Riz Ahmed expresses his pride at being the first Muslim to be nominated for the Best Actor Oscar

Riz Ahmed has spoken of his pride at being able to connect with a wider audience after being the first Muslim to be nominated for the Best Actor Oscar. The actor, 38, is up for the award for his role as drummer Ruben Stone in Sound of Metal – a musician who slowly loses his … Read more

Oscar nominations 2021: Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell are nominated for the Best Director award

Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell made history on Monday morning. The filmmakers were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director; this is the first time that two female directors have been put up for the same distinction. This awards season has seen many women and people of color being nominated for various Oscars, and … Read more

Riz Ahmed becomes first Muslim to be nominated for best actor Oscar 

British actor Riz Ahmed today made history to become the first Muslim nominated for an Oscar for lead actor for his role in hit film Sound of Metal.  The 38-year-old Londoner won rave reviews for his depiction of Ruben Stone, a rock-and-roll drummer and recovering alcoholic whose life goes into a free-fall when he loses … Read more

Anne Hathaway, Adam Sandler, Robert Downey Jr. nominated for a Razzie Award

Anne Hathaway, Adam Sandler, Robert Downey Jr. nominated for a Razzie Award… with Dolittle, Fantasy Island, Music and more up for Worst Picture as nominees for annual show released By Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com Published: 19:40 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 19:40 GMT, 12 March 2021  Anne Hathaway, Kristen Wiig, Adam Sandler and Robert … Read more

Taylor Swift CAN be nominated for her rerecorded albums starting at next year’s Grammy Awards

It looks like Taylor Swift may have scored another opportunity to add to her trophy collection. The 31-year-old country singer–turned–pop star will be eligible for Grammy Award nominations on her upcoming rerecorded albums, a spokesperson for the Recording Academy told Billboard recently.  Swift has vowed to create new versions of her early albums after superstar manager … Read more

Jay-Z, Carole King and Tina Turner are nominated for induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Jay-Z, Carole King, and Tina Turner lead the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nominees as 2021 marks the most racially-diverse class of potential honorees in 15 years The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its most gender-inclusive ballot of all time on Wednesday, which includes legends like Mary J. Blige and Dionne Warwick  … Read more

Critics Choice Awards 2021: Olivia Colman and Vanessa Kirby nominated

BEST PICTURE Da 5 Bloods (Netflix) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix) Mank (Netflix) Minari (A24) News of the World (Universal Pictures) Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures) One Night in Miami (Amazon Studios) Promising Young Woman (Focus Features) Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix) BEST ACTOR Ben Affleck – The Way Back … Read more

Olivia Colman leads Brits recognised by Critics Choice Movie Awards as Vanessa Kirby also nominated

BEST PICTURE Da 5 Bloods (Netflix) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix) Mank (Netflix) Minari (A24) News of the World (Universal Pictures) Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures) One Night in Miami (Amazon Studios) Promising Young Woman (Focus Features) Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix) BEST ACTOR Ben Affleck – The Way Back … Read more

ALISON BOSHOFF: How The Crown links all 22 of the British stars nominated for the Golden Globes

The Crown has been nominated as the Best TV drama series at the 2021 Golden Globes — the fourth time it has received this honour — and we will find out on February 28 if it wins at last. Seven actors from the series are also up for awards for acting and writing, including Olivia … Read more

Jared Kushner and his deputy Avi Berkowitz are nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize

Former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his deputy, Avi Berkowitz, were nominated on Sunday for the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on Middle East peace. The pair were recognized for four normalization deals between Israel and Arab nations known as the ‘Abraham Accords.’ They were nominated by lawyer Alan Dershowitz, who was … Read more