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Oscar season is upon us, and with that comes the anxious need to check all the nominated films off your to-watch list ahead of the ceremony. In the time of quarantine, most of the year’s nominated films are available to stream, meaning you barely have to move from your couch, bed, or pillow fort to get a quality cinematic experience. Peruse the nominated features available below, and keep checking back between now and the 93rd Academy Awards, which are scheduled for Sunday, April 25. Another Round Courtesy Nordisk Film Nominations:...

Princess Diana ArchiveGetty Images Prince Harry arranged for flowers to be laid at Princess Diana’s grave on Sunday to mark Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom, it has been confirmed. A spokesperson for the prince shared the tribute made by Harry, as other members of the royal family took to social media to mark the special day and remember royal mothers no longer with us. Though no further details were provided, a spokesperson confirmed that flowers had been laid upon the prince’s behalf at his mother’s grave on the Spencer...

Taylor Swift took a moment on stage at the Grammys to accept her award for Album of the Year—and for the first time at an awards show, she gave her boyfriend of over four years, Joe Alwyn, a very direct shoutout. She also thanked Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, plus their children Betty, Inez, and James. It was a brief speech—less than a minute long. But it marked a very public moment in Swift and Alwyn's otherwise very private relationship along with her friendships with Lively and Reynolds. (Swift was...

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez made a surprise move yesterday: The morning after multiple outlets independently reported that their relationship of four years had ended, the couple released a statement saying they were still together, though they do have some issues: "All the reports are inaccurate. We are working through some things," the two said.People, Page Six, and E! have gotten more details about what happened behind the scenes after split reports initially broke—and how much work A-Rod has to do to convince Lopez that they can salvage things longterm.E!...

Earlier today, police officer Wayne Couzens was charged with the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old woman who went missing while walking home in south London on March 3. To pay tribute to Everard, Reclaim These Streets had organized a COVID-safe vigil to take place on Saturday in Clapham Common, close to where the kidnapping took place. However, after discussions with London's Metropolitan Police broke down, the vigil was canceled. Instead, a doorstep vigil will take place across the United Kingdom, and people have visited the park throughout...

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have addressed reports that they broke up for the first time. To TMZ this morning, the couple denied their relationship was fully over, saying: "All the reports are inaccurate. We are working through some things." Those things, TMZ adds, have not related to a third party. On Friday, People, TMZ, and Page Six all reported that Rodriguez and Lopez had called off their engagement after four years of dating. Rodriguez proposed to Lopez back in March 2019. The two planned two weddings, both originally scheduled...

More details have come out about why Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez ended their four-year relationship and two-year engagement on multiple outlets, including who ended it. While the decision was ultimately mutual, Lopez was the one with serious doubts, according to Page Six and Entertainment Tonight.A source told Entertainment Tonight, the two "decided their relationship has run its course." Lopez, in particular, wasn't sure about marrying Rodriguez after cheating rumors came out about him last month. "Jennifer felt like moving forward to marriage wasn't right," the source said. "Recently Alex’s...

Selena Gomez has been officially single for years now, but when PDA photos of her in character with her Only Murders in the Building co-star and on-screen love interest Aaron Dominguez came out, some fans thought it was a real romance—and harassed Dominguez on social media. He was able to make light of it, and so was Gomez. on some level. But when asked about it by the Los Angeles Times in a new interview, Gomez candidly reflected on how this attention to and commentary on her love life makes...

With each passing year, a dystopian show about the threat to women's reproductive rights continues to be eerily relevant. That means a fourth season of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, originally adapted from Margaret Atwood's novel of the same name, is on its way. The Emmy-nominated series will arrive after a delay—and with a slightly abbreviated season—on April 28, 2021. The Handmaid's Tale bookshop.org $14.67 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, filming on the new season was halted back in March 2020. But according to Deadline, production has resumed on a new...

Emma Watson has kept a very low profile over the last year, with the actress's social media currently dormant (her career is not, rest assured). But Watson did debut a major hair change while out in Beverly Hills yesterday. Paparazzi photographed Watson with a brand-new bob while leaving a tailor and stopping at Ferrarini Cafe with her boyfriend Leo Robinton. The two have been dating for over a year; they were first photographed kissing in London in October 2019.Watson dressed comfortably, in a gray sweatshirt, black joggers, sandals, and a...

Former First Lady Michelle Obama gave People an in-depth interview about her life quarantining in this week’s issue—and how having her college-age daughters back in her house changed their relationship over the last year. Twenty-two-year-old Harvard University senior Malia and 19-year-old University of Michigan sophomore Sasha were sent home for remote learning when COVID-19 drastically altered life in America last spring and shut down college campuses across the country.“Our girls were supposed to have emptied out of my nest,” Obama said. “I was sort of celebrating that they were out...

Meghan Markle's friend of 17 years, actress Janina Gavankar, appeared on the U.K.’s This Morning program today, where she cast doubt on the royal family's claim that they weren't aware of the full extent of Meghan's struggles while she was a working royal family member. “Though their ‘recollections may vary,’ ours don’t because we lived through it with them,” Gavankar said, quoting directly from the Palace's statement. “And there are many emails and texts to support that.” This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the...

Warning: This article contains mentions of suicidal ideation. Piers Morgan hates Meghan Markle. He has dedicated much of his career in recent years to tearing down her character, from writing scathing Daily Mail columns to criticizing her pregnancy photos. On March 9, he stormed off the Good Morning Britain set after being confronted by his colleague over his critique of Markle’s recent interview with Oprah Winfrey. Hours later, he quit his on-air job, granting the wishes of more than 41,000 people who had made complaints since he claimed Markle was lying about her mental health...

TMZ reported in late March that the man Ariana Grande was seen making out with around Valentine's Day is actually Los Angeles real estate agent Dalton Gomez, and he has been her new boyfriend for "several months," according to the outlet's Grande sources. People and E! independently reported the same news hours later: that Grande is off the market but has been keeping her new relationship private.Grande and Gomez are quarantining together, and he has appeared on her Instagram Story, TMZ pointed out.The singer confirmed their relationship in her "Stuck...