Here’s Who Won That Jet Ski at the 2018 Academy Awards
It's become standard for awards show acceptance speeches to be a race against the clock, as the award winner tries to rattle out his or her long list of thanks before the orchestra plays them off. At the 2018 Oscars, host Jimmy Kimmel added a new incentive to try to get winners to stay on schedule: whoever gives the shortest speech gets a jet ski, presented by Helen Mirren.
Played off like a Price Is Right prize, Kimmel's opening monologue concluded with the reveal of Mirren showing off the jet ski, and it became a recurring bit throughout the show. Multiple nominees referenced the "prize" as a reason to keep their speeches within the Academy Awards-determined time limit -- or admitted they were going over time even if it meant they were going to be losing their chance.
Jordan Peele Makes Oscars History with Get Out Win
Get Out's Jordan Peele made history at the 2018 Oscars on Sunday night, becoming the first black writer to win an Academy Award for Original Screenplay.
I just won an Oscar. WTF?!?
— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) March 5, 2018
In 90 years of Oscars history, only four black writers have been nominated in the category, including Peele. Other nominees include John Singleton in 1991 for Boyz n the Hood, Spike Lee in 1989 for Do the Right Thing, and Suzanne de Passe for Lady Sings the Blues in 1972.
Oscars 2018: What Is an Inclusion Rider?
Best Actress winner Frances McDormand demanded that Hollywood contracts include an "inclusion rider" from now on during her Academy Awards acceptance speech tonight. But what exactly is one?
Good question, and while the answer isn't exactly spelled out in stone, it would suggest that actors and artists up for a movie demand that their contracts include requirements to provide for gender and racial diversity.
If more artists and performers were to demand inclusion riders in their contracts then perhaps more diverse casts and films will make their way to the screen -- and to the Academy Awards.
McDormand called for inclusion riders after asking for all the female attendees to stand up during her speech, and said:
Australian Greens Announce $100 Million Fund for Game Development
The Australian Greens have announced the commitment of $100 million to a new fund aimed at stimulating and growing the video game development sector in Australia. The purpose of the Games Investment & Enterprise Fund would be to invest in game projects and help create more jobs by assisting successful studios to grow their businesses.
The Greens would also extend the Producer Tax Offset and the Post, Digital and Visual Effects Offset to video game developers. The Producer Offset is a rebate for producers of Australian feature films and TV shows and the Post, Digital and Visual Effects Offset is a 30 per cent tax offset which encourages film producers to carry out post-production and visual effects work in Australia, no matter where the film is actually shot.
Guillermo del Toro Carrying a Party Sub Across Hollywood Wins the Oscars
Gal Gadot, Mark Hamill, Lupita Nyong'o, Margot Robbie, Guillermo del Toro and more crashed a preview screening of Disney's A Wrinkle in Time during the Oscars this evening.
To celebrate 'movie-goers' (and do a bit of promotion for the upcoming fantasy flick), host Jimmy Kimmel and the celebs threw hotdogs into the crowd, handed out candy, and greeted delighted fans. del Toro and Lin-Manuel Miranda solemnly carrying a party-sized sub was possibly the highlight of the evening.
To top off the stunt, Kimmel asked a random audience member, Mike, to introduce hosts Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph.
Watch along with us as we update the full Oscars winners list, check out what's new with the Oscars envelopes this year, and enjoy our 5 favourite jokes from Kimmel's opening monologue.
Hearthstone: Talking Tournaments and the Hall of Fame with Team 5
Hearthstone has set a blistering pace so far in 2018. The game has seen its first World Championship Finals outside BlizzCon, has completely revamped its esports structure, has nerfed problematic cards, has adjusted its ranked play system and has held events like Wildfest. I caught up with Lead Game Producer for Hearthstone, Yong Woo, to dig into the details of the latest announcement, which included in-game tournament support and new Hall of Fame cards, as well as to chat about the health of the game in general.
Notice Anything About the Oscars Envelopes This Year?
The Academy went the extra mile to make sure there was no chance for another envelope mix-up at the 2018 Oscars, and they accomplished it by making sure that all the text was blown up so big that even your grandma could read it from across the room.
Exhibit A:
Oscars 2018: The 5 Best Jokes From Kimmel’s Opening Monologue
During his second stint hosting The Academy Awards, Jimmy Kimmel opened with a mostly hilarious monologue that addressed the #Metoo movement in Hollywood, played it fast and loose with last year's Best Picture snafu, and kept a vibe of positivity throughout.
Here are our picks for his 5 best gags:
On sexual harassment: "If we can work together to stop sexual harassment in the workplace, women will only have to deal with harassment all the time every other place they go."
On last year's La La Land/Moonlight Best Picture announcement screw up: "This year, when you get your name called, don't get up right away."
On PricewaterhouseCoopers' statement on that same screw up: "'Our singular focus will be on the show and delivering the correct envelopes.'" "What was your focus the other 89 years?"
Watch the Mary Poppins Returns Teaser Trailer
Disney debuted the first teaser trailer for Mary Poppins Returns during the Oscars.
Watch the video below:
Disney also released a new poster for the upcoming sequel. Check it out below:
The sequel to Disney's beloved 1964 live-action classic stars Emily Blunt as the titular nanny, and Lin-Manuel Miranda as Jack, a lamplighter who is also an apprentice to Dick Van Dyke's Bert. Ben Whishaw and Emily Mortimer play the grown-up iterations of Michael and Jane Banks, with Meryl Streep, Angela Lansbury, Van Dyke, Colin Firth and Julie Walters also appearing in the film. The movie takes place 25 years after the events of the first film, and sees Mary Poppins coming back into the Banks' lives after a family tragedy.
Oscars 2018: Full Winners List
The 90th Annual Academy Awards were held Sunday, March 4, in Hollywood in a celebration hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
While no film fully swept the Oscars, the majority of the frontrunners going into the ceremony walked out with their expected awards. Shape of Water led the race with four wins, while Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Dunkirk and Shape of Water all won three Academy Awards a piece.
For more of IGN's Oscars coverage, check out how the Academy Awards used envelopes to avoid another Best Picture mistake, relive the biggest surprise stunt of the show and read through Jimmy Kimmel's best jokes from his opening monologue.