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February 20, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A study of Academy Awards voters has found that it's not a very diverse group that…
February 16, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Oprah Winfrey is the latest celebrity to join Jimmy Kimmel's seventh post-Oscar special...
February 10, 2012
Oprah has announced that she will be moving her Oscar special to her own network, OWN...
January 25, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Mary J. Blige did not get an Oscar nomination for her original song 'The Living Proof,' from…
January 25, 2012
OPINION - On Tuesday morning the racially-themed drama scored four Academy Award nominations, including two for Viola Davis and Octavia…
January 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Viola Davis, was nominated for best actress for her role as Aibileen Clark in 'The Help'. Her…
January 20, 2012
With all the Oscar buzz and hype surrounding 'The Help' has the critically acclaimed independent film 'Pariah' been overshadowed?...
December 21, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - After 15 years as 'a rank-and-file actor,' Octavia Spencer is stepping into Hollywood's gilded spotlight.
December 15, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Awards seasons is finally here, and 'The Help' star Viola Davis will be going head to head…
December 9, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Producers said Thursday that Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams will serve as the show's music consultants.…
December 6, 2011
I haven't yet seen Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in 'The Iron Lady,' but that said, right now I'd be…
November 9, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Eddie Murphy has bowed out of his gig as host of the Academy Awards, following pal…
October 26, 2011
Despite what you may have heard, Eddie Murphy is not an angry man. At least not anymore...
October 25, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - With four months to go until the Academy Awards, Eddie Murphy is already feeling the pressure…
September 21, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The 66-year-old entertainer posted "an open letter" to Murphy on his website Tuesday filled with tips…
September 7, 2011
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY - Ever since he broke out as a young comedian on 'Saturday Night Live' in the early 1980s,…
September 6, 2011
OPINION - Eddie has great comedic timing, is extremely personable, and the choice would be exciting...
September 4, 2011
This Tuesday, a confab is scheduled for Oscar producer Brett Ratner to tell the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts &…
August 16, 2011
The movie seems to have all the ingredients for Oscar attention: mostly positive reviews, through-the-roof audience reaction, and just a…
August 10, 2011
theGRIO Q&A - With two Tony Awards and an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress to her credit, Viola Davis…