Big names like Teyana Taylor, Timothée Chalamet, and Kate Hudson showed up and showed out at the Beverly Hilton in L.A. Tuesday morning ... turning the daytime 98th Oscars Nominees Luncheon into a full-blown fashion flex!
The men came suited, booted, and dangerously handsome ... with Jacob Elordi and Leonardo DiCaprio leading the pack like it was a red carpet rehearsal.
Emma Stone was back in familiar territory, while other heavy hitters like Elle Fanning and Michael B. Jordan also pulled up, proving awards season is already in full swing.
The trophies haven’t been handed out yet, but the fashion drip definitely has. Scroll through the gallery and catch all the nominee-level glam!
Wunmi Mosaku must really be feeling all the love from Hollywood, given how she landed her first Oscar nomination Thursday morning ... and it turns out she felt the exact same way on the set of "Sinners."
The actress viewed the movie's team as her family while they worked on the flick, telling Deadlineshe became "the closest I've ever been to a cast and crew in my whole career" as she collaborated with Michael B. Jordan and director Ryan Coogler.
Mosaku played a hoodoo practitioner in the flick, a high-concept premise that portrayed a pair of twin brothers opening up a juke joint in the South during the Jim Crow era, and ending up battling a group of vampires.
Mosaku said the movie was made with "so much love," and she's "so grateful that it’s not been taken in vain."
She added she "never thought about award season when taking a role," which is fine and all ... though she might change her mind after this one, as she's up for Best Supporting Actress.
"Sinners" collected an unprecedented 16 Oscar nominations ... two more than the previous record held in a three-way tie between "La La Land," "Titanic," and "All About Eve."
We've got less than two months until the Oscar Award ceremony goes down ... plenty of time to catch all the other films going up against "Sinners."
"KPop Demon Hunters" is continuing its "Takedown" on the awards season ... the massive movie has now earned Oscar nods for Best Animated Feature & Best Original Song for "Golden."
This puts the Netflix hit alongside the year’s biggest animated films ... including big studio titles like "Zootopia 2." This is a big achievement for a project inspired by K-pop that didn't even get a proper theatrical release.
Colossal news for Ryan Coogler’s "Sinners" ... the horror flick just made Oscar history with a massive 16 nominations!
"Sinners" officially blows past the longtime three-way record of 14 noms held by "All About Eve," "Titanic," and "La La Land" ... and you can bet the cast and crew were losing it after Thursday morning’s announcement.
The haul includes Best Picture, Michael B. Jordan for Leading Actor, Wunmi Mosaku and Delroy Lindo for Supporting Actress and Actor ... and even a nod in the brand-new Best Casting category.
Danielle Brooks is about to be up at the crack of dawn announcing those Oscar nominations ... and she’s already got some very strong opinions on who’s about to clean up!
We caught up with the actress at LAX Wednesday, and she made it clear her pick to dominate this year is "Sinners" ... saying she thinks the film could have its own "Moonlight" moment with a surprise Best Picture win.
You gotta catch the full clip ... Danielle goes hard for "Sinners," but she also name-checks another major contender that’s high on her list too.
Kieran Culkin finally got his wife to hold up her end of their bargain ... 'cause his better half's pregnant, months after he revealed she promised him four kids if he won an Oscar!
The actor rolled up to opening night of "Waiting For Godot" on Broadway with Jazz Charton -- his wife of more than a decade -- and, he put his hand protectively on her belly ... and she's clearly with child!
The two are positively beaming in the photos ... with Culkin looking particularly proud of himself -- since he sorta manifested this whole situation.
Teyana Taylor has been flexing her triple-threat traction all 2025 -- which might consummate with her holding a golden trophy!!!
TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Teyana in NYC, promoting her hit comeback album and its accompanying short film, "Escape Room."
The last time we caught up with the Rose from Harlem a couple months ago, she was bracing for vocal surgery to repair some damaged cords ... she tells us her recovery's been going so well, she's plotting her tour for the top of 2026!!!
Sydney Sweeney sounds like she may be punching her way to her first Academy Award ... based on what we're hearing about her upcoming boxing movie.
Sydney is starring in "Christy," a film chronicling the life of boxer Christy Martin, and it's set to premiere Friday afternoon for a select audience at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Our sources tell us the studio behind the movie, Black Bear, tested the flick and it "tested through the roof."
We're gonna give you a little insider info here -- there's never a dull moment at the TMZ office, but some days can be pretty ruff!
Way back in 2012, our top dog Harvey Levin met the pooch who portrayed Jack in "The Artist" and appealed to the Academy to let the canine performer attend its annual Awards Ceremony -- before being bitten when he tried to pet the four-legged actor!
"The Artist" won plenty of awards that night, including Best Picture and Best Actor, and yeah, the pup got his time on the red carpet ... and we're sure he got plenty of treats that night!
We wanna see if you can guess who this actor is -- and we don't think you're doomed to fail this one!
We caught this Oscar-winning actor in 2024, just after he picked up a Golden Globe for his work in "Oppenheimer," and he'd eventually take home an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor ... sounds like a pretty good awards season to us!
Oh yeah, and we asked him about making a return to the MCU about six months before he announced he'd be switching from superhero to supervillain in "Avengers: Doomsday" -- how's that for a good call?!
Will Smith is addressing his infamous Oscars slap -- and all the baggage that came with it -- head-on on his new album.
Smith's album "Based on a True Story" dropped on Friday -- his first full-length solo project in 20 years, and it immediately confronts the fallout from slapping Chris Rock.
The album's opening song, "Int. Barbershop - Day" -- featuring DJ Jazzy Jeff and B. Simone -- kicks off with the line, "Will Smith is canceled."
The biggest honor in entertainment means nothing to Ben Stiller -- at least in comparison to his beloved New York Knicks' success ... 'cause the actor said he'd rather have an NBA title than an Oscar!!
The comedy legend and "Severance" director admitted just how crazy he is about his basketball team on the latest episode of Travis and Jason Kelce's "New Heights" podcast ... when he admitted he'd be perfectly content with never getting a statuette in his trophy case -- as long as Larry O'Brien comes back to New York.
Stiller joked a Knicks title is a lot more likely ... so he's "definitely down" for it to play out like that.
Chelsea Handler and Ralph Fiennesare spending time together and having some fun ... giving things a trial run before possibly making their relationship official.
The comedian and the "Conclave" star sparked romance rumors this weekend after being photographed leaving the Vanity Fair Oscar Party together ... and now we know a little something about their status.
Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Chelsea and Ralph are testing the waters and keeping things casual for now, they're not exclusive or officially dating just having fun.
Conan O'Brien's well-landed joke halfway through Sunday night's Oscars -- about Kendrick Lamar calling Drake a pedophile -- was nearly left in comedy purgatory, sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ Hip Hop.
Last night, Conan used a commercial break return to poke fun at the halftime cue for Kendrick to shade Drake, in a nod to rap's biggest moment last year, and last month's Super Bowl show (see below) ... but we're hearing both the Academy and ABC had strong reservations about getting the joke in, and pushed back in fear of how the crowd would react.
One particular producer made the case and fought the powers, because they firmly believed in the joke. Whether good or bad, the gag was bound to have a big, audible reception!!!
Tony Todd's family is fuming at the Academy Awards ... and it's all because the late actor's name wasn't included in an annual segment honoring those who died.
The "Candyman" star's widow, Fatima, tells TMZ ... she's angry the Oscars snubbed Tony from the In Memoriam tribute.
Tony's widow believes there's a racial element at play here too ... telling us she feels like people of color and women are often ignored as much as possible when it comes time for the Academy to honor the dead.
The results could be pretty interesting -- and we've got a hunch where Timothée Chalamet stands in all of this -- but this may be closer than expected.
