Bruno Mars performs on stage at the 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, November 6, 2016. REUTERS/Yves Herman Justin Bieber edged out Lady Gaga as biggest winner on Sunday at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Rotterdam, takin... More »
Actor Robert De Niro accepts the Hollywood Comedy Award for ”The Comedian” at the Hollywood Film Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., November 6, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni The Hollywood awards season began on Sunday with A-list stars using the occasion... More »
Nov 2, 2016- Cleveland, OH, USA- Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant hits a single against the Cleveland Indians in the fourth inning in game seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports – RTX2RMJF C... More »
Garth Brooks tips his hat as he accepts the award for entertainer of the year at the 50th Annual Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., November 2, 2016. REUTERS/Harrison McClary It’s billed as country music’s biggest night, but it was... More »
Rapper Drake smiles during an announcement that the Toronto Raptors will host the NBA All-Star game in Toronto, September 30, 2013. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo Canadian rapper Drake dominated nominations for the American Music Awards, earning a leading 13 n... More »
Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus poses backstage with her awards for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series for her role in HBO’s ‘Veep’ at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California U.S., September 18, 2016. REUTER... More »
Host Jimmy Kimmel closes the show at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 18, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake Roy More »
Executive Producers David Benioff (C) and D.B. Weiss (R) accept the award for Oustanding Drama Series for ‘Game of Thrones’ at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 18, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake The 68th Primetime Emmy Award... More »
The cast of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ pose backstage with their award for Oustanding Drama Series at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California U.S., September 18, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Fantasy drama series “Game of Thrones” and comedy “Veep... More »
Model Emily Ratajkowski arrives at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 18, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Roy More »
Actor Jackie Chan poses for the cameras at the announcement of the beginning of production for the science fiction action film ‘Bleeding Steel’, which has been billed by producers as the biggest budget Chinese film ever shot in Australia, in Sydney, Australia ... More »
Beyonce accepts the Female Video of the Year award from U.S. Olympic gymnasts Madison Kocian, Aly Raisman, Simone Biles and Laurie Hernandez during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, U.S., August 28, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Beyonce dominated the ... More »
Drake presents Rihanna with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, U.S., August 28, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards were held at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. More »
LOS ANGELES “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” a TV mini-series exploring racial tensions that strained the criminal justice system 20 years before Black Lives Matter, dominated the Primetime Emmy nominations on Thursday along with HBO’s medie... More »
NEW YORK “Hamilton”, the pop culture phenomenon based on U.S. founding father Alexander Hamilton, swept the Tonys on Sunday, winning 11 of Broadway’s top awards including best musical, best actor, best direction and best score and book for creator Lin-Manuel M... More »
LOS ANGELES A passionate kiss, Leonardo DiCaprio’s “Revenant” bear encounter and a foul-mouthed hosting duo dominated Saturday’s profanity-laden MTV Movie Awards, where “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” came away the top winner. “The Force Awakens,” the third-hig... More »
LONDON Veteran film, television and stage actress Judi Dench picked up her eight Olivier Award on Sunday, a record tally at Britain’s biggest night for theater. The 81-year-old scooped the Olivier for best actress in a supporting role for “The Winter’s Tale”. ... More »
It may have been snubbed at the Oscars but the Force awakened on Tuesday for the current “Star Wars” blockbuster with the film gaining a leading 11 nominations for the upcoming MTV Movie Awards. Breakout British star Daisy Ridley, 23, led the way for “Star War... More »
LOS ANGELES Catholic Church abuse movie “Spotlight” was named best picture, the top award at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, after a night peppered with pointed punchlines from host Chris Rock about the #OscarsSoWhite controversy that has dominated the industry. In ... More »
LOS ANGELES The 88th Academy Awards, the highest honors in the movie industry, were handed out a ceremony in Hollywood on Sunday hosted by comedian Chris Rock. Following is a list of winners in key categories for the awards, also known as the Oscars. BEST PICT... More »
LOS ANGELES They were supposed to free up Oscar recipients to say something profound during their 45 allotted seconds on stage. But the thank-you scrolls that ran at the bottom of the screen for the first time at the 88th Academy Awards on Sunday didn’t notice... More »
LOS ANGELES Comedian Chris Rock launched his return stint as Oscar host on Sunday by immediately and unabashedly confronting the racially charged elephant in the room – the furor over the all-white field of performers nominated for Hollywood’s highest honors. ... More »
LOS ANGELES Vice President Joe Biden made a special appearance at the Oscars ceremony on Sunday to advocate for victims of sexual assault and introduced a powerful performance by Lady Gaga that featured survivors of sexual abuse. Biden came on stage to rousing... More »
LOS ANGELES Mexico’s Alejandro Iñárritu won the best director Oscar on Sunday for drama “The Revenant” about a fur trapper who survives a bear attack and treks across a desolate landscape in winter. Iñárritu was the first filmmaker in more than 60 years to win... More »
LOS ANGELES Brie Larson won her first Oscar for best actress on Sunday for her moving portrayal of a young woman held captive for years with a son in the emotional thriller “Room.” Larson, 26, won praise for her role as ‘Ma’ in the film in which she plays an a... More »
LOS ANGELES Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar on Sunday, taking home the best actor statuette for his role in revenge movie “The Revenant.” DiCaprio, 41, had been nominated four times previously for an acting Oscar over a career spanning 25 years. He was ... More »
Fashion watchers gave Reuters their top fashion hits – and faux pas – on the Oscar red carpet, as stars took a twirl down the world’s most watched runway on Sunday. ERIC WILSON, INSTYLE FASHION NEWS DIRECTOR: Best dressed: Cate Blanchett “To see the flowers al... More »
LOS ANGELES Open Road Films, a small movie producer founded by two theater chains just five years ago, upstaged Hollywood’s big studios on Sunday by winning the coveted best picture award and a likely sales boost for its Catholic Church scandal drama “Spotligh... More »
NEW YORK Shares of 21st Century Fox (FOXA.O) could be set for a rare Oscar rally if the global media conglomerate takes home gold at this Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony. The Oscars, which draws some of the biggest audiences of any single annual television ev... More »
LOS ANGELES Celebrities might be flocking to the front rows of this week’s London Fashion Week shows, but some designers are swapping the runway for Hollywood’s awards season red carpets as the fashion world seeks new ways to draw attention. Ahead of Sunday’s ... More »
It is not just the Oscars that have a diversity problem. Women, minorities and the LGBT community are vastly under-represented throughout Hollywood, according to a report published on Monday ahead of the Academy Award ceremony. The report looked at 109 films a... More »
LOS ANGELES Hollywood’s directors named Alejandro Inarritu the best film director of 2015 for “The Revenant” at a gala ceremony on Saturday, helping focus the race for the Oscars. The Directors Guild of America (DGA), the leading industry group representing fi... More »
LOS ANGELES – “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to diverse TV,” Idris Elba joked on stage after winning twice at Saturday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, where actors of color claimed a slew of wins amid a furor in Hollywood over the lack of on-screen diversity. Le... More »
The cast of investigative journalism movie “Spotlight” won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday for best ensemble performance in a motion picture. Also at the ceremony, Leonardo DiCaprio won the best actor award for pioneer-era drama “Th... More »
ROME – Ennio Morricone, who wrote some of cinema’s best-known sound tracks, said on Saturday he was glad he agreed to Quentin Tarantino’s plea to do the score for the hit film “The Hateful Eight” after first turning him down. Morricone changed his mind only af... More »
LOS ANGELES She may already have won some of the biggest U.S. honors but beloved American comedian Carol Burnett says she was “gobsmacked” when told she would receive the Screen Actors Guild 2015 lifetime achievement award. Comedy duo Tina Fey and Amy Poehler ... More »
Director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith said on Monday they will boycott next month’s Academy Awards ceremony because black actors were shut out of nominations, and the Academy acknowledged it needed to do more to promote diversity. The Oscar acting ... More »
LONDON Leonardo DiCaprio has been nominated five times for an acting Oscar and Kate Winslet, his co-star in the 1997 blockbuster “Titanic”, says he may finally win the golden statuette next month. DiCaprio got a nod for his lead role in survival drama “The Rev... More »
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. Revenge drama “The Revenant” and space adventure “The Martian” took the top film awards at Sunday’s Golden Globes, setting them up as formidable Oscar contenders after a night of surprises and stinging barbs from return host Ricky Gervais... More »
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. Comedian Ricky Gervais promised to be “nice” but got naughty with Hollywood’s top stars on Sunday upon his return as host of the Golden Globe awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which gives out the film and TV honors, saw its... More »
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. The 2016 Golden Globes were handed out on Sunday for the best performances, writing and directing in movies and television. Following is a list of key winners of the awards, decided by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. FILM BEST DR... More »
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington joined the ranks of Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro when he was awarded the Golden Globe for lifetime achievement on Sunday – only the third black actor to be recognized in the m... More »
Hackers and musicians ruled at the Golden Globes on Sunday as old television favorites were cast aside for a slew of new shows and rising actors. Amazon Studio’s streaming show “Mozart in the Jungle,” about the backstage lives of New York classical musicians, ... More »
LOS ANGELES “Mr. Robot” won the Golden Globe award on Sunday for the best television drama series. The USA cable network drama about a cybersecurity expert with social anxiety beat favorites including HBO’s medieval fantasy series “Game of Thrones” and hip-hop... More »
LOS ANGELES British boy band One Direction swept the top honors at Sunday’s American Music Awards, while a sorrowful tribute to the victims of the attacks in Paris lent a somber note to a night of otherwise vibrant performances. One Direction was named artist ... More »
LONDON Nicole Kidman won the best actress award for her performance as a DNA researcher in the play “Photograph 51” at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards on Sunday. James McAvoy won best actor for a revival of “The Ruling Class” while Imelda Staunton t... More »
LOS ANGELES Oscar voters on Saturday gave honorary awards to three movie veterans, including director Spike Lee, at a gala event that shone a spotlight on Hollywood’s drive for diversity amid its glitzy awards season. Along with Lee, whose films include “Malco... More »
MILAN Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber made a triumphant return to the European stage at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Milan on Sunday, scooping five prizes at the major music event. Bieber, who performed his “What Do You Mean?” hit to roaring cheers, was th... More »
LOS ANGELES HBO shows “Game of Thrones” and “Veep” won the top prizes at the Emmy Awards for the first time on Sunday, bringing a breath of fresh air to television’s biggest night on an evening that also made history for black actresses. Jon Hamm finally snare... More »
LOS ANGELES Premium cable network HBO dominated television’s Emmy awards on Sunday with trophies for best comedy “Veep” and best drama “Game of Thrones,” holding off challenges from the digital upstarts that have shaken up traditional Hollywood. HBO, owned by ... More »
LOS ANGELES Comedian Tracy Morgan graced the Emmy awards on Sunday in his first live public appearance since suffering life-threatening injuries in a deadly car wreck more than a year ago, cracking a joke and receiving a warm welcome from his television peers.... More »
LOS ANGELES New faces and bold story-telling challenge old favorites on television’s biggest night on Sunday as the stars and creators of scores of comedies, dramas and variety shows gather in Los Angeles for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards. Hosted by former “S... More »
