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theGRIO REPORT - During Billy Crystal's now customary Academy Awards opening montage, where he is digitally inserted into the year's…
SLIDESHOW - Check out this slideshow, featuring some of the brightest stars of color sporting elegant outfits. Who do you…
SLIDESHOW - 'The Hurt Locker''s Anthony Mackie is just one member of a large community of black actors who have…
VIDEO - 'The Help' is expected to be a big winner at tonight's Academy Awards ceremony, but MSNBC host Melissa…
SLIDESHOW - Whether or not African-Americans make history at the Oscars, we can look back proudly on these films and…
SLIDESHOW - As we gear up for the awards tonight, and anticipate The Help's success, theGrio is looking back at…
theGRIO's 100 - Known mostly for playing characters with sass, Octavia Spencer also has the chops for more serious roles,…
OPINION - As counter-intuitive at sounds, not winning an Oscar is probably the best shot at longevity as a black…
Some fans criticized the Grammys for not doing enough to honor the late Whitney Houston, who was found dead in…
OPINION - It has long been an open secret that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a…
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A study of Academy Awards voters has found that it's not a very diverse group that…
Viola Davis' 'The Help' was one of the biggest blockbusters of last year and a frontrunner at the upcoming Academy…
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Oprah Winfrey is the latest celebrity to join Jimmy Kimmel's seventh post-Oscar special...
Oprah has announced that she will be moving her Oscar special to her own network, OWN...
theGRIO REPORT - Mary J. Blige did not get an Oscar nomination for her original song 'The Living Proof,' from…
Octavia Spencer recently spoke out about how shocked and humbled she is by her Oscar nomination for best supporting actress…
theGRIO REPORT - Viola Davis, was nominated for best actress for her role as Aibileen Clark in 'The Help'. Her…
theGRIO REPORT - The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has spoken, and 'Pariah' is not in the running…
theGRIO REPORT - Ten years later, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer have scored Oscar nominations for their leading and supporting…
With all the Oscar buzz and hype surrounding 'The Help' has the critically acclaimed independent film 'Pariah' been overshadowed?...