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La La Land to Cruella, a look at her ICONIC roles

La La Land to Cruella, a look at her ICONIC roles

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La La Land The 2016 musical romance La La Land starred Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. The story revolves around Mia (Emma Stone), who is an aspiring actress, Mia, who works as a barista while she waits for her big break, and a struggling musician, Sebastian. The two start dating and end up falling in love. This bagged six Oscars and is still one of the best romances of the 21st century. Poor Things Emma Stone leads this darkly comedic tale about a female Frankenstein navigating her adolescence. After her heartbreaking suicide, Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) brings Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman, back to life. Even as an adult, Bella acts like a child due to Dr. Baxter gave her an infant’s brain. The actress gave an outstanding performance. Crazy, Stupid, Love This 2011 romantic comedy focuses on Cal Weaver, played by Steve Carell, whose life is turned upside down when his wife asks for a divorce after having an affair. To cope, Cal starts visiting a nearby bar and discussing his wife …

Emma Stone shows dress’ torn zipper during Oscars acceptance speech | Hollywood

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Emma Stone won big at the 96th Academy Awards, clinching the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Poor Things. The actor, however, suffered a wardrobe malfunction while accepting the award, as the back of her strapless Louis Vuitton gown split open. (Also read: Emma Stone suffered a wardrobe malfunction before accepting her Best Actress Oscar. Emma wins Best Actress Emma appeared shocked to hear her name called out by Michelle Yeoh for Best Actress. She repeatedly touched the back of her dress while hugging Mark Ruffalo, and director Yorgos Lanthimos. She also appeared to say something about her dress breaking as she walked on the stairs to accept the award. Jessica Lange and Charlize Theron also came to her rescue briefly, as Emma came forward to deliver her speech, visibly emotional. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. What Emma said in her speech “My dress is broken; I think it happened during ‘I’m Just Ken,’ I’m pretty sure,” she said, referring to Ryan Gosling’s live performance just a few …

Oscars 2024: John Cena goes nude to present Best Costume Design | Hollywood

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John Cena wore nothing at all as he made his way on stage at the Oscars to present Best Costume Design. Host Jimmy Kimmel set it up just before his arrival, and shared an anecdote when a streaker ran across the stage during the 1974 Academy Awards. (Also read: Oscars 2024 live updates) John Cena performs on stage during the presentation of the Oscar for Costume Design on stage during the Oscars show at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 10, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake(REUTERS) John Cena bares it all at the Oscars To present the award for Best Costume Design, John Cena then peeked his head out from the side and told Jimmy Kimmel that he didn’t want to “do the streaker bit” anymore. He then added, “It’s an elegant event. Honestly, you should feel ashamed right now for suggesting such a tasteless idea. The male body is not a joke!” When Kimmel suggested that the WWE wrestler anyway wrestles nude, he added: “Dude, I don’t wrestle naked, I wrestle …

Oscars 2024: Lily Gladstone to Cillian Murphy, who can break records this year | Hollywood

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As Hollywood gears up for one of the most eventful nights for movies, let us take a look at some of the record-breaking moments that can take place at the 96th Annual Academy Awards and create history. (Also read: Oscars 2024: From Olivia Colman to Denzel Washington, most memorable acceptance speeches of all time) Both Cillian Murphy and Lily Gladstone are first time nominees at the Oscars who can create history. Lily Gladstone’s chances at the Best Actress category If Killers of the Flower Moon actor Lily Gladstone wins Best Actress, she could become the first Native American actor to win an Oscar in an acting category. She is an odds-on favourite to win, fresh off a Screen Actors Guild win in the same category just a week ago. She faces competition from Annette Bening for Nyad, Carey Mulligan for Maestro, Sandra Huller for Anatomy of a Fall and Emma Stone for Poor Things. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. Justine Triet’s chances for a double win Justine Triet’s Palme …

Poor Things movie review: Emma Stone is captivating in a visually stunning tale | Hollywood

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When a character in a movie works, when it truly works, their little habits and traits pass on to the viewers. The way they talk, or stand, or even communicate- burn in our memory like an afterthought. Such is the case with Bella Baxter in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, played by Emma Stone with tremendous ferocity and feeling. She is an experiment: a woman with the brain of her own unborn child, that was cut off from her body after she tried to kill herself. In some ways she is her own mother and daughter, but also, she is neither. She is very much her own work in creation. (Also read: SAG Awards 2024: Lily Gladstone’s win over Emma Stone shakes up Best Actress race ahead of Oscars) Emma Stone plays Bella Baxter in Poor Things. The premise “It is only the way it is until we discover the new way it is,” she says, and so, we follow her journey as she discovers life in all its joys and sorrows, boundless sexual pleasures and …

