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Halle Berry Says Oscar Win Was Meaningless

She's still fighting for diversity in Hollywood

(Newser) - In her off-the-cuff acceptance speech, Halle Berry dedicated her 2002 Oscar for best actress to "every nameless, faceless woman of color that now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened." But 15 years later, the opportunities are not at all like she imagined they would...

An Earlier-Than- Usual Oscars Announcement

Jimmy Kimmel to return as host for 90th annual Academy Awards

(Newser) - "If you think we screwed up the ending this year, wait until you see what we have planned for the 90th anniversary show," the Hollywood Reporter quotes Jimmy Kimmel as saying in a statement. That's right, the Academy announced Tuesday that Kimmel will be back next year...

No Cellphones Backstage for Accountants After Oscar Flub

PwC issues new protocols to prevent another Oscar disaster

(Newser) - PwC accountants won't be allowed to have their cellphones backstage during future Oscar telecasts, the AP reports. Film academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs sent an email to academy members Wednesday detailing the new protocols for announcing Oscar winners developed after the best-picture flub at last month's Academy Awards....

PwC Accountants in Oscars Snafu Had to Be 'Pushed Onstage'

They wouldn't go of their own accord, stage manager says

(Newser) - A "veteran" Oscars stage manager has given his behind-the-scenes perspective on the Best Picture snafu, and he comes off as none-too-impressed with the "frozen" PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants involved. In a lengthy interview with The Wrap , Gary Natoli says Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz were supposed to have memorized the...

Here's the Punishment for PwC Oscars Accountants

The 2 accountants in charge of envelopes banned from future Oscars work

(Newser) - The PwC accountant who mixed up two envelopes at the Oscars Sunday, resulting in the wrong film being announced as Best Picture, will not be allowed to work the Academy Awards again, the AP reports. Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs says Brian Cullinan's distraction backstage ( he was tweeting...

Moviegoers Went to See Moonlight, Got Punked

London theater kicked off showing with 20 seconds from 'La La Land' trailer

(Newser) - The "biggest blunder in Oscars history" is now three days old, but a London movie theater decided to extend the error's 15 minutes of fame on Monday. People have been flocking to see Moonlight since its best picture win on Sunday—after La La Land was mistakenly announced...

Affleck Breaks Silence on Oscars Backlash

'There’s really nothing I can do about it'

(Newser) - Backlash followed Casey Affleck's Best Actor win at the Oscars, with numerous people tweeting a reminder that in 2010, Affleck was accused of sexual harassment. Affleck ultimately settled the lawsuits from two women who worked with him on I'm Still Here, one of whom claimed he climbed into...

Accountant Wasn't Supposed to Tweet During Oscars: Source

Handing out the correct envelopes 'was to be his only focus'

(Newser) - The PwC accountant whose backstage tweet may have distracted him enough to cause the biggest flub in Oscars history was specifically asked not to tweet during the awards show, a source tells People . "Brian [Cullinan] was asked not to tweet or use social media during the show. He was...

Kimmel Gives His Take on Best Picture Mix-Up

'Clyde threw Bonnie under the bus'

(Newser) - Jimmy Kimmel gave his take on the Oscars fiasco on his show Monday night, calling it "the weirdest TV finale since Lost." Kimmel said he was in the audience seated next to Matt Damon when Bonnie and Clyde co-stars Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway presented the Best Picture...

Trump: See, Oscars Should Steer Clear of Politics

He blames gaffe on show's focus on political issues

(Newser) - The Oscars took some shots at President Trump Sunday night, and Trump says the show might have paid the price in the form of its epic envelope screwup . In an interview with Breitbart News , Trump suggests that Hollywood should stick to entertainment: “I think they were focused so hard...

Could a Backstage Tweet Have Led to Massive Oscars Mix-Up?

The 'Wall Street Journal' lays out what appears to have happened

(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal may have figured out how exactly the biggest flub in Oscars history happened Sunday night. As the paper explains, Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz are the two PwC partners who stand at opposite ends of the Academy Awards stage with the envelopes containing the winners, ready...

There Was a Second Oscars Flub During Show
There Was Another
Big Oscars Flub
Feb 27, 2017 12:21 PM CST

There Was Another Big Oscars Flub

In Memoriam segment features wrong person's photo

(Newser) - Not only did La La Land accidentally get announced as Best Picture when the winner was really Moonlight, Sunday night's Academy Awards also included a big flub during the In Memoriam segment. As the name of Janet Patterson, a costume designer who died in 2016, flashed onscreen, the photograph...

