar at the upcoming ceremony. The invite is being kept a secret since they haven’t agreed to appear, but our knowledgable source reveals it could very well happen since the pair are already planning to attend the coveted after parties, including the ones hosted by Vanity Fair and Netflix. The details are still being sorted out, but if they agree the plan is for them to present either the award for best foreign film or best documentary.

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By Janet / January 15, 2024

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Academy Awards Bruce Willis Oscar

THE ACADEMY HAS NOT FORGOTTEN BRUCE WILLIS

Despite bringing in billions in total box office revenue, Bruce Willis has never been nominated for an Academy Award. Although he has two Emmys and a Golden Globe on his mantle (among other accolades) he’s never been in the running for an Oscar, but that’s about to change. An insider told me that Bruce is set to be honored with an honorary Oscar for his decades of contributions to the movie industry. Because of time constraints there likely isn’t enough time to make it happen when the awards are handed out on March 12, so it’s set to happen next year. Since Bruce’s health woes affect his ability to communicate, the plan is for the award to be accepted by his wife Emma Heming along with his ex-wife Demi Moore and his five daughters.

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By Janet / March 5, 2023

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Academy Awards Oscar Slap Will Smith

ONE LESS THING FOR WILL SMITH TO WORRY ABOUT

After last year’s Oscar Slap, Will Smith was banned from the Oscars for ten years. His people were quick to bring up the subject of his next movie Emancipation – what if Will were nominated for an Oscar for THAT? An awkward situation for the Oscars? Problem solved – Emancipation has not lived up to the hype- reviews have not been great and Rotten Tomatoes rated it “Rotten,” so it’s not likely that the film or Smith will even be nominated…

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By Janet / December 4, 2022

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Academy Awards Chris Rock Oscars The Slap Will Smith

WHAT IF WILL SMITH HAD BEEN FORCED TO LEAVE THE OSCARS?

We just heard that after THE SLAP, Will Smith WAS asked by the Academy to leave the ceremony and he REFUSED! Of course this makes Smith’s egotistical behavior look even WORSE, and hopefully the Academy will be more likely to punish him in some way. Just imagine what MIGHT have happened if security guards had INSISTED that Smith leave, and attempted to “walk” him out forcefully! Smith would struggle and Denzel Washington would probably have leapt into the fray to try and calm things down. Tuxedoes notwithstanding, other hot-headed actors would have jumped at the chance to defend whatever side they were on. It could have degenerated into quite a melee (although many viewers would have loved it) so give the Academy a break. It’s so nice to hear that after THE SLAP, Chris Rock’s standup tour tickets started selling like crazy – this will be quite profitable for him.

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By Janet / March 30, 2022

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Academy Awards Anti-vax Beyoncé Oscars Proof of Vaccination

IS BEYONCE ANTI-VAX?

Because she was nominated for her song Be Alive from King Richard, Beyonce is blessing the Oscars with a much-needed live performance on the show. The website Gawker has calculated the it is highly probable that Beyonce is NOT vaccinated. The Oscars require that all nominees and guests show proof of vaccination and negative tests before they can attend the show. Strangely, PERFORMERS and presenters will only need to be tested in accordance with LA County rules. Did the Academy have different rules for performers because they REALLY want Beyonce on the show? Also suspicious- recently Beyonce did NOT attend the ceremony when her husband Jay-Z was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame– where proof of vaccination was required.

Photo: Beyonce in her Ivy Park fashions

By Janet / February 21, 2022

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Academy Awards Bob Hope Lucille Ball

WHEN THE OSCARS PREDICTED “THE STARS OF TOMORROW” – YIKES!

In 1989 the Academy made the cruel mistake of nominating the “Stars of Tomorrow” on the Oscars and having the young performers sing and dance on the show (including Corey Feldman.) Watch this clip and you will be shocked by how LITTLE success many of these familiar young actors had – none of them came close to getting an Oscar…(Watching Bob Hope and Lucille Ball in their 80’s introduce the segment is fun too!)

By Janet / November 3, 2021

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Academy Awards Hair! Halle Berry Wig

HALLE BERRY IS NOT STARTING TO LOOK HER AGE!

Halle Berry fans and fashion observers went absolutely NUTS when she appeared at the Academy Awards in a new short bobbed haircut. The hair completely upstaged her gorgeous Dolce & Gabbana gown and was the talk of the red carpet and LONG after. A lot of the comments were not so nice such as “Halle Berry is finally starting to look her age!” She finally got tired of the mostly negative uproar and admitted that she was wearing a wig. Just to make SURE that everybody knows she still has her long hair, the 54 year old actress has been posting photos of herself that prominently feature her still-intact tresses.

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By Janet / June 8, 2021

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Academy Awards Fashion Kim Basinger Prince

LONG BEFORE KIM BASINGER MET PRINCE

It was a nice surprise when Ireland Baldwin posted this undated photo of her mother Kim Basinger on social media. She looks like a teenager and was already an amazing beauty. We remember seeing Kim up close and personal when she arrived at the 1990 Academy Awards – at the time she was quietly dating Prince (can you believe it?) and she wore a dress supposedly designed by him. It was an asymmetrical white satin ball gown with half a long sleeve jacket on one side and strapless on the other. The single sleeve had Prince symbols down the side. Her hair was also all pushed over to one side. A strange look for Kim, but it was a strange time in her life…

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By Janet / January 4, 2021