awards

Oscars Ratings Tonight Might Be Better: 5 Best Picture Nominees Made Over $100 Million

For many years now, the ratings for the Academy Awards have been in decline. One major reason attributed: the nominated movies were mostly independent...

Exclusive: Chris Rock Tries Out Oscars Routine at Local Hollywood Comedy Club, Will Open Academy Awards with Steve Martin

Fans at the Comedy Club on Sunset Boulevard got a nice treat last night. Chris Rock showed up as a surprise guest early in...

Oscar Notes: Tom Ford Gets a Who’s Who of Something, Oscars Gets First Female Conductor, “1917” Celebrates End of “War”

Oscar celebrating has begun in earnest, although it's not what it used to be since the main player, Harvey Weinstein, is on trial in...

Oscar Surprise: Longtime (Anonymous) Academy Member Chooses “Jojo Rabbit,” Joaquin, Renee, Scarlett, Hopkins

I had a chance meeting with a longtime Academy voter tonight. Since voting has closed, this person shared their main choices for the Oscars...

Indie Spirit Awards Are This Saturday: They’re a Non Profit with Over $5 Mil in Salaries, and Just Under $400K in Grants to Filmmakers

The 2020 Indie Spirit Awards will be handed out on Saturday in Santa Monica. They're given by the non profit called Film Independent, which...

BAFTA British Academy Awards Follow, Point to, Oscars: “1917” Best Film, Best Director Sam Mendes, Joaquin Phoenix, Renee Zellweger, Brad Pitt, Laura Dern Win for Acting

It's an all white BAFTA. And it's all -white with them. All the supposed and anticipated Oscar winners swept the British Academy. I am...

Ratings Low: Grammys Lose Around 2 Million Viewers from Last Year, Thanks to Scandal and Kobe Bryant Death

Even Alicia Keys' fine hosting job  couldn't save the Grammy Awards in the ratings. Last night's show drew around 16.5 million viewers, down from nearly...

Grammy Awards: Billie Eilish Has the Edge to Win Album of the Year, Already Won Best Engineered, Plus Beyonce, Lil Nas X Pick Up Early Awards

Sorry, Lizzo fans. But it does seem like 18 year old Billie Eilish will clean up tonight at the Grammys show on CBS. She and...

Kobe Bryant Death Throws the Already-Plagued Grammy Awards into Disarray at Staples Center

It's as if the Grammy Awards are jinxed. Eight years ago, Whitney Houston died on the eve of the show, at the Beverly Hilton...

Recording Academy Clarifies Voting Rules in Light of Allegations of Malfeasance

NARAS interim leader Harvey Mason, Jr. has sent out a memo to the members of the Recording Academy regarding possible voting improprieties. Here it is: