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Tony nominations reflect a Broadway year in which long shots eclipsed safe bets
'Stereophonic,' 'Merrily We Roll Along,' 'Illinoise,' Alicia Keys' 'Hell's Kitchen,' Sarah Paulson, Jessica Lange, Rachel McAdams, Jeremy Strong: This year even known quantities had to stretch.
Roberto Cavalli, Italian designer whose fashions filled runways and red carpets, dies at 83
Fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, whose creations have been a staple of runways and red carpets, has died, according to the company bearing his name. He was 83.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-04-12/roberto-cavalli-dead
Golden Globes, back in Hollywood's good graces, ink five-year deal with CBS
After several years of controversy, reform and uncertainty, the Golden Globe Awards will seek to turn the page once and for all at a new long-term home.
At Vanity Fair's post-Oscars party, Barry Keoghan was all in on Sabrina Carpenter
Read all about that and three more of our columnist Amy Kaufman's most memorable celebrity encounters at the annual shindig for the Hollywood elite.
Photos: An exclusive look at the Oscars' best backstage moments
The 96th Academy Awards have come and gone, and "Oppenheimer" came out on top, winning best picture and earning Christopher Nolan his first-ever Oscar, for directing.
Emma Stone busted Oscars dress during 'I'm Just Ken' and had to be sewn in backstage
'Poor Things' star Emma Stone shared that she 'busted' her Oscars dress while busting a move to Ryan Gosling's 'I'm Just Ken' during the 2024 Academy Awards.
Jonathan Glazer's Oscar speech sparks fierce reactions from supporters of Israel
Accepting the international feature Oscar for "The Zone of Interest," director Jonathan Glazer delivered the night's most pointed and controversial words.
Inside the Governors Ball with Oscar winners and nominees
The Times was inside the room at the Governors Ball, the official after-party of the Oscars. Here are some of our favorite moments and photos from the night.
John Cena's nude gag was among the Oscars' best bits. How he avoided exposing his own
John Cena, mostly in the nude, pulled off one of the best bits at the 96th Oscars on Sunday. Backstage photos show what went into executing the viral gag.
The top 5 takeaways from the 2024 Oscars, according to those who were there
Our team at the 96th Academy Awards runs down the moments you need to know about and why they mattered.
Ryan Gosling, a drum circle and the rest of the Oscars 2024 original song performances, ranked
If "What Was I Made For?" had seemed for weeks like a lock at the Oscars, Billie Eilish and Finneas' performance of the song on Sunday's telecast faced some stiff competition from renditions of ...
Review: An upbeat Oscars, on the edge of good taste and not entirely divorced from reality
For another year, Hollywood pats itself on the back and host Jimmy Kimmel makes it go down smoothly, even if many Oscar wins were widely predicted.
All the best and worst moments of the 2024 Oscars, as they happened
"Oppenheimer" won several top awards, including best picture, director and lead actor, while lead actress went to Emma Stone for "Poor Things." Billie Eilish won best song after Ryan Gosling perf...
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2024-03-10/oscars-2024-live-updates
Emma Stone wins best actress Oscar, ending Lily Gladstone's historic run
Emma Stone's win for 'Poor Things,' her second in the category, came in a tight race with Gladstone, who would have been the first Native American to win the Oscar for best actress.
How the Oscars addressed wars in Ukraine and Gaza and the Hollywood strikes
From the red carpet to acceptance speeches onstage, politics found its way into this year's Academy Awards
How 'Barbie's' awards season hopes (mostly) fizzled at the Oscars
'Barbie' may have beaten 'Oppenheimer' (and everything else) at the box office last year, but its success at the 2024 Oscars was muted by comparison.
'Barbie' singer Billie Eilish becomes youngest person to win two Oscars
The 22-year-old singer-songwriter made history by winning the original song Oscar for her 'Barbie' ballad 'What Was I Made For?'
Ryan Gosling, Slash and 65 Kens lead Oscars audience in 'I'm Just Ken' singalong
The Oscar-nominated actor led an ensemble of 65 dancers in the live rendition of the 'Barbie' musical number, with Mark Ronson and Simu Liu in tow.
