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Lee Daniels, Mellody Hobson, Eric Holder, Patti LaBelle and L.A. Reid feted at 2016 BET Honors

March 14, 2016 Jeff Pfeiffer

The 2016 BET Honors, which taped March 5 at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C., will air on BET March 14 at 8pm ET. Celebrating its ninth year, the annual event is a star-studded evening that celebrates black excellence by honoring five distinguished African Americans who are at the highest levels in the fields of art, music, theater, technology and business. This year’s event is hosted by Arsenio Hall (pictured). Honorees at the 2016 BET Honors are Lee Daniels (Television and Film Award), Academy Award-nominated filmmaker and creator of the hit television show Empire; Mellody Hobson (Corporate Citizen Award), President of Ariel […]

88th Academy Awards Winners List And Recap

February 28, 2016 Kellie Freeze

Tonight is Hollywood’s most anticipated night. When the dreams of a handful come true and for the rest, “It was an honor just to be nominated.” Here’s a rundown of the night’s most buzzworthy events and a list of winners that I’ll update as the night goes on. The opening montage showed clips from best, most explosive and most quotable cinematic moments from the past year. Then, Chris Rock opened the 88th Annual Academy Awards broadcast with a scathing commentary about the awards’ failure to nominate African American artists. The hashtag #OscarsSoWhite trended all night long and the comedian quipped, “I counted at […]

OWN To Air “2016 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards”

February 27, 2016 Kellie Freeze

The night before the 88th Annual Academy Awards — which has largely been criticized with its lack of racial diversity and has spawned the hashtag #OscarsSo White — OWN celebrates some of the most powerful women in Hollywood with the primetime broadcast of the 2016 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards. The annual ceremony, held in the week leading up to the Academy Awards, shines a spotlight on African-American women who are pushing the limits, raising the bar and breaking through barriers in both film and television. Honorees at the ninth annual ceremony include black-ish actress Tracee Ellis Ross (Fierce […]

The 12 Most Memorable Oscar Hosts (For Better Or Worse)

February 26, 2016 Eric Kohanik

With all the controversy swirling around the 88th edition of the Oscars on Feb. 28, host Chris Rock will certainly have his work cut out for him. But then, through the years, there have been lots of hosts who have faced challenges in making the Academy Awards lighthearted and entertaining. Here we count down the 12 most memorable Oscar hosts. There were those who were great and those who were, well, not-so-great at doing the hosting thing. All of them, however, certainly left a distinct, lasting impression, for better or worse. 12. Bob Hope Still notable for hosting the most […]

When are the Oscars on?

February 25, 2016 StayTuned Staff

ABC airs the 88th annual Academy Awards live this Sunday, Feb. 28. The Oscars Opening Ceremony: Live from the Red Carpet, which includes interviews with the nominees, performers and presenters, starts at 7pm ET/4pm ET. The Oscars awards ceremony, hosted by actor/comedian Chris Rock at the Dolby Theatre in L.A., begins at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT. What time do the Oscars start? The preshow/red carpet coverage begins at 7pmET/4pmPT The actual awards ceremony starts at 8:30pmET/5:30pmPT The nominees for best picture are Bridge of Spies, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Spotlight, The Martian, The Big Short, Room and Brooklyn. (Other […]

2016 Grammys preview: performers, presenters, nominees and more

February 15, 2016 Ryan Berenz

LL Cool J returns as host of the Grammy Awards for the fifth straight time as the music industry honors the best recording artists, producers, songwriters and engineers of the past year in The 58th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Top nominees are Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd. CBS airs the awards show live Monday, Feb. 15, beginning at 8pm ET (check local listings for Mountain/Pacific Time Zones). For the first time, CBS airs a live Grammys red carpet show hosted by Entertainment Tonight‘s Nancy O’Dell and Kevin Frazier, and Shad Moss […]

2016 Academy Award Nominations Announced

January 14, 2016 Kellie Freeze

On Thursday, Jan. 14, The 88th Academy Award Nominations were announced by directors Guillermo Del Torro and Ang Lee, actor John Krasinski and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. The Renevant leads the Oscar race, with 12 nominations. Chris Rock will host the 88th Academy Awards. The Actor/Comedian/Filmmaker is returning to host the 2016 Oscars for the second time live Sunday, February 28th 2016 on ABC. Rock also hosted the Academy Awards broadcast in 2005. “I’m so glad to be hosting the Oscars. It’s great to be back.” — Chris Rock, Host of the 88th Oscars […]

UPDATING LIVE: Golden Globes 2016 Winners

January 10, 2016 Kellie Freeze

The 73rd annual Golden Globes are awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association from the Beverly Hilton, with NBC airing the broadcast live at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. Enfant terrible, Ricky Gervais, is hosting the raucous, and bleep-filled ceremony after a three year break from hosting the event. Gervais took the stage — beer in hand — telling the crowd to shut up. “You disgusting, pill-popping deviant scum. I want to do this monologue and then go into hiding,” he said. “Not even Sean Penn will find me. [pause] Snitch.” Ouch, and it was game on. “Relax,” he told the crowd. “I’m […]

Jane Lynch hosts People’s Choice Awards 2016 on CBS

January 6, 2016 Ryan Berenz

Jane Lynch hosts the People’s Choice Awards 2016 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, honoring fan favorites in movies, television, music and digital categories. Top nominees include The Weeknd, Madonna, Dwayne Johnson, Grey’s Anatomy and Avengers: Age of Ultron. Ellen DeGeneres will receive the fourth annual People’s Choice Award for Favorite Humanitarian. CBS airs the show on Wednesday, Jan. 6, live at 9pm ET (tape-delayed PT). Celebrities expected to be in attendance according to CBS: Abigail Spencer, Adam Devine, Amber Valletta, Betsy Brandt, Britney Spears, Cheyenne Jackson, Chris D’Elia, Christina Milian, Clark Gregg, Colin Hanks, Connor Franta, Dakota Johnson, […]

38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors special on CBS Tuesday

December 29, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Singer-songwriter Carole King, filmmaker George Lucas, actress and singer Rita Moreno, conductor Seiji Ozawa and actress and Broadway star Cicely Tyson are the honorees recognized for their contributions to the arts in The 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors two-hour special on CBS Tuesday, Dec. 29, at 9pm ET/PT. President and Mrs. Obama are among the guests attending the ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Photo: Credit: John P. Filo/CBS ©2015 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved