BrainCan - oscars 2016

oscarssowhite: how questions of diversity are...

Some say that arguments over race shouldn’t rest on which films were passed over at the Oscars,but...

why this year s oscars were the most...

Faced with the embarrassment of #OscarsSoWhite,Hollywood overcompensated big time, putting issues...

oscars 2016: the nominees hoping to take the short...

With four nominees having strong British links and the funding situation at home growing...

oscars 2016: forget best picture - who won the box...

They earned the attention of the Academy – but which nominees married critical acclaim and...

steve mcqueen on the oscars whitewash: i m hoping...

The only black director to win best picture says change has to happen now. He talks about Hollywood...

in a year of oscarssowhite, a mexican film maker...

With The Revenant’s Alejandro González Iñárritu aiming to get it two Oscars in a row,he is...

crush of the week: jada pinkett smith

It took guts for Pinkett Smith to call out the diversity whitewash at the Oscars. Even millionaires...

this years oscar nominees class photo: the real...

They may not bag an Oscar this year,but these losers are still winners to us: we nominate the Oscar...

and the oscar may go to 40 key movies in...

Think you’re in peak summer blockbuster season? Think again! Next week the first ample programme...

what the 2016 oscars taught us: the academy should...

This self-serving club has outlived its purpose,and reforming its membership will do nothing to...

leonardo dicaprio leads political charge at 2016...

The Academy Award ceremony saw a plethora (excess, overabundance) of principled statements from the...

oscars 2016: spotlight shocks as dicaprio wins...

Surprise final twist in ceremony sees best picture award go to SpotlightThe Revenant takes best...

straight outta compton and will smith win prizes...

Hip-hop mogul’s All Def film awards launched in the wake of #OscarsSoWhite row to honour...

spotlight and the revenant deserve their oscars,...

On balance,the Academy gave its prizes to the accurate people, but it’s baffling that the Cate...

inside out director pete docter: we wanted to make...

The director of the Pixar film tipped to win the best animation Oscar on the emotions that didn’t...

oscars producers ask for thank you list in advance...

After years of slice-offs when winners breach the 45-moment limit on acceptance speeches,telecast...

my first oscars: booze, reality stars and queuing...

At the Oscars,the less famed you are, the higher up you sit – which meant that our awards virgin...

rival movie awards to highlight diversity gap days...

Beasts of No Nation,Chi-Raq, Concussion, and Creed,Dope and Straight Outta Compton will compete for...

oscar diversity row: rampling and elba could meet...

British Oscar nominees Charlotte Rampling and Idris Elba,known for their differing views, are tipped...

ang lee slams oscars over chris rocks racist joke...

Oscar-winning director and other east Asian Hollywood stars have written a letter of protest to the...

hollywood, take note of jenny beavan: this bag...

The costume designer caused a stir collecting her Oscar in an M&S outfit. That says more about the...

jada pinkett smith suggests boycott of oscars over...

Actor uses #Oscarssowhite hashtag on Twitter to query if ‘people of colour’ should avoid this...

bookies expect spotlight to beat the revenant to...

But Leonardo DiCaprio is a enormous favourite to win his first Academy Award for The Revenant,with...

advertisers are the potential losers at oscars...

Advertising slots were finalised last tumble at $2m for a 30-second spot,and now buyers hope they...

the oscars whiteout is driven by racism - and...

The Hollywood film industry has never tested the view that a black actor could be more bankable than...

chris rock tastes oscars poisoned chalice - again

The host will effect a bang-up,professional job but he’ll be hemmed in by the format – and, like...

chris rocks brother tony to host russell simmons...

Comedian’s younger sibling signed for All Def movie awards,which the Def Jam founder has said will...

chris rock will remain oscars host and plans to...

comedian has rewritten his opening monologue in light of the Oscars race row,says his producer,...

oscars 2016: leonardo dicaprio and brie larson win...

Abuse drama takes best picture while The Revenant makes do with director,actor and cinematography;...

oscars host chris rock overcomes nerves to tackle...

In his second shot at presenting the Academy Awards,the comedian deftly addressed the #OscarsSoWhite...

the black oscar wins that got away | peter...

The shadow of possible Academy prejudice has loomed large over this year’s awards. So which black...

al sharpton backs oscars boycott over all white...

White House adviser vows to employ his National Action Network to drive down 2016 viewing figures...

fewer than a quarter of americans support...

Just 23% of respondents backed call to tune out’ of world’s most famous film ceremony,but 44%...

oscars 2016: charlotte rampling says diversity row...

