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Al Pacino made a minor slip-up when announcing the winner of the Best Picture award at yesterday’s Oscars ceremony.The 96th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, took place yesterday (March 10) in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Award season favourite Oppenheimer took home seven of the thirteen awards for which it was nominated, including Best Director (Christopher Nolan) and Best Actor (Cillian Murphy).However, when it came to awarding the final prize of the evening, Pacino’s slightly unclear announcement led to a few moments of confusion in the Dolby Theatre.The Scarface star didn’t seem to follow the traditional process of reading out the full list of nominees before announcing the winner.

Becky G has taken to the stage at the 2024 Oscars to perform ‘The Fire Inside’. Check out footage of the moment below.The Mexican-American singer and songwriter took to the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood last night (March 10) to perform a rendition of the song, which is taken from the soundtrack to Flamin’ Hot.Penned by the renowned songwriter Diane Warren, the rendition saw the singer celebrate her home and heritage, singing in front of CGI flames and alongside an all-girl choir.On the night, ‘The Fire Inside’ was nominated for the Best Original Song alongside American Symphony’s ‘It Never Went Away’, Killers of the Flower Moon’s ‘Wahzhazhe’, and Barbie’s ‘I’m Just Ken’.

Pulp have announced their first full show of 2024, with a gig in Amsterdam set to take place this spring.The Britpop legends will be continuing their “encore” with a show at AFAS Live in Amsterdam on May 24.Frontman Jarvis Cocker announced the news on social media today (March 11), writing: “When it’s Spring again, I’ll bring again…..Yes: the Encore continues.”The caption continued: “The songs came back to life & they want to be heard. They need to be heard. Again & again.

Bethesda Softworks director Todd Howard had to stop Amazon Prime Video’s Fallout TV series from using plot points earmarked for Fallout 5.In a new interview with Den Of Geek, Howard, who is also an executive producer on the Amazon series, claimed he had to step in and help shape the storyline. “Well, there were some things where I said, ‘Don’t do this because we are going to do that in Fallout 5’,” he said, before going on to say Amazon were creating an original story within the current Fallout universe.“It wasn’t the translation of an existing story.

Ariana Grande has shared her “slightly deluxe” version of her latest album ‘Eternal Sunshine‘ which includes a Troye Sivan feature.‘Eternal Sunshine (Slightly Deluxe)’ includes four brand new tracks: ‘Supernatural (feat. Troye Sivan)’, ‘Imperfect For You (acoustic)’, ‘True Story (acapella)’ and ‘Yes, and? (feat. Mariah Carey)’.

Sony Interactive Entertainment and PlayStation worldwide Shawn Layden has spoken about the importance of platform-exclusive games.The discussion around platform-exclusives has heated up in recent months after Microsoft confirmed a number of Xbox-exclusives would be made available on “rival” consoles. Both Grounded and Pentiment are due to come to Nintendo Switch while Hi-Fi Rush and Sea Of Thieves are coming to the PS5.Speaking on the What’s Up PlayStation podcast, Layden said (via VGC): “Exclusivity will always be important, it helps focus and highlight the features of your platform. What can you do here technically that you can’t do someplace else.“But, as your platform becomes established as the market recognises where you sit in that pantheon of gaming options, I think the necessity of exclusivity becomes a little bit less,” he added.Earlier this month, Layden described exclusivity as a studio’s “Achilles’ heel” due to increasing production costs.

Blabbermouth). He appeared on the band’s 2002 album ‘Phantom Limb’ along with 2012’s ‘Book Burner’ and 2018’s ‘Head Cage’. No official cause of death has been revealed at the time of writing.The band took to their official Instagram page to confirm Harrison’s passing and pay tribute to the vocalist.

