More Stars Announced as Presenters During Academy Awards Telecast

Emily Blunt, Cynthia Erivo, America Ferrera, Sally Field, Ryan Gosling, Ariana Grande, Ben Kingsley, Melissa McCarthy, Issa Rae, Tim Robbins, Steven Spielberg, Mary Steenburgen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlize Theron, Christoph Waltz, and Forest Whitaker will present at the 96th Oscars. ®

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Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell, Ryan Gosling, Mark Ronson to Perform On 96th Oscars®

Jon Batiste, Becky G, Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, Scott George and the Osage Singers, and Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson will perform this year's nominated songs executive producers Raj Kapoor, Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan announced.

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Academy Announces Jamie Lee Curtis, Nicolas Cage, Brendan Fraser Among First Slate of Presenters for 96th Oscars®

Zendaya, Michelle Yeoh, Mahershala Ali, Al Pacino, and Matthew McConaughey are among the first slate of presenters for the 96th Academy Awards executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producers Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan announced. 

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Sundance Introduces Storytellers Selected for 2024 Momentum Fellowship

The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the eight storytellers selected for the 2024 Momentum Fellowship. In its sixth year, Momentum continues its mission of fostering professional growth for mid-career artists, emphasizing professional development opportunities in their creative journey.

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Janet Walker, Award-Winning Screenwriter, Director, Producer, and Publisher, Unveils Slate at EFM

Janet Walker, award-winning screenwriter and publisher, and owner of the online boutique luxury lifestyle magazine, Haute-Lifestyle.com, has unveiled a slate of projects, including five award-winning screenplays and three, unscripted, limited series, shows at the European Film Market.

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Hollywood Week: Berlin Film Festival, Superbowl Breakfast 2024, Bart Starr Award, European Film Market

The Berlin Film Festival has rescinded the opening night invitations to five right-wing members of the AfD party, after a social media campaign opposing their attendance persuaded the governing board to reconsider and after debate made the decision.

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96th Oscars® Production Team Announced

The Oscars® executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producers Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan announced members of their production team for the 96th Oscars, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and airing live on Sunday, March 10, 2024.

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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Announces "Oscars® Season at The Academy Museum"

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announces "Oscars Season at the Academy Museum," running January 28-March 31, which invites the public to celebrate the 96th Oscars® and immerse themselves in Academy Awards® history through exclusive Oscar®-centered events.

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Libby Hakaraia and Tazbah Rose Chavez to Be Honored at Native Forum Celebration

The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the filmmakers selected for the 2024 Merata Mita Fellowship; an annual fellowship named in honor of the late Māori filmmaker to support Indigenous women-identified artists endeavoring to direct their first feature film.

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Hollywood Week: Sundance Kicks Off, BAFTA Shocks, SI Shuttered, Alec Baldwin, Arnold Schwarzenegger

Sports Illustrated magazine, the grandfather of sports reporting, is undergoing major challenges as current owners, Arena Group Holdings failed to make a licensing payment to Authenticate Brands, resulting in widespread layoffs of the iconic magazine.

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Black Bear Signs Breakout Screenwriter Kerry Howley Ahead of Sundance-Bound Debut Film

Black Bear announced their management arm has signed screenwriter, author, and essayist Kerry Howley for representation. Howley wrote the script for the Sundance-bound film Winner, a comedic coming-of-age story adapted from her own New York Magazine profile.

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Legendary Talk Show Host Maury Povich Receives Daytime Emmys® Lifetime Achievement Honor (Video)

Celebrated journalist Connie Chung presented her husband, legendary talk show host Maury Povich, who has the longest running talk show in history, with the Daytime Emmys® Lifetime Achievement Honor at the Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle ceremony.

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Saban Films Acquires U.S. Rights to Michael Keaton Thriller "Knox Goes Away"

Saban Films announced today that they have acquired US rights to thriller Knox Goes Away directed by, and starring, Academy Award®-nominee Michael Keaton (Spotlight) alongside Academy Award®-winner Al Pacino, James Marsden ("Westworld,"), Academy Award®-winner Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River).

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Pat Mitchell to Receive Vanguard Award at Sundance Film Festival’s Opening Night Gala

The nonprofit Sundance Institute revealed an additional honoree of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival's fundraiser, Opening Night Gala: Celebrating 40 Years Presented by Chase Sapphire®, which will take place on January 18, 2024, at the DeJoria Center.

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Jimmy Kimmel Back to Host 96th Oscars

Emmy® Award-winning late-night talk show host and producer Jimmy Kimmel will host the 96th Oscars®, and Emmy-nominated Molly McNearney returns for a second consecutive year as executive producer, Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang announced.

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Academy President John Bailey Dies

Former Academy President John Bailey, 81, passed away November 10, in Los Angeles.  A member of the Cinematographers Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1981, serving 15 years as an Academy governor.

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Sundance Institute and The Walt Disney Studios Launch Fund to Support Underrepresented Directors

The nonprofit Sundance Institute and The Walt Disney Studios are proud to announce the establishment of the Project Advancement and Completion Fund, an initiative designed to provide grants to fiction directors from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds.

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"The Wednesday Killer," from Haute-Lifestyle.com Publisher Janet Walker, Nominated for Screenplay of the Year

Janet Walker, publisher, and founder of Haute-Lifestyle.com, is celebrating the success of her original riveting crime drama The Wednesday Killer which has been nominated for Best Feature Screenplay of The Year - 2023 by New York Film Awards.

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Rock Legend Sammy Hagar Celebrates the Launch of Detroit-based Red Rocker Brewing Co.

Rock & Roll legend and spirits trailblazer Sammy Hagar and his group, The Circle, celebrated the official launch of his Red Rocker Brewing Co. and its inaugural brew, Red Rocker Lager, with a sold-out, concert at The Fillmore Detroit.

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NatGeo Assembles Super-Voices to Narrate Natural History Series

National Geographic announced the superstar narrators for three natural history shows including  Angela Bassett as executive producer and narrator for QUEENS; Awkwafina, narrator for the National Geographic Disney+ Original A REAL BUG'S LIFE; and Jeremy Renner  for INCREDIBLE ANIMAL JOURNEYS. 

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Janet Walker, Screenwriter and Haute-Lifestyle.com Publisher, Interviewed for New York Movie Awards Magazine

Janet Walker, the publisher, and owner of the online boutique luxury lifestyle magazine, Haute-Lifestyle.com, and a successful crime thriller screenwriter was recently featured in Paris' leading entertainment and award-winning magazine, NewYorkMovieawards.com.

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