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Gary Oldman: A transformative genius with Parthenope on the horizon
Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe-winning actor, known as a “chameleon” for his transformative performances, Gary Oldman is celebrated for bringing audiences to tears with his talent. His latest project is titled “Parthenope.”
'Shogun' wins record-breaking Emmys at Creative Arts ceremony
"Shogun" won the most Emmys ever for a single season of a television series with 14 at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sept. 8 night, while "The Bear" won seven including best guest actress in a comedy series for Jamie Lee Curtis.
Lanthimos sets bar higher with Oscar success
Emma Stone hugs film director Yorgos Lanthimos before going on stage to receive the Best Actress Oscar, the second of her career. The two teamed up again creating 'Poor Things,' which took home a total of four Academy Awards at this year's ceremony, bested by Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' with seven Oscars.
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Elton John achieves rare EGOT status
Elton John has achieved EGOT status. The famed British singer-pianist won an Emmy Award on Jan. 15 for best variety special (live) for "Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium," a three-hour concert documentary that streamed on Disney+.
John said he was "incredibly humbled" for joining the elite group of EGOT winners who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.
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Lupita Nyong’o to head jury at Berlin film festival
Oscar-winning actor Lupita Nyong'o will head the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, organizers announced Monday.
The 2024 Berlinale, the first of the year's major European film festivals, will run from Feb. 15-25. It will be the last edition under the current leadership duo of executive director Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director Carlo Chatrian.
Costs of concerts by foreign artists trouble for organizers after pandemic
Concerts by foreign artists, interrupted by the pandemic, have returned to normal. World-famous names meet with the audience in different parts of Türkiye for concerts throughout the summer, but rising prices around the world make the organization of such big stars very costly.
Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin dies at 89
Alan Arkin, the Oscar-winning "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Argo" actor known for his wry wit and improvisation skills, has died at the age of 89, according to his sons.
Adam, Matthew and Anthony - who all followed their father into the entertainment industry - said he was "a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man."
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Oscars Academy makes amends over 1973 Native American protest
Almost five decades after she refused an Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando over the treatment of Native Americans by the U.S. film industry, Sacheen Littlefeather was honored on Sept. 17 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Academy apologizes to indigenous star
Nearly 50 years after she was booed off the Oscars stage for declining Marlon Brando's award on his behalf in protest at the film industry's treatment of Native Americans, Sacheen Littlefeather has received an apology from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group said on Aug. 15.
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US playwright, 'king of comedy' Neil Simon dead at 91
Neil Simon, the prolific and Pulitzer Prize-winning US playwright celebrated as the king of comedy who won more Oscar and Tony nominations combined than any other showbiz writer, died on Aug. 26. He was 91.