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Sofia Vergara’s 10 Best Performances, Ranked

Sofia Vergara has started her 2024 being on top of the headlines with her latest biographical crime drama, Griselda. The charismatic Colombian-American actress is famous for her playful, self-aware deployment of her beauty and sex appeal, as well as for her many outstanding performances on television and the big screen. Sofia Vergara first rose to the limelight while co-hosting two television shows — Fuera de serie and A que no te atreves — for the Spanish-language television network Univision in the late 1990s.…

Dolly Parton Announces First-Ever Pet Gala Featuring Song Performances

The star of last year’s Met Gala was a cockroach that was photographed on the famous steps of one of fashion’s biggest events. As Variety reported, 40 minutes after the roach made its debut, it was sadly stepped on. But thankfully, country icon Dolly Parton understands the importance of making space for non-humans in fashion. On Feb. 21, the two-hour special Dolly Parton’s Pet Gala will premiere on CBS and Paramount+. “I have hosted or co-hosted many shows throughout my career, but I have never been more excited…

And the Oscar nomination doesn’t go to … 20 great performances snubbed by the Academy | Oscars 2024

20. Mark Ruffalo: You Can Count on Me (2000) – best supporting actorKenneth Lonergan’s bittersweet study of two orphaned siblings struggling to reconnect as emotionally damaged adults was Ruffalo’s big-screen breakthrough. His unreliable itinerant Terry habitually infuriates Laura Linney’s stoic single mother Sammy; yet Terry’s halting, heartfelt final monologue, referencing the film’s unspoken title, is an understated tear-jerker. For that speech alone, Ruffalo should’ve been nominated alongside Linney and Lonergan’s…

10 Classic Sci-Fi Performances Snubbed by the Oscars

Galaxy Quest (1/9) Movie CLIP - How Did I Come to This? (1999) HDGalaxy Quest is a cult favorite now, but this sci-fi comedy didn’t connect with audiences initially—which is maybe why Rickman’s hilariously droll performance as a Shakespearean actor mortified by his nerdy fame (complete with catchphrase) didn’t grab Oscar by... ahem... Grabthar’s Hammer. Galaxy Quest (1/9) Movie CLIP - How Did I Come to This? (1999) HDGalaxy Quest is a cult favorite now, but this sci-fi comedy didn’t connect with audiences…

From Penélope Cruz to Teyana Taylor: the season’s most overlooked movie performances | Film

One of the worst aspects of awards season is watching group after group barely deviate from the same small group of names all prognosticators seem to have in their pool. (Are those folks good at predictions, or are awards bodies just too lazy to look past the punditry?)On the other hand, one of most exciting aspects of awards season is the rush of satisfaction when an awards-giving body manages to defy conventional wisdom and select a performance that hasn’t arrived pre-anointed as a certified Oscar contender –…

Cillian Murphy’s top 5 standout performances you need to watch | Hollywood

Fresh off his inaugural Golden Globe win this year for his performance in Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy has captured the global audience with his acting prowess. Securing the Golden Globe win has solidified the actor's position as the leading contender for the upcoming Oscars, scheduled to be held on March 10 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Cillian Murphy at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards (REUTERS) Murphy is known for embracing each role with honesty, demonstrating versatility and a comfort in tackling…

Hollywood unions resisting AI being used to recreate actors' performances sets a precedent for future labor movements on how to push…

Angela Watercutter / Wired: Hollywood unions resisting AI being used to recreate actors' performances sets a precedent for future labor movements on how to push back against automation — The year was dominated by talk of what artificial intelligence could do—and what it could do better than most humans. Angela Watercutter / Wired: Hollywood unions resisting AI being used to recreate actors' performances sets a precedent for future labor movements on how to push back against automation …

20 Best TV and Movie Performances of 2023

There’s a moment in Roger Ross Williams’ biopic of Saúl Armendáriz — a.k.a. Cassandro, the “Liberace of lucha libre” — when Gael García Bernal’s future wrestling superstar is about to debut his new persona in the ring. It’s a twist on the sport’s stock “exotico” characters, those homophobic caricatures of swishy gay men designed to make the masked heroes that much more masculine. Saúl’s new creation is different, however: He’s going to make the exotico a winner. He enters the arena, climbs up the…

Maestro movie review: Brilliant performances rule this classic engagement

Film: MaestroCast: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer, Gideon Glick, Maya Hawke, Sarah SilvermanDirector: Bradley CooperWriter: Bradley Cooper & Josh SingerRating: 4/5Runtime: 128 mins Bradley Cooper’s second directorial effort, ‘Maestro,’ post his stunning awards garnering debut directorial ‘A Star is Born’ has all the makings of a classic. This biopic is also a love story that chronicles conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein’s life and relationships - especially the…

Watch Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve: Stream Performances Online

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. NewJeans, Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion and Green Day are among the stars helping to ring in 2024, as part of this year’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve special. This year’s television broadcast will take place across four different locations around the world with more than five hours of performances to help usher in 2024. Want to watch Dick Clark’s New…