News for February 2016
News from February 1, 2016 to February 29, 2016
Sir Elton John holds annual Oscar Awards viewing party
February 29, 2016
Elton John hosted his annual Oscar Awards viewing party in California on Sunday night. The "Your Song" hitmaker and his husband David Furnish threw their traditional star-studded bash yesterday as they invited their industry pals round...
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Chris Rock mocks lack of diversity
February 29, 2016
Chris Rock wanted to ''solve the problem'' of Hollywood's lack of diversity by visiting his local cinema. The 51-year-old comedian visited a theater in Compton, California, to discuss the Oscar-nominated movies and #OscarsSoWhite controversy in order t...
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Richard Gere: People are afraid of homelessness
February 29, 2016
Richard Gere thinks people are ''afraid of being sucked into a black hole of failure and misery." The Hollywood star posed as a homeless person for his latest on-screen role in a documentary-style film about homelessness, titled...
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Leonardo DiCaprio talks climate change in Oscar speech
February 29, 2016
Leonardo DiCaprio spoke out about climate change as he took home his first Academy Award. The 41-year-old actor was honoured with the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role gong - after a number of previously unsuccessful attempts - for his wor...
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Spotlight wins Best Picture at the 2016 Academy Awards plus full winners list
February 29, 2016
The 88th Academy Awards got off to a great start as host Chris Rock addressed the controversy about the absence of black nominees. He joked that in 88 years, the "whole no black nominee thing has happened at least 71 other times." He reasoned that...
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