John Cena goes mostly nude to present costume design Oscar: 'Costumes are important'
At the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday, wrestling star turned actor John Cena made his Oscars debut — exposing way more than audiences were expecting to see.
L.A. Times wins first Oscar for 'The Last Repair Shop,' about LAUSD music program
Directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers and co-distributed by L.A. Times Studios and Searchlight, the film took home the documentary short award on Sunday.
Yes, Jimmy Kimmel read a real Donald Trump review at the Oscars. No, it wasn't planned
Jimmy Kimmel revealed that he was advised to keep former President Trump's Oscars thoughts off-air Sunday. 'They're like 'No, no don't read that,'" he said.
Da'Vine Joy Randolph thanks her mother, teacher and publicist in strong 2024 Oscars speech
"For so long, I've always wanted to be different, and now I realize I just need to be myself," the "Holdovers" star said from the Oscars stage.
2024 Oscars A-lister red carpet arrivals, ceremony delayed by Israel-Hamas protests
The 2024 Oscars show was momentarily delayed because of protesters converging in Hollywood to call for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
The 2024 Oscar winners list
Oscar winners "Oppenheimer," "Poor Things," Emma Stone and more took home Academy Awards during Sunday's ceremony.
All the looks from the 2024 Oscars red carpet
Here are all the looks from the 2024 Oscars red carpet, from Emma Stone to Emily Blunt, Lupita Nyong'o to Zendaya.
Those red buttons people are wearing on red carpets are a call for a cease-fire in Gaza
The buttons have been distributed by the group Artists4Ceasefire, which, per its website, calls for the end of the Gaza bombing and the safe release of hostages.
Who is Oscars red carpet host Amelia Dimoldenberg?
You've probably seen her viral interviews with Andrew Garfield and Paul Mescal. But who is the Oscars red carpet host?
Oscars mark last hurrah for 'Barbenheimer' as 2024 box office faces uncertain future
This year's Oscar nominees did strong business at the box office. But the year ahead is uncertain after a shaky winter.
Granderson: Give stunt work its own category at the Oscars
The Oscars should honor the magic of movies that, for almost a century, has been brought to life by stunt coordinators and stunt performers.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-03-08/oscars-stunt-coordinator-category
84 years after Hattie McDaniel, the Oscars still put Black women in a box
Academy members still have a troubling tendency to reward Black women for playing supporting, even subservient roles in other people's stories — and little else.
A new casting Oscar electrified film fans. It could end up being a double-edged sword
In 2026, the film academy will begin handing out an award for casting. We discuss how it could go right — or wrong — and what should win if it were given this year.
How to watch the 2024 Oscars ceremony and red carpet
Everything you need to know about how to tune in for the 2024 Oscars telecast on Sunday, from the red-carpet preshow to the final award.
Native Americans and the movies: A long-forgotten history of Hollywood and my family
A writer researching his great-great-uncles, all three born on a Chickasaw reservation, discovers they were major moviemakers in the early days of Hollywood.
What should win at the Oscars? A critic submits a purely personal ballot
Pundits have several races already pegged, but here are the films that ought to leave triumphant — as well as some that deserved to be in the conversation.
Oscars 2024: Final predictions for all 23 categories
The question now, heading into the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday, is how many Oscars will "Oppenheimer" win from its 13 nominations?
Idina Menzel wishes 'wickedly talented' Adele Dazeem a happy 10th birthday
Idina Menzel isn't letting Adele Dazeem go, wishing John Travolta's infamous 2014 Oscars flub a happy 10th birthday on Sunday.
Oscars rewind -- 2004: Why the hair and makeup winners apologized to their cast
Surely, the winners of the makeup category surprised no one as "Return of the King" was already sweeping the awards.
USC Scripter Awards for screen adaptations go to 'American Fiction' and 'Slow Horses'
Writers Cord Jefferson and Percival Everett for "American Fiction," and Mick Herron and Will Smith for "Slow Horses," won the 36th annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards for feature film and episod...
Ryan Gosling to sing 'I'm Just Ken' at the Oscars
Nominated for supporting actor, the 'Barbie' co-star will perform his centerpiece number, also in the running for an award, live on the telecast.
