
Will Smith resigns from Film Academy over Chris Rock slap
Will Smith resigned Friday from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscar awards last weekend.
Sat Apr 02 2022

Finally, something Neil Patrick Harris can't host: the Oscars
It was bound to happen eventually. Neil Patrick Harris, the man who can host anything, finally stumbled at the Oscars 2015.
Tue Feb 24 2015

How did John Travolta get so creepy? Yet another weird Oscars moment
So John Travolta, what's going on? How did you become the "creepy uncle" of the award show circuit?
Tue Feb 24 2015

'Birdman' soars to Oscars glory
Dark comedy "Birdman" soared to Oscars glory on Sunday, taking four Academy Awards including best picture and best director honors on Hollywood's biggest night.
Mon Feb 23 2015

Julianne Moore wins best actress Oscar for 'Still Alice'
Julianne Moore on Sunday won the best actress Oscar for her moving performance as a linguistics professor suffering from early onset Alzheimer's disease in "Still Alice."
Mon Feb 23 2015

Swag bags worth $168,000 make every Oscar loser a winner
Twenty Oscar-nominated directors, actors and actresses will go home Sunday without a coveted statuette -- but they won't be entirely empty-handed.
Mon Feb 23 2015

Oscars fashion: White and silver, and lots of beads
Beyond the icy color palette, another trend for the ladies was lots of pearls and beads. Many of the gowns seen on the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre were embellished to the max.
Mon Feb 23 2015

Why do blockbusters rarely win top honors at Oscars?
Ethan Hawke, nominated for best supporting actor for his work on "Boyhood," said there is a crucial link between independent movies and awards season.
Sun Feb 22 2015

Ten things to look out for on Oscars night
Here are 10 things to look out for at the 87th Oscars on Sunday.
Sun Feb 22 2015

Fact-checking 'American Sniper' as the Oscars near
The fact and fiction and background on the Oscar-nominated film, "American Sniper.
Thu Feb 19 2015

'American Sniper' film anti-Islam propaganda: Iran's Khamenei
Oscar-nominated movie "American Sniper" is an example of anti-Islam propaganda, Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei was reported on Tuesday as saying.
Wed Feb 18 2015

Could 'American Sniper' sneak up in two-horse Oscar race?
With only a week to go before the Oscars, the all-important Best Picture prize appears locked in a two-horse race between dark comedy "Birdman" and coming-of-age drama "Boyhood."
Tue Feb 17 2015

'Silver Linings Playbook' wins pre-Oscar awards
"Silver Linings Playbook" won the best film prize at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, as well as best actress for Jennifer Lawrence.
Sun Feb 24 2013

Local animator proud nominated for Oscar
Malaysian youngsters hard work paid off, when their project under Rhythm & Hues (R&H) on Life Of Pi was nominated for the best special effect category in the 85th Oscar awards.
Fri Jan 11 2013

Public flips car involved in road accident to rescue child
According to JBPM, members of the public at the scene took initial action to rescue the victim before the fire brigade arrived.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025