Taiwan Selects ‘A Sun’ as Foreign Language Oscars Contender

Hollywood can be a living nightmare for young actresses trying to make their mark in the studio system. Some of that has improved in the age of #MeToo and accountability; however, only a few short years ago, actresses were still having encounters with predatory monsters like Harvey Weinstein.

Symphony No. 5 and the French overture from Handel’s Water Music as well as arias from his operas Rinaldo, Alcina, and Serse, all featuring Isaacs, who sang the South African National Anthem at Mandela’s memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral in 2013.The program centerpiece, however, is the premiere of Koapeng’s Yixesha! Ke Nako (The Time Is Now!), a work commissioned by Classical Movements for New Orchestra of Washington.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“The Adam Project” and “Pieces of Her” topped Netflix’s lists of English-language film and TV series for the week of March 7, when the fifth and final season of “The Last Kingdom” was viewed for 63.5 million hours in its first five days after launch.Debuting March 11, the Ryan Reynolds-led flick drew 92.43 million hours viewed in just its first two days on the platform. Meanwhile, “Pieces of Her,” which premiered Season 1 March 4, was the No.

Emmerdale sent fans wild on Tuesday as it released the new logo for its 50th anniversary.The ITV soap will celebrate 50 years on 16 October after the first-ever episode aired in 1972.Taking to Twitter, Emmerdale released the new logo and teased: "Our birthday year has begun! Watch out for lots of exciting things happening later in the year, but for now we’re excited to reveal our birthday logo." While Tony Pipes, Executive Creative Director of ITV Creative, said in a statement: "It's always a pleasure to be part of such an iconic brand’s history and with that, our logo nods to Emmerdale’s heritage, keeping its classic look, with an elegant celebratory 50 that timelessly spans the decades from when the show was born to this very special year." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. Mandy Dingle star Lisa Riley also took to Twitter to announce the new logo and tease "dramatic" storylines.The actress penned: "So as we approach the official 50th Birthday of @emmerdale later on in the year……today launched the new LOGO……..I am sure the drama is going keep coming and coming.

Parents-to-be Chloe Madeley and her husband James Haskell enjoyed a day date for day one of the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday. Last month, the 34 year old fitness fanatic excitedly announced she is expecting her first child with husband James. Chloe's blossoming bump was slightly visible as she wrapped up warm in a chic camel-coloured waterfall style jacket while stepping out with James to the event.The daughter of Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan completed her sensational maternity style with a pair of wide-leg cream-coloured trousers, a black fitted top and suede black heels.

Millie Radford has shared an intimate clip of her water birth on social media following the arrival of her second child last month.The 20 year old — a member of Britain's biggest family the Radfords — posted a series of clips of her new baby boy Chester as it was announced that she had welcomed her son on 20 February, after keeping much of her pregnancy private. In the footage uploaded to TikTok, Millie can be seen lying in a water bath in a dimly-lit room as she cradles her newborn/ In the caption, she added: “Our two biggest blessings.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Georgia Toffolo has managed to win £37,500 at Cheltenham races – but insisted to fans that her huge win was simply down to ‘beginner's luck’.The 27 year old was in attendance at the annual race event this week, where she opted for a smart look of a tailored grey jacket and matching ruffled skirt. Former Made In Chelsea star Georgia wore knee-high black statement books over tights and accessorised her look with a black belt and grey clutch bag.

Hollyoaks fans went wild on Tuesday's E4 episode as Gemma Atkinson returned as her iconic character Lisa Hunter after 16 years. The former Emmerdale star, 37, left the hit Channel 4 soap in 2006 after first joining in 2001 and the latest first look episode marked her comeback to the Chester suburb.

Katie McGlynn dazzled in a smart suit with bejewelled heels as she showcased her new look after leaving Hollyoaks.

When Nicola Wardle scrolled through Facebook on the evening of February 4, nothing could have prepared her for what she was about to read.

A fire that broke out at a 'derelict' former care home is being treated as arson it has been confirmed. A huge blaze broke out at the building just off Abbey Hey Lane in Gorton at around 9:30pm on Sunday night.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released the final incident report in Bob Saget‘s death investigation, and it shed light on the hours that led up to the comedian’s untimely death and what may have caused the multiple skull fractures and abrasions to his scalp.

Sandra Bullock is taking a Hollywood hiatus!

EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Majors is set to star in The Man In My Basement, the film adaptation of the Walter Mosley novel. Majors will also serve as an executive producer, under his Tall Street Productions banner. Protagonist Pictures will fully finance and cameras are expected to roll in the fall. Nadia Latif will make her directorial debut on the film.

Timmy Thomas, the singer, songwriter and keyboardist whose minimalist yet urgent 1973 hit anti-war anthem “Why Can’t We Live Together” would eventually sell more than two million copies, died Friday, March 11, at a hospital in Miami. He was 77.

EXCLUSIVE: Madeline Wise (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and newcomer Inga Schlingmann are set as series regulars opposite Geena Davis and Skylar Astin in CBS’ mother-and-son legal drama pilot from writer/executive producer Scott Prendergast and executive producer Phil McGraw. Additionally, Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro (Charmed) have joined as showrunners and executive producers.

Southern California local Gwen Stefani will kick off the Hollywood Bowl’s 2022 summer lineup, which marks the venue’s 100th such season. The June 3 in a program also featuring the L.A. Phil, led by musical director Gustavo Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association announced today.

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If Bob Chapek and the rest of the Disney brass thought the March 11 apology over the House of Mouse’s fumbling response to Florida’s Don’t Say Gay legislation would placate the outrage among their own staff, they should think again.

EXCLUSIVE: Following the critical acclaim of his Netflix comedy Bad Trip, director Kitao Sakurai has set his sights on his next major studio pic, being set to helm 72 Hours for Sony Pictures. John Davis is producing through his Davis Entertainment banner along with Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald through their Counterbalance Entertainment. Davis Entertainment’s John Fox and Jeremy Stein are executive producing.

Sister Wives stars Christine Brown and Janelle Brown are spending quality time together in Florida. They took some of their children, whom they share with Kody Brown, to Disney World in Orlando for a fun-filled vacation. Christine, 49, posted photos to Instagram on March 14 of the group huddled together at Magic Kingdom Park. Her daughters Truely and Ysabel were in the snapshots, as was Janelle’s daughter Savannah.

Josh Peck is revealing some details about his relationship with Drake Bell in his new book, “Happy People Are Annoying.”

Sydney Sweeney is clarifying the comments she made about her nude scenes in Euphoria.

Fans were so upset when Jesse Williams left Grey’s Anatomy.

Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year's contenders in all categories.

There’s a lot of good news in the Best Director race for the Academy as the 2021 Oscars begins to take shape. First off, there is a ton of diversity with Lee Issac Chung (“Minari”), George C.

Gordon Ramsay's son Oscar has proved he's the spitting image of his famous father in a hilarious photo.The 53 year old chef, who recently taught his little boy to swim in their newly renovated pool in Cornwall, took to his Instagram feed to post a sweet snap of Oscar for his 9.9million followers to see. In the first picture Oscar could be seen pulling a very unhappy face expression with his eyebrows furrowed while snuggled up in a blue onesie on his high chair.

Clayton Davis With Hispanic Heritage Month currently underway, and this year’s awards season just clearing its throat, it’s worth examining the contributions that Latinos have made in the industry. More importantly, how those contributions have been interpreted with the Academy in its 92-year history.

Sufjan Stevens, 45, received an Academy Award nomination for his song “Mystery of Love”, from the soundtrack for “Call Me By Your Name”.

Sufjan Stevens has spoken about his experience of performing at the 2018 Oscars, calling it “traumatising”.The indie musician was invited to perform at the Hollywood awards ceremony after his song ‘Mystery Of Love’ – written for the Call Me By Your Name soundtrack – was nominated for Best Original Song.“Honestly, one of the most traumatising experiences of my entire life,” Stevens said when asked about the event in an interview with the Guardian. He went to describe at as “a horrifying Scientology end-of-year-prom” that represented “everything I hate about America and popular culture”.The star continued to say that he had no desire to be a part of “that world and that culture”.

1 in 10 to 1 in 3 nominees across all performer categories.”It’s important to acknowledge that the shifts in representation in Hollywood award shows represents progress; it’s just as critical to point out that this progress has been slow, uneven and far short of what is necessary or desirable.“One in three nominees” sounds more impressive than it actually is, considering that the U.S. is poised to be a majority nonwhite nation by 2045 (and the “core demographic” of TV, aged 18 to 49, will be nonwhite even sooner — by 2033).