Oscars rewind -- 2004: Three trophies for three writers of a third film
"We grew up loving these books," screenwriter Phillipa Boyens said of the J.R.R. Tolkien series. "We had no idea that we were going to go gray trying to make them into movies."
One of the protesters disrupting the 2024 Spirit Awards was a previous winner
Among those protesting at Sunday's Spirit Awards was filmmaker Merawi Gerima, who won the John Cassavetes prize for his film "Residue" in 2021.
Oscars rewind -- 2004: Sofia Coppola follows in Dad's footsteps
Sofia Coppola stepped out of her father's shadow 20 years ago at the Oscars with a win for her "Lost in Translation."
After PGA Awards win, the Oscar for best picture is 'Oppenheimer's' to lose
'Oppenheimer' has now swept the Producers, Directors and Screen Actors Guild awards, establishing it as the overwhelming favorite to win best picture.
Spirit Awards ceremony disrupted by protesters as 'Past Lives' takes top prize
Even as pro-Palestinian protesters could be heard outside, the show continued, with awards going to "American Fiction," "The Holdovers" and "Anatomy of a Fall."
SAG Awards 2024: Will the winners go on to repeat at the Oscars?
With its SAG Award, the fascinating, layered history lesson that is 'Oppenheimer' is all but assured the Oscar
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2024-02-24/sag-awards-2024-analysis-oscars
Fran Drescher warns 'AI will entrap us in a matrix' during remarks at SAG Awards
"If an inventor lacks empathy and spirituality, perhaps that's not the invention we need."
In SAG Awards speech, Barbra Streisand recalls those who fled prejudice to build Hollywood
The acclaimed actor and director is presented the honor by Jennifer Aniston during the Netflix-streamed ceremony.
Barbra Streisand, Fran Drescher shake up 2024 SAG Awards: All the best and worst moments
Join The Times for our live coverage of the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards as we offer analysis of the Netflix telecast and report from the ceremony at L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium.
All the looks from the 2024 SAG Awards red carpet
The best fashion from the 2024 SAG Awards red carpet, from Margot Robbie and Brie Larson, to Anne Hathaway and Ali Wong.
'Oppenheimer,' 'Succession,' 'The Bear' rule 2024 SAG Awards: full winners list
Here are all the winners of the 2024 SAG Awards.
SAG honoree Barbra Streisand on acting, Oscar snubs and singing with Bob Dylan
Ahead of a Screen Actors Guild lifetime honor, the legend kicks off her (platform) heels and talks about why her dreams have less anxiety nowadays.
For Billie Eilish, performing at the Oscars is 'terrifying, horribly terrifying'
In a special bonus episode of 'The Envelope,' Eilish and brother Finneas compare notes about Oscars versus Grammys, 'Barbie' versus Bond and much more.
Why Oscar nominee America Ferrera doesn't mind the 'Barbie' haters out there
America Ferrera delves into the debate over 'Barbie' and Nadia Stacey talks about crafting Emma Stone's look in 'Poor Things' on the latest episode of 'The Envelope.'
The SAG Awards want 'the Netflix bump.' Success could transform awards season
The 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday will be Netflix's highest-profile live event to date. Experts say it has the potential to be a win for both parties.
Oscars Rewind -- 2004: The final prize of the night completes one film's sweep
Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' ties 'Titanic' with its 11th Oscar win.
Annette Bening: Built for longevity
With five nominations scattered over 33 years, the actor has shown she's in it for the long haul.
One gaze leads to another in 'Anatomy of a Fall'
Music drives the opening of the film and became a source of inspiration for the director, Justine Triet.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2024-02-20/justine-triet-anatomy-of-a-fall
Dressing Barbie was always the best part. Just ask costume designer Jacqueline Durran
"I just wanted to do it justice — that was the fear. You watch it now and it looks so straightforward and simple. But that took a lot of working things out," says "Barbie" costume designer Jacq...
Oscars rewind -- 2004: The reign of the fiery documentarian continues
Errol Morris took the prize for "Fog of War," and thanked the subject of his film: Robert McNamara, who'd served as the U.S. secretary of defense during the Vietnam War.
Ranking all the Oscar best picture years, worst to first, since the category expanded
Is 2024 the best group of best picture nominees we've had since the category was expanded? There's only one way to find out.
