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Delaware Sen. Chris Coons agreed with CNN host Michael Smerconish that funding a "Sesame Street" show in Iraq could be a good use of taxpayer funding to teach "values" to Iraqi children.

Anora appears to be the front-runner to win the Oscar for best picture. On Friday (Feb. 7) the film won the top award at the ...

And the Oscar goes to…the least offensive film? Controversies, gripes and debates about moviemaking are engulfing this year’s Academy Awards race, threatening some of the most promising ...

“Wicked” director Jon M. Chu beat out several Oscar nominees for best director at the Critics’ Choice Awards Friday evening, taking home the prize from that body. The filmmaker seemed ...

Award season in Hollywood is in full swing and now that the Golden Globes and Grammys have wrapped up, eyes are another another big night: the Oscars. The 97th Academy Awards are scheduled to ...

Karla Sofía Gascón participates in the Q&A after the screening of Emilia Pérez on opening night of the American French Film Festival (TAFFF) at the Directors Guild of America on October 29 ...

Cynthia Erivo is already going to the Oscars as a best actress nominee for “Wicked,” but some have expected the star to have a bigger spotlight during the ceremony. As reported by Puck ...

LOS ANGELES -- Four Academy Award winners are returning to the Oscars stage after winning last year in their respective acting categories. On Wednesday, it was announced that Robert Downey Jr ...

− Spanish actor Karla Sofía Gascón was one of three "Emilia Pérez" women to win the Critics Choice Award for best song, despite finding herself at the center of Oscar controversy. The film's ...

The Academy has issued a list of eligible producers in the Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and Best Picture categories, with the list making “Emilia Pérez” director Jacques Audiard a ...