OSCARS

Kevin Costner and his wife of nearly 19 years are divorcing.

The White House has announced a star-studded slate of members for the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, a panel of artists, museum professionals, academics and philanthropists that serves as an advisory board to President Joe Biden on culture issues.

Ariana DeBose’s stint as host of last year’s Tony Awards went so well she’s been asked to return this year.

The glitzy, fictional Broadway musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe that formed the heart of the TV show “Smash” will make the leap to an actual Broadway stage next season.

The Academy Hosted the 95th Annual Oscar Awards Sunday, with an extra emphasis on diversity in film.

The Academy Awards winners have been announced.

Small and subtle, the blue ribbons worn by many celebrities at the Oscars nonetheless had an important message: support refugees.

Now that’s a lot of Oscars!

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed pride that the German antiwar movie “All quiet on the Western Front” won four Oscars, including best international film.

India celebrated its two historic Academy Awards with enthusiasm befitting the high-energy best original song “Naatu Naatu.”.

Michelle Yeoh’s mother cried for joy for her “little princess" when the Malaysian became the first Asian to win the best actress Oscar.

Ke Huy Quan says his fellow “Goonies” readily congratulated him on his Oscar win for best supporting actor.

The dual directing team known as the Daniels have won the Oscar for best director.

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone was on hand at the Oscars to introduce the performance of best original song nominee “Naatu Naatu,” from “RRR.”.

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“All Quiet on the Western Front” has won an Oscar for best international film.

“Navalny,” a look at a Russian opposition leader following an attempt on his life, has won the Oscar for best documentary feature.

Jamie Lee Curtis made her long-waited first Oscar nomination count.

“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” has had an Oscar wish come true.

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It’s almost time for the Oscars.

The metaphysical multiverse comedy “Everything Everywhere All at Once” wrapped its hot dog fingers around Hollywood’s top prize Sunday, winning best picture at the 95th Academy Awards, along with awards for Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Hollywood’s biggest night is finally here: the Oscars!

An Associated Press reporter has spent the past several years watching from an opera box that gives him a unique perspective on the audience at the Oscars.

Will Joel and Ellie finally reach the doctors in “The Last of Us”.

Hollywood’s biggest night is just around the corner (March 12 to be exact), which means you have just a couple more weeks to watch the movies that were nominated for Oscars this year.

This week’s new entertainment releases include a whopping 36-song album from Morgan Wallen, the arrival on Hulu of the best picture Oscar nominee and Palme d’Or winner “Triangle of Sadness” and CBS has a new TV series inspired by the film “True Lies.”.

Rihanna will follow-up her soaring Super Bowl halftime show with a performance at the Super Bowl of movies — the Oscars.

Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in as the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony.

Oscar nominee Ruth E. Carter is known for her work in Black Panther - and has ties to Roanoke.

Oscar chances for “Top Gun: Maverick” just went into hyperdrive.

How much do you remember about what happened in 2022?

An Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker behind “American Factory” whose films explored themes of race, class and gender, Julia Reicher has died at 76.

Jimmy Kimmel is ready to host the Oscars again.

Sylvester Stallone’s wife Jennifer Flavin Stallone has filed for divorce after 25 years of marriage.

Keanu Reeves will star in a TV adaptation of “The Devil in the White City.”.

Actor Marlee Matlin, director Jason Reitman and producer Jason Blum are joining the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Penélope Cruz has won one of Spain’s top cinema awards for her contribution to Spanish film.

The Oscars are getting back to normal, eligibility-wise.

Actor Sacha Baron Cohen has dropped his lawsuit against a Massachusetts cannabis dispensary that used an image of his character Borat on a billboard without his permission.

Actor Reese Witherspoon and Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry have joined the ownership group of Major League Soccer’s Nashville team ahead of Sunday's opening of Geodis Park, its 30,000-seat stadium.

Will Smith's violent slap of Chris Rock during the Academy Awards ceremony had no appreciable difference on the size of the ABC broadcast's television audience.

In the minutes and hours after Will Smith accosted and slapped Chris Rock before a live Oscars audience of millions, many people hurried to social media platforms.

The television audience for the Academy Awards appears to be up from last year's record low, but is still not at the level that the annual awards show is accustomed to.

Actress Jada Pinkett Smith's hair loss is at the root of the most talked-about moment at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony.

Look, it’s 2022, and there really shouldn’t be an excuse as to why you haven’t seen this year’s Oscar-nominated films.

The next time someone tells you the Oscars are boring, remind them of the 2022 ceremony.

The Oscars looked kindly on Jessica Chastain.

Japan’s “Drive My Car” has won the Oscar for best international feature.

Troy Kotsur, the first deaf male actor nominated for an Oscar, won best supporting honors for his role in “CODA” at the Academy Awards.

Ariana DeBose lived up to Oscar predictions and followed the path of her “West Side Story” predecessor Rita Moreno.