Here's what you didn't see in these four Oscar-nominated films
Sometimes cuts are made to a film when there's repetition of an emotional beat, or a tone that doesn't play well or when there's just too much farting going on.
Inside 12 'Oppenheimer' scenes with Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, cast and crew
Even a brilliant script can be enhanced on set. The Envelope spoke to the film's cast and crew, who shared insights into how the Oscar-nominated screenplay transformed from the page to the screen...
How Jimmy Kimmel preps for the Oscars and why the end of his talk show may be near
With 2 years left on his contract for ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," the 56-year-old comedian ponders walking away after 21 years. To do what? Well, he doesn't quite know just yet.
A live orchestra in an echoey cathedral? Hundreds of mikes? 'Maestro' sound duo is on it
The movie's other great challenge? Party scenes. The usual method is to mike the principals and lay in group effects in post. Group scenes here required everyone to be miked.
Oscars rewind — 2004: Peter Jackson pulls off a hat trick
Making "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy was a massive undertaking that was duly rewarded on Oscar night 20 years ago. "The Return of the King" installment earned 11 Oscars, Peter Jackson sharing i...
Live action shorts: Stories of life, death and the quirkiest of in-betweens
The 2024 Oscar-nominated live action shorts take on the weightiest of dramatic themes -- mostly
Fixes for what's broken, unheard voices and heroes star in the documentary shorts race
This year's Oscar-nominated short documentaries weave their way through lives of hardship and empowerment, illuminating the ways we tackle life's complexities.
Emotionally complex and visually distinctive styles mark the animated shorts contenders
The trauma of war, the wages of political repression and the fear of death are all given their due in the animated short films Oscar race
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2024-02-19/animated-shorts-oscar-nominees
The Envy Awards: Honoring those offbeat, off-kilter and off-putting screen moments
The Envelope presents its Envy Awards for those notable moments and award-worthy performances the Oscars just don't recognize.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2024-02-19/la-et-env-0220-envy-awards
'To Kill a Tiger' chronicles an Indian family's battle for justice for their daughter
Nisha Pahuja's powerful documentary offers an unflinching look at a father's search for justice after three men abducted and raped his 13-year-old daughter.
The best moments of the 2024 BAFTA Awards that you might've missed — on-screen and off
The Times reports from London on all the winners of the 2024 BAFTA Awards — including 'Oppenheimer' and Emma Stone — and the best moments from Sunday's ceremony.
How Rodrigo Prieto jumped seamlessly (and immediately) from shooting 'Killers of the Flower Moon' to 'Barbie'
'The Envelope' returns with Rodrigo Prieto, the cinematographer of 'Barbie' and 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' 15-time Oscar nominee Diane Warren and 'Anatomy of a Fall' director Justine Triet.
America Ferrera turns to directing features
Even though her 'Barbie' speech was about women being asked to do too much, the actor is branching out
Finding harmony at last in 'Maestro'
A brilliant symphonic performance unleashes a swirl of emotion, tuning viewers into Leonard Bernstein's love for conducting, but more so, his love for his wife Felicia Montealegre.
Welcome to the Oscar club, casting directors. Now, what is it you do?
The film academy recently announced that casting directors, the people responsible for bringing in just the right actor for a role, will soon have their own awards category at the Oscars.
The art of film editing: 'Try things out and see what works emotionally'
There's never just one clear path to a film's completion. There needs to be room to experiment with a film's cut, says 'The Holdovers'' Kevin Tent.
For 'Poor Things,' first they created the world. Then they found ways to give it a sky
For "Poor Things," Robbie Ryan's second Oscar-nominated collaboration with director Yorgos Lanthimos and star Emma Stone, the cinematographer explored new 35mm film stocks, techniques and equipme...
Through many different lenses, the Frankenstein myth endures. Teen rom-com, anyone?
The Frankenstein myth has left a trail of thrills, cautionary tales and variations, including "Poor Things," Yorgos Lanthimos' Oscar-nominated imaginative take
Annette Bening and Paul Giamatti are 'due' Oscars. Who else is on the list?
How many Oscar nominations do you need to earn before you're considered "overdue" for a win? It's a popular narrative, but it doesn't always pan out.