The British actor,who is nominated for the best actress award, says black actors may not enjoy been...

jenny beavan s oscars outfit struck a blow for all...

The costume designers refusal to prettify herself for final week’s awards,and the ensuing furore,...

sag awards: diversity is the nights winner in...

Four black actors including Idris Elba,who won twice, steal domestic statues as highlight cast wins...

a pigeon, the assassin and muhammad biopic out of...

The list of foreign language films in contention for next year’s Academy Awards has been further...

and next years oscar for looking like the person...

These days awards season guarantees one thing: a raft of movies based on real-life events featuring...

the most googled oscars dress was all black but...

It's been 10 months since the most recent Oscars aired on television,but people can't seem...

oscarssowhite: chris rock exposed the depths of...

Rock had a tough gig at this year’s Oscars,trying to deal with the protests against Hollywood’s...

civil rights activists call for nationwide oscars...

Group plans simultaneous protests and intends to place pressure on advertisers – especially...

dont knock cgi: its everywhere - you just dont...

I’m nominated for an Oscar for Ex Machina’s visual effects,but the increasing sophistication and...

oscars accused of bypassing own rules in push to...

Report claims key element of plans to double female and ethnic minority Academy membership by 2020...

the academy nominees group shot brings...

Seeing a line of grinning white Hollywood faces makes it harder to break the debate down into one...

oscars 2016: what will lead the nominations and...

With the nominations for the 88th Academy Awards to be revealed on Thursday,here’s a look at what...

carol sweeps board at new york film critics...

Todd Haynes adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith romance takes four gongs including best film and...

the guardian film show extra podcast: a zombie us...

The film team round-up the day's movie news and give their fully-informed,absolutely infallible...

2016s most googled oscars dress might surprise...

It's been 10 months since the most recent Oscars aired on television,but people can't seem...

of course dicaprio will win the oscar: the...

Dear Academy,have you noticed how the epic for which Leo is nominated for the best actor Oscar is a...

oscars race row wins spotlight at evening standard...

Best actor winner Idris Elba used speech to discuss Oscars diversity row,while host Simon Amstell...

oscars apology for racist asian stereotypes...

Star Trek actor George Takei,one of 24 Academy members who wrote an open letter of complaint after...

2016 oscars: spotlight, inarritu, dicaprio and...

Chris Rock skewered Hollywood’s race problem. Mad Max: Fury Road monstered the technical prizes....

hollywood claims to have listened. so will 2016 be...

The Academy Awards in Los Angeles acquire been mired in accusations of racism. The occasion is a...

why vanity fairs hollywood diversity cover fails...

In straining for diversity,the magazine’s Hollywood issue – showcasing a range of female actors...

ian mckellen: why has no openly gay man ever won...

The actor,twice nominated for an Academy award, joins diversity debate saying homophobia is as much...

no votes for suffragette ... this years failed...

As Carey Mulligan’s period biopic and other films from Cate Blanchett and Will Smith note,not all...

oscars 2016: the revenant deserves to own awards...

Alejandro González Iñárritus brutal survival legend merits its place at the head of the...

transgender stars of sundance hit tangerine focus...

Distributor Magnolia Pictures backs Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor for nominationsHollywood...

brie larson addresses hollywood sexism following...

The best actress winner for Room spoke backstage at the Oscars approximately how a demeaning...

oscars 2016 live: spotlight, inarritu, dicaprio...

Chris Rock skewered Hollywood’s race problem. crazy Max: Fury Road monstered the technical prizes....

id ask for extra caviar with champagne: oscars...

An audience with the maestro cook behind the menu for 1500 attendees at the Governors Ball … plus...

george clooney says the oscars are moving...

Actor says more people of colour were nominated by the Academy a decade ago – but that the real...

academy president disappointed with all white...

Cheryl Boone Isaacs says diversity in the film industry must be improved after the Academy fails to...

whats everyones beef with jenny beavan? ten...

First Stephen Fry calls her a bag lady at the Baftas,then a string of stars fail to clap as she wins...

mark ruffalo joins sexual abuse protest hours...

The star of highlight,nominated at this year’s Oscars for his role in a drama about the Boston...

before oscarssowhite: five previous academy awards...

The Academy is not unaccustomed to controversy,with many artists having used the Oscar ceremony as a...

mink eyelashes and armpit nappies: what are the...

The freebies handed to Hollywood’s great and good at the Academy Awards aren’t always the...

oscars 2016: expect five minute diversity speech...

