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Why Oscars stars are wearing red pins on their outfits

Here’s why certain stars at the Oscars are wearing red pins on their outfits for the event.

As the Academy Awards get underway, you may have noticed that certain celebrities and stars are wearing red pins on their outfits this year.

The reasoning? Those red pins are the logo of Artists4Ceasefire — a group of celebrities urging the United States and President Joe Biden to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Almost 400 celebrities — from Andrew Garfield to Florence Pugh and more — have signed the petition, with the band Boygenius having worn the pins on the 2024 Grammys red carpet.

The pin itself holds the image of an outstretched red hand with a black heart in its palm.

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How much do the Oscars statuettes actually weigh?

Ever wonder how heavy those Oscars statues are? We’ve got the answer.

We hear it year after year during the Academy Awards.

A surprised winner walks up to the stage, reaches for the Oscar and is even more stunned by the heft of the trophy. It usually leads to the winner proclaiming “Wow, that’s heavier than I thought.”

But how much do those awards weigh, anyways?

Well, here’s your answer: the 13.5-inch tall statuette is 8.5 pounds, according the Academy. They are made of solid bronze and plated in 24-karat gold. It takes three months to manufacture 50 of what’s officially called the Academy Award of Merit and 3,140 have been handed out since the Oscars began in 1929.

There you have it!

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Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s awards history at the Oscars

Has Da’Vine Joy Randolph ever won an Academy Award?

Da’Vine Joy Randolph delivered one of the most acclaimed performances of 2023 in the holiday dramedy The Holdovers.

The veteran actor earned her first Oscar nomination for the film in the Best Supporting Actress category where she’s poised to win after taking home the Golden Globe, the SAG Award, the BAFTA and the Critics’ Choice Award in the same category.

Barring a major upset, Randolph will very likely win at the Oscars on March 10, which would bring her Academy Awards number to one.

It’d be a very deserved win for such a phenomenal performance, and it may be The Holdovers‘ main recognition on Oscar night should it strike out in other categories.

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Emily Blunt’s awards history at the Oscars

Has Emily Blunt ever won an Academy Award?

Emily Blunt has turned into one of the most beloved actors in her profession, appearing in blockbuster films like A Quiet Place, Mary Poppins Returns and Edge of Tomorrow to name a few.

Her performance in Christopher Nolan’s historical epic Oppenheimer as Kitty Oppenheimer earned her an Oscar nomination in Best Supporting Actress, which is fascinatingly the first of her distinguished career.

It’s a bit of a surprise that Blunt has never been nominated at the Academy Awards, but she’ll likely find herself nominated in the future as she’s one of the most in-demand working actors in Hollywood.

We’ll know on March 10 if Blunt is able to capitalize on her first nomination for her first-ever Oscar win.

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Lily Gladstone’s awards history at the Oscars

Has Lily Gladstone ever won an Academy Award?

Lily Gladstone delivered one of the best performances in 2023 with Killers of the Flower Moon, and it earned her a very well-deserved nomination for Best Actress as this year’s Academy Awards.

It’s her first-ever nomination at the Oscars, as she’s never been recognized before by the Academy. However, she may well win on her first nomination after winning the SAG Award for Best Actress.

We’ll know soon enough if Gladstone is able to walk away with an Oscar for her incredible turn in Martin Scorsese’s latest film, her first in a career where we could easily see her winning even more for her stellar acting.

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Cillian Murphy’s awards history at the Oscars

Has Cillian Murphy ever won an Academy Award?

Cillian Murphy is one of the most recognizable actors working these days, from his breakout work in 28 Days Later to his Oscar-nominated lead role in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.

When you look at his history at the Academy Awards, you strangely don’t have to look very far. His nomination for Oppenheimer this year is his first with the Academy, as he’s never been recognized in the past for his acting.

It’s a very surprising thing to realize, but he very well may win on his very first nomination at the Oscars. It’d be richly deserved for what he achieves as J. Robert Oppenheimer in Nolan’s titanic film, too.

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Robert De Niro’s awards history at the Oscars

We know Robert De Niro has won an Academy Award. How many, exactly?

Robert De Niro is widely regarded as one of the best actors of all time.

He’s appeared in so many memorable films, from Goodfellas to Taxi Driver and beyond. He’s also been recognized by the Academy Awards for his stellar career.

Exactly how many times the Oscars have awarded the legendary actor is a very fascinating question, however.

De Niro has won two Oscars in his career, once for 1974’s The Godfather: Part II in Best Supporting Actor and again for 1980’s Raging Bull in Best Actor. He’s been nominated nine times by the Academy over the past five decades, but he’s only won twice for those two performances.

The other films that De Niro was nominated for but didn’t end up winning for were Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Awakenings, Cape Fear, Silver Linings Playbook, The Irishman and, most recently, Killers of the Flower Moon.

It’s that last performance that De Niro is currently nominated for in Best Supporting Actor, and we’ll know on March 10 if he’ll add a third Oscar to his mantle.

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Oscars red carpet hosts 2024: Who’s reporting live for ABC and E! News?

Here’s who’s hosting the Oscars red carpet coverage in 2024.

It’s the 2024 Oscars, which means we’ll see some hardware handed out to the best in film from the past year.

But it also means we’ll see some amazing fashion from everyone in attendance. And if you’re here, you’re probably wondering: Who is that on my TV hosting the red carpet coverage outside the Dolby Theatre?

Great question! We have answers for both E! News and ABC, which will have live coverage of all the stars walking in.

On ABC, it’ll be Vanessa Hudgens and Julianne Hough. On E! News, it’ll be Laverne Cox.

There’s your answer! Enjoy the whole night of Oscars goodness!

Paul Giamatti’s awards history at the Oscars

Has Paul Giamatti ever won an Academy Award?

Paul Giamatti is one of the most respected veteran actors in Hollywood, having been in countless films and television projects that earned critical and audience love over the years.

His performance in last year’s holiday dramedy The Holdovers earned him recognition in the Best Actor category at this year’s Oscars.

Has he ever won an Academy Award? As surprising as it is, this is only his second nomination in his career, and he’s still waiting on a win.

Giamatti earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination for 2005’s Cinderella Man, but he lost the category to George Clooney for his work in Syriana.

If he wins on Oscar night, it’ll be his first trophy in a long career of distinguished performances.

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Emma Stone’s awards history at the Oscars

Has Emma Stone ever won an Academy Award?

Emma Stone has established herself as one of the most prominent actors in the business, and she’s up for an Academy Award for her performance in last year’s sci-fi dramedy Poor Things.

Has she ever taken home an Oscar? In four nominations, she’s won once in Best Actress for her performance in 2016’s La La Land.

Stone has also been nominated in Best Supporting Actress twice for her roles in 2014’s Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) and 2018’s The Favourite.

Her latest Best Actress nomination for Poor Things makes this the second time she has earned Oscar consideration from starring in a film by auteur Yorgos Lanthimos.

After winning the BAFTA in February, it’s very possible Stone walks away on Oscar night with her second Academy Award in her young career.

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