‘Moonlight’ Wins Award as Best Picture After Epic Oscar Flub

“Moonlight” won the Oscar for best picture on Sunday, beating favorite “La La Land” for the movie industry’s most prestigious award. But in a highly unusual mishap, presenter Warren Beatty first, mistakenly initially announced that musical “La La Land” had won, causing confusion and uproar on Hollywood’s biggest night.

All the looks from the 2017 Oscars red carpet

Hollywood’s finest came out for the 89th annual Academy Awards ceremony Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Stars on the red carpet include Scarlett Johansson, Michelle Williams, Janelle Mone , Ryan Gosling, and Justin Timberlake and wife Jessica Biel.

Apple’s Oscar Moment Is Coming

Amazon made history this year as the first internet company to score an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, but it could soon be overtaken by Apple. Amazon is the upstart to break into the Best Picture category at this year’s Oscars, but Apple ‘s year is coming, Loup Ventures wrote in a note released on Friday.

LEGO Film Creator Says Digital Disruption Pushing Hollywood to Take ‘Bigger Risks’

While movie die-hards debate whether “La La Land” or “Fences” will take home the Best Picture honor at Sunday’s Academy Awards, Hollywood is facing a tough reality – how to keep people coming to the theater. Box office revenue and ticket sales have plateaued over the past few years, and even faced a slight decline from last year, according to The-Numbers, a site that analyzes movie data and trends.

Has Berlin Lost Its Awards Season Mojo?

With its emphasis on auteurs and docs, insiders say the Berlinale has ceded ground to a resurgent Venice, which launched two best-picture Oscar winners in as many years, and possibly a third with ‘La La Land.’ Fire At Sea , Gianfranco Rosi’s poignant refugee doc that took home Berlin’s Golden Bear in 2016, is quite rightly among the nominees at this year’s Oscars.