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Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
What Was Up With the Oscars' Strange James Bond Tribute?
Margaret Qualley onstage during the James Bond tribute at the 97th Academy Awards on March 2, 2025. Credit - Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Follow along for live updates on the winners, losers, and biggest moments of the 2025 Oscars here. In case you are a movie fan who has been living under a rock for the last week, I regret to inform you that the Broccoli family—who have long been the stewards of the James Bond film franchise—recently handed over full creative control to Amazon in exchange for a major paycheck. The Oscars decided to pay tribute to the Broccolis, following Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson's honor with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award last November, with a tribute to 007. It was…strange. Though introduced by onetime Bond Girl Halle Berry, the musical medley featured stars with absolutely no ties to the franchise, including Margaret Qualley, Lisa of Blackpink (and The White Lotus), Doja Cat, and Raye. (The three musicians are all currently promoting 'Born Again,' their recently released single.) It felt as if Daniel Craig (who has been making the awards circuit for his role in Queer), Paul McCartney (who served as one of the musical guests at the recent SNL50 celebration), and Adele (who won an Oscar for her performance of 'Skyfall') all passed on appearing in the tribute. Instead of asking one of the many performers who have been involved in the Bond franchise over the past several decades, so the show ginned up something rather random. The effect felt like a death knell for the franchise which many in Hollywood fear will lose its verve now that a tech conglomerate has gotten its hands on it. The Broccolis have long refused to produce spinoffs or TV series connected to Bond in order to not sully its story. Amazon has a history of mining IP like The Lord of the Rings for all it is worth. The Broccolis also took big risks in casting, most recently with Daniel Craig, who was a controversial pick for the iconic role (due to his blonde hair) before wowing audiences in Casino Royale and Skyfall. Meanwhile, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos recently tweeted a poll asking fans to vote for the next Bond. Write to Eliana Dockterman at
USA Today
17-02-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscars won. How many did the late producer win?
Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscars won. How many did the late producer win? Show Caption Hide Caption Conan O'Brien to host 2025 Oscars Comedian Conan O'Brien will host the 97th Academy Awards, marking his first time in the role. In just three weeks the largest celebration of filmmaking achievements will be held, the Oscars. Since the award ceremony's establishment in 1929, one filmmaker has stood above the rest, taking home the the most golden statuettes. The late Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscar wins at 22, with four additional honorary awards. It was actually Disney who coined the nickname "Oscars" for the Academy Awards. When he accepted the cartoon short subject award for his short cartoon, "The Three Little Pigs" in 1934, Disney said he was excited to take home his little "Oscar," according to The Walt Disney Family Museum. Up until this point, the term "Oscar" has been used as an inside industry name for the award and Disney's remarks were the first time the public became aware of it. What Oscars did Walt Disney win? 1932: Cartoon Short Subject for "Flowers and Trees" 1934: Cartoon Short Subject for "Three Little Pigs" 1935: Cartoon Production for "The Tortoise and the Hare" 1936: Cartoon Production for "Three Orphan Kitties" 1937: Cartoon Short Subject for "The Country Cousin" 1938: Cartoon Short Subject for "The Old Mill" 1939: Cartoon Short Subject for "Ferdinand the Bull" 1940: Cartoon Short Subject for "The Ugly Duckling" 1942: Cartoon Short Subject for "Lend a Pow" 1943: Cartoon Short Subject for "Der Fuehrer's Face" 1949: Two-Reel Short Subject for "Seal Island" 1951: Two-Reel Short Subject for "In Beaver Valley" 1952: Two-Reel Short Subject for "Nature's Half Acre" 1953: Two-Reel Short Subject for "Water Birds" 1954: Feature Documentary: "The Living Desert" 1954: Short Subject Documentary: "The Alaskan Eskimo" 1954: Cartoon Short Subject for "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom" 1954: Two-Reel Short Subject for "Bear Country" 1955: Feature Documentary for "The Vanishing Prairie" 1956: Short Subject Documentary for "Me Against the Arctic" 1959: Live Action Short Subject for "Grand Canyon" 1969: Cartoon Short Subject for "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day" Disney also won the following honorary awards: 1932: For the creation of Mickey Mouse 1939: For "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," recognized as a "significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field for the motion picture cartoon" 1942: For an "outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures throuh the production of 'Fantasia'" 1942: The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award First awarded in 1938, The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award is presented to a "creative producer whose body of work reflects a consistently high quality of motion picture production," according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences website. When are the Oscars? The 97th Academy Awards are Sunday, March 2. What time are the Oscars? The 2025 Oscars will air from 7-10 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 2. Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Follow her on X and Instagram @gretalcross. Story idea? Email her at gcross@
