Disney/Scott Kirkland Oppenheimer set off a financial chain reaction for Christopher Nolan. That’s the word from Variety, which reports the newly-minted Best Director and Best Picture winner can expect a $100 million payout for delivering the nuclear bomb drama that made more than $953 million worldwide and won seven trophies at the Oscars. The trade …
‘Stranger Things’ play, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook and more nommed for UK Olivier Awards
‘Stranger Things’ on Stage/Netflix The nominations have been revealed for this year’s Olivier Awards, the annual salute to the best theater from over The Pond, but some faces familiar Stateside were recognized. Sarah Jessica Parker was nominated in the Best Actress category for Plaza Suite; Succession Emmy winner Sarah Snook scored a nom for The …
Jimmy Kimmel pulls back the curtain on his fourth Oscars hosting gig
Disney/Frank Micelotta On Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday night, the host spilled some tea about his fourth time hosting the Academy Awards. Kimmel took the stage after Justin Timberlake first opened the show, implying Jimmy was too hungover from the Oscar after-parties to show up. After that bit, Kimmel gave fans a behind-the-scenes peek at …
Johnny Depp congratulates “dear friend” Robert Downey Jr. on Oscar win
Vince Bucci/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Johnny Depp has sent an attaboy to pal Robert Downey Jr. on his Best Supporting Actor win for Oppenheimer Sunday night. Depp posted a throwback photo on his Instagram Story of him and Downey chatting at the Golden Globe Awards in 2011, on which he wrote, “Let’s try …
In Brief: Oscars ratings at four-year high, and more
ABC’s telecast of the 96th Oscars on Sunday drew an average audience of 19.5 million total viewers, while nabbing a 3.81 rating among adults 18-49 based on Fast National Live+Same Day program data, the network announced on Monday. The program grew in total viewers for the third straight year, marking a four-year high of 19.5 …
Al Pacino addresses why he didn’t mention all best picture nominees at 2024 Oscars: ‘A choice by the producers’
Disney/Frank Micelotta Al Pacino presented the Oscar for best picture at the 96th Academy Awards, but when The Godfather actor took the stage, some thought he may have made a mistake when he didn’t name all the nominated films in the category before announcing Oppenheimer as the winner. “There seems to be some controversy about …
Jimmy Kimmel spills the tea to ‘Kelly and Mark’ about the Oscar night Trump review and Al Pacino
Disney/Frank Micelotta In a post-Oscars interview that aired on LIVE with Kelly and Mark Monday morning, Jimmy Kimmel revealed his live reading of Donald Trump‘s negative post about him almost didn’t happen. Toward the end of the broadcast Sunday evening, four-time host Jimmy read a scathing review of his performance from his phone, adding, “See …
Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” breaks the internet as Eva Mendes reminds him of dad duties on Oscar night
Disney/Frank Micelotta Ryan Gosling may be Just Ken, but he’s just dad to Amada and Esmeralda, his two daughters with longtime partner Eva Mendes. The Barbie Oscar nominee’s showstopper had the stars at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood freaking out, so much so that Emma Stone ripped her custom Louis Vuitton gown. But …
‘Argylle’ tops Vudu’s streaming list
Universal Matthew Vaughn‘s spy movie Argylle might have crashed in theaters, but apparently, audiences were just waiting to watch it at home. The stylish thriller starring Sam Rockwell, Bryce Dallas Howard and Henry Cavill debuted at the top of the streaming charts on Vudu, Fandango’s on-demand streaming service, for the week of March 4 – …
Robert Downey Jr.’s win was just one Oscar night “highlight” for ‘Iron Man’ co-star Gwyneth Paltrow
Disney/Scott Kirkland — ABC Gwyneth Paltrow‘s memory of her time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe could be better, but at least she recalled starring with Robert Downey Jr. in 2008’s Iron Man. An Oscar winner herself, Gwyneth sat out this year’s ceremony and instead watched the show from her laptop as she was apparently getting …