91st academy awards
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2019 Oscars: Regina BEEN King
There may not have been any Kevin Hart yelling “nooooo, I wasn’t ready!” to any of the nominees, but the 91st Academy Awards brought the blackness. February 2019 has provided us a horrible Black History Month so far, but queens such as Regina King and blackety-black films such as Black Panther swooped in to save…
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The Black Cop Behind the White Hood: Ron Stallworth Talks BlacKkKlansman, Unequivocally Supports Black Lives Matter
When I first heard the synopsis for BlacKkKlansman—a black police officer infiltrates the Colorado chapter of the Ku Klux Klan with the help of a white, Jewish surrogate—I thought to myself, “Wow, you can’t make this shit up.” Turns out, they didn’t. About five years ago, The Root interviewed the real-life Ron Stallworth for the…
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Oscar Nominee Hannah Beachler Talks Breaking Ceilings and What’s Next: ‘Black People Belong in Space’
It’s almost been a year to the day since Black Panther production designer Hannah Beachler walked The Root (and our readers!) through the enticing world of Wakanda—a world we’d come to uphold forever. Speaking to Beachler, her husky voice warms over you like the homegirl you always had—or wanted. Making history as the first African…
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2019 Oscars: Whoopi Goldberg, Tessa Thompson and More Announced as Presenters [Updated]
It’s February, which means the 91st Academy Awards is right around the corner. We may not have a host confirmed (or know for sure if there will even be one, or two, or multiple…), but we now know the first round of presenters! There’s some blackness in the crowd, including Whoopi Goldberg, Tessa Thompson, Amandla…
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Only Two Best Song Oscar Nominees Might Be Showcased at the 2019 Ceremony and 'All The Stars' is One of Them
Veteran Oscar ceremony watchers know the drill—the big musical opening number isn’t the only time there’s music on display on the biggest night in the film industry. Every telecast typically features performances of their Best Original Song contenders in a showcase for the audience. The nominees for Best Original Song are “All the Stars,” performed…
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Wakanda—for Hosting: The Academy May Go the Host-less Route, but Reportedly Wants The Avengers Cast to Help
It’s been a game of ping-pong ever since Kevin Hart announced he was hosting the Oscars, then dropped out once an old homophobic tweet surfaced, then went on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to “consider” hosting again, then appeared on subsequent talk shows to proselytize his philosophy on doing as little as possible to atone due…
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Move Over, Ellen. Lena Waithe Has Spoken and Wants a 'Really Gay Ass Black Person' to Host the 2019 Oscars
Ellen Degeneres may want her some Kevin Hart on the 91st Academy Awards ceremony stage, but Lena Waithe prefers some true representation and intersectionality in that bitch this year. At this point, everyone and their mama has an opinion on who should host the Oscars (A duo-hosting gig consisting of Maya Rudolph and Tiffany Haddish…
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And the Oscar Winner Is … Not Kevin Hart
Grand opening; grand closing. Just a day or so after reveling in his dream of hosting the upcoming 91st Academy Awards, Kevin Hart has dropped the bag. Naturally, when your platform bolts into a different stratosphere, so does your level of accountability. Hart had an extremely sizable audience already, but hosting the biggest night of…