Amy Madigan won the Academy Award for best supporting actress Sunday for her role in the supernatural thriller “Weapons,” 40 years after her last nomination. Madigan embodied the role of Gladys, giving a phenomenally creepy portrayal of the great-aunt of a young boy whose classmates go missing overnight. She won the Critics’ Choice Award and…
“KPop Demon Hunters” won the Academy Award for best animated feature film on Sunday, capping a culturally defining run that has placed the musical-action movie atop both box-office and music charts. Netflix’s big blockbuster follows HUNTR/X, a Korean girl group that battles otherworldly demons, a rival boy band and their lead singer’s own shame. Its…
LONDON — LONDON (AP) — Prince William said Sunday he remembers his late mother Princess Diana “today and every day” as he shared a photo of them together on social media to mark Mother’s Day in the U.K. “Remembering my mother, today and every day. Thinking of all those who are remembering someone they love…
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Teyana Taylor, Mick Jagger, Kristen Stewart and Wagner Moura were just a few of the stars mingling on the patio of the storied Polo Lounge on the Saturday night before the Oscars. They gathered at the iconic spot at The Beverly Hills Hotel for the 17th annual pre-Oscar dinner co-hosted by…
NEW YORK — Hollywood will convene Sunday night for a nail-biter Academy Awards that’s steering toward a coronation for either Paul Thomas Anderson or Ryan Coogler. Most would call that a win-win. Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” is the favorite heading into the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. But Coogler’s “Sinners” comes…
LOS ANGELES — The “Bridesmaids” gathered for a rehearsal the day before the big show, but this time they’re playing the role of awards presenter. Melissa McCartney, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Kristen Wiig and Ellie Kemper took the stage at the Dolby Theatre Saturday to run through their lines one last time. The Associated Press…
NEW YORK — More than 30 states will resume their antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Monday after negotiations this week failed to result in many states joining a tentative settlement reached by the Justice Department. Lawyers told the judge Friday at a hearing in New York that seven states — Arkansas, Iowa,…
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Richard Grenell, an ally of President Donald Trump who oversaw far reaching changes at the Kennedy Center that prompted many artists to abandon the iconic performing arts venue, will step down as the institution’s president. Trump announced the change in a social media post on Friday after it was first…
LONDON — Over six decades of “Doctor Who,” the intergalactic adventurer’s adversaries have included evil robots, rampaging Yeti — and the BBC, which erased many early episodes of the now-iconic sci-fi TV series. A film charity announced Friday that it has found two previously lost 1960s episodes in film cans wrapped in plastic bags among…
WREXHAM, Wales — Wrexham’s celebrity owners are swapping the boardroom for the commentary booth to mark five years since their game-changing takeover of the Welsh soccer club. Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac, who was formerly called Rob McElhenney, will take the mic for Wrexham’s home match against fellow Welsh team Swansea in the Championship on…
