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Sean Penn Did Get an Oscar After All

Ukraine presents actor an 'Oscar' made from a missile-damaged train car

(Newser) - When Sean Penn's not skipping the Oscars in Hollywood, he's apparently collecting them in Ukraine. The actor, who won best supporting actor in absentia on Sunday for Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another, was instead in Ukraine meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky, reports the Guardian . For his...

Academy Backs Teyana Taylor After Alleged Oscars Shove

Academy condemns hired security guard's conduct, vows preventative steps

(Newser) - Teyana Taylor left the Academy Awards as a member of the top Oscar-winning film—but only after a run-in with security, NBC News reports. The actor-singer says she was shoved by a guard near the end of Sunday's ceremony, telling one man in a viral video that he was...

Oscars Ratings Drop Amid Award Show Slump

Audience dips 9% but remains season's top entertainment telecast

(Newser) - Oscars night drew a little less of a crowd this year—though it still ruled TV, per the Hollywood Reporter . Sunday night's 98th Academy Awards pulled in 17.86 million viewers across ABC and Hulu, down about 9% from 2025's post-pandemic high of 19.69 million and the...

Kid Rock Shrugs Off Conan's Joke: Not Funny

O'Brien mocked his Super Bowl show during Oscars, but singer says the line didn't land

(Newser) - Conan O'Brien took a dig at Kid Rock while hosting the Oscars, and Kid Rock is digging right back. "I love a good joke, even when I am the butt of it," the musician wrote on X . "Unfortunately, this was not a very good one."...

Why Sean Penn Didn't Collect His Oscar

Actor reportedly traveled to Europe, eyes another visit to Ukraine

(Newser) - Sean Penn just joined Hollywood's exclusive three-Oscar club and wasn't there to see it happen—because he was on another continent. The 65-year-old won best supporting actor Sunday for playing a fervent military commander in Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another. Onstage, presenter Kieran Culkin told...

'Everyone, Calm Down': Oscars Sees Rare Tie

Musical comedy and French drama share best live-action short honors

(Newser) - Oscar ties are so unusual that when Kumail Nanjiani read one out Sunday night, he had to assure the crowd he wasn't joking. The 2026 Academy Award for best live-action short ended in a dead heat, with statuettes going to musical comedy The Singers and French-language drama Two People ...

Here Are Your 2026 Academy Award Winners

One Battle After Another ends the night with 6 awards, including best picture

(Newser) - Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another was crowned best picture at the 98th Academy Awards, handing Hollywood's top honor to a comic, multi-generational American saga of political resistance, the AP reports. The ceremony Sunday, which also saw Michael B. Jordan win best actor and Sinners cinematographer Autumn...

Conan O'Brien Opens Oscars With Jokes About AI, Kid Rock

Next year's host will be 'a Waymo in a tux,' he jokes

(Newser) - Conan O'Brien launched the 98th Academy Awards with a Sabotage-scored sprint through the nominees, dressed as Amy Madigan's character in Weapons, and a plea for what he called "that rarest of qualities today: optimism." O'Brien, hosting for the second time, alluded to "chaotic and...

Here Are Some of This Year's Best Oscars Red Carpet Looks

Stars go all out with Academy Awards fashion

(Newser) - Pops of color dominated the Oscars red carpet as stars from Renate Reinsve to Chase Infiniti stunned in their custom gowns ahead of the ceremony Sunday, the AP reports. Reinsve, who is nominated for best actress, radiated on the carpet in a classic red Louis Vuitton strapless dress with a...

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These Movies Should've Won Best Picture

WaPo analysis picks Jaws over Cuckoo's Nest , Sixth Sense over American Beauty , among others

(Newser) - The Academy Awards are on Sunday, which means we can probably expect the usual debate over whether certain movies deserved to win, as well as perhaps some surprise upsets. Writing for the Washington Post , Dan Zak and Amy Argetsinger don't seem terribly optimistic that the right films will take...

