What time are Sunday’s Oscars? Here’s your Academy Awards primer
8 years ago Lily GarnerHere's everything you need to know about this weekend's Academy Awards, including where to watch, the nominees, presenters and predictions.
Saoirse Ronan’s Oscars Evolution From Atonement To Lady Bird
8 years ago Lily GarnerOver the course of the past decade, Saoirse Ronan has secured three Oscar nominations, two of them in the elite Best Actress category, yet the questions she’s asked most consistently are about the pronunciation of her name. The confusion over her monicker is so real that it’s become something of a j..
Ryan Seacrest & E! are in ‘crisis meetings’ about the Oscar Red Carpet show
8 years ago Lily GarnerRyan Seacrest is doing damage control ahead of his hosting duties for E!’s Oscars Red Carpet special on Sunday. Earlier this week, his accuser went public with her claims by granting an interview to Variety. I already believed her, but now a witness has come forward to say that yes, Seacrest really ..
The Oscars turn 90, and the production team leaves no room for error … this time
8 years ago Lily GarnerWith the clock ticking down to the Academy Awards telecast, there were no glamorous ball gowns or golden statuettes to be seen backstage at the Dolby Theater late this week. Before any stars turned up to rehearse for Sunday’s ceremony, crew members were busy putting the finishing touches on the...
Solution to the Oscar blahs: brackets!
8 years ago Lily GarnerShort of staging another best picture fiasco, how can the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences bolster the television ratings for its tired Oscar awards ceremony?
In a word: Brackets!
Why not pair America’s love of the movies with its unbridled passion for gambling? It’s a strategy that...
What’s the best best picture? And what movie should’ve won an Oscar but didn’t?
8 years ago Lily GarnerAs the Academy Awards celebrate a milestone 90th anniversary, the legacy of the best picture award is set to enter a new era. But how many of the previous 89 best picture winners are we still watching today? And what are the movies that Oscar voters missed? (Surely “Singin’ in the Rain” won an...
Final predictions for all 24 Oscar categories from L.A. Times awards columnist Glenn Whipp
8 years ago Lily GarnerTalking to academy members the past couple of weeks, I heard an earful about all the problems they had with various best picture contenders — “Why’d she have to … that fish?” lamented one voter of “The Shape of Water’s” interspecies sex scene — but not so much about the ways they loved the nominated..
Watch Carly Pearce Find Out About Getting Her First ACM Nomination While 35,000 Feet in the Air
8 years ago Lily GarnerCarly Pearce found out about getting her Academy of Country Music Award nomination in an unlikely way — while 35,000 feet in the air!
Documenting the happy moment on social media, the 27-year-old singer-songwriter could barely contain her excitement upon learning the news, and neither could the re..