Oscars

Lucid Group Inc (NASDAQ: LCID) on Sunday made its debut at the Academy Awards with a 30-second advertisement played on Walt Disney Co’s (NYSE: DIS) television network ABC during the live broadcast of the event at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. What Happened:...

After seeing television ratings fall over the past several years, with a historic low in 2021, the Academy Awards could have a plan to attract movie fans and music lovers to tune into the 2022 broadcast on Sunday, March 27. What Happened: The Oscars are scheduled to feature musical numbers by...

The rising popularity of subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platforms was once more evident as Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) won seven Oscar awards and Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) took home five awards. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Video recorded two Oscar wins. What Happened: At the...

“Knowledge should be rewarded.” That’s according to serial entrepreneur John Vitti, the CEO at Versus Game, a consumer prediction and social wagering marketplace that just closed a $4-million seed round led by Raised In Space, the joint venture between Scooter Braun’s Ithaca...

Musician Marshall Mathers, better known by his stage name Eminem, in an exclusive interview with Variety on Monday, revealed why he didn't attend the Academy Awards back in 2003, and what led to him performing at the awards ceremony this year. The rapper told Variety that back in 2003, he just...

Korean director Bong Joon-ho is in rare film company. Bong could be considered to have tied Walt Disney for most Oscar wins in a single night on Sunday as he picked up four for "Parasite," which became the first foreign-language film to win best picture. "I'm sorry for the hard...

Joaquin Phoenix won the actor in a leading role for “Joker,” while Brad Pitt scored an Oscar for the best actor in a supporting role for “Once upon a time in Hollywood.” What Happened The 92nd Academy Awards was held Sunday night at the Hollywood Dolby Theatre...

It didn't take long for the Oscars to take a jab at the world's richest person. During the opening segment of the 92nd Academy Awards, Steve Martin and Chris Rock made a surprised appearance. They used that time to take a few cracks at Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder and CEO Jeff...

It's time to roll out the red carpet. The most outstanding film stars will descend upon Dolby Theater for the 92nd Academy Awards on Feb. 6. If movies aren't your cup of tea, delving into prop bets is a great way of adding intrigue when watching this year's Oscars. Quick Look: the best...

If Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) investors were the type to jump through hoops of fire, they may have done that when the nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony were recently announced. NFLX stole headlines with its unprecedented 24 Oscar nominations for original content. That’s more...

The odds of Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) taking home at least one Oscar award in 2020 seems favorable as the streaming video giant was nominated 24 times. Netflix's 24 nominations ranks higher than any other major studio or specialty distributor, include two spots in the best picture category:...

And the Oscar for best fight over how the Academy Awards will deal with new ways of delivering movies to audiences goes to ... Steven Spielberg and Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) for “Should Studios Compete With Streaming Films?”  Spielberg, who as producer of a long line of Oscar-...

Take a guess: What do “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” from 2003, “Titanic” from 1997, “Forrest Gump,” released in 1994 and 1988’s “Rain Man,” have in common? It’s not an actor or actress. And it’s not just that...

The Emmys have made it clear: If you want quality entertainment, you’re going to have to pay for it. Streaming services and premium channels secured a disproportionate share of the main award nominations Thursday, well beyond that of basic cable competitors. Of the 180 submissions for Best...

PricewaterhouseCoopers accountant Brian Cullinan, the man who will forever be known as the guy that mixed up the envelopes at the Oscars, was Tweeting just minutes before handing out the wrong envelope. Despite being told to stay off social media during the show, it seems Cullinan simply couldn...