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Halle Berry Cancels Oscars Appearance
Halle Berry has pulled out of the Oscars due to a broken foot.The 'New Year's Eve' star was set to present alongside actor Tom Hanks at the 84th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood later today...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 February 2012
Adam Sandler Gets Record Razzies Nominations
Adam Sandler has received a record 11 nominations for this year's Razzies.The actor has been put forward for several dubious honours at the ceremony, which celebrates the worst films of the past year in a...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 February 2012
Elton John To Set Up Katy Perry
Sir Elton John wants to set Katy Perry up with a new man at his Oscars party tomorrow (26.02.12).The 'Rocket Man' singer is hosting his annual post Academy Awards bash and is setting up a...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 February 2012
Kelly Osbourne's Oscar Dress Conundrum
Kelly Osbourne can't decide on an Oscars dress. The 'Fashion Police' presenter has had a fitting for an outfit to wear to the Academy Awards on Sunday (26.02.12), but is torn between two colours.Writing on...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 February 2012
More Oscars To Find New Homes On Tuesday
Two days after this year's Oscars are handed out, 14 additional Oscars will be awarded to the winning bidders of a Hollywood memorabilia auction -- believed to be twice the total number of Oscar trophies...
By Lew Irwin on 23 February 2012
George Clooney Wants To Team Up With Kate Winslet
George Clooney would "love" to work with Kate Winslet. The 'Descendants' star - who is dating former wrestler Stacy Keibler - is a big fan of the 'Mildred Pierce' actress and she is top of...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 February 2012
George Clooney To Babysit Pitt's Six Kids
George Clooney has offered to babysit for Brad Pitt's six children if his friend wins the Best Actor accolade at this month's Academy Awards.The 'Descendants' star - who has famously said he doesn't want kids...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 February 2012
Demian Bichir An Outside Bet For Best Actor Oscar
Demian Bichir is just the latest in a long line of Oscar nominees who've bucked the trend, the traditional prestige movie awards often going against the grain of awards season and finding outside candidates to...
By WENN on 25 January 2012
Meryl Streep 'Honoured' At Oscar Nomination
Meryl Streep is "honoured" to be up for Best Actress at this year's Academy Awards. The two-time Oscar-winning actress - who has now been nominated for 17 Academy Awards - is "touched deeply" after being...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 January 2012
Leonardo Dicaprio And Ryan Gosling Snubbed In Oscar Nominations
Leonardo DiCaprio and Ryan Gosling have missed out on an Oscar nomination. The Hollywood actors were not among those given a nod for a prestigious prize at this year's ceremony, while 'Shame' star Michael Fassbender...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 January 2012
Oscar May Leave Hollywood
Hollywood's biggest annual event may be leaving Hollywood. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering moving the annual Oscars ceremony from the Kodak Theatre to the Nokia...
By Lew Irwin on 12 January 2012
Jennifer Lawrence To Announce Oscar Nominations
Jennifer Lawrence will announce this year's Oscar nominees.The actress - who herself was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in 'Winter's Bone' last year - will host the nominations launch alongside Academy president...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 January 2012
Katie Price Receives Christmas Proposal From Leandro
Leandro Penna reportedly proposed to Katie Price on Christmas Day (25.12.11). The 25-year-old Argentinean model - who dated the 33-year-old reality TV star for several months in 2011 after meeting her at an Oscars party...
By Bang Showbiz on 03 January 2012
Dido Welcomed A Son In July
Dido secretly gave birth to a son in July.The 'White Flag' singer - who announced her pregnancy earlier this year - and her husband Rohan Gavin welcomed their boy, Stanley, into the world in the...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 December 2011
James Franco To Play Hugh Hefner?
