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 […]
In “The Help,” Viola Davis famously played a maid who discovers her own power. Her new film “Beautiful Creatures” is based on a book in which her character Amma is also a maid – but with telepathic power. All dark magic aside, the maid part of the deal, for Davis, caused initial hesitation in moving forward with […]
The dramatic film “Fruitvale” and the documentary “Blood Brother” won over audiences and Sundance Film Festival judges. Both American films won audience awards and grand jury prizes Saturday at the Sundance Awards. “Fruitvale” is based on the true story of Oscar Grant, who was 22 years old when he was shot and killed in a […]
Hollywood’s awards race just got serious. Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone announced Oscar nominations for the 2013 Academy Awards on Thursday morning, adding a bit of levity to what will surely be taken quite seriously come Feb. 24, when MacFarlane hosts the actual awards broadcast. In pre-announcement buzz, Kathryn Bigelow (“Zero Dark Thirty”), Tom Hooper […]
