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From slap jokes to sex toys, we get the lowdown on this year’s Academy Awards, ahead of the ceremony on 12 March

Paul Mescal, Haley Lu Richardson and Amanda Seyfried were among the stars to walk the red carpet in LA

The West Side Story star put in one of the all-time great berserk musical performances with a bespoke song celebrating, by name, many of this year’s female nominees

"Beyond this wall is a palace of women."

Sophie Turner, Gwendoline Christie, Jamie Lee Curtis and Vick Hope also posed for the cameras.

Barry Keoghan and Kerry Cordon won the awards for supporting actor in both categories

Ben Affleck was 12 years old in 1984 and growing up in the Boston area. The Celtics were NBA champions. The Red Sox and Patriots were respectable. The Bruins got swept in the first round of the playoffs. And that also was when Nike was betting much of its future…

Reese Witherspoon and Viola Davis were among the stars joining the public in paying tribute to Raquel Welch, who has died at the age of 82

Danielle Deadwyler says racism and misogynoir played a role in this year's Academy Awards nominations, where she and Viola Davis were overlooked in the best actress category. Going into Oscar nominations last month, Deadwyler was widely seen as a likely nominee for her lauded performance as Mamie Till-Mobley in "Till."…