Tag: Matthew McConaughey

15 of the best Oscar speeches, including Tom Hanks and Halle Berry

The Academy Awards always have great speeches. Here are 15 of our favorites.

The Academy Awards have always been a great place for great speeches.

Over the years, we’ve seen incredible outpourings of gratitude mixed in with unforgettable exclamations of jubilee. Heck, we’ve even seen someone do push-ups.

We’ve tallied 15 of our favorite speeches from over the years, ranging from ones by actors like Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Gwyneth Paltrow, Denzel Washington and Robin Williams.

While this list is by no means exhaustive, it’s a reflection of what makes for a great Oscars speech and some admiration for some of our favorite Academy Award moments.

Sit back, relax and get those Academy Awards memories going.

Texas superfan Matthew McConaughey was not alright, alright, alright on the Longhorns’ sidelines

A rough night for the Longhorns fan.

Matthew McConaughey, as you may know, is a huge Texas superfan, rooting on the Longhorns over the years and providing many a priceless reaction to their football teams.

And he didn’t disappoint on Monday — the actor was there on the sidelines with Texas players, and cameras showed him interacting with a few of them in the middle of the College Football Playoff semifinal against Washington.

But with the Huskies claiming victory, it was a rough one for McConaughey. He went through the gamut of emotions, including on the final play, and kept it classy in a post on X (formerly Twitter) after the loss:

 

 

Matthew McConaughey’s priceless analysis after Texas’ big first-half touchdown on Alabama was amazing

Matthew McConaughey’s excited reaction to this Texas touchdown was more than alright, alright, alright.

The No. 11 Texas Longhorns didn’t let the task of playing at No. 3 Alabama keep them from getting off to a hot start on Saturday night.

The Longhorns entered halftime with a 13-6 lead over the Crimson Tide, with Texas superfan Matthew McConaughey standing right by the field for the night’s big game with ESPN2’s broadcast crew.

The big play of the first half was undoubtedly Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers’ 44-yard bomb to Xavier Worthy that notched the game’s first touchdown.

McConaughey got immediately hyped up for the major Longhorns score as he provided some priceless analysis of how the big score went down.

I mean, you really can’t ask for more than that if you’re a Texas fan. McConaughey is one of the team’s most notable fans, and to have him in Tuscaloosa for such a monumental game is cool enough as it is.

To have him going wild on the sideline for your big touchdown?

That’s more than alright, alright, alright.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN.

Yellowstone is wrapping up in the fall, and a sequel series is already in works

Yellowstone fans will finally get to see how the show wraps up in November.

Yellowstone fans will finally get to see how the story of John Dutton wraps up when the show returns for its final episodes in November.

Paramount announced on Friday that the back half of Yellowstone‘s season five will air in the fall, reportedly actor Kevin Costner’s last ride as patriarch John Dutton in the Yellowstone universe.

Season five will conclude the original Yellowstone show and lead into a sequel series created by longtime show architect Taylor Sheridan, Paramount confirmed.

The Yellowstone sequel series will premiere in December, which Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey has been linked to as its star. It’s unknown if any characters from the original Yellowstone series will jump over to the sequel project, however it’ll reportedly continue the Dutton family story.

It was reported earlier this week that Coster would be exiting the program after reported off-set drama involving the actor and the show’s leadership bubbled up earlier this year. Coster’s attorney denied any friction on the actor’s behalf.

The last episode in season five’s first half aired on Jan. 1. No firm date in November has been set for the show’s remaining episodes, and production has not yet started. Further delays are always possible.

Could Commanders’ fan Matthew McConaughey still be in the mix as a minority owner?

The longtime Washington fan said in November he wanted to join the bidding on the Commanders.

Jeff Bezos is likely out as a potential owner of the Washington Commanders. Teddy Schleifer of The Puck broke the original story Wednesday that Bezos was not expected to bid on the Commanders. Others, such as The Washington Post and ESPN, also confirmed those reports.

Before Schleifer’s report on Wednesday, he also confirmed that hip-hop mogul Jay-Z and iconic actor — and noted Washington superfan — Matthew McConaughey were not part of a prospective Bezos’ bid. In his Tuesday story on the Washington sale, Schleifer said the following regarding Jay-Z:

I’ve recently learned that Jay-Z was never a part of Bezos’s campaign, at least not in any formal capacity, despite earlier reporting that the two would “put in an official joint bid to purchase the team in January.” It’s possible that the general topic came up in conversation at their two-hour Los Angeles dinner, as chronicled by paparazzi last November, but the mini-mogul was at no point involved in any prospective bid, I’m informed.

On McConaughey:

I’m similarly told that McConaughey, a longtime friend of Snyder’s who had been reportedly “joining” the Bezos campaign, has been talking for months to potential Commanders buyers—including Bezos—but he has never been committed to Bezos, specifically.

McConaughey is a friend of Washington owner Dan Snyder and has been to games in the past as a special guest. He’s been outspoken about wanting to be part of the next ownership group of the Commanders. And, according to Schleifer, it’s not out of the question that McConaughey shows up as a part of Josh Harris or Steve Apostolopoulos’s bids before the team is sold.

Harris, who is co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils, is viewed as the frontrunner to be Washington’s next owner. Billionaire Mitchell Rales, a businessman and philanthropist, along with NBA legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, are part of Harris’ bid. Could McConaughey join the Harris group next?