Slipknot have begun teasing a mystery new drummer with a post online.The metal icons hinted about the identity of the new member with a new photo on social media, following the abrupt departure of Jay Weinberg last November.Shared on Saturday (November 9), the band uploaded a photo of a single broken drumstick on Instagram with the caption “Rehearsal.” – suggesting that a replacement for Weinberg has been secured.At time of writing, there has been no official confirmation about who the new drummer will be, although it is set to be announced soon as the band are set to play their first show of the year at Sick New World on April 27.A post shared by Slipknot (@slipknot)While no one has been announced as the new sticksman yet, many fans have weighed their thoughts on who they think the new member is, with one of the most popular suggestions being former Sepultura drummer Eloy Casagrande.The possibility of this comes following news last month that the legendary Brazilian metal band had parted ways with the longtime member ahead of their final world tour.Sharing the update on social media on February 27, Casagrande said that the decision “needed to be made thinking about new cycles that will come” following the band’s impending split after four decades.Eagle-eyed fans have also pieced together that the Promark brand of the drumstick pictured on Slipknot’s post is also the same type used by the former Sepultura member – heightening rumours that he is the latest addition to the line-up.The decision to split from Jay Weinberg came in December of last year, when Slipknot shared an official statement on social media, claiming that they were “intent on evolving”, and made the “creative decision” to have him leave the band.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, has announced a debut album titled ‘Elementary School Dropout’.The 10-year-old appeared at her father’s listening party for the upcoming release of his album ‘Vultures 2’ in Arizona on Sunday (March 10). While there, she took to the stage alongside West – who was sporting a white hockey mask and an all-black ensemble – to announce that she has been working on her first music venture.“Hi, it’s Northy and I’ve been working on an album and it’s called ‘Elementary School Dropout’,” she told the crowd who immediately began cheering her on.

Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey star Natasha Tosini was pleased to learn that the movie won the Razzie Award for Worst Picture.The parody award show, which was designed to honour cinematic failures, crowned the Winnie The Pooh-inspired slasher the worst film of the year, beating nominees including Meg 2: The Trench and Shazam! Fury Of The Gods.Having taken place in Los Angeles on March 9, the awards contain categories similar to those used at the Oscars or BAFTAs, but acknowledging the worst entry rather than the best.However Tosini, who stars in a central role in Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey, has said that the film’s winning of this category and four others, including Worst Director and Worst Screenplay, was a “great thing”.According to the Nottingham Post, the actor said: “We were up against people who had millions of pounds. The fact that we are in that list is amazing, I think it’s a great thing.”She added that the Razzie win is just growing the conversation around the movie.

Nick Cave has shared more insight into what fans can expect from his new album, saying that the project is “full of secrets”.The Bad Seeds frontman announced details of his new album ‘Wild God’ last week (March 6) – dropping the full tracklist and artwork to the LP, as well as the intriguing title track.Set for release on August 30, the album is co-produced by longtime collaborator Warren Ellis, and was described by Cave as both “a complicated record” as well as “deeply and joyously infectious”.Now, the songwriter has taken to his blog (The Red Hand Files) to answer fan questions about what they can expect from the full album.“I don’t want to say much about the album itself until it is released in August and you get to hear all the songs, but I can tell you that it is a record full of secrets,” he began. “It is made up of a series of complex and interlinking narratives, the title song ‘Wild God’ being the primary point of propulsion, with the songs all feeding off each other – not so much to tell a story, but to rally round an acutely vulnerable and mysterious ‘event’ that resides at the heart of the album’s central song, ‘Conversion’.“I’m excited for everyone to hear the whole thing,” he added.“Then I can tell you a few things that you really must know – like what exactly Anita is talking about, why Kris Kristofferson walks in and out of the truly epic ‘Frogs’, what the real life event in ‘Conversion’ is, why this record is so joyful when almost everyone in the songs is dead, why my wife finally awakens after years of sleep, what is the actual name of the narrator in ‘Long Dark Night’, who are the dozen white vampires in ‘Cinnamon Horses’, and why there is so much damn water.

The Zone Of Interest, Jonathan Glazer, made reference to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East during his Oscar acceptance speech.The film, which focuses on the Nazi commandant Rufolf Höss and his family who live next to Auschwitz concentration camp, won two Academy Awards yesterday (March 10), for Best Sound and Best International Feature.Filming took place in Auschwitz, known for being one of the most prolific and notorious concentration camps. Operated by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust, approximately 1.3million inmates were imprisoned there, and 1.1million killed.Taking to the stage to accept the award for Best International Film, Glazer spoke about the difficult themes in the film and their relevance today.

The Black Keys have added two extra shows in Cardiff and Dublin to their 2024 UK and Ireland tour.The blues rock duo last week announced a show in Manchester and two at London’s Brixton Academy this spring.They’ve now added a new pair of dates, which will see them perform at Cardiff’s Utilita Arena on April 30 and Dublin’s 3Arena on May 3. Circa Waves have also been announced as support across all dates.Tickets for the new dates go on general sale this Friday (March 15) at 10am GMT from here.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito came together last night to present the award for Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards.The prestigious ceremony took place yesterday (March 10) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and was hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel. The winner in this category was the epic Japanese movie, Godzilla Minus One, with visual effects supervised by Takashi Yamazaki.The two actors, who have worked together on the movie Twins, explained how they were both villains of Batman in separate films based on the DC superhero.

