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February 22, 2019

Documentary about 1939 Nazi rally in New York up for Oscar

A crowd of 20,000 gives the Nazi salute while swastikas flank a giant portrait of George Washington. Unimaginable to most ...

February 22, 2019

A bumpy road to the Oscars could end in triumph for Netflix

The most tumultuous Oscar season in memory might pale in comparison to the aftermath. The best picture race to Sunday's 91st ...

February 22, 2019

Diane von Furstenberg fetes female Oscar nominees

Even with rain clouds threatening from above, the spirits, and heels, were high at Diane von Furstenberg's idyllic Coldwater ...

February 22, 2019

DuVernay, Zendaya help Vanity Fair toast Women in Hollywood

By the time filmmaker Ava DuVernay got to Vanity Fair and Lancome's Women in Hollywood pre-Oscars event Thursday night, she ...

February 22, 2019

Correction: Oscars-Untelevised Categories story

In a story Feb. 16 about the Oscars reversing a decision to hand out four awards during commercial breaks, The Associated ...

February 22, 2019

Emotional ceremony honors Hall, Stenberg, Layne and Lewis

Amandla Stenberg brought the audience to their feet as she talked of being protected by the ancestors. KiKi Layne evoked ...

February 22, 2019

Oscars producers say the show is in 'good shape' for Sunday

Academy Awards producers Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss have been hearing the same question a lot recently: Are you OK? It's ...

February 21, 2019

At the Oscars, some songwriters are left in the dark

For Grammy-winning producer-songwriter Alexander Shuckburgh, the Academy Awards are so close and yet so far.

February 21, 2019

AP Source: Kendrick Lamar, SZA not performing at Oscars

"All the Stars" are not performing at the Academy Awards, including Kendrick Lamar and SZA. A person familiar with the ...

February 21, 2019

'Roma' producer could make history at the Oscars

After more than a decade collaborating with the writer and director Alfonso Cuaron, producer Gabriela Rodriguez knew his work ...

February 21, 2019

The Latest: More women perform at slick UK music awards show

The Latest on the Brit Awards ceremony (all times local): 10:30 p.m. The U.K. music industry's Brit Awards have been handed ...

February 20, 2019

Oscars: A record year for women, but is it progress?

At the glad-handy Oscar nominees luncheon earlier this month, film academy president John Bailey proudly told the 171 ...

February 20, 2019

Travelers can retrace 'Green Book' path with some research

The Oscar-nominated interracial road trip movie "Green Book" has spurred interest in the real guidebook that helped black ...

February 20, 2019

Chris Stapleton, Dan + Shay lead ACM nominations

Chris Stapleton and Dan + Shay lead the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards with six nominations each while Grammy album of ...

February 20, 2019

AP Oscar predictions: What will win, what should win

Ahead of Sunday's 91st Academy Awards, Associated Press Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle share their predictions for ...

February 19, 2019

Michael B. Jordan, Michelle Yeoh added to Oscars presenters

Michael B. Jordan, Brian Tyree Henry, Michelle Yeoh and Elsie Fisher may have missed out on Oscar nominations this year, but ...

February 16, 2019

Styled after movie theatres, the Governors Ball at the Academy Awards has international foods

The 1,500 guests that pour into the Governors Ball after the Academy Awards this year will be greeted by theatre-inspired ...

February 16, 2019

21 Savage 'wasn't hiding' being British, feared deportation

The Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage said in an interview aired Friday that he didn't talk about his British citizenship before ...

February 16, 2019

The Latest: 21 Savage surrenders on outstanding warrant

The Latest on saga involving Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage (all times local): 6:50 p.m. Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage has ...