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This Oscar is overdue.  Living legend: Cicely Tyson accepts the Honorary Award at The 10th Annual Governors Awards It has been announced the 93-year-old actress and living legend Cicely Tyson will become the first African-American woman to receive an honorary Oscar. As the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences website describes, the award “...is given at the discretion of the Board of Governors and not necessarily awarded every year.”  Tyson was wearing a silver and black long-sleeved gown with silver gloves as she accepted her award. [Other notable film credits include The River Niger, Fried Green Tomatoes, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, The Help, Alex Cross and Last Flag Flying. She currently plays Sophia Harkness on the ABC series How to Get Away With Murder. The Honorary Oscar is handed out, 'to honor extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences, or for ou...

The stocking is full of intriguing motion pictures through the start of the new year and d ozens of films are arriving between now and the first week of January as the holiday movie season begins in earnest with the “Justice League” superheroes and Pixar’s “Coco” opening just before the Thanksgiving holiday! This is a time when movies arrive for the whole family to enjoy, as well as prestigious pictures for awards season. The former would feature movies such as “Wonder,” “Pitch Perfect 3” and a “Jumanji” remake, while the latter would have to include Oscar-aspiring films such as “The Post” and “Darkest Hour.” The following titles — and these expected Tulsa release dates — are subject to change. Friday, Nov. 17 ‘Justice League’ Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg: It has all been building to DC Comics’ version of Marvel’s “Avengers” movies. ‘Wonder’ In a wonderful movie bound to remind some of “Mask,” a young boy with a facial defo...

With October right around the corner, that means we are moving into Oscar-bait season. It’s the time of year in which films become a little more daring and thoughtful. While this fall does include a usual amount of films that will be in contention for Oscars, there are also a couple of big blockbuster flicks. Here’s a rundown of the 11 most noteworthy films out this fall. BLADE RUNNER 2049 (Oct. 6) Denis Villeneuve is at the helm for the sequel of 1982’s “Bladerunner.” Villeneuve’s last movie, “Arrival,” earned a Best Picture and Best Director nominations from the Academy. Harrison Ford reprises his role as Rick Deckard. Ryan Gosling is set to play Officer K, who will act as an apprentice to Deckard. Gosling’s character tracks down Deckard after he had been missing for 30 years. THE SNOWMAN (Oct. 20) Michael Fassbender stars in this crime drama as a detective Harry Hole, who investigates the disappearance of a woman during the first snow of winter. The detective fears that...

The leadership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences got an overhaul on Thursday. Hollywood's premier awards-dispensing organization revealed the results of its annual board of governors election, and no fewer than 10 of the board's 17 seats that were up for grabs this year were won by individuals who had not previously served on the board. While the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the results of this year’s Board of Governors election, Ten of the 17 seats that were up for grabs were won by individuals who have never previously served on the board; 21 of the board's 54 seats now will be held by women  including Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg (of the actors branch), who currently hosts ABC's The View; indie filmmaker Kimberly Peirce(directors), who is best known for 1999's Boys Don't Cry; and former Academy chief marketing officer Christina Kounelias (public relations), who now serves as Participant Media's executive  VP ...

'La La Land' mistakenly named best picture, 'Moonlight' wins The 89th Academy Awards will likely be remembered not for the night's big winners, but for a massive mistake after presenter Faye Dunaway awarded "La La Land" the best picture Oscar that should have gone to "Moonlight" instead. CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO  But it wasn't her fault. The official accountant of the Oscars, Price Waterhouse Coopers, gave her the wrong envelope. “We sincerely apologize to 'Moonlight,' 'La La Land,' Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, and Oscar viewers for the error that was made during the award announcement for Best Picture,” the firm said in a statement. “The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered, was immediately corrected. We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred.” Here's how it went down. While the " La La Land ...

LOS ANGELES — Oscar voters showered the neo-musical “La La Land” with 14 nominations on Tuesday, a tie with “Titanic” and “All About Eve” for the most in Academy Award history. But the academy also moved past two #OscarsSoWhite years by honoring six black actors — a record — and including diverse films like “Moonlight,” “Fences” and “Hidden Figures” in the best picture race. [  The list of nominees  ] Nine movies will compete for Hollywood’s top prize, including several box-office hits. Joining “La La Land” and “Moonlight” (eight nominations total), “Fences” (four), and “Hidden Figures” (three) in the best picture race were “Arrival,” a science-fiction thriller; the cops-and-robbers drama “Hell or High Water”; the subtitled tear-jerker “Lion”; “Manchester by the Sea,” about a mournful New England handyman; and “Hacksaw Ridge,” Mel Gibson’s true story of World War II heroism. INTERACTIVE FEATURE 2017 Oscar Ballot See this year’s Oscar nominees and make...