George Evan Photo Austin Butler put everything into his performance as the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll in Elvis, and now he’s up for Best Actor at this year’s Academy Awards. This is his first awards season, and he tells ABC Audio about what he’s enjoyed the most. “It’s meant a lot to me that I’ve been …
2023 Oscars, by the numbers
A.M.P.A.S./Richard Harbaugh Sunday evening is Hollywood’s biggest night, the 95th Annual Academy Awards. But before Jimmy Kimmel takes the stage as host for the third time, the financial wonks at WalletHub crunched some numbers about this year’s Big Dance. For example, the total cost of the Oscars ceremony was calculated to be $56.6 million. While …
Apple TV+ renews ‘Shrinking’, and more
Shrinking has been renewed for a second season at Apple TV+. The dramedy, from Jason Segel, Ted Lasso showrunner Bill Lawrence and Emmy-winner Brett Goldstein, stars Segel as a grieving therapist who decides to start being brutally honest with his clients. Harrison Ford also stars as Dr. Paul Rhoades, one of Jimmy’s colleagues at the …
Jimmy Kimmel shares his thoughts ahead of Sunday’s Oscars show
ABC/Jeff Lipsky Hollywood’s biggest night is Sunday — Is Jimmy Kimmel ready? Jimmy’s hosting the Oscars again this year, his third time as MC, and he has a philosophy about hosting the event that he shared with ABC Audio. “Number one is you want to make the audience laugh,” he notes. “Number two is you have to remember …
Scoreboard roundup — 3/9/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Toronto 3, Atlanta 1 Philadelphia 7, Baltimore 6 Detroit 10, Pittsburgh 7 Oakland 1, LA Dodgers 0 San Diego 6, Cleveland 4 Atlanta 9, Puerto Rico 0 St. Louis 6, Nicaragua 4 Venezuela 6, NY Mets 4 …
‘Baretta’ actor Robert Blake dies at 89, niece says
Robert Blake family archive Robert Blake, who is known for his roles in Baretta and In Cold Blood, “passed away peacefully surrounded by family by his side in Los Angeles,” his rep said in a statement obtained by ABC News on Thursday. He was 89. The cause of death was heart disease, according to Blake’s niece, Noreen Austin. The actor, …
James Gunn fires back at troll upset about ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ star Chukwudi Iwuji’s race
Warner Bros. Discovery (NOTE LANGUAGE) Once again, James Gunn has clapped back against a troll who took issue with one of his Instagram posts. On Monday, Gunn happily touted his Peacemaker star Chukwudi Iwuji‘s role as the High Evolutionary in Gunn’s upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. However, somebody snarked of the character, “Damnit…another …
Money isn’t everything: How this year’s Best Picture nominees fared at the box office
“Avatar: The Way of Water” — 20th Century Studios While the Academy Awards sometime gets poo-pooed for featuring movies most people haven’t seen — even during Chris Rock‘s first hosting stint at the 77th annual awards — this year’s event features some bona fide blockbuster Best Picture nominations. However, for every Avatar: The Weight of …
Pedro Pascal reveals he fell asleep while The Mountain gouged out his eyes on ‘Game of Thrones’
HBO Max (NOTE LANGUAGE) Pedro Pascal can currently be seen shepherding two special kiddos on two hit shows, The Last of Us and The Mandalorian. However, not too long ago he was famous for being the guy who got his skull crushed in a fight between his Oberyn Martell and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson‘s hulking Ser …
Where to watch this year’s Oscar-nominated films
“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Searchlight Pictures/20th Century Studios Need to catch up on all the films nominated for the 95th annual Academy Awards before the ceremony on Sunday night? Here’s where you can stream several of the contenders. Over on HBO Max, watch a friendship fall apart in The Banshees of Inisherin, which picked …