Conan O’Brien took a swipe at Turning Point USA during Hollywood’s biggest night, tossing out what was meant to be an easy laugh at the expense of the conservative organization’s alternative Super Bowl halftime show. “I should warn you tonight could get political,...
The Oscars may still represent the biggest night in Hollywood. However, viewership ratings suggest that for the rest of the country, it is just another Sunday evening. According to Nielsen’s big data plus panel, the 98th annual Academy Awards drew 17.86 million viewers on ABC and Hulu. That’s down 9% from last year’s 19.7 million viewers.
The 2026 Academy Awards once again proved that Hollywood’s biggest night rarely stays focused on movies for long as The Oscars quickly descended into politics. While many winners kept their speeches centered on filmmaking, several presenters and filmmakers used the...
The narrative surrounding Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande being snubbed by The Oscars flipped dramatically after a new explosive rumor out of News Nation made the rounds this week. After early momentum, Golden Globe recognition, and months of awards chatter...
Wicked: For Good was completely snubbed at the Oscars, earning not one single nomination. Universal Pictures went into awards season expecting Wicked: For Good to solidify the franchise as a long-term prestige powerhouse. Instead, the Oscars delivered a brutal reality...
The Academy Awards are moving to YouTube in 2029. It’s the end of an era, as ABC has broadcast the Oscars since 1976.
In one of the most delightful twists of Oscars awards season, indie studio IFC has unleashed an open letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — signed not by a publicist or a producer, but by a dog.