‘The Farewell,’ Adam Sandler triumph at Spirit Awards
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — At a Film Independent Spirit Awards that often stood in stark contrast to Sunday's Academy Awards, Lulu Wang's family drama “Th...
Monse creatives still see themselves as fashion outsiders
NEW YORK — Monse founders Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia are stars in the fashion business — they're also the creatives behind Oscar de la Renta — but ...
Essence event affirms the power of black women in Hollywood
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Through laughs, tears and speeches that turned into sermons and affirmations, the overarching theme of this year’s star-studde...
Leslie Jones livens up Siriano’s NY Fashion Week front row
NEW YORK — With shouts of “work it! work it!” from superfan Leslie Jones on the front row, Christian Siriano helped kickoff New York Fashion Week on T...
Kidman, Nyong’o, Peele and more describe 1st Oscar moments
LOS ANGELES — It happens in an instant: The envelope is opened, a name is called and the Oscar winner's life and career are changed forever.
Women vying for Oscars salute their progress, snubs aside
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The mood at Diane von Furstenberg’s lunch honoring this year’s female Oscar contenders could have been downbeat, given the shu...
Kirk Douglas rose from poverty to become a king of Hollywood
NEW YORK — He was born Issur Danielovitch, a ragman’s son. He died Kirk Douglas, a Hollywood king.
Kirk Douglas, longtime influential movie star, dies at 103
Kirk Douglas, the intense, muscular actor with the dimpled chin who starred in "Spartacus," "Lust for Life" and dozens of other films, helped fatally ...
Oscar Predictions: Can ‘Parasite’ upset ’1917′?
NEW YORK — Ahead of Sunday’s 92nd Academy Awards, Associated Press Film Writer Jake Coyle shares his predictions for a ceremony with a lot of locks bu...
At the Oscars, ‘The Cave’ aims to provide hope to Syria
NEW YORK — Home is a complicated notion for Feras Fayyad, the director of the Oscar-nominated Syrian documentary “The Cave.” His family home in Syria ...
Making Oscar history, ‘Honeyland’ shatters borders
NEW YORK — Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska were in a hard-to-reach area of Northern Macedonia — about as far from the Oscars as possible — when ...
Gift or keep: The afterlives of red carpet looks is a dance
NEW YORK — Remember the ethereal pale blue Prada dress Lupita Nyong'o wore the night she won an Oscar in 2014? How about Glenn Close's moment in gold ...
Best picture ’1917′ is big winner at British Academy Awards
LONDON — Gut-wrenching World War I epic “1917” was the big winner at Sunday’s British Academy Film Awards, winning seven awards including best picture...
‘Bad Boys’ tops box office for third straight week
LOS ANGELES — “Bad Boys of Life” went for a three-peat at the box office during Super Bowl weekend.
Rapper Mase calls out Diddy over publishing rights
NEW YORK — Nearly a week after honoring Sean “Diddy” Combs at the Clive Davis pre-Grammys gala, rapper Mase lashed out at the Bad Boy Records founder ...
How to binge on Oscar movies in cinemas for cheap
NEW YORK — At $15 a pop in major cities — and sometimes more — going to the cinema can easily break the bank.
On ‘Irishman,’ teaching De Niro and Pacino to act younger
NEW YORK — Would you have the gumption to tell Al Pacino to act his age?
DJ Khaled, Cardi B, Gaga to perform during Super Bowl week
MIAMI — DJ Khaled will be celebrating his first-ever Grammy win in the city where the former radio host built his career: Miami.
Meghan Trainor leaves pain behind and offers fresh new music
NEW YORK — Four years ago, Meghan Trainor won the Grammy Award for best new artist. On the first anniversary of that very win she was literally speech...
Middleton has career-best 51, Bucks win minus Antetokounmpo
MILWAUKEE — Khris Middleton scored a career-high 51 points in the absence of injured teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo, leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a ...
Billie Eilish, a voice of the youth, tops the Grammy Awards
NEW YORK — Singer Billie Eilish, who gave voice to young people struggling with depression on a do-it-yourself album she made at home with her older b...
Lil Nas X, Alicia Keys added key moments at the Grammys
What was already a chaotic week leading up to the Grammys suddenly took a somber turn with the death of NBA star Kobe Bryant, who was beloved in Los A...
The Latest: Billie Eilish wins 5 in dominant Grammys
LOS ANGELES — The Latest on the Grammy Awards, being presented Sunday at Los Angeles' Staples Center (all times local):
Grammys honor Nipsey Hussle with a soaring performance
NEW YORK — John Legend, Meek Mill, DJ Khaled and a host of musicians paid tribute to Nipsey Hussle at the Grammy Awards, filling the vast stage with a...
Music mainstays and newcomers speak out on Grammy inclusion
NEW YORK — Drama over fairness and inclusion at the Grammy Awards carried over to music's big night Sunday as newcomers and mainstays in the industry ...
Diddy calls out Grammys and demands change in fiery speech
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Sean “Diddy” Combs called out the Grammy Awards for dissing rap and R&B stars in its major categories in a blazing speech ...
Almodóvar, Banderas triumph with “Pain and Glory” at Goyas
MADRID — Pedro Almodóvar’s “Pain and Glory” swept the top prizes at the Spanish Film Academy's Goya Awards, including best picture, best director and ...
No. 15 Kentucky pulls out 76-74 OT win at No. 18 Texas Tech
LUBBOCK, Texas — Nick Richards scored seven of his 25 points in overtime, including the game-deciding free throws with 10 seconds left, and No. 15 Ken...
Genocide charge dents halo of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
BANGKOK — When Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi walked into the International Court of Justice last month, she gambled the remaining shreds of her hard-won ...
Doubts loom over nominating process for Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES — Questions have loomed for years around the nominations process for the Grammy Awards, but the doubts reached a new level this week after...