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One of the biggest surprises in this year’s Oscar nominations was actress Andrea Riseborough, who was recognized for her lead performance as an alcoholic in the little-seen indie drama “To Leslie.” Now the British actress is facing growing accusations of white privilege and claims that she usurped the spot from black actresses including Viola Davis and Danielle Deadwyler.

My favorite part of Oscar season (other than not caring about Oscar season) is all the crybabying over the supposed snubs.

In an increasingly rare confluence of popular opinion and elite Academy taste, the non-woke “Top Gun: Maverick” scored six Oscar nominations on Tuesday morning, including best picture and adapted screenplay.

An actor who stars in the Oscar-hopeful movie Corsage has been charged with possession of child pornography and is expected to plead guilty.

Oscar voters are already saying they won’t cast their ballots for Will Smith in Emancipation, with some arguing it is still too soon after the actor infamously slapped Chris Rock onstage during the last Oscars telecast.

Less than a year after he became a Hollywood pariah for slapping Chris Rock live onstage at the Oscars, Will Smith is already mounting his comeback, with Apple Studios setting a December theatrical release date for the slavery drama “Emancipation.”

The Independent Spirit Awards will no longer offer four acting categories and, by extension, four acting awards.

Will Smith was seen landing in Mumbai, India, where he is reportedly meeting spiritual leader Sadhguru, who teaches “powerful methods for self-transformation.”

Disney has delayed Will Smith’s National Geographic documentary “Pole to Pole,” and Netflix has canceled “Bright 2” — also starring Will Smith — in the wake of the actor attacking Chris Rock at the Academy Awards.

Veteran late-night TV host and comedian Jay Leno shared his thoughts about actor Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars.

Actor Harry Lennix, who stars in NBC’s “The Blacklist,” is calling on Will Smith to forfeit his Oscar in order to “redeem the integrity” of the motion picture Academy.

Comedian Chris Rock is not talking about being slapped by actor Will Smith at this year’s Oscars just yet, telling fans at one of his shows on Friday that he won’t address it until he gets “paid.” “I’m okay, I

Actor and former Academy Awards host Billy Crystal said that Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars was “an assault.”

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is moving up its meeting up 10 days to this Friday to address possible sanctions on Will Smith after the actor slapped Chris Rock over a joke the comedian told about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith during this year’s Academy Awards.

Actor Will Smith’s “Fresh Prince” co-star actress Tatyana Ali reacted to Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars, saying, “Chris Rock didn’t deserve to be hit. Period.”

Oscars co-host Amy Schumer says she “wasn’t allowed” to make jokes about actor Alec Baldwin at the Academy Awards but actor Will Smith was able to assault the show’s presenter, comedian Chris Rock.

A planned movie based on the life of Hollywood star Will Smith is in trouble after Netflix and Apple have reportedly withdrawn their bids amid the fallout from the Oscars night slap.

Hunter College professor Eisa Nefertari Ulen claims that Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last week was triggered by 400 years of “black erasure, black marginalization, black silencing, and the stereotyping of black people.”

Will Smith was consoled by prayers backstage with Denzel Washington after his very public smacking of Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards.

HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher slammed the Hollywood elite for giving Will Smith a standing ovation at the Academy Awards after the actor assaulted Chris Rock on stage over a joke the comedian made about his wife, Jada Pinkett smith. “It was a bad night for liberal hypocrisy,” Maher said.

Most Americans disagree with Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday over a joke the comedian made about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, according to a recent survey.

Will Smith has reportedly enlisted his attorneys to “beg” forgiveness from the motion picture Academy ahead of the star’s expected hearing before the organization’s board of governors.

Oscars producer Will Packer revealed the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) told Chris Rock backstage at the Academy Awards after Will Smith punched him in the face that what the actor did was “battery,” and that they were prepared to “arrest him.”

Actions have harsh consequences. That simple fact of life is something Will Smith is learning in the aftermath of his very public smacking of Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards.

The fallout from Will Smith physically assaulting Chris Rock at the Oscars will impact more than just Smith’s Hollywood career. Corporate partners who have allied themselves with Smith and his charitable foundation now face brand safety concerns over the actor’s newly toxic public image.

Comedian Tom Segura reacted to actor Will Smith smacking comedian Chris Rock across the face at this year’s Oscars, stating, “f**k that cuck.” The comedian also warned the “spineless cowards in Hollywood” who didn’t defend Rock, saying, “we’re going to ruin your f**king life.”

A new video from Sunday’s Oscars ceremony appears to show Jada Pinkett Smith laughing in response to Chris Rock’s comment on her husband’s Will Smith’s onstage physical assault.

Comedian and Oscars co-host Amy Schumer reacted to actor Will Smith smacking comedian Chris Rock across the face at this year’s Oscars, saying “the whole thing was so disturbing,” and that she is “still triggered and traumatized” by the incident.

New York Times contributor Roxane Gay has penned a column in defense of humorlessness in which she argues that black women like actress Jada Pinkett Smith shouldn’t have to tolerate jokes made at their expense like the one Chris Rock told at the Oscars on Sunday, which prompted Will Smith to charge the stage and smack the comedian in the face.

Joe Rogan reacted to actor Will Smith attacking comedian Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars, stating, “It sets a terrible precedent” for comedians on stage.

Oscars co-host Wanda Sykes reacted to actor Will Smith smacking comedian Chris Rock across the face at this year’s Oscars, calling the moment “sickening,” adding, “You assault somebody, you get escorted out of the building and that’s it. For them to let him continue, I thought it was gross.”

Actor Matthew Modine reacted to actor Will Smith attacking comedian Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars, stating, “we certainly should not applaud nor give a standing ovation” to abusers.

Filmmaker Ron Howard reacted to actor Will Smith attacking comedian Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars, saying he found the incident “very upsetting,” adding, “I wouldn’t have expected this kind of behavior.”

Meet actor Carmine Caridi. You may not know him but he’s in an exclusive group with Harvey Weinstein, Roman Polanski, and Bill Cosby: All four men hold the dishonorable distinction of having been expelled from the Academy.

Actor Adam Goldberg has expressed disgust at Will Smith’s physical assault on Chris Rock at the Oscars while also slamming the Hollywood industry at large for the way it protected Smith that night.

The Academy’s Board of Governors is expected to meet Wednesday to discuss Will Smith’s physical assault on Chris Rock at the Oscars. Smith could face disciplinary measures, and possibly expulsion, and the forfeiture of the Oscar he won on Sunday for his performance in King Richard.