Leonardo DiCaprio Wins Overdue Oscar

Leonardo’s breakthrough celebration for Best Actor ends an Oscar drought that stretches back to 1994. He was nominated for What’s Eating Gilbert Grape that same year, 2005’s The Aviator, 2007’s Blood Diamond, and also 2014’s The Wolf of Wall Street without success. If there was any doubt that this wouldn’t finally be Leonardo’s year, it was surely…

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Oscars 2016: It’s An Aussie Gold Rush!

In a massive boost for the local film industry, Mad Max: Fury Road has won six gongs – Best Costume Design, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Film Editing, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. “Thank-you so much to the Academy,” said Margaret Sixel, wife of Mad Max director George Miller, in her acceptance speech for the Film…

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Oscars 2016: Watch The Red Carpet Video Highlights

Breakout style star of the year, actress Alicia Vikander, turned most early heads in a stunning yellow Louis Vuitton gown. Alicia says it's been her dream since she was five-years-old to dress like Belle from Beauty and the Beast. “I’ve had the privilege to wear dresses that are like pieces of art,” says…

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How Celebrities Get That Red Carpet Body!

It should come as no surprise that these celebs work day and night to get their red carpet bod. Eager for the best results, they’re often the first to try out the hottest trends which are often born in Los Angeles . Here’s some celeb favourite workouts to keep themselves in tip top shape: Air Aerial Fitness Hanging…

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Inside The Oscar Nominees’ $328,000 Gift Bag

Warning: you may feel some intense jealousy. Not for the toilet roll (yes, the goodie bag has toilet roll), but for the impressive travel, hotel and spa vouchers. Nothing beats a bit of R&R. Los Angeles-based company Distinctive Assets are behind this year's eclectic gift mix, working alongside brands to capitalise on the endorsement by Oscar hopefuls. Here's what the Oscar nominees…

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2016 Oscars: Australia Set For Record Haul

If experts and bookmakers are correct, 10 Australian Mad Max: Fury Road crew members will walk out of Hollywood's Dolby Theatre with gold statuettes on February 29 (Australia time). It will easily top two other bumper years for Australians at the Oscars. In 1996 six won Oscars in four categories when George Miller's Babe and Mel Gibson's…

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Australia Wins Big At The BAFTA Awards

Homegrown box office smash Mad Max: Fury Road picked up four awards from its seven nominations. Lesley Vanderwalt and Damina Martin won for makeup and hair, Jenny Beavan for costume design, Margaret Sixel for editing, and Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson for production design. Mad Max has a further 10 nominations at the Oscars in…

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Leonardo’s Gruesome Bear Wounds Are An Internet Hit

His character, a fur trapper called Hugo Glass, is left for dead by his hunting partners. But he miraculously survives and embarks on a quest to escape the wilderness and get his revenge on the men who betrayed him. Now, the creative team behind the realistic wounds in the Oscar-touted movie has revealed the secrets to Leonardo’s…

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Inside Cate Blanchett’s New $6 Million English Mansion

The Sunday Times reports that Cate Blanchett, the Oscar-winning actress - she's nominated again in 2016 for Carol - paid $6 million for a refurbished red brick Victorian English mansion. Once the home of Sherlock Holmes writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Doctor Who’s Tom Baker, Highwell House boasts five reception rooms, seven bedrooms and a…

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Oscar 2016 Nominees: The Complete List, Pictures And Videos

Eddie Redmayne, who plays a transgender pioneer Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl, is in the running to repeat his 2015 success, competing against The Revenant star Leonardo DiCaprio for the best actor award. Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl. Photo © 2015 - Focus Features. DiCaprio has been nominated four times before but is yet to…

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