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"My Left Foot" stars Brenda Fricker, winner of Oscar for best supporting actress, and Daniel Day Lewis, winner of Oscar for best actor, at the 62nd Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, March 26, 1990. (AP Photo/Bob Galbraith, File)

Oscar winner Brenda Fricker, ‘Home Alone 2’ pigeon lady, dies at 81

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

Tom Hanks arrives at the premiere of "Toy Story 5" on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Tom Hanks says voice actors can win Oscars, just not in own category

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Conan O'Brien arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Conan O’Brien to return as Oscars host in 2027

By Lindsey Bahr - Associated Press

Javier Bardem arrives at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Javier Bardem calls Hamas attacks a ‘horrible crime’ while demanding sanctions against Israel

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Jessie Buckley, left, winner of the award for best actress in a leading role for "Hamnet," and Michael B. Jordan, winner of the award for best actor in a leading role for "Sinners," pose in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Oscars ratings slide 9% to four-year low as awards season struggles

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

Jessie Buckley accepts the award for actress in a leading role for "Hamnet" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Baseball beats Hollywood: Oscars viewership hits four-year low on a night of stiff competition

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Nadim Cheikhrouha arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Politically charged awards season ends with some at Oscars advocating for peace in Gaza

By James Pollard - Associated Press

Jimmy Kimmel presents the award for best documentary short film during the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

At Oscars, Kimmel zings Melania Trump, compares Colbert to victim of totalitarian regime

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Academy Awards host Conan O'Brien poses atop a roll of red carpet during the annual Oscars red carpet roll out on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

‘Sinners’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ poised for an all-Warner Bros. showdown at Academy Awards

By Jake Coyle - Associated Press

Motion picture painter Chance Gugler, whose father was also a film set painter who worked on over 80 movies, touches up an Oscars backdrop on Friday, March 13, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, in preparation for Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

The day before the Oscars, the ‘Bridesmaids’ rehearsed

By Lindsey Bahr - Associated Press

Hollywood movies illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Hollywood trades faith, family and heroism for violence, sex and despair

By Don Feder

Paul Thomas Anderson accepts the award for writing (adapted screenplay) for "One Battle After Another" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Paul Thomas Anderson and Ryan Coogler each win their first Oscars at 98th Academy Awards

By Jake Coyle - Associated Press

Ryan Coogler arrives at MACRO's 8th Annual Pre-Oscars Party celebrating nominees of color Thursday, March 12, 2026, at Audrey Irmas Pavilion in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Ryan Coogler aware of potential Oscar history ahead but focused on ‘Sinners’ team before ceremony

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. - Associated Press

This combination of photos shows Regina Hall, from left, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes, who are in final talks to host the 94th Academy Awards. (AP Photo)

Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes to host Oscars

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Brad Pitt, winner of the award for best performance by an actor in a supporting role for &quot;Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,&quot; attends the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Oscar parties: Pitt goes right in, Phoenix engraves-and-runs

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

Viewership for the Academy Awards plunged 20 percent from last year to a record-low 26.5 million

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