Critics Choice Awards 2025: Angelina Jolie, Demi Moore and Zoe Saldana lead the best dressed on red carpet
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- Published on Sunday, 09 February 2025 09:13
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Hollywood brought their fashion A-game to the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards on Friday at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California. Angelina Jolie put her best fashion foot forward in a champagne hued lace Elie Saab gown, adding bold red lipstick and with her blonde locks loose around her.Demi Moore rocked a busty strapless navy blue Schiaparelli dress with her cleavage on full display, while Zoe Saldana donned a sleek red and black Saint Laurent gown.Nicole Kidman opted for a Saint Laurent pantsuit, complete with a tie and button up shirt - as she channeled her Babygirl character.The Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler, finally took place after twice being delayed due to the LA fires.The show was first slated to take place on Sunday, January 12 before being pushed to Sunday, January 26.But due to the venue's close proximity to the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades, ceremony officials decided to push the show to February. Angelina, 49, looked beautiful in her tan Elie Saab gown, which had a lace overlay.The mom of six showcased her figure in the look, which had a v-neckline and a empire waist.Angelina, who stars as the title character in the film Maria sported an eye-catching red lip, perfectly matching her nails.Angelina styled her blonde dyed locks loose, with waves. Demi, 62, flaunted her incredible body in a form fitting navy blue Schiaparelli gown, with a very low-cut neckline.The Golden Globe winner put her chest on display in the striking look, which had a black beaded top half and a structured bandaged bottom half.The frock had cut-out detailing along the bottom of the skirt, as well as an unusual three-dimensional bulb at the center of the neckline. She pulled her long brunette locks, putting her diamond earrings on full display.Zoe Saldana wowed in a black and red frock, with a statement bow at her lower back. The Emilia Perez star added a black choker and delicate diamond earrings, with her long brunette locks in a sleek low ponytail. Zoe, 46, hit the red carpet with her husband of almost 12 years, Marco Perego.Nicole looked incredible in her Saint Laurent pantsuit, appearing to channel her Babygirl boss character.Nicole, 57, channeled her Babygirl character in a pantsuit.The legendary actress looked incredible in a cream colored blazer and trousers, paired with a white button-up and a tie. The movie star styled her blonde locks in big waves, with neutral makeup. Wicked star Ariana Grande looked exquisite in an avant garde look from Dior.The singer wowed in the look, which featured a sheer bodice and a cage-style skirt, with delicate flowers dangling from a lace overlay.The frock also had dimensional accents along the sleeves to round out the ethereal look. Lupita Nyong'o, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Rachel Kondo sported floral gowns.Historically, the awards are the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations. Another major change for the awards show was there was not a 'Live from E!: Critics Choice Awards' two-hour red carpet special ahead of the telecast.The Critics Choice Awards are presented by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association which is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 600 media critics and entertainment journalists. It was established in 2019 with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the intersection between film, television, and streaming content.The 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards aired on E! from 7pm-10pm EST.
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Angelina Jolie breaks down in tears as she pays tribute to her late mother while accepting the Maltin Modern Master Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
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- Published on Saturday, 08 February 2025 07:44
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Angelina Jolie broke down in tears as she paid tribute to her late mother Marcheline Bertrand at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Wednesday night.The Hollywood star, 49, received the event's highest honour, the Maltin Modern Master Award, for her incredible accomplishments in the film industry.She took to the stage to accept the prestigious gong and became overwhelmed with emotion when discussing her beloved mother Marcheline during her speech.Angelina choked back tears as she praised Marcheline for always supporting her acting career after she gave up her own dreams of becoming a creative.She also moved the audience when she revealed Marcheline used to write letters to all of her characters, something she misses since her mother's death in 2007.'I'm very thankful to be a part of this community, many people go through life without a creative outlet,' Angelina shared.'I think of my mother, she had to give up her dreams of a creative life but she embraced that side of mine.'My mother would write letters to my characters - Dear Gia, Dear Lisa Rowe, Dear Lara Croft - and for the last 16 years, I haven't had those letters.'Angelina said she wonders what her mother would write to her latest character, real life opera singer Maria Callas, who she portrayed in the 2024 musical biopic, Maria.'I try to imagine sometimes what she would write, and she would probably have told Maria that she loved her because Maria had many things but she never had a mother's love,' she went on.'I would be absolutely nothing without mine. She passed away many years ago at this time of year, so it's always this weather that reminds me of her.'And that feeling and that sensibility that makes that actually hard for me is part of what is my work and what connects many artists to their work, and I know I'm not alone in this.'Marcheline died at the age of 56 on January 27, 2007, after an eight-year battle with ovarian and breast cancer.As well as Angelina, Marcheline also shared a son, James Haven, with her ex-husband, actor Jon Voight.Marcheline pursued her own career in the movie industry, auditioning tirelessly for theatre roles in Chicago and film gigs in Los Angeles before stepping back to raise her two children.
Angelina has previously told how she originally pursued acting as a career to achieve her mother's dreams, making she doesn't recall 'making the choice' herself.'I did it in the beginning because... it was my mother's dream,' she told W Magazine. 'But by the time my mom was 25, she was divorced with two kids and she decided she would focus her life solely on motherhood.'She loved being being a stay-at-home mom, but she really wanted me to be an actress so I don't remember making the choice to be an actress. I remembered it made my mom happy.'In 1982, then six-year-old Angelina made her acting debut alongside her father in Lookin' to Get Out and she has since carved out a hugely successful career in Hollywood.On Wednesday night, Angelina was honoured for her impressive work as an actress and filmmaker at the 40th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival.She was the 2025 recipient of the Maltin Modern Master Award, which is the festival's most prestigious honour.Named after film critic Leonard Maltin, the award goes to actors who have 'enriched our culture through accomplishments in the motion picture industry'.For the occasion, Angelina showed off her incredible figure in a simple white silk gown as she stormed the red carpet ahead of accepting the top gong. She gave herself a few extra inches in a pair of black stiletto heels and accessorised with a silver thumb ring.Her huge win comes after she was snubbed in the 2025 Oscar nominations, failing to receive a Best Actress nod for Maria despite soaring to critical acclaim in the role.The celebratory night proved to be a star-studded affair as the likes of Kathy Ireland and Ava DuVernay also showed up in support of Angelina. Leonard Maltin was also on hand for the award festivities, which were renamed after him in 201
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Angelina Jolie goes braless in elegant gown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival after Oscars snub
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- Published on Wednesday, 05 February 2025 08:33
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Angelina Jolie exuded elegance as she arrived for day two of the 40th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Wednesday night.The A-list actress, 49, is this year's Maltin Modern Master Award recipient, which is the film festival's 'highest honor.'Named after film critic Leonard Maltin, the award goes to actors who have 'enriched our culture through accomplishments in the motion picture industry,' as per the official website.The award comes amid acclaim for Jolie's portrayal of late opera singer Maria Callas in the Pablo Larraín-directed biopic Maria.Despite critics calling it a 'career-high' performance for Jolie, she failed to pick up an Oscar nomination in the 2025 race.But the mother-of-six looked unbothered by the snub as she worked the film festival's invite-only red carpet ahead of the award ceremony.For the occasion, Jolie went braless under a silky off-white gown that highlighted her slender frame.The backless frock also showed off her impressive back tattoo collection.Her dyed-blonde hair flowed down her chest in wavy strands as she posed for photographers.Jolie strolled the venue in black stiletto heels and accessorized with a silver thumb ring.As for makeup, the Changeling star rocked grungy eyeshadow, peach blush and a glossy lip.Before heading inside the award ceremony, Jolie put on an animated display speaking to reporters on the red carpet.The star flashed a warm smile as she chatted with an official Santa Barbara International Film Festival correspondent.Jolie will be presented the Maltin Modern Master Award by a 'special guest' after an hour-and-a-half long retrospective on her career.Jolie herself will discuss her film accomplishments with a moderator while looking back at her most iconic roles and performances from the last 30 years, as per the Santa Barbara International Film Festival website.The celebratory night proved to be a star-studded affair as the likes of Kathy Ireland and Ava DuVernay showed up in support of Jolie.Ireland looked chic in an all-black outfit that included a glamorous coat and silky blouse.The legendary Sports Illustrated model, 61, opted for natural glam makeup and wore her brunette hair in a voluminous blowout.DuVernay wowed onlookers in a demure black frock with bright white details on the seams.Film producer Jill Campbell rocked a chic high-neck floral frock styled with a black motorcycle jacket. Leonard Maltin was on hand for the award festivities, which were renamed after him in 2015.
