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    Oscars 2020: 'Parasite' Is First International Feature Winner, Elton John Wins Original Song

    Meanwhile, taking the stage to present the award for Visual Effects, James Corden and Rebel Wilson dress as cats to poke fun at their critically-panned movie ‘Cats’.
    Feb 10, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Parasite” has picked up its second award at the 92nd annual Academy Awards, which is still underway at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The movie makes another history by becoming the first South Korean film to win in the Foreign Language Film category, which is renamed International Feature Film this year.
    Accepting the award, director Bong Joon Ho said onstage, “I’m so happy to be its first recipient.” He added, “I applaud and support the new direction this change symbolizes.” He later enthused, “I’m ready to drink tonight.”
    Earlier that night, the critically-acclaimed black comedy thriller film won Best Original screenplay for Bong Joon Ho, who shared the award with co-writer Han Jin Won. This marks the first Asian movie ever to claim the Original Screenplay Oscar.
    The movie is still vying for two coveted titles at the Sunday, February 9 ceremony, being nominated for Best Director and Best Picture.
    Another winner at the 2020 Academy Awards, Elton John and Bernie Taupin nabbed Best Original Song for “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” which they wrote for “Rocketman”. It’s the second Oscar for John, who won the Oscar in the same category in 1995 for “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from Disney’s animated film “The Lion King”.
    Meanwhile, “1917” is already a big winner at the 2020 Academy Awards, adding Visual Effects Oscar to its multiple wins. Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy were awarded for his work on the Sam Mendes-directed movie. Earlier that night, he performed the song under a giant picture of himself and scenes with Taron Egerton, who played him in the movie.
    The epic war film has also bagged Best Cinematography for Roger Deakins and Best Sound Mixing for Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson.
    Presenting the award for Visual Effects were James Corden and Rebel Wilson, who dressed in full cat costumes to poke fun at their own movie “Cats”. “As cast members of the motion picture Cats,” Wilson began, holding her hands up like paws. Corden continued, “Nobody more than us understands the importance of good visual effects.”
    Meanwhile, the prize in Makeup and Hairstyling category went to “Bombshell”, thanks to Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker who worked behind the scenes for the movie.

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    'Birds of Prey' Scores Lowest DC Adaptation Opening at Box Office

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    Though dethroning Will Smith’s ‘Bad Boys for Life’ from the top spot, the ‘Suicide Squad’ spin-off starring Margot Robbie falls short of expectations with $33.3 million earnings.
    Feb 10, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Margot Robbie’s “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” has landed atop the North American box office with a lukewarm $33.3 million (£25.8 million) gross.
    The “Suicide Squad” spin-off, which features the “Bombshell” star reprising her role as DC Comics villain Harley Quinn, banked enough to fly to number one, but fell far short of earning expectations for its launch, which experts guessed would reach at least $50 million (£38.8 million).
    The muted opening makes the R-rated “Birds of Prey”, which had an estimated budget of $100 million (£77.5 million), the lowest-grossing movie adaptation in the DC Extended Universe; “Shazam!” previously held that title with a $53 million (£41.1 million) debut last year (19).
    The film, directed by Cathy Yan, struggled at the international box office too, generating just $48 million (£37.2 million) from territories outside North America, although Warner Bros. studio officials cite the coronavirus outbreak for putting a big dent in global box office figures, particularly in Asia.
    Despite the disappointing start, it was enough to beat Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s “Bad Boys for Life”, which falls to second place with $12 million (£9.3 million) after three weeks at number one.
    Oscars favourite “1917” takes third place, with “Dolittle” and “Jumanji: The Next Level” rounding out the new top five in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
    Top Ten Movies at Weekend Box Office for Feb. 7-9:
    “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” – $33.2 million
    “Bad Boys for Life” – $12 million
    “1917” – $9 million
    “Dolittle” – $6.6 million
    “Jumanji: The Next Level” – $5.5 million
    “The Gentlemen” – $4.1 million
    “Gretel & Hansel” – $3.5 million
    “Knives Out” – $2.35 million
    “Little Women” – $2.32 million
    “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” – $2.2 million

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    Oscars 2020: Laura Dern Wins First Academy Award, Calls It Best Birthday Present

