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British star Emily Blunt lands Oscar nomination for Oppenheimer performance

British star Emily Blunt has been recognised in the best supporting actress category at the 96th Oscar nominations. Blunt, who is already nominated for a Bafta and an SAG award, has landed a nod for playing Oppenheimer’s wife Kitty in Christopher ...

23 Jan 2024 at 13:52

Oprah Winfrey says music titan Quincy Jones’ heart was ‘so filled with love’

Oprah Winfrey said she has never met anyone whose heart was “so filled with love” as she paid tribute to revered record producer Quincy Jones. Jones died on Sunday night aged 91 at his home in the Bel-Air area of Los Angeles, California, ...

04 Nov 2024 at 22:08

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Oppenheimer dominates Oscars nominations with 13 nods

Christopher Nolan’s epic Oppenheimer has swept the Oscar nominations, picking up 13 nods including best actor for Irish star Cillian Murphy. Murphy, who plays atomic bomb creator J Robert Oppenheimer, was nominated for his first Academy ...

23 Jan 2024 at 17:24

Louis Gossett Jr ‘paved way for black actors’, say Color Purple cast in tribute

American actor Louis Gossett Jr has been hailed as a “true legend and great” and for “paving the way for black actors” by the cast of The Color Purple following his death at the age of 87. He won the supporting actor Academy Award for ...

29 Mar 2024 at 15:50

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The Color Purple comes out on top at NAACP Image Awards

Blitz Bazawule’s remake of The Color Purple has come out on top at the NAACP Image Awards. The film, which is a reimagining of Alice Walker’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, won best motion picture at the ceremony ...

18 Mar 2024 at 08:50

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Wonka ends the year at number one at the US box office

Hollywood closed an up and down 2023 with Wonka regaining the number one position at the US box office. There were also strong sales for The Color Purple and an overall nine billion dollars (£7 billion) in ticket sales that improved ...

31 Dec 2023 at 20:44

Actor Louis Gossett Jr remembered as ‘one of the best to ever do it’

Director Taylor Hackford and actors Richard Gere and LeVar Burton are among those who have remembered Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr as “one of the best to ever do it” following his death aged 87. The American actor’s death ...

29 Mar 2024 at 18:36

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Oprah Winfrey says new remake of The Color Purple is a ‘culminating life moment’

Oprah Winfrey says the 2023 film reimagining of The Color Purple is “one of the culminating moments” of her life. The award-winning US talk show host said the classic story was “a huge part of our culture” and that the cast and ...

23 May 2023 at 02:33

Movies

Jon Batiste to make acting debut in The Color Purple remake

Grammy winner Jon Batiste is to make his acting debut in an upcoming remake of The Color Purple. The 35-year-old musician, who picked up five Grammys from 11 nominations last week, will play Grady in the new Warner Bros ...

16 Apr 2022 at 11:25

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