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Michael B. Jordan’s Basketball Coach Saw His “Always Focused” Drive from the Beginning

Michael B. Jordan’s Basketball Coach Saw His “Always Focused” Drive from the Beginning

Published by Sam Flores

Michael B. Jordan made history on Sunday by becoming the sixth Black actor to win best actor at the Oscars. He was honored for his performance in Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler, with his mother in the crowd as he accepted the golden statuette. Two other figures in Jordan’s life had long sensed the extent of his talent. His Newark Arts High School drama teacher, Carl Gonzalez, and basketball coach, Roger León, said in interviews with People that his potential was already visible when they first knew him. “His relationship with Ryan Coogler is not to be dismissed—not at all,” Gonzalez told the magazine. “Those two may end up being like Scorsese and De Niro.” Gonzalez detected in a young Jordan a focus and work ethic that set him apart from his peers. “I’m not surprised by any of this,” he added. “The sky is the limit for this guy.” The teacher met Jordan when he was a junior in high school and his career was already taking off. At the time, the young actor …

Teyana Taylor Reacts to Security Guard’s “Disrespect” in Post-Oscars 2026 Confrontation

Teyana Taylor Reacts to Security Guard’s “Disrespect” in Post-Oscars 2026 Confrontation

Published by Sam Flores

No matter how often you walk the red carpet, being a celebrity is certainly no walk in the park, as a tense interaction between best supporting actress nominee Teyana Taylor and a security guard at the Oscars 2026 Sunday evening proves. Video posted to social media Sunday after the ceremony showed Taylor stopped in the midst of a crowd heading backstage at the Dolby Theater for a cast photo to celebrate One Battle After Another’s six Oscar wins. “You’re a man putting your hands on a female,” she can be heard saying, adding, “you’re very rude.” She was reportedly reacting to a male security guard who she said shoved her in the crowd, in an attempt to block her and Warner Bros. co-chair Pamela Abdy from their destination. “He literally shoved me,” she explained to a nearby onlooker as Abdy held her hand. “He was damn near shoving her.” Taylor’s reps declined to further comment on the incident when contacted by Vanity Fair. Shortly after the altercation, Taylor spoke to TMZ. “I just don’t tolerate …

KPop Demon Hunters Oscar Wins Mark an Historic Victory For Korean Pop Culture

KPop Demon Hunters Oscar Wins Mark an Historic Victory For Korean Pop Culture

Published by Sam Flores

If you didn’t previously have a young person to educate you about the luring power of KPop Demon Hunters, their double wins at Oscars 2026 cemented the dominance of Korean pop culture in Hollywood. The Netflix film, which follows two fictional K-pop bands, HUNTR/X and Saja Boys, took home Oscars for best animated feature and best original song on Sunday. During the Conan O’Brien-hosted 98th Academy Awards, the singers who voice HUNTR/X—Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami—also performed their winning tune “Golden” before a lively, lit-up crowd. Co-director and writer Maggie Kang and producer Michelle Wong became the first people of South Korean descent to ever win in the animated feature category. They accepted the award with co-director Chris Appelhans. “To all the fans who got us here and for all of those who look like me, sorry that it took us so long to see us in a movie like this,” Kang said of her fellow Korean people. “This is for Korea and for Koreans everywhere.” Meanwhile, Appelhans spoke about the power of storytelling …

The Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2026, Through Photographer Hunter Abrams’s Lens

The Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2026, Through Photographer Hunter Abrams’s Lens

Published by Sam Flores

If you want to step behind the velvet rope at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2026, get in line—not that it’ll help you get in the doors, but at least you won’t be lonely. Our legendary post-Oscars 2026 fete, which this year found a new home at LACMA, is the most exclusive invite in town on movies’ biggest night. You can tune into our red carpet livestream to catch all the stars’ arrivals (and the little gold men plenty of them will be clutching as newly-acquired plus-ones), sure, but only Hunter Abrams can actually bring you inside the party. Abrams, a longtime Vanity Fair contributing photographer, is one of the only photographers inside the party this year. Abrams’ glamorous shots, capturing all the glitz, celebration, In-N-Out burgers, and so much more, are your express ticket to experiencing the VF Oscar Party yourself this year. And, bonus: You don’t even have to break in a pair of sky-high heels to do it. Ahead, take in Abrams’ view of Hollywood’s finest letting loose and toasting another fantastic …

Oscars 2026 Winners: See the Full List Here

Oscars 2026 Winners: See the Full List Here

Published by Sam Flores

Was 2025 the year of the monster? In addition to Frankenstein’s creature and Sinners’ vampires, there were the demons of KPop Demon Hunters, a film that won best animated feature as well as best original song for “Golden,” its earworm of a single. And don’t forget Weapons, which enjoyed a perfect one-to-one ratio of nominations to wins, as Amy Madigan was awarded best supporting actress for her work as the iconically witchy Gladys. Madigan’s win was a surprise to some, as a number of supporting actresses had taken home trophies this season. Jessie Buckley’s victory was the opposite of that. The Hamnet star had won pretty much every award she was eligible for this cycle, with her best-actress triumph making for an awards season sweep. Read on for the full list of every Oscar winner at the Oscars 2026. For more on Hollywood’s biggest night, check out every look from the red carpet, see the best-dressed stars of the night, and take a spin through our full live blog of every moment from the 98th …

Michael B. Jordan’s Oscars Advice Mirrors Timothee Chalamet Slogan

Michael B. Jordan’s Oscars Advice Mirrors Timothee Chalamet Slogan

Published by Daniella Wilson

After winning best actor at the 2026 Oscars, Sinners star Michael B. Jordan offered encouraging words for other artists looking to sink their teeth into pursuing a passion. While speaking at the press room after accepting the Academy Award, the star was asked what this victory should signify to rising creatives. Jordan starred with a dual role as twins Smoke and Stack in Ryan Coogler‘s Warner Bros. drama that landed a leading 16 Oscar nominations before winning in four categories. “My father always told me, ‘Don’t expect anything to be handed to you,’” Jordan said backstage. “You do the work, and everything else will figure itself out.” The Creed star acknowledged that the Oscar represents “a pinnacle” of his industry and that it can be easy to feel competitive about winning one. He also added, “At the same time, what’s for you is for you, and you can’t listen to anybody else. I’m just walking my path. I would encourage other actors and other artists, no matter what their medium is, to try to keep …

Timothée Chalamet Loses Best Actor, With Kylie Jenner at Oscars 2026

Timothée Chalamet Loses Best Actor, With Kylie Jenner at Oscars 2026

Published by Daniella Wilson

Timothée Chalamet was front and center at the 2026 Oscars on Sunday night. Chalamet was nominated for best actor for his role in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme. The A24 film stars the actor as Marty Mauser, a ping-pong hustler trying to make it out of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, where the movie filmed. The cast also includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Tyler, the Creator, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Abel Ferrara, Fran Drescher, Emory Cohen and Sandra Bernhard. Marty Supreme earned nine nominations in total. See the star-studded Oscars red carpet 2026 arrivals and the full winners list here. The film’s buzzy marketing campaign featured Chalamet in a satirical A24 marketing meeting, an orange blimp, the actor atop the Las Vegas Sphere, exclusive Marty Supreme jackets, an orange-lit Empire State Building and a surprise appearance by the star at a table tennis tournament in New York. The movie’s table tennis consultant, Diego Schaaf, told THR in December: “I really hope this gives the sport the breakthrough it’s deserved.”  While Marty Supreme proved popular with audiences and critics following its Christmas release, the actor was caught in …

Did the Academy Get It Right? Weigh In on the 2026 Oscar Winners

Did the Academy Get It Right? Weigh In on the 2026 Oscar Winners

Published by Sam Flores

Every year, we while away several weeks wondering who will win at that year’s Oscars ceremony—and every year, we spend even more time after the show arguing about whether the Academy Awards crowned the correct winners. An individual’s taste does not always match the taste of the people who actually vote on the Academy Awards. So below, we’ve listed all the winners from the 2026 Oscar ceremony. Scroll through to refresh your memory, then make your voice heard about whether you think the Oscars hit the mark with that category. After choosing your favorites, you can look to see if the rest of our readers agree with you. Let the voting begin! Source link

Every Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor: A Complete History of the Winners

Every Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor: A Complete History of the Winners

Published by Sam Flores

Robin Williams — 1998Good Will Hunting (1997) Everyone liked these apples. After three nominations (for Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, and The Fisher King), human warmth generator Robin Williams finally took home a statue for his performance as Matt Damon’s therapist in Good Will Hunting. The movie, a surprise box office smash, also won Damon and Ben Affleck an Oscar for best original screenplay, as well as nominations for Minnie Driver, director Gus Van Sant, and best picture. Cuba Gooding Jr. — 1997Jerry Maguire (1996) Perhaps the most exuberant Oscars acceptance speech in history, few can forget Cuba Gooding Jr. hootin’ and hollerin’ when he won the best supporting Oscar for Jerry Maguire. The sports-centric romantic comedy got five nominations in total, including best picture and best actor for Tom Cruise—but this was its only win. Kevin Spacey — 1996The Usual Suspects (1995) Kevin Spacey (oy!) in a film directed by Bryan Singer (double oy!) is a hard thing to recommend today, but the truth is that this twisty-turny crime caper is a rewatchable …

Steven Spielberg Brings His Granddaughter to the Oscars 2026

Steven Spielberg Brings His Granddaughter to the Oscars 2026

Published by Sam Flores

On the Oscars 2026 red carpet, the nominees typically arrive with their partners or, in the case of Leonardo DiCaprio, their mothers. Steven Spielberg has taken a different approach, arriving on Sunday night for the second time with his granddaughter Eve Gavigan. The 15-year-old wore a light blue dress with a corset and a maroon handbag as she posed with Spielberg at the entrance of the Dolby Theatre. Eve Gavigan and Steven Spielberg attend the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images This is not the first time that the Jurassic Park director has attended the ceremony with his granddaughter. Gavigan was also in hand in 2024, at 13 years old, and made her red-carpet debut in a brocade dress in another, brighter shade of blue with a princess silhouette. Eve is one of four children of Jessica Capshaw, Spielberg’s stepdaughter, who played Arizona Robbins on Grey’s Anatomy. The actor has been married to businessman Christopher Gavigan since 2004. Capshaw and Gavigan welcomed their first child, a …