    The actress, who will celebrate her 54th birthday on February 10, nabs the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role ‘Marriage Story’ after three nominations.
    Feb 10, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Laura Dern has received her early birthday present at the 2020 Academy Awards. The actress, who will turn 54 on Monday, February 10, won her first ever Oscar at the Sunday ceremony, being named Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Marriage Story”.
    “Thank you all for this gift. This is the best birthday present ever,” she said in her speech. She thanked her parents Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern, whom she called her “heroes.” She continued, “Some say never meet your heroes. I say if you’re really blessed, you get them as your parents. I share this with my acting hero my legends, Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern. You got game. I love you.”
    Dern also gave a shout-out to the film’s director Noah Baumbach, who also wrote the script. “Noah wrote a movie about love and about breaching divisions in the name and in the honor of family and home and hopefully for all of us in the name of our planet, and I would like to say a special thank you to the gifts of the love stories in my life, my step-children, C.J. And Harris, my heart and inspiration, Ellery and Gia,” she added.
    Not forgetting her friends, she ended her speech with, “I love my friends. You lift me up every day.”
    Dern defeated Kathy Bates (“Richard Jewell”), Scarlett Johansson (“Jojo Rabbit”), Florence Pugh (“Little Women (2019)”) and Margot Robbie (“Bombshell”) in the category. She was previously nominated for Best Actress for her role in 1991’s “Rambling Rose” and for Best Supporting Actress for 2014’s film “Wild”.
    Other winners recently announced at the live ceremony were “Ford v Ferrari” for Best Sound Editing (Donald Sylvester) and for Film Editing (Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland), “1917” for Sound Mixing (Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson) and for Cinematography (Roger Deakins), “Little Women” for Costume Design (Jacqueline Durran), “American Factory” for Documentary Feature and “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)” for Documentary Short.

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    Oscars 2020: 'Parasite' and Taika Waititi Make History With Academy Awards Win

    The Bong Joon Ho-directed film marks the first Asian winner of a screenplay Oscar, while the ‘Jojo Rabbit’ helmer is the first Academy Award winner of Maori descent.
    Feb 10, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Parasite” continues to make history during this award season. The South Korean film nabbed the Best Original Screenplay at the 92nd annual Academy Awards, which is currently airing live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
    The black comedy thriller film was written by Bong Joon Ho, who also directed the film, and Han Jin Won. This marks the first Asian movie ever to claim the original screenplay Oscar. The movie beat out other nominees, including “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (Quentin Tarantino), “Marriage Story” (Noah Baumbach), “1917” (Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns) and “Knives Out” (Rian Johnson).
    “Thank you, great honor,” Bong Joon Ho said when accepting the award. He dedicated the win to his country, saying, “We never write to represent our country, but this is very personal to South Korea.” He also thanked his “wise wife” and the film’s actors, who stood on the stage behind him. Han Jin Won additionally showed his gratitude to the Korean film industry in his speech.
    The Best Adapted Screenplay, meanwhile, went to Taika Waititi who wrote and directed “Jojo Rabbit”. It’s the first Oscar win for the filmmaker and makes him the first person of Maori descent to win an Oscar.
    Waititi, who is also known for his work on Marvel’s “Thor: Ragnarok”, credited his mother for his win, revealing that she gave him the book on which the film was based. He dedicated the award to “all the indigenous kids in the world who want to do art and write and dance and who are the original storytellers.”
    Other nominees in Best Adapted Screenplay category were “The Irishman” (Steven Zaillian), “Joker” (Todd Phillips and Scott Silver), “Little Women (2019)” (Greta Gerwig) and “The Two Popes” (Anthony McCarten).
    Both “Parasite” and “Jojo Rabbit” won an award each in the same category at the 2020 WGA Awards, so their Oscars win was not really a surprise. They are also vying for the Best Picture Award against “1917”, “The Irishman”, “Joker”, “Little Women”, “Marriage Story”, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “Ford v Ferrari”.

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    Oscars 2020: Brad Pitt Is Early Winner, Grabs His First Acting Oscar

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    The 56-year-old star pays tribute to his children while accepting the trophy for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’.
    Feb 10, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The Academy has handed out the first trophy at the 92nd annual Academy Awards, which is currently ongoing at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The first category to be announced was Best Supporting Actor, which went to Brad Pitt for his role in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”.
    It’s the first acting Oscar for the 56-year-old actor after four nominations. He was previously nominated as an actor for his role in “12 Monkeys” (1995), “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2008) and “Moneyball” (2011). He won an Oscar as producer on the best picture winner “12 Years a Slave” in 2014.
    Taking the stage to accept his award, Pitt opened his speech with a political remark, noting that he only had 45 seconds to deliver his speech, which is “45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week.” He continued joking about Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, “I’m thinkin’ maybe Quentin does a movie about it. In the end, the adults do the right thing.”
    He then thanked the movie’s director Quentin Tarantino and Hollywood’s stunt community. He also paid tribute to his children, “This is for my kids who color everything I do,” he said. “I adore you.”
    For the Best Supporting Actor award, Pitt beat out other nominees, including Tom Hanks (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”), Al Pacino (“The Irishman”), Anthony Hopkins (“The Two Popes” and Joe Pesci (“The Irishman).
    “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” has already won its second win at the Academy Awards for Best Production Design, thanks to Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh’s works. Other early winners at the Sunday, February 9 event included “Toy Story 4” as Best Animated Feature Film and “Hair Love” as Best Animated Short Film.
    The 2020 Academy Awards is going without a host, marking the second year in a row for the annual prize-giving event.

