Sean Baker, the creator of Fox’s Greg the Bunny, enjoyed breakout success (and Oscar buzz) with the 2015 film Tangerine. Telling the story of two transgender prostitutes, the movie was notably shot entirely on an iPhone 5. Once again, modern technology -- this time, Instagram -- is playing a pivotal role in the 46-year-old director’s latest film, The Florida Project, about 6-year-old Moonee (Brooklynn Prince), and her tumultuous childhood, growing up right outside the happies

For Anthony Mackie, things all started with a Detroit story. “The funny thing is, 16 years ago, I was these guys, here in Detroit, where we were shooting 8 Mile,” Mackie tells ET at the world premiere of his upcoming film Detroit, referencing the excitement of his young cast mates on the red carpet. “We were a bunch of young, dumb kids having a good time. We were those guys. You know, I know what their next 15, 20 years is going to be like.” That’s because in 2002, a then-24-

“The time has come.” Barbra Streisand spoke those four words on March 7, 2010, just before anointing Kathryn Bigelow as the first -- and still the only -- woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director. Bigelow took home two golden statues that night for The Hurt Locker, which was also memorably awarded the Oscar for Best Picture over box-office titan Avatar. In the seven years since that historic moment, zero women have been nominated for the award, with two of the closest

“I’m a very lucky man. I’ve got two babies coming right now,” Jordan Peele jokes with ET. “I got this movie right here; I got another one coming in July. I don’t know how it goes up from here.” This time marks a lot of firsts in the life of Peele, the actor and comedian who is often recognized as half of Key & Peele. Peele is celebrating his directorial debut and first foray into horror movies with Get Out (in theaters on Feb. 24), as well as the impending birth of his first

After spending 150+ hours watching movies in 2016, I somehow magically narrowed it down to my favorites! Here's what I loved, what I liked and what I am happy I saw for free: 1) La La Land It's a movie for dreamers. The romantic, starry-eyed kind. The kind that see Emma & Ryan floating in the air & can just say "totally not believable, but pretty!" Or see the opening number on the 105 and marvel at how they closed a freeway in LA EVER! Or who don't mind that Emma Stone doesn'

This is my third year covering the Oscars, but my first Awards Season truly involved from start to finish with every red carpet, luncheon and after party. Plus the 3:00 am wake-up call for the Live Oscar Nominations announcement. For me, finally being assigned to the Oscar Nominations announcement was a thrill. I'm not typically a morning person, but I always find it a little hard to sleep before Oscar nominations are announced because I'm so excited, so I've been setting an

Guys! I won another SAG Award!! Two years in a row - I can't believe it! Okay, not really. But after the red carpet, I did have the best seat in the house as all of the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Award winners came backstage to sign for their awards! Little known fact, each award is individually numbered and must be signed for by the recipient in order for them to take it home that evening. When the winner of each category is announced, it is a mad dash to get all of the awards

Idris Elba gave the "most important" speech of his life on Monday, urging the British government to promote racial diversity on screen. He explained that he pursued his career as an actor in America because of the "glass ceiling" and stereotyping he was running into in the U.K., only landing roles as "best friends" or "gang leaders,” versus the lead. “My agent and I, we’d get scripts and we were always asked to read the ‘black male’ character. Or ‘the athletic type,’” Elba sa

Caitlyn Jenner showed her support for the film, Tangerine, and one of its stars, Mya Taylor, by lending her voice to the first-ever Oscar campaign for a transgender actress. On Monday, the I Am Cait star hosted a special screening of the film in Los Angeles. As the credits rolled on the film, Jenner stood off to the side of the theater reading notes from her phone. She looked serious and perhaps a little nervous. “There’s a lot of momentum in the trans community, but we have

I kicked off 2016 with a bang! Or rather, the Awards Calendar forced me to kick off 2016 by immediately getting back to work with the Palm Springs International Film Festival! I returned from my Christmas vacation in Dallas on December 30th, went back to the office on the 31st, transferred my clean clothes from my suitcase to my duffle bag, grabbed some sparkly jewelry, and set out for Palm Springs on the first day of the New Year! This was my first year working the festival,