Jolie's appearance at Wednesday night's event in Santa Barbara comes weeks after she learned she did not earn a Best Actress Oscar nod for Maria.Jolie — who became an Oscar-winner 25 years ago — poured herself into the 'personal' role by learning to sing opera and even endured a grueling Hollywood press cycle to promote the Netflix film.eing ignored by the Academy could 'devastate' Jolie, 49, as she desperately 'wanted to get nominated,' a source told Page Six when the nominations were announced last month.'Angelina will be devastated … look at all the press she did for the film — she wanted to get nominated,' the source dished.'She did Jimmy Fallon, her first late-night show in over a decade. She even went to the Gotham awards. She did all these magazine covers.' An anonymous Hollywood awards expert told the outlet that the lack of acknowledgement from the Academy 'wasn't great for Angelina – or Netflix,' who produced Maria' and that the actress will 'undoubtedly be upset.'A different insider speculated that Jolie's snub was related to her bitter divorce from fellow Oscar-winner Brad Pitt, which was finalized in December after an eight-year battle.They argued that Jolie is highly favored by the foreign press while Brad remains Hollywood's golden boy.While she did earn a Best Actress nod at the recent Golden Globes, the coveted honor ultimately went to acclaimed Brazilian star Fernanda Torres for I'm Still Here. 'This just shows that Hollywood is Team Brad,' the source claimed. 'The Globes showed that the foreign press loves her, but that's not Hollywood. Nobody was going to go against Brad and give Angelina a vote … people just love Brad.'Another source pointed out that while social 'politics' can come into play at awards season, the Academy decided to nominate a slew of first-timers instead of past winners like Angelina and Nicole Kidman, whose performance in the erotic thriller Babygirl was also ignored.'The divorce is done, and yes, politics do come into play a little alongside the films and the performances. But the fact is that there are a lot of first-time nominees shows that we still have a healthy industry,' the source told the outlet.
Instead of Angelina and Nicole, Demi Moore (The Substance), Cynthia Erivo, (Wicked), Mikey Madison (Anora), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez) and Fernanda Torres (I'm Still Here) will battle it out in the Best Actress category at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2.Maria marked Jolie's long-awaited return to the big screen after a years-long hiatus spent honing her directorial skills and spending time with her six children.The film, which had a limited theatrical release before premiering on Netflix in December, follows 'Maria Callas (Jolie), who lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life,' as per IMDb.Last month, Jolie told Times Radio that playing the late opera singer forced her to look inside herself.'I think you're an artist, and you go through different things in life, and you wonder if certain parts of you have shut down, or who you are, what you have inside of you, and if your lights dimmed, and if you have less to contribute, or if you don't know your yourself, and so to push and rediscover things and try for things that I hadn't ever tried,' the Oscar-winning star explained.'And what a gift as an artist, to be pushed again at this time in my life, to do something that terrified me and I wasn't sure I could do is the greatest gift.' While at the Golden Globes on January 5, Jolie admitted that she was initially 'really scared' of letting Callas' fans and family down with her portrayal.'Failing Maria Callas and the people who loved her really scared me,' she said. 'This was a big fear, but it's fun. I mean, what are we alive for if not to confront our fears and get our hearts pumping and you know try things we're not sure of.'Jolie declared: 'This is my decade of do what scares you.'Days before her appearance at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, Jolie reached a settlement in her divorce from Brad — eight years after she first filed papers, citing 'irreconcilable differences'.The Girl, Interrupted star is 'exhausted' and 'relieved' that 'this one part' of the family's 'healing' journey is done and dusted.Angelina's lawyer James Simon told PEOPLE: 'More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt.