McConaughey isn’t the only celebrity Washington fan who has mentioned an interest in owning part of the Commanders. NBA superstar Kevin Durant, a Maryland native, has also mentioned the possibility.

With Bezos now out of the running [by his own choosing], could this be coming to a close soon?

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Texas vs. TCU: ESPN ‘College GameDay’ guest picker nominees

Actor Glen Powell served as the celebrity guest picker the last time College Gameday was at Texas.

No. 18 Texas hosts No. 4 TCU for a massive Big 12 Conference matchup on Saturday, Nov. 12. The entire college football world will have eyes on DKR for this marquee game.

The Longhorns enter looking to play spoiler to TCU’s unbeaten season. A win keeps Texas squarely in the mix to play for the Big 12 championship in December. The Horned Frogs hope to keep the magical season alive with a huge road victory over its Big 12 rival.

ESPN’s “College GameDay” crew will be on-site in Austin, Texas for a live broadcast of its weekly show. The “College GameDay” team also made the trip to Austin for Texas vs. Alabama in Week 2 of the season.

“College GameDay” airs live on ESPN from 8 a.m.-11 a.m CT on Saturday mornings.

Actor Glen Powell served as the celebrity guest picker the last time “College GameDay” was at Texas. Here is a look at other candidates to be the guest picker this go around.

Matthew McConaughey joining Jeff Bezos/Jay-Z in bid for Commanders

Longtime fan Matthew McConaughey is the latest name to join the Jeff Bezos/Jay-Z bid for the Washington Commanders.

Matthew McConaughey is arguably the most prominent celebrity fan of the Washington Commanders. McConaughey has been seen at Washington games over the years and is friendly with owner Daniel Snyder.

Now, McConaughey may have designs on being Washington’s next owner.

According to Sara Nathan and Michael Blinn of the New York Post, McConaughey is joining the team of Jeff Bezos and Jay-Z in their planned bid for the Commanders. Last week, the Commanders confirmed a report that they were exploring potential transactions, which included selling the franchise.

On Sunday, Jay Glazer of FOX Sports reported that the NFL wanted to fast-track Washington’s sale and believe it could be wrapped up in six months or by the NFL owner’s meetings in March.

The New York Post received the following quote from a source familiar with McConaughey’s thinking.

“Matthew has always been a huge fan and his ties with the team go way back,” the source sad. “They support his foundation and he’s good pals with Dan Snyder — he and [supermodel wife Camilla Alves] were on Dan’s yacht over the Super Bowl last year.”

McConaughey was always seen with Snyder when he chose to attend games, as was Tom Cruise.

The Post report also states that the Bezos/Jay-Z bid is expected to come in January.

McConaughey has long discussed his love of Washington, which he said began as a kid growing up in Texas. He loved hamburgers, and Washington linebacker Chris Hanburger’s name sounded like hamburger, so that was how he became a fan.

NBA superstar Kevin Durant, also a Washington fan, has mentioned he’d like to be included in the possible Bezos/Jay-Z bid.

Social media roasts the Texas Longhorns who had zero players selected in the 2022 NFL draft

The Texas Longhorns hold a distinction with zero NFL draft picks twice in the last decade, and social media roasted them for it.

The Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns combined for seven selections in the 2022 NFL draft. And Oklahoma had the seven.

One of the more entertaining aspects of the draft weekend was the notable absence of a Texas Longhorns player getting selected. There were 262 picks made over the three-day event and zero Longhorns were chosen. Zero.

A Texas team that had the third-best recruiting class in 2018 and 2019 and a top 10 class in 2020 couldn’t get one player taken in the draft. They were one of three Big 12 schools to not have a player taken. The other two were TCU and West Virginia, not exactly schools that have been sitting at the top of the conference.

As you would guess, social media had a field day roasting the Texas Longhorns for their lacking presence during the 2022 NFL draft. If you love wading through a sea of burnt orange sadness, scroll with us as we share with you some of the best roasts of Texas Longhorns football.

WATCH: Matthew McConaughey speaks at Moody Center grand opening

The Moody Center is officially open for business.

The future home of Texas men’s and women’s basketball programs opened its doors to the city of Austin with a ribbon-cutting celebration on Tuesday.

The opening event featured many prominent speakers such as Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte, Texas chairman of the board of regents Kevin Eltife, woman’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer, men’s basketball coach Chris Beard and the Minister of Culture himself, Matthew McConaughey.

McConaughey stole the show with his burnt orange suit and strong charisma. He played a major role in the development of the Moody Center project and its funding.

John Mayer will have the honor of being the first to perform at the new arena on April 20 and 21.

Take a look at a few images from inside Moody Center and some of its exciting features from Monday’s media tour.

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Texas Alumni: The Longhorns most famous graduates and attendees

Who are the most famous UT Alumni and how many can you name?

When it comes to the Texas Longhorns and the Burnt Orange, there have been plenty of high-profile athletes such as Cat Osterman, Vince Young, Ricky Williams, and Huston Street.

However, it isn’t only the athletes as far as the most notable alumni and attendees at UT. The list of famous graduates includes a pair of First Lady’s, actors, singers, and astronauts.

There might not be a bigger name when it comes to the Longhorns than the Minister of Culture, Matthew McConaughey. He can be seen at sporting events, on the set of College Gameday, and even in his film class on the Forty Acres.

We comprised a list of the 15 most famous attendees and graduates of the University of Texas.