ABC/Image Group LA(NEW YORK) -- Some of Laila Ali’s best memories of her legendary dad revolve around food, so it’s only fitting that she included one of Muhammad Ali’s favorite burger recipes in her first cookbook, Food for Life. “That's what I remember most with my father is eating with him because my father traveled a lot,” the boxing champ-turned-lifestyle guru tells ABC Radio. “When he was home, we would be going to […]
ABC/Paula Lobo(LOS ANGELES) -- With her star-making turn in the hit comedy Girls Trip, Tiffany Haddish made a name for herself as a scene-stealer. While her fans would expect no less, she managed to bring her chops to the usually dry announcements of this year's Academy Award nominees this morning. Alongside Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Planet of the Apes series star Andy Serkis, Haddish wondered aloud if the nominated production designers that built the worlds of Blade […]
ABC/AMPAS(NEW YORK) -- The nominees for the 90th Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday morning and while it's anybody's guess which film will be the night's big winner, ABC News Entertainment contributor Chris Connelly says one category's pretty much a lock. "Frances McDormand is in a very strong position in Best Actress, which is really saying something 'cause [it's] a phenomenal category this year," Connelly tells ABC Radio. "When you […]
ABC/Paula Lobo(LOS ANGELES) -- Anthony Anderson is a busy man. In addition to his lead role as Andre Johnson on ABC's black-ish, a show he also produces -- as well as hosting ABC's To Tell the Truth, and guest starring on other multiple shows, including Yara Shahidi's spin-off collegiate comedy, grown-ish -- Anderson says he hopes his future also includes a few movies. "I'm excited to get back to the big screen," Anderson tells ABC […]
"Lady Bird" director Greta Gerwig - Photo by Merie Wallace, courtesy of A24(LOS ANGELES) -- Lady Bird director Greta Gerwig becomes only the fifth woman in Oscar history to receive a Best Director nomination. Of the four other women nominated, only Kathryn Bigelow has won, in 2010 for The Hurt Locker. Rachel Morrison becomes the first woman ever nominated for a Best Cinematographer Oscar, for Mudbound. Following years of criticism about a lack of racial diversity among nominees, this year saw major […]
"Get Out" - Universal Pictures(LOS ANGELES) -- The 2018 Oscar nominations are in, and honorees like Meryl Streep, Jordan Peele and Laurie Metcalf are reacting to being recognized by the Academy. Jordan Peele tweeted a GIF of Get Out star and best actor nominee Daniel Kaluuya with a tear running down his face -- a famous shot from the hit film -- immediately after the best picture nominees announcement. Peele later tweeted that he […]
"The Shape of Water" Photo: Kerry Hayes/Fox Searchlight Pictures(LOS ANGELES) -- Writer/director Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water, the story of a mute woman who falls in love with an aquatic being, leads all nominees for the 90th Annual Academy Awards, with 13. The nominees were announced Tuesday morning by Andy Serkis and Tiffany Haddish. The 90th annual Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will air March 4 on ABC. Here are the nominees in key […]
ABC(LOS ANGELES) -- Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards will be announced this morning in Beverly Hills, beginning 8:22 a.m. ET. You'll be able to watch it live on Oscars.org. Girls Trip's Tiffany Haddish, along with War for the Planet of the Apes and Star Wars: The Last Jedi's Andy Serkis, will announce the nominees. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; The Shape of Water; Call Me by Your Name; Lady Bird; and Darkest Hour are all likely to scoop up a […]
Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images(PENNSYLVANIA) -- Bill Cosby, who is facing a retrial this spring on a sexual assault charge, returned to the stage Monday night.Cosby appeared the LaRose Jazz Club in Philadelphia -- an appearance he announced just hours before on his Facebook page.The occasion was a special event honoring jazz musician Tony Williams.Vulture reports that Cosby performed for just over an hour telling jokes largely based on stories […]
