Tag: OSCAR AWARDS
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Tems becomes first Nigerian to get Oscar Award nomination
Nigerian artiste, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has become first Nigerian artiste ever to get Oscar Awards nominations. She has been nominated for the 95th edition of the Oscars award, slated for March 12, 2023 in Los Angeles, United States of America.
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Will Smith also slapped me, Chris Rock’s mom reacts
Chris Rock’s mother has reacted to the slap her son received from Will Smith at the 2022 Academy Awards, condemning the actor’s actions. In an interview with WIS of Columbia on Friday, Rose Rock said the slap didn’t hurt only her son.
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Nigerians drag Bianca over Will Smith slapping of Chris Rock
Rock had while presenting the award for best documentary, said “Jada I love you, ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it.” Jada Pinkett Smith, who did not find the joke funny went emotional and started shedding tears, minutes after Will Smith walked up to Chris Rock and slapped him.
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COVID-19: 2021 Oscar Awards postponed
The 93rd annual Oscar Awards has officially been postponed by two months due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to a statement by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday, the Oscars is now set to hold on April 25, 2021, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. This is not the first…
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Sade Adu makes 2019 Oscars’ ‘Best Original Song’ shortlist
Nigerian-British soul singer, Sade Adu’s song ‘The Big Unknown’ has made The Oscars 2019 shortlist for ‘Best Original Song’. The song, her second in 2018 after a seven-year hiatus, was recorded for Steve McQueen’s ‘Widows’. Produced by Aaron Taylor Dean, Ben Travers and Sade herself, “The Big Unknown” is a soulful song that gracefully captures…
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Comedian Kevin Hart to host 2019 Academy Awards
Comedian Kevin Hart, who has long said that he would like to one day host the Academy Awards, will serve as M.C. for the 91st Oscars ceremony on Feb. 24. “I am so happy to say that the day has finally come for me to host the Oscars,” Hart wrote on instagram. The Academy Awards…
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Oscar 2018:Check out the list of winners
Here is the list of winners of the 90th annual Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Actor in a Supporting Role Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World …
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2018 Oscar Nominations: See the full list
The nominations for the 90th Academy Awards has been announced today in Los Angeles. World War Two drama, Dunkirk follows with eight nominations, while Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri gets seven. The Academy Awards which will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel will be aired live on ABC on March 4, 2018. Guillermo del…