Oscars Isn't the Only Big News for KPop Demon Hunters Fans

Netflix confirms a sequel, with original director on board, though it will likely be a few years off

(Newser) - Huntrix isn't done fighting demons, or breaking Netflix records. Per The Hollywood Reporter , the streaming service has locked in original directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans for a sequel to KPop Demon Hunters, striking a multiyear writing and directing deal with the pair ahead of what could be a...

Timothee Chalamet Sets Off Tempest in a Teapot

Actor makes a crack about popularity of ballet, opera; it does not go over well

(Newser) - Timothée Chalamet didn't mean to start a culture war with an offhand line about ballet and opera, but here we are. In a recent interview with Matthew McConaughey, the 30-year-old Oscar nominee said he didn't want to end up working in "ballet or opera" trying to...

Corey Feldman Makes Ask Over Apparent Oscars Snub

Stand By Me actor says he wasn't invited to Rob Reiner tribute but doesn't want fans pushing for him

(Newser) - Corey Feldman says he's sitting out a big Oscars moment, though not by choice. In a Friday post on X , the 54-year-old actor wrote that he wasn't asked to take part in the 2026 Academy Awards tribute to Rob Reiner, despite having starred in Reiner's 1986 classic...

Michael B. Jordan Reveals First Call After Oscar Nomination

Actor phoned his mom after hearing about record 16 noms for Sinners , including his for best actor

(Newser) - Michael B. Jordan woke up Thursday to a milestone: his first Oscar nomination, and a movie that just rewrote the record books. Jordan's film Sinners, a genre-bending gangster vampire musical directed by frequent collaborator Ryan Coogler, scored 16 Academy Award nominations for the 98th Oscars, surpassing the previous high...

Once They Turn 100, Oscars Will Move to YouTube

Insiders say Academy Awards' longtime home ABC is secretly relieved

(Newser) - Starting in 2029, Hollywood's biggest night will be a YouTube stream, not an ABC broadcast. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has struck a multi-year deal making YouTube the exclusive global home of the Oscars from the 101st ceremony in 2029 through 2033, ending the show's...

Sinners, Wicked: For Good Advance in Oscars Shortlists

KPop Demon Hunters is also leading the way

(Newser) - Ryan Coogler's bluesy vampire thriller Sinners, the big screen musical Wicked: For Good and the Netflix phenomenon KPop Demon Hunters are all a step closer to an Oscar nomination. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released shortlists for 12 categories Tuesday, including for best song, score, international...

He Won Oscar for Best Actor, Hasn't Worked Since

Adrien Brody says he's waiting for the role that feels right

(Newser) - How do you follow up a second Best Actor Oscar? Adrien Brody is still deciding. The two-time Oscar winner, who took home his latest award last year for his turn as architect László Tóth in The Brutalist, told an audience at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival...

Get Ready for the First New Oscars Category Since 2001

Awards show airing on March 15 will include 'achievement in casting' honor

(Newser) - The Oscars are making room for one more award on their live broadcast in 2026. The new prize for achievement in casting will be part of the 98th Academy Awards in March, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences told the AP on Wednesday. That brings the total award...

Israel's Version of the Oscars Sparks a Firestorm

Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar vows to strip funding from the Ophir Awards

(Newser) - Israel's version of the Oscars took place Tuesday and has sparked a political firestorm after a drama about a Palestinian boy took the best film award. Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar on Wednesday criticized the Ophir Awards ceremony as a "shameful" event that "spits on heroic...

Dick Van Dyke Talks Oscar Plans, Having Much Younger Wife

Mary Poppins actor, 99, says he'd still like to achieve EGOT status

(Newser) - Most people retire in their 60s, but 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke has other plans. The last few years have seen Van Dyke involved in a Malibu car crash and make Emmy history , and the Mary Poppins actor is now talking about his next possible move: vying for an Oscar. "...

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