Strangest Oscars Ever? From Boseman Snub to ‘Da Butt’

By Kevin Fallon

Not saving Best Picture for last? Just one of the odd decisions in an Academy Awards telecast that was equally chaotic and profound. Our look back at the weird night.

By Matt Wilstein

In this exclusive clip from Robert Smigel’s latest political puppet special on Fox, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tries to prove he’s not a turtle.

By Gordon Marino

Former boxer Gordon Marino writes about the bizarre spectacle of YouTuber Jake Paul pummeling out-of-shape ex-athletes in the ring, and why it’s so damn embarrassing for purists.

By Cheyenne Roundtree

King made reference to Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict in the killing of George Floyd, saying if things had gone different, she might have swapped her heels for marching boots.

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By Laura Bradley

The “Minari” actress is the first Korean performer to be nominated for an acting Oscar—and she celebrated with a delightfully unpredictable speech.

By Laura Bradley

Lil Rel Howery, Andra Day, and Glenn Close just saved a relatively dull ceremony with a brief trivia session, a dash of irreverence, and an unexpected dance.

By Laura Bradley

It’s been one year since the early rumblings that toppled Ellen’s public reputation first began, and now, with two new high-profile projects, she is attempting a comeback.

By Marlow Stern

The “Real Time” host dropped a particularly cringeworthy monologue on Friday night touching on the Derek Chauvin verdict and California gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner.

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Donald Trump has told associates he’s so angry about Doug Ducey not overturning the Arizona election results that he’d campaign for the Democrat if Ducey ran for Senate

As he attempted to evade police, a partygoer was apprehended by a spear-shaped steel rod in the gates of a Brazilian country house.

No more Zoom, no more stars at home. At the Oscars, Regina King, Carey Mulligan, Viola Davis, Zendaya, Chloé Zhao, and Colman Domingo were all dressed up with somewhere to go.

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