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Sunday’s Academy Awards was championed by many for its diversity. The program had big wins for people of color. Quite a few also presented awards.…

The Civil War saga “Lincoln” leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, director for Steven Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. Congrats to the movie “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” The indie film up for Best Picture slot, along with a Best Director nomination for […]

With the Oscar’s taking place this Sunday, and “The Help” receiving 3  nominations, we take a look back at black female Oscar winners and nominees…

Who will walk away with an Oscar? The 84th annual Academy Award nominations were announced this morning and congratulations to Viola Davis nominated in the Best Actress category. This is the second Academy Award nomination for Davis. Also, Golden Globe winner Octavia Spencer from “The Help” headlines the list for Best Supporting Actress. Good luck […]

Billionaire Boys Club co-founder, super-producer and occasional rapper Pharrell, alongside composer Hans Zimmer, will serve as music consultants for the 84th annual Academy Awards! The prestigious award ceremony will air on ABC on February 26 with host Billy Crystal. Click here,  for the full story. Solange In The Studio With Pharrell Pharrell’s Qream Liqueur REVIEW

Congratulations to Pharrell Williams, who will be working on the 2012 Academy Awards! He’s been hired to work as a music consultant along with Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer. This is the first time either Pharrell or Hans has worked on the Academy Awards, but Pharrell has worked in the film arena when he wrote the […]

The news about Eddie Murphy hosting the Academy Awards was well-received, but he will no longer be the master of ceremonies of the 2012 Oscars.…

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Kodak Theater 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA When: March 5, 2006 What: The Memphis rap group earned an Oscar for Best Original Song for their contribution to the Hustle & Flow movie soundtrack. The film starred Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, who performed the Three […]

The lack of Oscar nominees for people of color, at the recent Academy awards, continues to spark the discussion about the portrayal of Black people in media. Related Article From NewsOne : Past Black Oscar Nominees And Winners [Photos] Recently, the ladies of Sistah Talk TV featured their hot topic on TV One’s Cathy Hughes […]

Los Angeles– The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its initial slate of Oscar presenters for the 83rd Academy Awards and all five are either previous winners or nominees.