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Tom Cruise is finally getting an Oscar - as will Dolly Parton, Debbie Allen and Wynn Thomas
June 17, 2025 - 2:56 PM

Thirty-five years after Tom Cruise received his first Oscar nomination, he’s finally getting a trophy. It’s not for his death-defying stunts, either. At least, not exclusively.
BET Awards bring star power as Doechii, Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey shine in 25th anniversary show
June 10, 2025 - 1:52 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The BET Awards delivered a night of major star power and poignant moments Monday night, marking the ceremony's 25th anniversary with a mix of comedy, emotion and calls for justice.
What to watch for at the Tony Awards, Broadway's biggest night
June 06, 2025 - 7:52 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-nine shows on Broadway got Tony Award nominations this season, but not all will walk away with a trophy — and the box office attention they usually bring.
'The Apprentice,' 'Canada's Drag Race' among big winners at Canadian Screen Awards
June 02, 2025 - 7:10 AM

A film chronicling the rise of Donald Trump won best motion picture at the Canadian Screen Awards on Sunday, where its Toronto-born producer used his acceptance speech to address the U.S. president’s threats to Canadian sovereignty.
'Universal Language,' 'Wynonna Earp: Vengeance' top night 2 of Canadian Screen Awards
May 31, 2025 - 6:45 PM

An absurdist dramedy set in an alternate-reality Winnipeg and a TV movie about a demon-slaying gunslinger dominated the Canadian Screen Awards on Saturday.
Tragically Hip docuseries, 'Canada’s Drag Race' dominate early Canadian Screen Awards
May 30, 2025 - 6:20 PM

TORONTO — A Prime Video docuseries on the Tragically Hip has nabbed a leading seven wins at the Canadian Screen Awards.
To win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, contenders must also master geography
May 27, 2025 - 1:30 PM

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Rudveep Randhawa's three kids competed in eight consecutive Scripps National Spelling Bees from 2016 to 2024, with four appearances by daughter Aisha and two each by daughter Lara and son Avi. Yet when Avi's spelling journey concluded in last year's semifinals, Randhawa, a pediatric endocrinologist who goes by “Dr. Happy,” was decidedly grumpy.
The Cannes Film Festival is over. Here's some key things that happened
May 24, 2025 - 3:02 PM

CANNES, France (AP) — This year's Cannes Film Festival is over, ending in dramatic fashion with a power outage ahead of the closing ceremony that bestowed the Palme d'Or trophy to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's film, “It Was Just an Accident.”
Indian author Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize with short story collection
May 21, 2025 - 9:03 AM

LONDON (AP) — Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi won the International Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday for “Heart Lamp,” a collection of 12 short stories written over a period of more than 30 years and which chronicle the everyday lives and struggles of women in southern India.
Cardi B will receive prestigious award from music industry group ASCAP
May 21, 2025 - 6:05 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cardi B is no stranger to ASCAP accolades with another prestigious honor soon to join her trophy case.
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Entertainment News

Tom Cruise is finally getting an Oscar - as will Dolly Parton, Debbie Allen and Wynn Thomas

BET Awards bring star power as Doechii, Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey shine in 25th anniversary show

What to watch for at the Tony Awards, Broadway's biggest night

'The Apprentice,' 'Canada's Drag Race' among big winners at Canadian Screen Awards

'Universal Language,' 'Wynonna Earp: Vengeance' top night 2 of Canadian Screen Awards

Tragically Hip docuseries, 'Canada’s Drag Race' dominate early Canadian Screen Awards

To win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, contenders must also master geography

The Cannes Film Festival is over. Here's some key things that happened

Indian author Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize with short story collection

Cardi B will receive prestigious award from music industry group ASCAP

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