James Franco is in negotiations to play Hugh Hefner in 'Lovelace'. The '127 Hours' actor may portray the Playboy magazine founder in the movie starring Amanda Seyfried as Linda Lovelace - best known for her...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 December 2011
Meryl Streep To Publish Unused Oscars Speeches
Meryl Streep is planning a book of her unused Oscars speeches.The 62-year-old actress has been nominated for Academy Awards 16 times in her career, but won just twice - in 1979 for Best Supporting Actress...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 December 2011
Elizabeth Taylor Jewellery Fetches $116 Million At Auction
Some of the late Dame Elizabeth Taylor 's jewels have gone under the hammer, making an extraordinary amount of money in the process. Taylor died earlier this year after a life which saw her become...
By WENN on 14 December 2011
Eddie Murphy In Line For Mayoral Role
Eddie Murphy is in talks to star in a biopic about controversial US mayor Marion Barry.The comedian - who recently stepped down from hosting the Oscars - is being attached to the family friendly film...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 December 2011
Meryl Streep, Oscar Favorite, Says Awards Still Matter
Despite being nominated 16 times previously, Meryl Streep says the Oscars still matter and is clearly looking forward to the 2012 ceremony during which she'll almost certainly be nominated. The actress, 62, is gaining plaudits...
By WENN on 01 December 2011
Daniel Day Lewis Wows As Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Day Lewis has had fans waiting in anticipation for a first glimpse of him following the announcement that he'd be playing the role of former American President Abraham Lincoln in Stephen Spielberg's forthcoming biopic....
By WENN on 01 December 2011
Ken Russell Tributes Pour In Following Death
Tributes have been pouring in for late director Ken Russell, the extrovert British film director who sadly passed away aged 84 on Sunday (November 27th 2011). Russell was known throughout the industry for his thought-provoking...
By WENN on 28 November 2011
Billy Crystal To Host Oscars 2012
Billy Crystal has replaced Eddie Murphy as host of the Oscars 2012. The comedian and actor â who has previously hosted the ceremony eight times â is returning to front the show for the first...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 November 2011
Oscar The Grouch To Host The Oscars?
In a radio interview more than 35 years ago, the late Jim Henson and Frank Oz discussed the possibility of doing a Muppets sketch in which Oscar the Grouch would host -- what else? The...
By Lew Irwin on 10 November 2011
Ricky Gervais, Billy Crystal Or Chris Rock For Oscars Host?
Ricky Gervais appears to be leading the race to host the Oscars in 2012, by openly suggesting he would give Hollywood a "two for one offer" by helming both the Golden Globes and the Academy...
By WENN on 10 November 2011
Piers Morgan Quits America's Got Talent
Piers Morgan has quit 'America's Got Talent'. The TV star has stepped down from the judging panel of the talent show after six years because he can no longer juggle his commitments with his CNN...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 November 2011
Eddie Murphy Quits Hosting Oscars 2012
Eddie Murphy has quit as host of the Oscars. The comedian and actor follows Brett Ratner, who resigned from producing the 2012 show earlier today (09.11.11) so as not to tarnish the reputation of the...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 November 2011
Audrey Hepburn's Oscar Dress Up For Auction
Audrey Hepburn's iconic Oscars dress is being put up for auction.Worn by the legendary beauty when she collected her Best Actress Academy Award for her role in 'Roman Holiday' in 1952, the lace gown -...
By Bang Showbiz on 03 November 2011
Denzel Washington Donates $2 Million For New Scholarship
Denzel Washington, the multi-award winning Hollywood actor, has donated over $2 million to Fordham University to fund a new scholarship. Washington, who graduated from Fordham in 1997, will help form a scholarship for undergraduate theatre...
By WENN on 06 October 2011
Olivia Wilde Officially Single, Finalizes Divorce
Olivia Wilde, the 27-year-old American actress, is officially a single woman after finalizing her divorce from the Italian filmmaker Tao Ruspoli, reports People magazine. A judge signed papers ending the couple's eight year marriage on...
By WENN on 04 October 2011
Katie Price Splits From Leandro
Katie Price has split from Leandro Penna. The glamour model and the Argentine hunk called time on their romance after seven months of dating, just days after he hinted they would marry. The split is...
By Bang Showbiz on 02 October 2011
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