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  • First Wave of Oscars 2017 Presenters Include Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson

    88th Annual Academy Awards - Press RoomThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the first group of presenters for the 2017 Oscars, and in keeping with tradition, they include all four of the winners from last year’s acting categories.

    The presenters revealed on Thursday are Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson, Mark Rylance, and Alicia Vikander. DiCaprio took home the Best Actor statuette in 2016 for “The Revenant,” his first Oscar win after four previous acting nominations; Larson was crowned last year’s Best Actress for her work in “Room“; Rylance was awarded the Best Supporting Actor prize for “Bridge of Spies“; and Vikander was named Best Supporting Actress for “The Danish Girl.”

    Typically, it’s customary for past male winners to present the trophy to the new female winners, and vice versa. (So last year’s Best Actor would award the statuette to this year’s Best Actress, and so on.) The Academy didn’t announce just how the trophies will be handed out this year (in years past, they’ve also had groups of actors and actresses hail each individual nominee in every acting category), though it seems likely they’ll stick with the traditional format this time around, based on announcing all four returning winners in one batch of presenters.

    The Oscars, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will take place on Sunday, February 26 on ABC.

    [via: Oscar.com]

  • ‘Deadpool’ Oscars Snub: Ryan Reynolds Has the Perfect Response

    MoMA's The Contenders Screening of DEADPOOL With Ryan ReynoldsAny hope of “Deadpool” winning an Oscar was crushed Tuesday when nominations were announced and the film came up empty-handed.

    In spite of the disappointing news, star Ryan Reynolds seems unfazed. The actor reacted with a joke on Twitter, making it clear he’d taken the snub in stride. On top of that, he graciously congratulated all of those who did earn nods.

    Both Reynolds and “Deadpool” itself were considered long shots to be nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Picture, but there was some hope that they’d pop up among the contenders. Nonetheless, Reynolds appeared to be keeping his expectations in check throughout awards season.

    “I’ve always said that I wish the Oscars had a category for comedy as well,” Reynolds told Entertainment Weekly in December. “It’s not an easy job. Oftentimes with comedies you have to have some pathos and real grit that in turn earns you the right to subvert expectations and be funny.”

    He likely wasn’t surprised by the snub, but it’s still nice he has a tickle-fight to look forward to.

    Here’s the full list of nominees. The Oscars will be awarded in a live ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 26 on ABC.

    [via: Twitter; EW]

  • Oscars 2017: ‘La La Land’ Director Damien Chazelle Reacts to Record-Tying 14 Nominations

    The 2017 Academy Awards nominations have put the cherry on top of a stellar awards season for “La La Land” and the musical’s director and screenwriter, Damien Chazelle.

    The movie had already broken the record for most Golden Globe wins earlier in January, and now it has racked up a record-tying 14 Oscar nominations. Needless to say, it’s been a good month for Chazelle. He still seemed to be processing the huge news when he spoke to Variety Tuesday and was understandably “a little speechless” and having to work to avoid “sounding like a stuttering maniac.”

    With its 14 nods, “La La Land” now ranks up there with “All About Eve” and “Titanic,” the only other films in Academy Award history to have garnered so many nominations.

    “When you mention those movies, it makes my head spin even more than it’s spinning,” he told Variety.

    Chazelle’s last film, “Whiplash,” won three Oscars, so this isn’t entirely new territory for the filmmaker. Still, he was clearly thrilled to be recognized, especially with his cast and crew.

    “I got to see firsthand how much work and inventiveness and sleepless nights they brought to this movie,” he said. “I’m filled with gratitude.”

    The lack of sleep and hard work clearly paid off. “La La Land” is poised to bring home multiple awards, and it could even top the 11-award record shared by “Ben Hur,” “Titanic,” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”

    Here’s the full list of nominees. The Oscars will be awarded in a live ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 26 on ABC.

    [via: Variety]

  • 14 Most Oscar-Nominated People in Academy History

    14 Most Oscar-Nominated People in Academy History

  • Record 683 Oscar Voters Added to the Academy in Push For Diversity

    "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" - European Film Premiere - Red Carpet ArrivalsAfter the #OscarsSoWhite controversy that swirled around the Academy Awards earlier this year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited a record 683 people as new members. That’s over twice as many as last year, and 46 percent of the invitees are women and 41 percent are people of color.

    The new members include 28 Oscar winners, ranging in age from 24 to 91, and hail from 59 countries. The list reflects the Academy’s push to diversify its ranks after receiving criticism that none of the 2016 Oscar nominees were people of color.

    That diverse list includes actors John Boyega, Rose Byrne, Idris Elba, Tina Fey, Luis Guzman, Tom Hiddleston, Oscar Isaac, Michael B. Jordan, Regina King, Daniel Dae Kim, Eva Mendes, Freida Pinto, Michelle Rodriguez, and Emma Watson. This year’s winners Brie Larson, Mark Rylance, and Alicia Vikander were also added.

    Directors and writers include Ryan Coogler (“Creed”), Ice Cube (“Friday”), Emma Donohue (“Room”), Cary Fukunaga (“Beasts of No Nation”), Park Chan-wook (“Oldboy”), Patty Jenkins (“Wonder Woman), and Sam Taylor-Johnson (“Fifty Shades of Grey”).

    Check out the complete list here.

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  • Oscars 2016: 15 Best and Worst Moments

    Oscars 2016: 15 Best and Worst Moments