David Bowie, Boy George and more. News of his death broke last night (March 10).“The Blitz Club may have lasted only a short time, but the Blitz Kids, as we were then, had friends and careers that have lasted a lifetime.

Grey’s Anatomy continues to rewrite the TV history books, extending its record as the longest-running primetime medical drama with the upcoming landmark 20th season, which premieres this Thursday, March 14.

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The wait is almost over. Nine months after the Season 19 finale of Grey’s Anatomy aired on ABC, Season 20 of the venerable medical drama created by Shonda Rhimes premieres on the network this Thursday, March 14. The new season has veteran Grey’s Anatomy writer-producer Meg Marinis at the helm as new showrunner, succeeding Krista Vernoff. It will bring back Jessica Capshaw, reprising her role as Dr. Arizona Robbins, and Alex Landi, returning as Dr. Nico Kim, with Natalie Morales and Freddy Miyares joining in recurring roles as pediatric surgeon Monica Beltran and patient Dorian, respectively.

Non-English language movies stormed the Oscars this year, with five foreign language films taking home statuettes, which is the highest number ever in one ceremony.

Grey’s Anatomy spinoff Station 19 is coming to an end after seven seasons but not before one last big crossover with the mothership series, which may come at the end of the two series’ 10-episode runs, new Grey’s Anatomy showrunner Meg Marinis hinted in an interview with Deadline tied to the upcoming 20th season of the venerable medical drama, which premieres this Thursday, March 14.

This Morning's new host Cat Deeley was forced to apologise for a huge blunder during her hosting debut alongside Ben Shephard on Monday, 11 March. The 47 year old presenter made her debut as the new permanent host of the show with Ben, 49, after previous hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby stepped down last year.

On Mother's Day, Kensington Palace released the first image of the Princess of Wales since she underwent 'planned abdominal surgery' in January.The sweet image, which was taken by Prince William, showed Kate sitting on a chair in the garden surrounded by their three children, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five. However, hours after the photograph was posted to the official social media accounts of the Prince and Princess of Wales, a series of photo agencies including Reuters, Getty Images, Associated Press and AFP, pulled the image from their systems and issued a 'kill notice.' This required all clients to remove the picture from their platforms, too. Kensington Palace did not give a response when asked if the image had been edited.

Liam Payne hasn't had the easiest time of it in recent years. He has suffered both mental and physical health problems, and also undertook a brief stint in rehab, but the former boy-bander has now sworn to turn his life around.

The Prince of Wales has stepped out for the first time since controversy over a picture of his wife, Kate Middleton, and children began. William accompanied Queen Camilla and other members of the royal family as they celebrated Commonwealth Day, the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations, with a Service of Celebration at London's Westminster Abbey, followed by a reception at Marlborough House.

Brad Pitt’s girlfriend, Ines de Ramon, has finalized her divorce from her ex. de Ramon was married to actor Paul Wesley, with him filing for divorce on February of last year. Penelope Cruz and Brad Pitt star as romantic couple in new Chanel film at Paris Fashion WeekThe most memorable Academy Awards moments in historyde Ramon and Wesley married in 2019, and cited irreconcilable differences as the cause for the separation.

Eva Longoria, Rita Moreno, Mario Lopez, Colman Domingo, Anya Taylor-Joy, America Ferrera, and many more, who graced the red carpet with their presence, adding a touch of glamour and excitement to the evening’s festivities.How to watch the 2024 Oscars and more detailsAmerica Ferrera and Anya Taylor-Joy join the presenter’s list at the 2024 OscarsRita Moreno, Bad Bunny, and more stars added to the Oscars presenter listLet’s look at the Latinos and Latinas representing the culture at the 2024 Oscars.

As she prepares to make her hugely anticipated comeback on The Only Way Is Essex, Lauren Goodger tells OK! she’s loving “finding myself again”.The 37-year-old reality star, who first appeared on the debut series of TOWIE in 2010, left her full-time role in 2015 but has recently returned to filming and is set to appear on screens any day now. While there have been rumours of a comeback for years – and she’s appeared in the show a few times since – Lauren, who is mum to daughter Larose, exclusively tells OK! it’s never been the right time. Until now.