Producers for the ceremony hold named the music producer who had said he would accept only on the...

charlotte rampling: i regret that oscars racism...

Actor issues statement clarifying her claim that row over lack of black Oscar nominees was racist to...

oscars 2016: how the revenant, creed, joy and more...

The last of the potential Oscar players maintain screened (save for Star Wars),and the race is all...

chris rock likely to host oscars 2016, trade...

The comedian is said to be in the final stages of negotiations to host next year’s Academy awards...

alejandro gonzalez inarritu: i did applaud jenny...

The Revenant director has posted a gif showing he did clap the costume designer’s ascent to the...

chris rock tackles oscars diversity row head on...

Chris Rock hosted the 88th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday and didn’t shy absent...

your oscars night recipes: pun heavy helpings for...

Diana D’Abruzzo loves food,loves film and is wild about wordplay. That’s why she has arrive up...

and the award for the best species named after an...

It’s nearly time for the Oscars. Which means it’s also time to shine the spotlight on actors and...

road testing this years oscars goodie bag! (the...

After writing about this year’s Oscars goodie bag,which includes a vampire breast lift and a trip...

why spotlight should win best picture at the 2016...

Each day before the Academy Awards ceremony on 28 February,one of our critics cheerleads for one of...

screen actors guild awards set to further expose...

As the Academy continues to confront criticism,success at the Sags on Saturday for stars such as...

record oscar nominations for british outfit film4

Room,Carol, 45 Years, or Amy,Youth and Ex Machina earn Channel 4’s once embattled film maker 15...

spike lee039s chiraq gets amazon release and...

Musical comedy set in inner Chicago and starring Teyonah Parris,Wesley Snipes and Jennifer Hudson...

how did spotlight beat the revenant to the biggest...

Tom McCarthy’s investigative journalism drama defied the bookies – and the critics – to buy...

mad max: fury roads massive oscars win is a huge...

George Miller extraordinary action movie,which swept up the technical awards at the Oscars, is a...

spotlight wins best picture oscar

The journalism drama beat competition from The Revenant and The gargantuan Short to move home with...

oscars night recipes: pun heavy snacks for...

Diana D’Abruzzo loves food,loves film and is wild approximately wordplay. That’s why she has...

julie delpy apologises for controversial oscars...

Two-time Academy Awards nominee had said it was better to be African American than a woman in...

academy poised for radical rule changes to tackle...

Nominee lists could be upped to 10 and less active voting members pruned in wake of furore over...

oscar dresses reviewed by a man who knows nothing...

It was another banner year for fashion at the Academy Awards. Unfortunately I know nothing...

hollywood claims to have listened. so will this be...

The Academy Awards in Los Angeles fill been mired in accusations of racism. The occasion is a...

oscarssowhite: a 10 point plan for change by the...

How should the Academy Awards address its diversity problem? The woman behind the hashtag,April...

what oscarssowhite got right - and wrong

Voter prejudice is shouldering much of the blame for the Academy Awards’ lack of diversity. But...

by the numbers: four ways to win an oscar

whether you are a forty-something white male actor in a film set in original York,then you might as...

why the martian should win best picture at the...

Each day before the Academy Awards ceremony on 28 February,one of our critics make the case for an...

how to crash the oscars swag bag and get your...

Follow these simple rules and your outlandish products could feature in the goody bag presented to...

oscarssomainstream: why have this years choices...

Unlike in recent years,the 2016 Independent Spirit award nominees have deviated from the Oscar...

ignore rampling and caine. its industry inertia...

Charlotte Rampling and Michael Caine’s unreconstructed ideas about the Oscars diversity row absorb...

oscarssowhiteandstraight: the academy fails at...

It’s another great year for straight white people as the Oscar nominations snub Idris...

china enters jean jacques annaud s wolf totem into...

Following its 2015 choice,Philippe Muyl’s The Nightingale, China has once again entered a film by...

the oscars primer, timetable and final...

The 88th Academy Awards kick off on Sunday evening (US Pacific time). Here’s what you need to...

chris rock: five of his best moments

As the multi-hyphenate prepares to host the Oscars for the second time,here’s a look back at his...

ava duvernay and ryan coogler to attend flint...

The Selma and Creed film-makers,considered snubbed by the Academy, will be participating in a live...

alejandro gonzalez inarritus dga win proves oscars...

Mexican film-maker won Directors Guild of America’s top prize for The Revenant,but survival...

barack obama on oscars diversity: are we giving...

US president weighs in on current debate over all-white lists of nominees,arguing that more...

oscars boss: academy rules change not driven by...

