Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

If one were to ask a practicing Christian what a prophet is, there is no doubt that most would be able to formulate some type of definition. However, many people’s thoughts on what a prophet is are often incomplete or even incorrect. While there are many places one could look to find an adequate definition of a prophet, Abraham Heschel provides an analysis of prophets unlike any other. Heschel’s analysis goes into great detail about what a prophet is, and what a prophet is not. After reading…

Edward Harrison Norton As vibrant as Edward Harrison Norton youthful look could be in the world of entertainment, an idealistic individual would have thought that he was from a generation of actors. The disciplinary skills that he acquired from his military father and his mother, an outstanding tutor gave him an edge in his approach to life activities. It is indeed a fact that whatever an individual needs to specialise in should start from the early stage of life; Edward’s early interest in the…

was leading the gala, said, “It`s the 88th Academy Award which means this whole black no nominees thing has happened at least 71 other times.” Like the American cult the American cinema changed its portrayal treatment of persons of color. However, racism has not been fully eradicated. One of the areas where it is clearly seen is the Oscars. Chris Rock`s words raised a controversy in the media as it is not a new but still unresolved problem for The Academy. There are many opinions not only…

she beat 5000 candidates and got the role of Flora McGrath in the romantic drama The Piano directed by Jane Campion. At such a young age of 11, she triumphed the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and became the second-youngest Academy Award winner in the history of Oscar. She won various nominations for the young artist awards for her role in Flying Away Home in 1996, The Member of the Wedding in 1997 and A Walk on the Moon in 1999 which lead a way for her to become a…

looking ahead like they are watching someone, giving them that image of parents watching over their kid. It easily captures our attention on where they are looking at and you can easily feel on what they are feeling. Denzel and Viola are popular actors so seeing them both together you know will be a great movie. Movie trailers are also a great marketing strategy, from their first teaser trailer it's an emotional but interesting conversation from son to dad and his son cory questions his dad on…

Kendrick is an American actress and a singer whose net worth is $10 million. She was born on August 9, 1985, in Portland, Maine. She began her career as a child actor in theatre productions. Her first role was in the 1998 Broadway musical ‘High Society’. She gave her film debut in 2003 ‘Camp’. She rose to fame in her prominent supporting role as Jessica Stanley in The Twilight Saga. Anna attended the Deering High School in Portland. She began her relationship with director Edgar Wright in 2009…

from other (or mixed race) ethnicities.” Moreover, the remaining 76.3% roles in these films were given to White actors. Whitewashing and misrepresentation needs to stop because, Hollywood and many other forms of media don’t bother with casting POC in movies. Hollywood gets praised for this, and the white actors who are cast for portraying POC, get awards. While people of colour actors get pushed to the curb. It’s easier for film industries to erase POC history, and cast a white person to…

Unfortunately, most multicultural Hollywood films struggle to obtain financing from big studios. Furthermore, scarcely any diverse films that receive funding ever receive nominations for awards. Indeed, Hollywood movies do not reflect the racial diversity of American audiences as evidenced by casts and directors, funding, and awards. As a matter of fact, movies produced in Hollywood lack casts that mirror the diversity of their audiences. During opening weekend of the latest blockbuster movie…

the Royal Academy of Dramatic arts in London. Uta Hagen made her professional debut in 1937 at the age of 18 and made her broadway debut in ‘The “Seagull”. Uta Hagen won her first Tony Award, Drama critics award, and the Donaldson award in 1950 for her performance in “The Country Girl”. She went on to star in many classics such as “St. Joan” and “A Month in the Country”. It wasn’t until 1962 when she won her second Tony and second Drama Critics Award, as well as the London Critics Award. …

Oscars? It is assured that the Oscars will have people tweeting and posting about their favorite films and actors. So why is #OscarsSoWhite the #1 trending topic on every social media page? Since the first Oscar was awarded, it has been lacking one thing and that is diversity. Although television shows and some films have been doing a fair job of casting diverse characters, non-white actors are still lacking winning numbers. The problem is not just diversity, but also gender equality. Movies…