The Closest a Past Oscars Came to a Snafu Like This
The Closest a Past Oscars
Came to a Snafu Like This
oscars 2017
Feb 27, 2017 7:33 AM CST

The Closest a Past Oscars Came to a Snafu Like This

There was a flub, just not quite like this, in 1964

(Newser) - The Huffington Post on Friday published what ended up being a prescient article: "What Would Happen If A Presenter Announced The Wrong Winner At The Oscars?" After listing all the reasons why this should never happen—tabulating firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has checks and balances in place to seemingly make sure...

How the Oscars Fiasco Happened
How the Biggest Blunder
in Oscars History Happened
OSCARS 2017
Feb 27, 2017 5:19 AM CST

How the Biggest Blunder in Oscars History Happened

'It wasn't Warren's fault,' Dunaway says

(Newser) - Bonnie and Clyde appear to be off the hook after the most shocking moment in Oscars history —the blunder that saw La La Land announced as Best Picture, only for Moonlight to be declared the real winner when the former film's producers had almost finished their speeches. Accounting...

8 of Kimmel&#39;s Best Lines
8 of Kimmel's Best Lines
OSCARS 2017
Feb 27, 2017 3:13 AM CST

8 of Kimmel's Best Lines

Damon, Trump did not escape his notice

(Newser) - After his success helming the Emmys, some wondered why Jimmy Kimmel had never been asked to man the stage at the the Oscars. The late-night host got his chance Sunday night and brought his A-game to go with the A-list attendees, with USA Today noting he came out "comfortable...

This Year&#39;s Most Talked-About Looks
Best, Worst Dressed at Oscars
OSCARS 2017
Feb 27, 2017 2:33 AM CST

Best, Worst Dressed at Oscars

Dressing like the statuette 'not a winning move'

(Newser) - They may not be getting as much press as the "Wrong Picture" howler , but this year's Oscars had the traditional assortment of dazzling looks on the red carpet—and a few big misses along with the hits. Here are some of the most-talked about looks:
  • Emma Stone. The
...

Most Political Moment Came From Guy Who Wasn&#39;t There
Most Political Moment Came
From Guy Who Wasn't There
OSCARS 2017
Feb 26, 2017 11:48 PM CST

Most Political Moment Came From Guy Who Wasn't There

Iran's Ashgar Farhadi, whose 'The Salesman' won best foreign film, boycotted the show

(Newser) - Everyone predicted politics would take center stage at this year's Oscars, and those prognostications proved accurate. Some of the more notable moments of the night:
  • Before the red carpet was populated, Mike Huckabee kicked off the snark, USA Today reports. "Watch celebs spew ignorant political venom at
...

The Oscars Just Had Its Steve Harvey Moment
Oscars End With One of
Live TV's Biggest Snafus Ever
OSCARS 2017
Feb 26, 2017 11:37 PM CST

Oscars End With One of Live TV's Biggest Snafus Ever

'La La Land' initially announced as winner ... but it was really 'Moonlight'

(Newser) - Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway now know how Steve Harvey felt. The latter announced the wrong Miss Universe in 2015, and at Sunday night's Oscars, the former made the same mistake during the presentation of the biggest award of the night, per the Los Angeles Times and Entertainment Weekly...

'Powerful and Historic' Speech From Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis had everyone emotional in Dolby Theatre

(Newser) - In what Business Insider calls a "powerful and historic" speech , Viola Davis accepted her best supporting actress award for Fences, and she didn't hold back the tears. Davis—the first black performer to win an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony for acting—noted that everyone with the greatest stories...

What Went Wrong During Kimmel&#39;s Tour-Bus Prank
What Went Wrong During
Kimmel's Tour-Bus Prank
OSCARS 2017
Feb 26, 2017 9:47 PM CST

What Went Wrong During Kimmel's Tour-Bus Prank

Poking fun of tourists' names didn't go over well online

(Newser) - Jimmy Kimmel pulled a prank on a bunch of unsuspecting tourists at the Oscars Sunday night to mixed reviews. The award show host arranged for a tour bus to be brought to the Dolby Theatre, at which point the people on board were brought inside the auditorium as the audience...

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