‘Generational’ shift to boost equality not a response to #Oscarssowhite but to reflect ‘best...

straight outta contention: compton residents vent...

In the home of gangsta raps NWA,the Academy Awards racism row cuts deepCharlotte Rampling,...

chris rock at the 2016 oscars: youre damn right...

Host tackles lack of diversity in the nominations head-on in a pointed and rousing opening monologue...

chris rock: five best moments

As the multi-hyphenate prepares to host the Oscars for the moment time,here’s a look back at his...

us civil rights group naacp decides against...

Plus: Jennifer Lawrence named the highest-paid 2016 nominee by Forbes magazine, as Sundance smash...

chris rocks publicist denies claims about changes...

Spokeswoman contradicts Oscars producer’s statement that Rock had rewritten his opening monologue...

oscars diversity: former academy president hawk...

Veteran Hollywood producer says ‘industry of creative people’ must find a way to boost...

oscars unlikely to change despite race protest,...

Lack of nominations for black actors has caused controversy – but people in the industry say most...

michael moore to join oscars 2016 boycott: a fish...

The Academy Award-winning director says Hollywood’s white-dominated culture has led to the...

the revenant gets 12 oscar nominations - video

The nominations for the 88th Academy Awards are announced on Thursday. The highest number of Oscar...

Spread your bets now! The A listers with more than...

Throwing their hats,scarves and gloves in the ring, some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are hoping...

beauty site apologises for mistaking whoopi...

Total Beauty promises to donate $10000 to charity after admitting there were ‘no excuses’ for...

oscars 2016: the winners - video highlights

The major winners of the Academy Awards,which took site on Sunday night in Los Angeles, varied from...

sam smith wins the best song oscar for his james...

British singer follows Adele to become the moment musician to win the Academy Awards’ musical...

oscar winner alicia vikander: i never thought id...

The newly crowned Oscar-winner for The Danish Girl,in tears backstage at the ceremony, recalled...

fifty shades of grey ties up five razzies

Adaptation of erotic novel suffers a string of triumphs in the anti-Oscars,including a share of the...

halle berry: oscars race row is heartbreaking

Actor recalls 2002 speech in which she expressed hope that her win might open doors for...

julie delpy on hollywood: i sometimes wish i were...

The Oscar-nominated writer,director and actor says there is ‘nothing worse than being a woman’...

will smith confirms he wont attend oscars in row...

The Men in Black actor says an all-white best-actor nomination list makes attending the Academy...

oscar nominations 2016: the revenant leads field,...

• Alejandro González Iñárritus epic western frontrunner with 12 nominations• George...

ian mckellen: x men was a gay man s delight,...

The actor regales audience with tales of Maggie Smith,Judi Dench – and his research into the...

leonardo dicaprio finally wins best actor oscar...

After four preceding acting nominations,the star of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s survival...

jamie foxx: black stars - including will smith -...

Oscar-winner jokes approximately boycott and pokes fun at Smith’s cod-Nigerian accent in...

why mad max: fury road should win best picture at...

Each day before the Academy Awards ceremony on 28 February,one of our critics makes the case for an...

producers promise most diverse oscars ever ...

David Hill and Reginald Hudlin also announced nominees will be asked to submit a list of people they...

helen mirren: criticising oscars over race is...

British Hollywood star laments failure of Academy members to reward Idris Elba,but suggests...

will the oscars new rules on diversity save the...

Can the just-announced commitment to double the number of women and ‘diverse’ Academy members...

oscars 2016: mark ruffalo attacks americas white...

Fellow nominee Brie Larson joins preceding winner Reese Witherspoon and 2012 nominee Viola Davis to...

hollywoods big weekend at the governors awards -...

Tinseltown was out in force at annual awards event and surrounding festivities an opportunity to...

tyrese gibson defends jada pinkett smith from...

Rock joked that Pinkett Smith’s decision to boycott the Academy Awards over all-white lists of...

stacey dashs surprise oscars cameo lands with a...

The Clueless star turned controversial correct-wing pundit’s appearance during this year’s...

mark rylance wins best supporting actor oscar for...

The acclaimed stage actor has won his first Oscar for his role in Steven Spielberg’s cold war...

oscars 2016: the winners and losers on the...

Best picture is anyone’s guess, but Leonardo DiCaprio and Brie Larson look like lock-ins – our...

why room should win best picture at the 2016...

Each day before the Academy Awards ceremony on 28 February,one of our critics make the case for an...

hollywoods technical wizards honoured at the nerds...

