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Sidney Poitier’s memorial service to be a private event due to pandemic

Sidney Poitier’s memorial service will be a private affair due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, his family has announced. The Poitier family thanked fans for the “wonderful outpouring of love” following the trailblazing actor’s death and said a ...

22 Jan 2022 at 02:55

Barack Obama leads tributes to ‘trailblazing’ actor Sidney Poitier

Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey have paid tribute to “trailblazing” Hollywood star Sidney Poitier after his death at the age of 94. The Bahamian-American actor was known for films including In The Heat Of The Night, Blackboard Jungle and Guess ...

07 Jan 2022 at 20:55

Family of Sidney Poitier pays tribute to their ‘guiding light’

The family of trailblazing actor Sidney Poitier say the loss of the “guiding light” has left “a giant hole our hearts”. Aside from his talent and activism, the actor was “a man who always put family first,” the Poitier family said. The ...

08 Jan 2022 at 04:55

Artists of colour thank Sidney Poitier for pioneering diversity work

Acclaimed director Quincy Jones has led tributes to Sidney Poitier from US artists of colour who have thanked him for his pioneering work for diversity within the industry. Celebrities including Halle Berry, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah ...

08 Jan 2022 at 04:55

Biden and Harris join tributes to ‘once-in-a-generation’ actor Sidney Poitier

US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have hailed Sidney Poitier for changing the world “on and off the screen” following his death at the age of 94. The leaders paid tribute to Poitier’s talent as an actor as ...

08 Jan 2022 at 03:55

Tributes paid to Sidney Poitier following his death aged 94

Tributes have been paid to Hollywood star Sidney Poitier after his death at the age of 94. The Bahamian-American actor was known for films including In the Heat Of The Night, Blackboard Jungle and Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner ...

07 Jan 2022 at 17:25

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Sidney Poitier: Oscar winner and groundbreaking actor

Sidney Poitier was a groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how black people were portrayed on screen, becoming the first black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to ...

07 Jan 2022 at 18:25

Tributes paid to acting legend Sidney Poitier following death aged 94

Tributes have been paid to Hollywood star Sidney Poitier after his death at the age of 94. The Bahamian-American actor was known for films including In The Heat Of The Night, Blackboard Jungle and Guess Who’s Coming To ...

07 Jan 2022 at 17:55

Movies

Everything Everywhere All At Once wins top prize at 2022 Gotham Awards

Everything Everywhere All At Once has scooped the top prize of best feature at the 2022 Gotham Awards. Directors of the film praised other makers of independent film and their audiences for “doing the impossible ...

29 Nov 2022 at 05:06

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