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‘Daily Show’ Mocks Republicans With Oscar Noms For ‘Best Performance In Fake Outrage’

The late-night show nominated five conservatives for “Best Performance in Fake Outrage,” spotlighting their reactions to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) tearing up President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Former GOP Rep. Jason Chaffetz was chosen for his “Never in My Life,” spiel, Fox News hosts Brian Kilmeade and Laura Ingraham for “An Official […]

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Parasite: Thrilled Koreans hail historic Oscars 2020 win for Bong Joon-ho

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The win has been hailed as a “historic moment” by the South Korean community Thrilled South Koreans are celebrating the best picture win for Parasite at this year’s Oscars. The comedy-thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho is the first non-English language film to win best picture. “Can’t believe I

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‘Parasite’ Winning Best Picture Is A Huge Leap Forward For The Oscars

This is major. For the first time in the Oscars’ 92-year history, a foreign-language film was crowned Best Picture. “Parasite,” the genre-busting South Korean masterpiece about a struggling family of four who con their way into a wealthy clan’s employ, began awards season as a long-shot contender. It won the prestigious Palme d’Or at the

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Joaquin Phoenix Honors Late Brother River In Emotional Oscars Speech On ‘Injustice’

Phoenix’s speech also touched on animal rights, and he specifically went into graphic detail discussing the dairy industry. “We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow, and then we take her baby… Then we take her milk and put it in our coffee,” he said. The actor continued on to say that the people in

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Oscars 2020: South Korea’s Parasite makes history by winning best picture

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Bong Joon-ho won best director and best original screenplay as well as best picture South Korean film Parasite has been named best picture at this year’s Oscars, becoming the first non-English language film to take the top prize. Renee Zellweger won best actress for playing Judy Garland in Judy.

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‘Hair Love’ Director Matthew A. Cherry Calls For Normalizing Black Hair In Oscars Speech

“Hair Love” director and writer Matthew A. Cherry addressed the importance of normalizing Black hair during his acceptance speech on stage at the 92nd Academy Awards. The short animated film, which tells the story of a Black father who wears his hair in locs and learns to do his daughter’s hair for the first time,

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Kristen Wiig’s ‘Lasagna’ Dress At The 2020 Oscars Has Twitter Feeling Saucy

Kristen Wiig turned up at the 2020 Academy Awards Sunday in an ensemble that was one of the night’s most divisive looks. The “Bridesmaids” star appeared at the ceremony in a red gown accentuated with side ruffles, pairing it with black opera gloves. The narrow, form-fitting shape of the dress had Twitter users comparing the

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Norfolk film-makers explore ‘heartbreaking’ experiences of sexual harassment

Two women who have produced a film about sexual harassment said a contributor told them they felt “disgusting in their own skin”. Nell Basley and Taryn Everdeen, from Norfolk, used real experiences after 150 people responded to their online survey. “The sort of feedback that we had was really heartbreaking,” said Ms Basley. She said

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Spike Lee Honors Kobe Bryant At Oscars With Tuxedo Inspired By Lakers Jersey

Spike Lee paid homage to NBA legend Kobe Bryant at the 92nd Academy Awards, wearing a suit in the Los Angeles Lakers’ colors and fitted with Bryant’s former jersey number 24. The famed director appeared on the red carpet Sunday in a custom Gucci suit in bright purple with gold trim, with the numbers “2”

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