Amelia Dimoldenberg Set for Third Stint as Oscars’ Social Media Ambassador and Red Carpet Correspondent

Amelia Dimoldenberg Set for Third Stint as Oscars’ Social Media Ambassador and Red Carpet Correspondent

Amelia Dimoldenberg, the English comedian who is best known for creating and hosting the popular web series Chicken Shop Date, will serve, for the third year in a row, as the Oscars’ social media ambassador and red carpet correspondent, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday. Dimoldenberg, 31, will participate in multiple…

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Ryan Coogler Says Declining Academy Invite Was “Not Out of Animosity,” He Just Doesn’t Like “Judging Things”

Ryan Coogler Says Declining Academy Invite Was “Not Out of Animosity,” He Just Doesn’t Like “Judging Things”

Ryan Coogler recently clarified that his decision to decline an invitation to join the Academy in 2016 was “not out of animosity” in an interview with The New York Times. After receiving the invitation for Academy membership, the Sinners director opted not to accept the offer, merely because he finds it “stressful” having to judge…

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Hollywood Flashback: How ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ Led the Oscars to Create the Best Supporting Actor Category

Hollywood Flashback: How ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ Led the Oscars to Create the Best Supporting Actor Category

If nothing else, 1935’s Mutiny on the Bounty answers the burning question: What does Clark Gable look like without a mustache? The decision to shave off his facial trademark was a difficult one, but producer Irving Thalberg and Gable relented to conforming with historical accuracy, as Gable’s character, HMS Bounty executive officer Fletcher Christian, would…

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