Celebrity Big Brother star Gary Goldsmith may have only left the ITV house on Friday, but he's already speaking out about his fellow famous housemates.The TV personality, who is the uncle of Kate Middleton, appeared on Big Brother's Late and Live to chat about his time on the show before being eliminated by the public in Friday's episode. When asked whether he thought his fellow housemate, Love Island's Ekin-Su Culculoglu, is playing a game in the competition, Gary said that she "100 percent" is. "It's a very unusual dynamic," he said.

Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard had a ‘rare chemistry’ after ‘instantly connecting’ during their presenting debut on This Morning, a body language expert has revealed. After months of speculation over who would be taking over from Phillip Schofield, who left the show in May last year, and Holly Willoughby, who resigned in October after 14 years, Ben and Cat joined the show as the permanent new faces of This Morning.

Jonathan Ross, the host of ITV's Oscars coverage, has faced a wave of criticism after making an awkward mistake about Cillian Murphy, who is from the Republic of Ireland. Despite the actor proudly speaking in Irish as he accepted his first- ever Oscar award, presenter Jonathan repeatedly referred to the Peaky Blinders star as British, much to the annoyance of viewers. Christopher Nolan's film Oppenheimer was the big winner at the Oscars, taking home seven awards.The movie, which tells the story of J Robert Oppenheimer, known as the father of the atomic bomb, won best picture.

Shawn Mendes is returning to the stage. This marks his first solo concert since 2022, when he canceled the remainder of his “Wonder” tour in order to focus on his mental health. Camila Cabello shares why she and Shawn Mendes broke up a second timeCamila Cabello welcomes her birthday in a blue bikiniA post shared by Shawn Mendes (@shawnmendes)Mendes made the announcement on social media, alongside two black and white photos.

Louis Walsh is currently a housemate in the latest edition of Celebrity Big Brother. Before heading into the house, the 71 year old's appearance on the show quickly made headlines. Especially because it was widely reported that he'd be reuniting on TV with his old X Factor co star, Sharon Osbourne, for the first time in seven years.

Eva Mendes, the retired actress and wife to Ryan Gosling, who stayed home with the couple’s daughters, while the heartthrob known for his roles in iconic films such as “La La Land” and “The Notebook,” walked the red carpet with his sister.However, despite her absence, Mendes made it abundantly clear that her support for Gosling was unwavering as she cheered him on from the comfort of their home alongside their two children.Gosling, who graced the Oscars stage as a presenter and performer, showcased his multifaceted talents by delivering a captivating rendition of “I’m Just Ken,” a Best Original Song nominee from the film “Barbie.”Oscars 2024: Complete list of winnersOscars Fashion: Celebrity red carpet looks at the 2024 Academy AwardsOscars 2024: Latinos leave their mark on the awards red carpetIn a heartwarming display of affection and support, Mendes took to Instagram shortly after Gosling’s performance to share a glimpse of her Oscar night attire—a stylish pink blazer paired with a chic black cowboy hat. Alongside the photo, Mendes penned a sweet message directed at Gosling, expressing her pride and admiration for his accomplishments: “You took Ken all the way to the Oscars, RG.

The 96th Academy Awards on Sunday (10 March) was an emotional evening for actress Emma Stone, who bagged the second Oscar of her career by winning Best Actress in a Leading Role at the awards show. Winning the gong for her performance in comedy/sci-fi flick Poor Things, Emma, 35, was visibly overwhelmed as she took to the stage to accept. And while many fans were happy for her, not all agreed that it was the right decision.Taking to X, formerly Twitter, many shared their opinion that Lily Gladstone, who was the leading actress in crime/western release Killers Of The Flower Moon, was 'robbed' of the accolade.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer With just a few weeks to go until her country album “Act II” arrives, Beyoncé may have a Dolly Parton-sized surprise in store for the project. Beyoncé historically keeps details close to the chest for her records—she dropped her two new singles, “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages,” out of the sky during the Super Bowl—but Parton revealed that she believes the singer covered her 1973 classic “Jolene” for the set.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Right after hosting the 2024 Oscars, Jimmy Kimmel was interviewed backstage by Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos for their annual post-Oscars “Live” special and gave his quick reactions to some of the ceremony’s buzziest moments. Kimmel’s final bit as host was reading out loud Donald Trump’s criticism of the show, which Trump posted on Truth Social earlier in the night. “Has there EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars,” Trump posted.