Soap and hygiene brand Dove has slammed the Oscar-winning film The Whale for its portrayal of fat people and using a fat suit.This year’s Academy Awards saw show-stopping moments such as Everything Everywhere All At Once securing a whopping seven awards, Rihanna performing and Lucien Laviscount launching a foul-mouthed attack on the Conservative Party. A heartwarming moment came when an emotional Brendan Fraser handed his first Oscar after his triumphant return to the world of showbusiness last year.The star received the accolade for his leading role in The Whale, which follows Charlie, a reclusive and unhealthy English teacher who is eating his way to death but desperate to reconnect with his estranged daughter. The film seemingly divided viewers and critics alike, with some people taking issue with the use of a fat suit and how it portrayed plus-size people.
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Will Smith shockingly smacked Chris Rock onstage at the Academy Awards after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith, the comedian reignited the feud with his Netflix stand-up special “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” last Saturday.“Will is embarrassed and hurt by what Chris said about him and his family in his Netflix special,” a Smith source told “Entertainment Tonight.”Embarrassed or not, last year’s Best Actor winner received a 10-year ban from the Oscars and other associated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences events, so he cannot present the trophy for Best Actor in 2023 as tradition dictates. And a source told Page Six the violent dust-up won’t go unmentioned Sunday night.“We’re going to acknowledge it, and then we’re gonna move on,” executive producer Molly McNearney said in a press conference.
“We don’t want to make this year about last year. It’s certainly something we can and will address in a comedic fashion.”When British actress Andrea Riseborough received a nomination for Best Actress, her film “To Leslie” had made just $27,000 at the box office during a brief October run in a few theaters.
And barely anybody actually saw it — even in Hollywood. So some cried foul when her name was called on Jan. 24.
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Ramin Setoodeh Co-Editor-in-Chief At 11:30 p.m., Daniel Kwan was ready for a late dinner. The movie that he co-directed — “Everything Everywhere All At Once” — had swept the 95th annual Academy Awards, winning a historic seven statues, including best picture and best director. But he hadn’t had a bite to eat in hours. So at Vanity Fair’s annual Oscars party, he grabbed an In-N-Out burger from a tray to refuel. But before he could dig in, he was greeted by one of his many fans — named Steven Spielberg. The man who saw his cinematic memoir, “The Fabelmans,” get crushed by the Daniels (as Kwan and his collaborator Daniel Scheinert are called) didn’t seem the least bit upset.
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Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. “I wanted to say thank you for this acknowledgment because it couldn’t be done without my cast.”Fraser came out on top of what was widely considered to be a neck-and-neck race, with Austin Butler (“Elvis”) and Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin“) also considered to be front-runners.
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How to watch the Oscars 2023 live in the UK
Oscars ceremony takes place this weekend, and there are a number of ways viewers in the UK can watch it live.The 95th Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Sunday (March 12). Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting the event once again, having previously done so in 2017 and 2018.Films such as Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Banshees Of Inisherin, All Quiet On The Western Front and Elvis will all be competing for the top prize on the night, while the likes of Brendan Fraser, Austin Butler, Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh are all up for acting awards.You can watch this year’s Oscars ceremony live on Sky Showcase and streaming service NOW from 12am to 3am GMT on Monday (March 13).Live coverage will also be available on the Sky Cinema Oscars channel, which comes as part of the Sky Cinema package.
Where are the 2023 Oscars being held?
Oscars are right around the corner, with the best films, filmmakers, actors and creatives all set to be rewarded at another star-studded ceremony.The 95th Academy Awards will kick off on Sunday, March 12 (broadcasting live in the UK from 12am to 3am on March 13). You can find details on how to watch the event here.Films such as Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Banshees Of Inisherin, All Quiet On The Western Front and Elvis will all be competing for the top prize on the night, while the likes of Brendan Fraser, Austin Butler, Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh are all up for acting awards.The 2023 Oscars will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California – as has been the way since 2002, when the Hollywood venue was known as the Kodak Theatre.Chat show host Jimmy Kimmel will presenting the ceremony for a third time, having previously done so in 2017 and 2018.
Who is presenting the Oscars 2023?
Oscars will take on a simpler format this year as a familiar face returns to present the ceremony.READ MORE: Is ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ the year’s maddest, most exciting movie?The 95th Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, March 12. Those in the UK will be able to watch the event live from 12am to 3am on March 13.Films such as Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Banshees Of Inisherin, All Quiet On The Western Front and Elvis will all be competing for the top prize on the night, while the likes of Brendan Fraser, Austin Butler, Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh are all up for acting awards.Chat show host Jimmy Kimmel will presenting the ceremony for a third time, having previously done so in 2017 and 2018.
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Oscars race for Best Actress, which referred to fellow nominee Cate Blanchett.The actor, who is in the running for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once, spotlighted the Vogue article “It’s Been Over Two Decades Since We’ve Had A Non-White Best Actress Winner. Will That Change in 2023?” on Tuesday (March 7).While most of the article highlights the lack of representation at the Academy Awards, a paragraph – included in Yeoh’s Instagram post – specifically refers to Blanchett who is nominated for her performance in Tár.“Detractors would say that Blanchett’s is the stronger performance – the acting veteran is, indisputably, incredible as the prolific conductor Lydia Tár – but it should be noted that she already has two Oscars,” the article reads.