Academy President Says the Oscars Will Look Into Its Recruitment Practices

After expressing frustration over this year’s all white Oscar nominees, the Academy’s president Cheryl Boone Isaacs is making moves to try to diversify its membership.
Campaign Aims To Bring Less Sexist Coverage To Tonight's Oscars
The Hollywood Reporter has an interesting story about the #AskHerMore campaign. Started in February 2014 by The Representation Project, the campaign aims to encourage reporters to ask women on the red carpet better, and more interesting questions. Namely, to get interviewers to stop asking the time-honored question,…
Women Get Asked Stupid, Sexist Questions on the Red Carpet
Upworthy has compiled a super cut of actresses being asked solely about their clothing and weight. Perhaps being asked, "Who are you wearing?" is less offensive than some of the questions thrown ScarJo's way while promoting The Avengers. "Were you able to wear...undergarments?" some clueless interviewer asks. "You're…
Country Music Eager to Give Women Awards, Hesitant To Play Their Songs
This year's Country Music Award nominees were announced on Tuesday, and, if a person were to judge the state of country music from the list — dominated by the likes of Kacey Musgraves, Miranda Lambert, and Taylor Swift — they'd probably think that maybe these women were getting country stations to play their damn…
Take Me Now, God: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to Host the Golden Globes
Or actually, wait until after January 13th, because that's the day when the Only Women Who Understand Us, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, are set to host the Golden Globes! How great is that? It's so great that I'm currently struggling very hard to not write exclusively in all caps and exclamation marks. If I had my way,…
Violent Lothario Chris Brown Spawns Worst Twitter Trend Ever
Well, this is depressing. After what seemed like 17 identical spasmodic performances and a Grammy award for Best R&B album, a contingent of Chris Brown's female fans took to Twitter last night to congratulate and compliment the famously punch-happy singer— by offering themselves up for celebratory beatings. And all on…
Beyoncé's 'I'm Pregnant' Dance, And Six Other VMA Moments Worth Watching
For an awards show without a host this year, the MTV Video Music Awards sure left us with a lot to talk about the next day: Lady Gaga spoke only as her alter (male) ego for the night (and almost kissed Britney Spears), Jonah Hill speaks about his dramatic weight loss, and Beyoncé and Jay-Z are having a baby. Catch…
Every Rose Has Its Hot Atlantic City Pink Thorn
LA, Jan. 29: Rose McGowan arrives at Entertainment Weekly's celebration honoring the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominees at Chateau Marmont.
The Golden Globes... In Under 2 Minutes
The 66th Annual Golden Globes aired last night, and unless you like hearing Kate Winslet list the crew credits for two films, the stuff worth watching can be boiled down to under two minutes.