The story of Lusia Harris only gets better: It’s now won an Oscar.

The 94th Academy Awards are right around the corner.

James Bond didn’t get an Oscar nomination this year, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be part of the ceremony.

Once again, it’s every movie lover’s favorite time of the year: The Oscars.

John Travolta, Mila Kunis and Wesley Snipes are among the latest batch of celebrities who have been added to the Oscars telecast, producers said Friday.

Bridget and Lindsey discuss changes to the Oscars, crossing a draw-bridge, and a doghouse hit by a meteorite fragment.

The Academy Awards are happening in March, and in the 94 years the event has been running, only 20 Black actors have won an acting Oscar.

As we all know, February is Black History Month, so it’s a great time to brush up on Black history and educate yourself.

After three years without a host, the Oscars are making up for lost time with three hosts for this year’s awards: Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes are set to host the 94th Academy Awards, producer Will Packer said Tuesday.

The 94th Oscar nominations were full of surprises in both satisfying and disappointing ways, but when there are only five nominees in most categories, it’s almost guaranteed that a few favorites will miss the cut.

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost once made comedy skits on “Saturday Night Live,” but now the married couple will reunite onscreen to dodge a mind-reading Alexa device in a new Super Bowl commercial.

If there is one thing for certain, it’s that this year’s holiday season has way more options for movies to see in theaters than in 2020.

It's never easy to define a year in pop culture, especially in a rollercoaster year like 2021, when we were up and down again, and again, and again.

Designers Christopher John Rogers, who designed Vice President Kamala Harris' purple inauguration ensemble, and Emily Bode-Aujla have taken top honors at the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America awards.

“Girls Trip” producer Will Packer will produce next year’s Oscars.

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A man who broke into Eminem’s suburban Detroit home and allegedly told the rapper “he was there to kill him” has been sentenced to five years probation and time served.

Elton John says he is postponing European dates on his world tour until 2023 so that he can have an operation on an injured hip.

Jeff Bridges says his cancer is in remission and his COVID-19 case is “in the rear view mirror.”.

Elton John is releasing an album of collaborations with artists from several generations and genres, including Nicki Minaj, Young Thug, Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X, Stevie Nicks and Stevie Wonder.

A Broadway revival of “Funny Girl” is aiming to open next year with Beanie Feldstein in the starring role originated by Barbra Streisand.

Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” starring Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington will have its world premiere on opening night of the New York Film Festival, organizers said Thursday.

Oscar winner Viola Davis is working on a memoir her publisher calls deeply personal and brutally honest.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards will return to a two-hour format for its 2022 edition, which will air the last weekend in February.

Football fans have the Super Bowl. Movie fans have the Oscars. And Bravo fans have BravoCon, and luckily for them, it’s coming back this year.

A leg injury may keep Robert De Niro from celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Tribeca Film Festival in person.

The 93rd annual Academy Awards were always going to be a bit surreal this year.

The Nielsen company says its preliminary estimate shows the Oscars audience on ABC dipped to slightly under 10 million viewers.

Rachel and Lindsey talk with Fashionista Roanoke’s Garland Gravely on the hottest looks from the Oscars.

Join Rachel and Lindsey as they chat about the Oscars and Chick-Fil-A’s newest salad.

Two foundations that serve the needy achieved the kind of spotlight at the Academy Awards telecast that any nonprofit yearns for: A shout-out from a famous celebrity to the 10 million or more people estimated to be watching from home.

It may have been the most abrupt ending since that cut-to-black final shot of “The Sopranos.”.

Chloé Zhao’s history-making Oscars sweep, winning best director and best picture, is being met with a muted response in her country of birth, and even censorship.

The premise was simple at the Oscars.

Frances McDormand has two more Oscars.

Youn Yuh-jung, the feisty grandmother in “Minari,” has won the best supporting actress award at the Oscars.

“Soul” has won the heart of Oscar voters.

Chloé Zhao has made history at the Academy Awards.

Daniel Kaluuya has used a lead role to win a best supporting actor Oscar.

Raise a glass for “Another Round.”.

Red carpet glam was back Sunday at the Oscars with lots of award-worthy gold, bright white and red looks.

Anthony Hopkins has won his first Oscar since he was victorious for playing Hannibal Lecter.

Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland,” won best picture Sunday at the 93rd Academy Awards, where the China-born Zhao also became just the second woman — and the first woman of color — to win best director.

Film and theater producer Scott Rudin is resigning from the Broadway League as he faces allegations of decades of abusive and violent behavior.

Laura Pausini was so emotionally affected by the pandemic last year that she even thought she would never sing again.

This week’s new entertainment releases include the final two parts of Eric Church's three-album project, “Heart & Soul.”.

Michael Jordan will present Kobe Bryant for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame next month.

Disabled performers and filmmakers have a moment in the Oscar spotlight that they hope becomes a movement.