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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released the shortlists for the 2024 Oscars this morning and there were few surprises in the usually competitive International Film category. Despite some top-tier candidates, the overall field was generally considered weaker than usual.

Much to The Academy’s leadership and ABC’s delight, it’s looking to be a very “Barbie” Oscars. Greta Gerwig‘s blockbuster leads all films with five mentions on the category shortlists revealed by AMPAS today.

As the final few days ahead of this year’s mysterious EastEnders Christmas murder plot narrow down the list of potential victims, fan favourite Jack Branning may soon find himself in the firing line after a sticky few weeks on the soap. As regular viewers will know, Jack, who is played by actor Scott Maslen, has racked up quite a few enemies in recent weeks while working as a police officer intent on bringing down criminal mastermind Nish Panesar for his part in a wealth of dodgy dealings taking place in Albert Square.

Younger members of the Royal Family have been banned from taking photographs and selfies during this year’s Christmas celebrations at Sandringham, OK! can reveal. As is tradition, the Royals will gather at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk over the festive season, including King Charles and Queen Camilla, and the Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children.

football game.In fact, a source tells that will not only attend the Chiefs' home game against the Las Vegas Raiders on December 25, but will also cheer him on against the Cincinnati Bengals on December 31, a.k.a. New Year's Eve.

Cindy Crawford is looking back at a special moment in her modeling career. The iconic supermodel shared her thoughts after watching part 2 of season 6 of The Crown, where she makes a cameo in episode 5.

Jennifer Lopez’s upcoming film will document her romance with husband Ben Affleck; however, the Latina singer, actress, and businesswoman revealed that not everyone felt it was a good idea to expose their relationship in “This Is Me… Now,” the album and movie.During an interview with Variety, Lopez said that despite the noise, she feels she is doing the right thing. “As artists, we have to follow our heart and this is me following my heart and doing something that maybe everybody didn’t think was the best idea, but I had to do it,” she told the publication.According to Lopez, who legally changed her last name to Affleck after marrying in 2022, she and her husband still think about the trauma of their first split, which ended in them marrying and having kids with other people to reunite, rekindle, and eventually marry.Cristian Nodal and Cazzu spread romance at Luis Miguel concertVictoria Beckham graces the Internet with more hot David Beckham contentZara Tindall tells husband Mike he’s ‘in so much trouble’ after revealing nickname for Prince William“We both have PTSD,” JLo admitted, referring to the media scrutiny they endured 20 years ago. “But we’re older now.

Christian Nodal has positively changed his personal life for the past few months. His recent fatherhood has partly inspired him to live his best life with his partner, Cazzu. He has also undergone a noticeable physical transformation.

Jon Burlingame Oscar’s music branch has had its say, naming 15 original scores and 15 songs to its shortlist for possible nomination at the 96th Academy Awards, with few surprises. As expected, all three “Barbie” songs that were entered — Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For,” Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” — made the 15-song list.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer A former assistant to Vin Diesel sued the actor on Thursday, alleging that in 2010 he pinned her against a wall in a hotel suite and masturbated in front of her. Asta Jonasson alleges that she was working for the actor in Atlanta, where he was filming “Fast Five,” when he brought her to his suite at the St. Regis Hotel and forced her onto his bed.

Anna Tingley Prime Day is behind us but Amazon is still rolling out unbeatable deals on their streaming platform ahead of the holidays. Staring today, Prime Video channels such as Paramount+, Starz, Shudder, BET+, MGM+ and Crunchy Roll are down to $1.99/month — up to an 83% discount.

Caroline Brew editor FX has released the first teaser for Ryan Murphy‘s upcoming series “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans.” The second season of Murphy’s anthology series chronicles the literary scandal that sparked a fallout between writer Truman Capote and a high-society group of women, known as his “Swans.” Tom Hollander portrays Truman Capote, the “In Cold Blood” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” author who betrayed his close circle of powerful women by publishing a story titled “La Côte Basque, 1965” in Esquire. The “Swans” include Babe Paley (Naomi Watts), C.Z.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlists in 10 categories for the upcoming 96th Oscars ceremony. Overall, Greta Gerwig’s meta-comedy “Barbie” had the most mentions with five including sound, original song for its three submissions from Billie Eilish (“What I Was Made For?”), Dua Lipa (“Dance the Night”) and Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (“I’m Just Ken”), and original score, from the latter duo. The big miss for “Barbie” was in makeup and hairstyling, which was the category that yielded the most surprises.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor “Ferrari” director Michael Mann sees similarities between Enzo Ferrari and Adam Driver, the actor playing him in their new film. Hitting theaters Christmas Day, “Ferrari” focuses on a pivotal time in the Ferrari founder’s life – his marriage to wife Laura (Penélope Cruz) is deteriorating and she is unaware of the other family he has with girlfriend Lina (Shailene Woodley). At the same time, his company is on the verge of bankruptcy.

