Joaquin Phoenix took the stage at the Oscars Sunday to collect his Best Actor award for Joker with humility — and a plea for humankind to make peace with the natural world. “I have been a scoundrel in my life,” Phoenix said, a tremor in his voice. “I’ve been selfish. …
Read More »Janelle Monáe to Perform at the 2020 Oscars
Janelle Monáe is the latest star to join the lineup of esteemed performers at this Sunday’s Oscars telecast. Like Billie Eilish, she will be delivering a “special performance,” although the details are under wraps at this time. This past year, Monáe appeared inHarriet alongside Cynthia Erivo, who is nominated for …
Read More »The 2020 Oscars Will Be Hostless Again
UPDATE (1/30): A string of presenters have been announced this week for the 92nd Academy Awards.So far, the announced presenters include Zazie Beetz, Timothée Chalamet, Will Ferrell, Gal Gadot, Mindy Kaling, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Mark Ruffalo, Kelly Marie Tran, Kristen Wiig, James Corden, Penélope Cruz, Beanie Feldstein, …
Read More »Watch Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler's Silly, Pun-Filled Oscars Intro
Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler deftly handled stand-in opening monologue duties for the host-less Academy Awards Sunday as they arrived onstage to introduce the first category of the night, Best Supporting Actress. The trio opened with a few knocks on the Academy, with Rudolph noting the absence of …
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