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Travis Scott, Morgan Wallen make controversial returns to the stage at Billboard Awards

Amy Schumer speaks at the Oscars on March 27, 2022, in Los Angeles.

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Amy Schumer says she got death threats after Kirsten Dunst Oscars bit

Jon Batiste accepts the Grammy award for Album of the Year for "We Are" during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards show in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022.

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Jon Batiste takes home 5 awards, topping 2022 Grammys

Louis C.K. performs at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 1, 2016, in New York.

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Louis C.K., who admitted to sexual misconduct in 2017, wins Grammy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks on screen during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards on April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas.

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Zelenskyy urges U.S. to break through 'dead silence' of war in video appearance at Grammys

Will Smith

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Will Smith resigns from Academy, days after slapping Chris Rock at Oscars

Jada Pinkett Smith attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Jada Pinkett Smith calls for 'healing' after Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock for slap

Will Smith accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for "King Richard" at the Oscars on Sunday in Los Angeles.

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Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock for slapping him at the Academy Awards

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‘What chance do I stand at a Chuckle Hut in Kansas?’: Comedians react to Oscars slap

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Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the Oscars over joke about Jada Pinkett Smith

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What happened at the Oscars 2022: Highlights, Will Smith and more

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Will Smith's confrontation with Chris Rock overshadows his long-held Oscar dreams

Actress Ariana DeBose accepts the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in "West Side Story" onstage during the Oscars in Los Angeles on Sunday.

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Ariana DeBose makes history as first Afro Latina, openly queer actor of color to win Oscar

Ferdia Walsh-Peelo and Emilia Jones in “CODA."

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Apple TV+ makes history as first streaming service to win best picture with 'CODA'

Image: Jane Campion accepts the award for best director for "The Power of the Dog" at the Oscars on Sunday in Los Angeles.

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Jane Campion becomes third woman to win best director Oscar

Sean Penn looks attends a news conference in Krakow, Poland, on March 23, 2022.

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Actor Sean Penn says he'll destroy his own Oscar if Ukraine's Zelenskyy isn't allowed to speak during broadcast

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2022 Oscar nominees: Where to stream this year's best picture contenders

Photo Illustration: Miyoshi Umeki, Red Buttons, Joanne Woodward, and Jean Simmons at the 29th Annual Academy Awards in 1957

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Everything you need to know about the 94th Academy Awards

Colombian singer Sebastian Yatra.

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'I just started crying like a little kid': Colombian musician on recording 'Encanto' song

Rachel Zegler

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Backlash may have pushed 'West Side Story' star Rachel Zegler invite to Oscars

Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin and Daniel Durant in “CODA.”

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Troy Kotsur on 'CODA,' making Hollywood history and the movie that blew his mind

Jamie Dornan as "Pa", Ciarán Hinds as "Pop", Jude Hill as "Buddy", and Judi Dench as "Granny" in "Belfast."

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Kenneth Branagh and Ciarán Hinds on 'Belfast,' the Oscar race and horror flicks

Rachel Zegler attends The Met Gala on Sept. 13, 2021, in New York.

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'West Side Story' star Rachel Zegler says she wasn’t invited to the Oscars

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Jane Campion apologizes for comment about Venus and Serena Williams

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'The Power of the Dog,' 'Ted Lasso,' win big at Critics' Choice Awards

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The Golden Globe nominations are out. Does anybody in Hollywood care?

Ser Anzoategui in \"Vida.\"

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'Vida' star Ser Anzoategui becomes first non-binary actor nominated in all male category at Imagen Awards

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'Moulin Rouge!' 'The Inheritance,' 'A Soldier's Play' big winners in emotional Tony Awards

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5 key takeaways from the Emmy Awards

Illustration of Michael K. Williams, MJ Rodriguez in \"Pose,\" Bowen Yang in \"Saturday Night Live,\" and Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II in \"The Crown.\"

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What to watch for at this year's Emmy Awards