No, that wasn't really Jenny the donkey from 'The Banshees of Inisherin' at the 2023 Oscars LOS ANGELES — That wasn't Jenny, that was an impostor donkey! Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023
Commentary: The Oscars’ best picture might seem radical. But it’s as traditional as they come LOS ANGELES — It will surprise few people and interest fewer to hear that the motion picture academy’s choice for best picture of the year was a far cry from my own. That happens most years anyway, and it’s long been the prerogative (some would say the obligation) of film… Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023
Full list of 2023 Oscar winners LOS ANGELES — The winners of the 2023 Academy Awards have been given their Oscars and “Everything Everywhere All At Once” is the big winner for the night, racking up seven awards at the Dolby Theatre ceremony in Hollywood. Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023
Michelle Yeoh becomes first Asian performer to win best actress Oscar LOS ANGELES — International icon Michelle Yeoh made history Sunday by winning the Oscar for lead actress, the first Asian ever to triumph in the category. Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023
Brendan Fraser wins best actor Oscar, capping a ‘Whale’ of a comeback LOS ANGELES — Brendan Fraser, whose career has featured both meteoric success and semi-obscurity, celebrated perhaps his finest hour Sunday, winning the Oscar for lead actor for his performance in “The Whale.” Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023
Ruth Carter makes history as the first Black woman to take home 2 Academy Awards LOS ANGELES — With her win tonight for her work designing the costumes for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” legendary costumer Ruth E. Carter becomes the first Black woman to win two Academy Awards. She also is the first person to win in the category for both an original film and… Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023
'RRR's' 'Naatu Naatu' makes history with original song triumph at 2023 Oscars LOS ANGELES — Do you know ... naatu? The academy proved it does Sunday night when the heel-tapping "Naatu Naatu," from Indian blockbuster "RRR," won the Oscar for original song, making history in the process. Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023
Jamie Lee Curtis questions gendered Oscar categories: 'How do you include everyone?' LOS ANGELES — Jamie Lee Curtis weighed in Sunday on the debate surrounding gendered Oscar categories after winning the Academy Award for supporting actress. Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023
Bill Plaschke: UCLA's toughness and resolve will be tested on ugly road to Final Four It is glamorously called, "The Road to the Final Four," but on the day UCLA received its coordinates, it was surely struck with a gritty realization. Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023
List of 2023 Academy Award winners LOS ANGELES — The winners at the 95th Academy Awards, held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, include Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and "Navalny" for best documentary film. Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023
Surprise! An understated Lady Gaga performed 'Hold My Hand' at the Oscars after all LOS ANGELES — Lady Gaga fit an Oscars performance into her schedule after all! Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023
'The Little Mermaid' trailer drops during the Oscars LOS ANGELES — The full trailer for "The Little Mermaid" has finally come up for air, premiering during the 95th Academy Awards where the film's stars Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy presented during the Sunday ceremony. Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023
‘Navalny’ wins the Oscar, and director Daniel Roher blasts Putin and the war in Ukraine LOS ANGELES — Daniel Roher just knocked Russian President Vladimir Putin off his high horse, dedicating his Oscar to political prisoners around the world. Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023
‘Everything Everywhere’s’ Ke Huy Quan wins Oscar for supporting actor LOS ANGELES — Ke Huy Quan really did win almost everything, everywhere this awards season, culminating Sunday with the Oscar for best performance by a supporting actor. Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023
Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023 Jimmy Kimmel comes out swinging in monologue that tackled Will Smith’s Oscars slap LOS ANGELES — Well, Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel came out swinging when he opened the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 12, 2023 Before disastrous flood, officials knew Pajaro River levee could fail but took no action WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Officials have known for decades that the Pajaro River levee that failed this weekend — flooding an entire migrant town and trapping scores of residents — was vulnerable but never prioritized repairs in part because they believed it did not make financial sense to protect the low-income…
Los Angeles Times · Mar 12, 2023 The best fashion from the Oscars red carpet LOS ANGELES — Judging from the arrivals at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, the days of playing it safe on the red carpet are history — and so, too, is the redness of the carpet. The stars embraced the maximalist themes that have been coursing through high-fashion houses, bringing…
Los Angeles Times · Mar 12, 2023 How an FBI agent’s wild Vegas weekend stained an investigation into NCAA basketball corruption The FBI agents arrived in Las Vegas with $135,000 and a plan.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 12, 2023 Rams trade Jalen Ramsey to Dolphins for tight end Hunter Long, third-round pick The Rams, in a major move to rebound from a disastrous 2022 season and to build draft capital, have agreed to trade star cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Miami Dolphins, a person with knowledge of the situation said Sunday.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 12, 2023 Battered by destructive flooding, California braces for another atmospheric river storm PAJARO, Calif. — California was bracing for another round of rain beginning Monday as officials tried to assess the damage from severe flooding along the Central Coast and Central Valley, which left scores stranded and left whole blocks under water.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 12, 2023 Inside one woman's fight to stave off homelessness as eviction cases flood courts LOS ANGELES — In her small studio apartment in Westlake, Leticia Graham stared at her tablet as the courtroom on her screen filled with people like her: renters facing eviction. With mounting panic, she realized she was supposed to have been there in person.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 12, 2023 UCLA falls to Arizona in Pac-12 title game, hurting chances for a No. 1 NCAA seed LAS VEGAS — UCLA did not come here to just give it a good try.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 12, 2023 Scenes of devastation along the Pajaro River: ‘The water is still coming in. It’s rising’ WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Crowds of onlookers stood on the Watsonville side of the Pajaro River Bridge looking at the swollen muddy river rushing below and the closed-off, submerged town of Pajaro on the other side.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 12, 2023 Anthony Davis embodying a new vibe that has the Lakers surging at the right time LOS ANGELES — The vibes were sometimes off. And the inconsistent vibes led to inconsistent play.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 12, 2023 Levee breach in California triggers massive flooding, prompts evacuations, rescues PAJARO, Calif. — A levee failure on the Pajaro River in Monterey County triggered massive flooding and prompted hundreds of evacuations and dozens of water rescues as the latest atmospheric river storm pummeled large swaths of California.