#Why Cate Blanchett Says Awards Shows Shouldn’t Be Televised Anymore: “Just Have a Great Party”

#Why Cate Blanchett Says Awards Shows Shouldn’t Be Televised Anymore: “Just Have a Great Party”

Cate Blanchett would prefer awards shows not to be aired on television. The two-time Oscar-winning actress made a recent appearance on the Las Culturistas With Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang podcast, where she suggested that the Oscars should “go back to the day when it wasn’t televised.” The conversation started when Blanchett noted that there are…

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#TV Ratings: Oscars Draw 18M Viewers, Down From 2024

#TV Ratings: Oscars Draw 18M Viewers, Down From 2024

The 2025 edition of the Oscars drew a smaller total audience than a year ago — but posted gains among younger viewers. Sunday’s telecast, hosted by Conan O’Brien, averaged 18.07 million viewers on ABC and Hulu, according to Nielsen fast national ratings (which includes the streaming audience on Hulu). The show marked the first time the…

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#14 Actors Who Won Oscars for Playing Sex Workers

#14 Actors Who Won Oscars for Playing Sex Workers

Accepting her best actress Oscar on Sunday, Mikey Madison was greeted with cheers when she thanked the sex worker community for their contributions to Anora. “All of the incredible women I have had the privilege of meeting from that community have been one of the highlights of this entire experience,” she told the Dolby Theatre…

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#Oscars 2025: Inside the A-List Parties and Events

#Oscars 2025: Inside the A-List Parties and Events

Party: Vanity Fair Oscar Party Players: VF’s editor-in-chief Radhika Jones hosted winners like Sean Baker and wife Samantha Quan, Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody, Zoe Saldaña, Lol Crawley, Paul Tazewell and Daniel Blumberg along with a guest list a mile long. A sampling: Joe Alwyn, Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Monica Barbaro, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jason Bateman,…

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#A ‘Wicked’ Night at the Oscars: Two Wins, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo’s Magical Performance and Paul Tazewell Makes History

#A ‘Wicked’ Night at the Oscars: Two Wins, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo’s Magical Performance and Paul Tazewell Makes History

The Wicked team’s lives have been changed — for good. The Oscars 2025 opened with its Glinda (Ariana Grande) and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) taking the stage to sing. Grande started with “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” before Erivo took over to perform ““Home” from The Wiz. Until they came back together to sing the Wicked‘s part one…

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#Oscars: Full List of Winners

#Oscars: Full List of Winners

Anora was named best picture at the 2025 Oscars, which were handed out Sunday night. Anora was the top winner of the night, earning a total of five awards. Star Mikey Madison was named best actress, while Sean Baker won three awards for his film: best director, best original screenplay and best film editing. In…

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