ABC/CRAIG SJODIN(LOS ANGELES) — It’s official, Brad Pitt finally won an Academy Award for acting. The 56-year-old was previously honored in 2014 when Pitt won a best picture Oscar for producing 12 Years a Slave. Pitt took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood, beating out fellow nominees Anthony Hopkins, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino and Tom Hanks. …
Laura Dern sweetly thanks her parents after winning first Oscar
ABC/CRAIG SJODIN(LOS ANGELES) — Laura Dern is officially an Oscar winner. The actress took home the award for Best Supporting Actress on Sunday for her role in the Netflix film Marriage Story. In the film, which starred Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver, Dern acted as the fierce lawyer who assists Johansson’s character with her divorce. Dern gave a heartwarming speech …
Renee Zellweger pays tribute to Judy Garland in Best Actress acceptance speech
ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) — Renee Zellweger has won her second Oscar, winning Best Actress for her role as the late Judy Garland in Judy. She previously won Best Supporting Actress for 2004’s Cold Mountain. During her acceptance speech, Zelleweger paid tribute to the late actress. While “Judy Garland did not receive this honor in her time, I am certain that this moment is …
Parasite’s Bong Joon-ho is ready to drink after winning Best Director and Best Picture
ABC/CRAIG SJODIN(LOS ANGELES) — Parasite director Bong Joon-ho is ready to party after winning the Academy Award for Best Director. However, the best was yet to come as he closed out the awards show for winning Best Picture. The South Korean director took home the award for his work on Parasite on Sunday. The film won a total of five awards …
Joaquin Phoenix overcome with emotion after winning Oscar for Best Actor
ABC/ARTURO HOLMES(LOS ANGELES) — When Joaquin Phoenix won best actor for his role in Joker, he used his winding speech to speak about a number of causes he is passionate about and speak about finding unity. “I think that whether we’re talking about gender inequality or racism or queer rights or indigenous rights or animal rights, we’re talking …
“Wild Wild West” star Robert Conrad dead at 84
Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images(HOLLYWOOD) — Robert Conrad, the star of such TV series as Wild Wild West, Hawaiian Eye and Baa Baa Black Sheep, has died. He was 84. A family spokesperson told ABC News, “He lived a wonderfully long life and while the family is saddened by his passing, he will …
Actor, comic Orson Bean stuck and killed by car at age 91
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Actor and comic Orson Bean was struck by a car and killed Friday night at age 91. Los Angeles ABC affiliate KABC reports Bean was crossing the road in Venice, California when he was clipped by one passing vehicle and fell, after which another vehicle struck and killed him. Both drivers remained …
Bill Cosby sends Snoop Dogg a thank-you message from jail for defending him
Mark Makela/Getty ImagesOn Thursday, Bill Cosby sent rapper Snoop Dogg a special thank-you message from jail for mentioning him in an Instagram video that criticized Gayle King. “Snoop – when they brought me to my gated community and placed me inside of my penthouse, they didn’t win nor did they silence me,” Cosby tweeted. “It’s so sad …
Expect “big action stuff” and “character pieces,” as Showtime’s ‘Homeland’ returns for its final season
Maury Sterling in HOMELAND Season 8 — Mark Seliger/SHOWTIME(NEW YORK) — Showtime’s acclaimed drama Homeland returns for an eighth and final season Sunday. Star Maury Sterling says stepping on the set knowing they were filming the beginning of the end was a major emotional moment. “It felt important,” says Sterling, who plays socially awkward computer genius Max, one of the few Homeland characters …
Cynthia Erivo, Alfre Woodard respond to Joaquin Phoenix’s BAFTA acceptance speech on racism
ABC/Lou Rocco(LOS ANGELES) — Cynthia Erivo and Alfre Woodard are weighing in on Joaquin Phoenix’s powerful BAFTA acceptance speech, during which he spoke to the audience about white privilege, the lack of inclusivity and systematic racism in the film and television industry. In an interview with Variety at Woodard’s annual Sistahs Soiree, Erivo said Phoenix– who …