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Lost-in-translation snafu causes brief confusion over Best Supporting Actress
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BAFTA confirmed to 'Deadline' that Condon's name was on the card, but the sign-language interpreter providing voiceover for the audience appeared to mistakenly announce Carey Mulligan -- nominated in the category for "She Said" -- as the winner. Kotsur, and his on-stage British Sign Language interpreter, moved quickly to correct the error, ensuring Condon alone rose to travel to the stage.
7 wins topped by Best Picture: 'All Quiet On The Western Front' creates buzz
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Meanwhile, Colin Farrell-starrer "The Banshees Of Inisherin" won the second most awards of the night, including both supporting actor categories with wins for Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon, who emerged as the correct winner after fellow nominee Carey Mulligan's name was initially called in error. Writer and director Martin Mcdonagh also won for Original Screenplay and Outstanding British Film.
Judd Apatow roasts Tom Cruise over CGI, scientology at DGA Awards
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A month after Jerrod Carmichael used the Golden Globes stage to mock Tom Cruise for his involvement in the Church of Scientology, Judd Apatow got in a few similar jabs while emceeing the Directors Guild of America Awards, reports 'Variety'. The jokes began with the topic of the 'Top Gun' star's height: "The special effects in 'Maverick' were so top notch, I couldn't even see the stack of phone books Tom Cruise sat on to reach the flight controls."
Kristen Stewart joins Berlin Film Festival red carpet protest against Iranian regime
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Actress Golshifteh Farahani, who is also on the jury; "Holy Spider" actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi; and "The Siren" director Sepideh Farsi were among dozens of Iranian film professionals participating in the protests hosted by Berlinale co-directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian.
Sony, Zee, Star channels go off air over pricing issues
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This new move has disrupted the Indian media landscape and is expected to to affect nearly 45 million consumers of cable TV operators. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had restored the maximum retail price (MRP) of a TV channel to be a part of a bouquet in the last November.
'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood': When Quentin Tarantino pranked Austin Butler
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The 31-year-old American star had a small role in the 2019 film "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" where he played a member of Charles Manson's cult. Austin starred in the film opposite A-list stars including Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio - and went on to star in lead roles of his own including the title role in music biopic "Elvis", for which he is BAFTA nominated.
Zeenat Aman: No plan to return to silver screen, but not closing that door either
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Zeenat took to Instagram, where she also shared that since her debut at 16, she has experienced the perils of "being misquoted, taken out of context, censored, and gossiped about." She wrote: "There's been some speculation that my presence here is the precursor to my return to the silver screen. I am a notoriously private person, and I suppose this sudden sharing has set tongues wagging."
Megan Fox, MGK seek professional help to 'salvage relationship'
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The 'Transformers' actress, 36, last week sparked break-up rumours when she erased all pictures of her rapper fiancee, 32, who she has ben dating since 2020, from her Instagram feed and posted about being able to "taste the dishonesty" - but they are now said to be "working through their issues" and apparently have not split, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
'Mysterious Girl' hitmaker Peter Andre contemplated semi-retirement at 50
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Speaking to Woman magazine, Peter Andre said: "I was properly stressing when it was looming, and now I think, no, let's go; I feel so young. I thought by the time I turned 50 I was going to semi-retire, and then COVID-19 came along and I was like, 'Er, no, I don't think that's going to happen. Now, I'm really hungry to work."
Rose Byrne reveals 'Insidious' was made in just '22 days for about $8.50'
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"I get little tidbits now and again about how it's, particularly the first one, how it's become more of a cult hit than I knew. That's really delightful. Oh my God, we did that film in 22 days for about $8.50," Rose told Collider, reports aceshowbiz.com. Rose is reprising the part in the upcoming movie 'Insidious: Fear the Dark' and had a "natural ease" with co-star Patrick Wilson - who will make his directorial debut on the flick.
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