That iconic hat was a challenge. Then came the other 1,000 'Oppenheimer' costumes
Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick created looks that easily telegraph shifting time periods, characters' social status and even their mental state for the Oscar-nominated film.
Chilean doc Eternal Memory reminds true love endures even after recollections fade
The Oscar-nominated film follows journalist Augusto Góngora and his wife actor-politician Paulina Urrutia as they find ways to come to grips with his memory loss.
'The Last Repair Shop' documents unique city-run service to fix students' instruments
"I still involuntarily cry, and we've been watching this movie for four years," says Kris Bowers, the short documentary's co-director with Ben Proudfoot.
Quiet, often subtle moments could be the key to winning the Oscar for these actors
Boiling down an entire performance to one important, key scene for an actor is no easy task. But The Envelope asked these directors and producers to give it a shot.
Adapting 'Poor Things': 'I sit at my desk and realize the obstacles are insurmountable'
Screenplays rely on a three-act structure. So does writing them. And don't forget the mid-point fail, says Tony McNamara in an essay.
Jeffrey Wright wonders what's next. The Pacific Ocean, for starters
"I'd never had a meeting like that before in my career for any film that I've been a part of, and certainly not one that I was the lead in," the actor says of his first Oscar campaign.
The harrowing migrant story of 'Io Capitano' is pope-approved
The story of two young, Senegalese men running toward their dreams in Europe and, eventually, the U.S. was met with heavenly praise by the leader of the Catholic Church
In 'Four Daughters,' a shattered Tunisian family braves obstacles in the eye of the camera
Kaouther Ben Hania's meta-doc blurs lines between the personal and cultural and lets female narratives prevail.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2024-02-13/doc-four-daughters
How 'Oppenheimer's' sound designer turned thunder and train noise into a seat-rattling atomic blast
Richard King won three of his Oscars working on Christopher Nolan films. He explains how that collaboration led to an 'Oppenheimer' sound design that audiences feel in their bones.
A vampire movie that doesn't suck: Shooting the black-and-white seductions of 'El Conde'
The veteran director of photography collaborated with "Spencer" and "Jackie" filmmaker Pablo Larraín on a Chile-set vampire film with real political teeth.
'Past Lives,' 'American Fiction': Writers write what they know, namely, writers
This past film season, a number of screenwriters played close to home, creating or adapting writer characters for their movies.
Lead actor race is practically a faculty
An unusual number of characters played by the men who earned lead actor Oscar nominations have something to do with education.
'Barbenheimer' gave us a fun summer ... until you stop to think what they're really about
At their hearts, the deadly earnest biopic and the feminist frolic each examine the terror that the inevitability of death inspires
Quiz: Will you be voting 'Oppenheimer' for best picture?
History will judge Oscar voters. Take the following quiz to imagine a future and learn if that future will horrify you. (Or maybe you just like the hats.)
A song emerges from a river of history and tradition for 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
Scott George, director of the Osage language department for the tribe and a ceremonial singer and dancer, was initially reluctant to contribute to the film. Until he found a way in through respec...
On the scene at the 2024 Oscar nominees luncheon, where stars and directors mingled
An unusually strong crop of Oscar-nominated actors, directors and crew members gathered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for a breath of relaxation amid campaigning.
2024 Oscars: The BuzzMeter final winners' predictions!
Will Oscar night be a victory lap for "Barbenheimer"? Who will take home Academy Awards? Emma Stone or Lily Gladstone? Paul Giamatti or Cillian Murphy?
Beginning of the end in 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
This scene marks the beginning of the end for Robert De Niro's William Hale and defines where a resilient woman begins to blossom.
Oscars rewind — 2004: Charlize Theron wins on her first try
"You've sacrificed so much for me to be able to live here and make my dreams come true and there are no words to describe how much I love you," the "Monster" actor said to her mother in her speec...
Did you know these fun facts about the Oscar nominations?
Each year's Academy Award nominations arrive with an array of notable firsts and other cool factoids. The Envelope is here to point them out.
With 'Spider-Man,' how do you top a winner? Try doing the opposite
To create "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," all Phil Lord and Chris Miller "had to do was write a better movie than the one that just won an Oscar," they say in an essay..