Your Guide To The 10 Best Picture Nominees

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Cillian Murphy in a still from Oppenheimer. (courtesy: oppenheimermovie) From dramas about the atomic bomb and Auschwitz, to comedies about dolls and sex-mad reanimated corpses, the lineup of best picture contenders at Sunday’s Oscars is the most varied in years. Here are the 10 movies from 2023 that will go head-to-head for Hollywood’s most prestigious prize: American Fiction American Fiction achieves a remarkable feat. It highlights systemic racism and bigoted hypocrisy – while being flat-out hilarious. Jeffrey Wright stars as a Black author who becomes disillusioned with a publishing industry that only wants books from him about deadbeat dads and crack cocaine. When he delivers exactly that, as a joke, the novel becomes a sensation. The sharp satire won top prize at the influential Toronto film festival, and is frontrunner for the Oscar for best adapted screenplay. Anatomy of a Fall Cannes film festival winner Anatomy Of A Fall – an intricate French legal drama about a woman suspected in her husband’s death – has taken Hollywood by storm. It is the favorite for best …

BAFTA: Oppenheimer continues to dominate, while Poor Things catches up | Hollywood

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The British Academy has chosen its winners for this year, and as always, there are always a few surprises that have shifted gears ahead of the Oscar voting. Still, the BAFTAs this year were a mix of predictable winners and safe acceptance speeches, and if anything is clear- it is that the dark horse of this awards season is Jonathan Glazer’s chilling drama The Zone of Interest. A detailed BAFTA report card selects the noteworthy turns. (Also read: BAFTAs full list of winners: Oppenheimer is Best Film, Cillian Murphy Best Actor) Oppenheimer and Poor Things won multiple BAFTAs this year. Oppenheimer retains stronghold with multiple wins Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has emerged as the undisputed lead at the awards season. The biopic drama won seven awards, including the biggest one for the evening- Best Picture, along with Best Director for Christopher Nolan, Best Leading Actor for Cillian Murphy, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr., Best Cinematography for Hoyte von Hoytema, Best Editing for Jennifer Lane, and Best Original Score for Ludwig Göransson. Discover the thrill …

BAFTA 2024 faces backlash for forgetting Matthew Perry in the In Memoriam segment, snubbing Barbie | Hollywood News

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The 2024 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is receiving criticism online for not only snubbing Barbie which had five nominations, but also for forgetting the late F.R.I.E.N.D.S star Matthew Perry in its ‘In Memoriam’ segment, leaving his fans upset. While snubbing Barbie in the Oscars’ nominees has been a topic of discussion for over several weeks, Matthew, who was loved as Chandler Bing in the American sitcom, receiving a heartfelt tribute at the 2023 Emmy Awards’ In Memoriam segment, left many teary-eyed. ​Charlie Puth and singer-songwriter duo The War and Treaty performed a cover of the F.R.I.E.N.D.S theme song, I’ll Be There for You by The Rembrandts. Matthew, 54, breathed his last in October 2023. BAFTA outrages Matthew Perry’s fans Matthew’s fans, outraged by his exclusion from the 2024 BAFTA, took to their social media handles to express their feelings and critisise the awards.  “Shame on you @BAFTA for not acknowledging @MatthewPerry  #BAFTA2024,” tweeted a user on X. Another user, wrote, “No mention of Matthew Perry in the #BAFTAs memorial?! Bad form …

Poor Things to premiere on OTT, Blu-ray/DVD with deleted scenes: Where to watch | Hollywood

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Yorgos Lanthimos’s Oscar-nominated Poor Things will be available to purchase/rent on Prime Video and Apple TV+ on February 27. It will also be released on Blu-ray/DVD on March 12. Poor Things is set to compete for 11 Academy Awards (IMDb) IMDb says of the storyline, “From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.” Discover the thrill of cricket like never before, exclusively on HT. Explore now! The release date comes shortly before the Oscars on March 10. The film is set to compete for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, …

Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Billie Eilish react to their Oscar 2024 nominations | Hollywood

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The 2024 Oscar nominations are here! Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer dominated with 13 nominations, whereas Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon received 10 nods. Poor Things scored big with 10 nominations. (Also read: Fans slam Oscars 2024 nominations after Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s Barbie snubs: ‘Patriarchy wins again’) The 2024 Oscars take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on Sunday, March 10. Here are the reactions from the stars, as reported by The Academy, upon hearing the news of their nomination on Tuesday morning. Stay tuned for all the latest updates on Ram Mandir! Click here Ryan Gosling, Best Supporting Actor for Barbie “I am extremely honored to be nominated by my colleagues alongside such remarkable artists in a year of so many great films. And I never thought I’d be saying this, but I’m also incredibly honored and proud that it’s for portraying a plastic doll named Ken. But there is no Ken without Barbie, and there is no Barbie movie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the two people most …