Jaden Thompson Herman Rush, a prominent television pioneer and former president of Columbia Pictures Television, died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Dec. 12. He was 94.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Lawyers for Ozy Media, the defunct media and entertainment company founded by Carlos Watson, allege in a new lawsuit that Ben Smith, BuzzFeed and Semafor (the media startup co-founded by Smith in 2022) misappropriated Ozy’s trade secrets “for their own benefit.” The suit additionally alleges that BuzzFeed breached a nondisclosure agreement it entered into with Ozy in 2019 as part of its efforts to buy the company. Lawyers representing Ozy Media allege that Smith, former BuzzFeed News editor-in-chief and New York Times media columnist who is currently editor-in-chief of Semafor, wrote “a series of hit pieces” about Ozy Media but that he did not disclose “his central role in BuzzFeed’s efforts to buy Ozy two years earlier” while he was at BuzzFeed.

Mike Fazioli If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. If you took the evolution drawing showing the progress from ape to man and replaced it with televisions, it would be a long line of large, heavy monkeys for about 60 years, and then a very rapid transformation to the slim, upright human that is today’s Smart TV. Even that plasma TV you owned a mere dozen years ago would be a hairy knuckledragger.

Netflix will be removing a large selection of films and TV shows from its library throughout December.Every month, the streaming plarform adds a number new of titles to the service, while also removing various films and TV shows – in addition to the surprise cancellation of newer series still at the height of their popularity.Netflix does not publish an official list of the content facing removal, but What’s On Netflix recently confirmed every title that’s set to the leave the service this month.Below, you can find the full list of every film and TV series being taken down from Netflx in the UK and US before the end of 2023.About Last Night (2014) – USA Cinderella Story: Christmas WishAmerican Made – USThe Amazing Spider-Man – USThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 – USArrival – USAs Good as It Gets – UKBaby Dolls (2019) UK and USBlue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012) – UKCut Bank – USDear John – USThe Devil’s Own – USEffie Gray – USFences – USGhost Town – UKGroundhog Day – USThe Happytime Murders – USHigh End Yaariyan – USHook – USThe Human Factor – UKJindua – USJourney to the Center of the Earth (2008) – UKKung Fu Panda 2 – USLakeeran UK and USThe Lazarus Project (2008) – UKThe Ledge – UKMadagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – USMatilda (1996) – USMahi NRI UK and USManto UK and USNew in Town – USPain & Gain – UKPeppermint (2018) – USPitch Perfect – USThe Punisher (2004) – USQismat – UK and USRainbow Time – UK and USReturn to the Blue Lagoon – UKRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves – UKSad Hill Unearthed – UKSausage Party – UKSeven Years in Tibet – UKSex and the City: The Movie – USSex and the City 2 – USShooter – UKSolace – USSpanglish – UKSpider-Man – USSpider-Man 2 – USSpider-Man 3 – USStand By Me – UKStuart Little UK and USStuart Little 2Supe

Amy Winehouse‘s estate has sued the late singer’s friends for £730,000 over claims they profited from selling her personal property at an auction.Mitch Winehouse – the father of the late icon and administrator her estate – has sued both Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay – friends of Winehouse – at the High Court after they allegedly kept profits from a sale of her belongings.According to the court document, both women had allegedly sent “various items of personal property owned by Amy during her lifetime” to two auctions in 2021 and this year.It claimed that by having the items put up for sale “in their own names and on their own behalf”, they were able to convert Winehouse’s property “to their own use”.The estate is currently seeking £534,192.90 in damages from Parry while also claiming £198,041.07 from Gourlay.Mitch claimed that any money made should have gone to the Amy Winehouse Foundation which was set up in the singer’s memory following her death from alcohol poisoning in 2011.Gourlay and Parry allegedly gained a portion of £3.3million raised during a 2021 auction in Beverly Hills. A dress made by Parry reportedly fetched £200,000 at the auction.Last month, the Amy Winehouse Foundation said in a statement: “In 2021, Amy’s estate auctioned items from her life and career with 30 per cent of the proceeds going to the Amy Winehouse Foundation.

Ghetts has teamed up with London rapper Skrapz on his latest single ‘Twin Sisters’ from his forthcoming LP ‘On Purpose, With Purpose‘.Produced by frequent Ghetts-collaborator TenBillion Dreams, the track opens up with a cheeky and explicit verse with the rapper saying: “One night I stayed round / Now I know my way round / Used to wonder what the pillow saw when you’re faced down / I’ve been fucking twin sisters / they don’t make the same sound”.The song also comes with a head-spinning visual by Dutch director Geerten Harmens (A$AP Rocky, Lil Wayne, Gunna). The video sees Ghetts sitting on an invisible chair in a puffer jacket in a white room.It features trippy camera movements as the rapper walks around and is surrounded by other things, such as a couple dressed in what appears to be Victorian garb, a butler holding a plate of spaghetti bolognese and more.‘Twin Sisters’ follows Ghetts’ previous release, ‘Laps’ featuring the South African singer Moonchild Sanelly, which marked his first new single in two years.

Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom is set to release this weekend, and critics have already been weighing in on the sequel to the 2018 film.Based on the DC character, Aquaman, and directed by James Wan, the film features an ensemble cast including Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.The movie joins Arthur Curry/Aquaman as he juggles his duties as king with being a father and a member of the Justice League. Black Manta returns as the villain, still eager to avenge his father’s death and take Aquaman down.Reviews from critics so far have been generally poor, with the movie currently scoring a 37 per cent rating on review aggregator, Rotten Tomatoes.Empire gave the movie two stars, and called it a “disappointing send-off that sees the DCEU (DC Extended Universe) go out with a squelch rather than a splash”.Meanwhile, The Independent rated the film one star, calling the franchise “brainless”.

Slipknot‘s former singer Anders Colsefni will play his first show with his band Painface in almost a decade next year – and Corey Taylor is going.The band will be performing at the Patio Nightclub in Las Vegas on January 27 and Taylor is set to watch it. He replaced Colsefni as Slipknot’s frontman in 1997.Painface have played sporadic shows since they reformed in 2010 but haven’t played a gig, they estimate, since 2015.Taylor took to X/Twitter to share his excitement for the show, writing: “Hope to see everyone at this show on Jan.

There were scenes of chaos at Trafford Retail Park on Thursday (December 21) as shoppers became stuck in 'nightmare' queues for over THREE hours trying to get out of the car park.

On the night he lost Fox’s The Masked Singer and spoke to various news outlets about the upcoming one-year anniversary of his wife’s death, former Dukes of Hazzard actor John Schneider called for the public executions of President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.

The Directors Guild of America on Thursday unveiled a new Feature Film Diversity & Inclusion report, which spotlights the limited progress that’s been made in the feature space over the last five years, when it comes to the hiring of women and people of color, in stark contrast to what’s transpired in TV.

EXCLUSIVE: Skye Townsend (Black Lady Sketch Show) has joined the cast of the CBS comedy The Neighborhood for Season 6 in a recurring role. The show returns with new episodes on February 12.

The ominous task that faced Eve Hewson when she first read John Carney’s script for Flora and Son had been accepted before she even realized it.

James Gorman, CEO of Morgan Stanley and soon to be a member of Disney‘s board of directors, is not fazed by the possibility of the media giant going through a proxy fight.

One in 24 people in Scotland are likely to have tested positive for Covid-19 since mid-December, new figures suggest.

Today is not just significant for the solstice and the passing of fall into winter, it also is the first bell ringing in the race for Oscar as the Academy has just announced semi-finalists in 10 categories.

Four new people have been charged in connection with the murder of Elle Edwards.

Love Island's upcoming spin-off show Love Island All Stars is said to have been thrown into chaos after one of its stars 'pulled out last minute'.The new series - the first of its kind - will see some of the most iconic stars from across the previous seasons come together for a second shot at love. It will be filmed in South Africa, and fans don't have long to wait, as ITV recently confirmed that it will air in January 2024. But, according to The Sun, Anna Vakili, who appeared on the show in 2015, has had a change of heart and has decided to no longer take part in the new series.

Christine Lampard has shared that she makes a break for some much-needed alone time in her very own "she shed" in the garden, where she hides from her children. The Lorraine presenter and Loose Women panellist shares children Patricia, four, and Freddie, two, with her football legend husband Frank Lampard. Opening up about how tricky it can be to get any peace and quiet during stressful times at home, Christine joked that there's nowhere to "hide".

Arguably one of the best Christmas chick flick movies with some of the best actors, The Holiday is many people’s favourite annual Christmas movie. Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz and Jude Law star in the film which follows the lives of LA-based movie producer Amanda and Surrey-based Iris, who decide to swap homes over the Christmas holidays, after both experienced disaster in their love lives. Amanda meets Iris' brother Graham (Jude), with whom she falls in love, whilst Iris forms a firm friendship with Miles (Jack Black) - although it's not clear if the relationship is romantic.The movie ends with the foursome enjoying a wholesome Christmas with Graham's two daughters at his home in England.

Since leaving the I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here jungle two weeks ago, Marvin Humes has wasted no time in getting back to grips with his showbiz lifestyle as he enjoyed a luxurious getaway with his wife Rochelle Humes and their adorable children.The showbiz couple jetted off to Dubai shortly after Marvin’s stint in Australia had come to an end, and have clearly been making the most of their time in the wider United Arab Emirates, as they have moved on to enjoy the sights, sounds and sunshine of Abu Dhabi too. Documenting their trip on social media alongside the caption: "We like it here," both Marvin and Rochelle shared a slew of images from their time away, which included giving fans at home a glimpse of their sun soaked paradise just before Christmas.