In any given year, what makes for a best picture? Are there clues as to what might win, strewn throughout any given Oscars broadcast? As a matter of fact, there usually are — at least if you know what to look for: a sweep, a director win or even a chance to make history. Still, … Read more
Paul Glynn Culture reporter Getty Images Hackman, pictured in Clint Eastwood’s Western Unforgiven, was found dead at his home in New Mexico Gene Hackman’s daughters and granddaughter say they are “devastated” and will “miss him sorely”, as they led tributes to the movie star who has died aged 95. Hackman was found dead along with … Read more
The Academy Awards itself was already geriatric age by the time the 2005 ceremony rolled around. But that doesn’t mean there were no more milestones to be set or records broken. And indeed, history was made that evening: The lead actor and supporting actor Oscars were both won by Black men for the first and, … Read more