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    Pete Davidson Transforms Into The Queen on 'SNL'

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    The ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ star dresses up in drag costume as he receives a dramatic makeover from the ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ judge on ‘Saturday Night Live’.
    Feb 10, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Pete Davidson was given a complete drag makeover by “Saturday Night Live” host RuPaul during this weekend’s February 8, 2020 instalment.
    As the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” judge took on presenting duties, show regular Davidson returned in his role as Chad – a lovable idiot who’s very agreeable and down for anything.
    In the pre-taped segment, RuPaul appeared as himself, and was seen posing for a photoshoot for the cover of Drag magazine as he lamented that the world of drag needs a new star.
    “Everyone take five!” RuPaul declares to the crew, turning to Chad. “Leave me, with the future of drag.”
    He tells Davidson’s character, “There’s something dynamic about you, boy! Have you ever done drag?”
    “Naw, just weed and pills,” Chad says with a shrug and a blank expression, before RuPaul begins the makeover.
    “Step one: The Tuck!” RuPaul explains, teaching him to disguise his bulge, before presenting Chad with a dress, fake breasts, and finally applying his make-up.
    Eventually, the “Skin Wars” host completes the full look, but Chad ends up walking away because he finds being a drag queen too much hard work.
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    The “Saturday Night Live” social media pages also shared a time lapse video of Davidson’s full make-up session to transform Chad into his drag persona, The Queen.

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    Sam Mendes Congratulated as 2020 Oscar Winner for Best Picture and Best Director

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    The ‘1917’ director receives congratulations from his team at the upcoming Broadway play ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ as an Oscar winner hours before the Academy Awards officially kicks off.
    Feb 10, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Officials behind Sam Mendes’ upcoming Broadway play were left red-faced on Sunday, February 9, 2020 after accidentally releasing an advertisement prematurely listing the director as a double winner at the 2020 Oscars.
    The Academy Awards take place in Los Angeles on Sunday night, but hours before the biggest event of the Hollywood calendar, a representative in charge of the social media account for “The Lehman Trilogy” leaked a pre-prepared Instagram promo, hailing Mendes as the recipient of the Best Picture and Best Director Oscars.
    The filmmaker’s critically-acclaimed war movie, “1917”, is nominated for 10 awards at the prestigious ceremony, including the two mentioned.
    The post read, “From Sam Mendes, winner of the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture for his WWI epic ‘1917,’ THE LEHMAN TRILOGY opens on Broadway March 26. Previews begin March 7.”
    It remained live for several hours before it was removed.
    A spokesperson for the production tells TMZ the upload was done by mistake, insisting they have no idea if Mendes will win big, although they will be rooting for him.

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    Adam Sandler on Academy Snub: Let Those Douchebags Get Their Oscars

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    The ‘Uncut Gems’ actor doesn’t care about the Academy Awards as he wins big at the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards which he dubs ‘the Best Personality awards of Hollywood.’
    Feb 10, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Adam Sandler joked his “independent personality will shine on forever” as he scooped the Best Male Lead for his role in “Uncut Gems” at the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 8, 2020.
    The 53-year-old actor missed out on an Oscar nomination for his acclaimed performance in the crime thriller movie, but as he took the stage at the ceremony in Santa Monica, California, he took the opportunity to make a pointed remark on the snub.
    “I’d like to give a shout-out to my fellow nominees, who will forever be known as the guys who lost to f**king Adam Sandler,” he joked, before getting into his Oscar snub.
    “You know, a few weeks back, when I was ‘snubbed by the Academy,’ it reminded me when I briefly attended high school and was overlooked for the coveted yearbook superlative category, Best Looking,” he recalled. “But my classmates did honour me with the allegedly less-prestigious designation of Best Personality. And tonight, as I look around this room, I realised the Independent Spirit Awards are the Best Personality awards of Hollywood.”
    He added, “So, let all those feather-head, douchebags, motherf**kers get their Oscars tomorrow night… Their handsome good looks will fade in time, while our independent personalities will shine on forever!”

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