Jason Segel and Olivia Munn hosted the Academy’s Scientific and Technical awards on Saturday night...

idris elba and taraji p henson casting news...

fresh projects for black actors suggest that the negative response to Academy racism might absorb...

oscars 2016 nominees pose for class photo - video

Leonardo DiCaprio,Lady Gaga, Matt Damon and Rachel McAdams were among the attendees at Monday’s...

oscar nominees weigh in on lack of diversity:...

Beleaguered Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs couldn’t escape the #OscarsSoWhite issue as...

sacha baron cohen appears as ali g at oscars -...

Sacha Baron Cohen appears as Ali G at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony,in defiance of the Academy’s...

oscars 2016: 10 things we learned

Including … everyone loves Leonardo DiCaprio,no one has a clue who’s going to win – and...

dicaprio calls for action on climate change in...

Leonardo DiCaprio has won an Academy Award for best actor for his role as a betrayed 19th century...

jj abrams pays tribute to star wars star daisy...

‘She’s on a crazy adventure’ said The Force Awakens director of the film’s star,hosting the...

hes due: why this is leonardo dicaprios year at...

The Revenant star is the overwhelming favourite to finally take domestic an Academy award at the...

academy president: oscarssowhite a punch to the...

As Screen Actors Guild and stars such as Angie Dickinson weigh in on the debate,Oscars president...

diversity dominates sag awards amid oscars race...

Diversity ruled the night at the Screen Actors Guild awards on Saturday in LA, as actors of colour...

oscars diversity: academy to double female and...

The announcement followed criticism and calls for an Oscar boycott after members nominated all-white...

oscars 2016: academy to review diversity of...

Oscars president Cheryl Boone Isaacs says she is ‘heartbroken’ by absence of non-white acting...

al sharpton calls hollywood fraudulent after all...

The outspoken civil rights activist has criticised the academy for a set of nominees that fails to...

sam smith: i want to dedicate my oscar to the lgbt...

The singer referenced a Guardian interview with Ian McKellen approximately a lack of openly...

omar sharif honoured in oscars ceremony

The Egyptian star of Doctor Zhivago remembered in the Academy Awards’ In Memoriam sectionOmar...

whoopi goldberg on oscars diversity protests: ...

Whoopi Goldberg and Olivia Wilde discuss the controversy surrounding the lack of diversity among...

alicia vikander wins best supporting actress oscar...

The first-time nominee beats favourite Kate Winslet to win the Academy award for her role in the...

spotlight and diversity rewarded at film...

In a striking contrast to #OscarsSoWhite,Saturday’s Film Independent Spirit Awards celebrated...

might charlotte rampling pull off the biggest...

The actor was denounced for comments approximately the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. But might her...

the secret actress at the oscars: meryl streep...

In her column lifting the lid on the film and TV industry, an Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated actor...

why the revenant should win best picture at the...

Each day before the Academy Awards ceremony on 28 February,one of our critics manufacture the case...

spotlight producers oscars message to the pope...

“Pope Francis,its time to protect the children and restore the faith”: that’s the message...

oscars 2016: campaigners claim boycott victory as...

Civil rights activist Al Sharpton says urging of viewers to tune out of the Oscars in protest at...

sacha baron cohen: oscars appearance as ali g was...

Comedian had been asked to present best picture nominee as himself but changed into costume in...

academy awards 2016 race comes into focus at...

As the dust settles on the boutique festival renowned as an awards launchpad, we assess the key...

academy awards 2016: stars arrive on the red...

This year’s Academy Awards kicked off in Los Angeles on Sunday evening,marking the 88th year in...

hateful eight cinematographer calls for new...

Three-time Oscar-winner Robert Richardson complains that ‘invisible’ digital effects means...

spike lee denies calling for a boycott of oscars...

‘All I said was my wife and I are not going. Everyone else can attain what they want, the director...

the oscars 2016 recap: race to the finish

The 2016 Academy Awards will forever be known as the “Race Oscars.” Thanks to the...

oscar winners 2016: the full list from spotlight...

All the winners from the 88th Academy Awards, as they’re announced during the ceremonyOscars 2016:...

lady gaga performs with sexual assault survivors...

Singer and performance artist Lady Gaga prompted tears among the audience when she performed her...

dylan thomas adaptation is 2016s foreign language...

Rhys Ifans and Charlotte Church star in the film which hopes to be the first Welsh contender since...

brie larson wins best actress oscar for room

The actor’s first nomination has led to a win for her role in the harrowing dramaOscars 2016 live:...

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