At a recent luncheon celebrating the 2014 Oscar nominees, a group of A-list stars, directors, sound mixers and more gathered round a life-size model of…
*Oprah Winfrey insists she wasn’t “robbed” of an Academy Award nomination yesterday after failing to secure a Best Supporting Actress nod for “The Butler.”…
News of the films being missed out comes as a shock to the public and those in the film industry. On Thursday morning,…
“12 Years a Slave” among the films with the most nominees, coming in with nine. (CNN) — “Thor” star Chris Hemsworth joined Cheryl…
Despite her nervousness, Winfrey had a blast working with director Lee Daniels. Oprah Winfrey failed to secure her first Oscar nomination in 28…
For the sixth time in his career, Denzel Washington will compete for an Academy Award…and if things go his way, he’ll leave Sunday’s ceremony in Beverly Hills with his third. The 58-year-old star of stage and screen was first nominated in 1987 – a best supporting nod for playing anti-apartheid activist Steven Biko in “Cry […]
There are moments captured on film which leave an invaluable social etching on the soul of society. Gospel music is one form of music that…
The black community has long had a love-hate relationship with the Academy Awards. Hollywood’s highest honors have only recently started to become more inclusive and even still, the black performances they’ve chosen to recognize are often polarizing and controversial. Hattie McDaniel famously won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as ‘Mammy’ in […]
Actress Viola Davis has picked up pretty much every award you can win for a performance by an actress for her work in ‘The Help’. While she has been thrust into the spotlight for this performance, she’s been knocking around Hollywood for a while. She’s played a wide range of characters in a wide range […]
With the Oscar’s taking place this Sunday, and “The Help” receiving 3 nominations, we take a look back at black female Oscar winners and nominees…
DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH I WILL BE SPOTLIGHTING AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN THAT WERE THE PIONEERS IN THEIR FIELDS. TODAY’S FIRST LADY SPOTLIGHT: HATTIE McDANIEL HATTIE MC DANIEL ACADEMY AWARD “BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS” ACCEPTANCE SPEECH HATTIE MCDANIEL “GONE WITH THE WIND” (click the photo to view clip) FIRST LADY SPOTLIGHT: MAGGIE LENA WALKER FIRST LADY SPOTLIGHT: […]
Billionaire Boys Club co-founder, super-producer and occasional rapper Pharrell, alongside composer Hans Zimmer, will serve as music consultants for the 84th annual Academy Awards! The prestigious award ceremony will air on ABC on February 26 with host Billy Crystal. Click here, for the full story. Solange In The Studio With Pharrell Pharrell’s Qream Liqueur REVIEW