'She and the children left all of the properties they had shared with Mr. Pitt, and since that time she has focused on finding peace and healing for their family.'This is just one part of a long ongoing process that started eight years ago. Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.'Angelina filed for divorce from Brad in September 2016 – after just two years of marriage.It came just days after a journey on a private plane in which Angelina claimed Brad was abusive to her and théier six children — Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 16 — but authorities did not charge him after investigating.Angelina and Brad later released a joint statement declaring that they would keep all divorce proceedings private for the sake of their children.They said: 'The parties and their counsel have signed agreements to preserve the privacy rights of their children and family by keeping all court documents confidential and engaging a private judge to make any necessary legal decisions and to facilitate the expeditious resolution of any remaining issues.'The parents are committed to act as a united front to effectuate recovery and reunification.'They were declared legally single in 2019 but were locked in a lengthy battle over custody and legal issues over their French estate and winery, Château Miraval, following their split.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's son Pax, 21, involved in ANOTHER e-bike crash after riding around with no hands
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's son Pax, 21, has been involved in another e-bike crash after riding hands free. The budding photographer was riding his purple-and-black two-wheeler when he smashed into a white hatch-back car in Hollywood on Friday morning just before noon. The nepo child was alone and riding an e-bike with a motorcycle helmet on as he was dressed in a mauve hoodie and dark slacks with white sneakers.The e-bike looked just like the one he used when he crashed in July in a nearby area. The e-bike seemed to sustain damage like a wheel that would not roll straight. Pax struggled to move it properly as he closely inspected it. It is not known if the Maria photographer was physically hurt but he did not appear to be in pain as he walked around easily after the incident. After talking to the male driver and female passenger of the white dented car for a while, the two parties exchanged phone numbers and their separate ways. Before the accident took place, Pax was seen riding his e-bike without holding onto the handlebars. At one point he rested his gloved hands in his lap. Pax's July e-bike accident was pretty serious as it left him with cuts on his face. He suffered 'complex trauma' in the collision with a car on July 29 in Los Angeles and sported an arm cast soon after. Angelina has been by Pax's side at the hospital since he crashed into a car in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles, TMZ claimed. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. A source told the site that witnesses initially believed Pax had died in the crash as he laid lifeless on the ground. Pax regained consciousness after paramedics arrived on the scene. Page Six reported that this was not the first time the young man has been involved in incidents involving two and four wheeled vehicles. Two months before the July e-bike accident he wrecked his Tesla. Just before midnight on May 19, he reportedly drove his car into a box truck outside of RED Studios in Hollywood.The incident was uncovered via the studio's accident report and while Pax wasn't hurt in the crash, his car was seemingly 'totaled.'
Officers on the scene reported that Pax wasn't under the influence and no report was taken. 'His friends are concerned about him,' an insider told TMZ last year alleging, 'He's being reckless. They're worried. 'He has had a string of car crashes,' the source asserted. 'It's not great. Pax is a troubled kid, and Angelina is doing her best to help him.'In recent months, Pax has been spotted around Los Angeles riding on a Talaria Sting R MX4 electric bike, which costs around $3,000, though it's not known if that was the same bike he crashed. He is regularly seen not wearing a helmet when he is spotted out riding the bike in public. California state laws require all bike and motorcycle riders under 18 to wear helmets, but it's unclear if the type of bike Pax was riding at the time would have required him to wear a helmet. This comes after Jolie was reportedly been left 'devastated' after failing to secure an Oscar nomination for her role in the Maria biopic. The 49-year-old has won huge critical praise and a Golden Globe nod for portraying opera legend Maria Callas as she spent months learning to sing for the performance. But she was left out of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 2025 best actress nominees announced on Thursday, despite huge expectations she would be included.An Oscars source told Page Six: 'Angelina will be devastated… look at all the press she did for the film – she wanted to get nominated. 'She did Jimmy Fallon, her first late-night show in over a decade. She even went to the Gotham Awards. She did all these magazine covers.' A second Hollywood awards insider suggested the snub could have wider implications. They added: 'It wasn't great for Angelina – or Netflix.' Another source tied the decision to leave Angelina out of the Oscar nominations to her public divorce from Pitt, which was finalized in December after years of legal disputes between the pair. The insider added to Page Six: 'This just shows that Hollywood is Team Brad. Nobody was going to go against Brad and give Angelina a vote … people just love Brad.' Maria, written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, focuses on Maria Callas' final days before her death in 1977. Angelina has spoken of making the singer's anguish 'personal to me' – with her sons Maddox, 23, and Pax, 21, working as production assistants on the project. The actress has reflected on the emotional toll of playing Maria Callas, telling the BBC: 'The character has a lot of pain and (my sons) have of course seen me go through a lot of things, but they hadn't experienced me expressing a lot of the pain that usually a parent hides from a child.
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Angelina Jolie left 'devastated' over Oscars snub for Maria biopic as 'Hollywood is Team Brad Pitt'
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- Published on Friday, 24 January 2025 10:20
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Angelina Jolie is reportedly 'devastated' over her Oscars snub for her lead role in Maria as insiders claim Hollywood has sided with her ex-husband Brad Pitt.Despite critical acclaim, it was announced Thursday that Jolie's portrayal of late opera singer Maria Callas in the Pablo Larraín-directed biopic did not receive a Best Actress nomination at the 2025 ceremony.Jolie — who became an Oscar-winner 25 years ago — poured herself into the 'personal' role by learning to sing opera and even endured a grueling Hollywood press cycle to promote the Netflix film.The news comes shortly after she failed to pickup a Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for the dramatic performance.cWhile she did earn a Best Actress nod at the recent Golden Globes, the coveted honor ultimately went to acclaimed Brazilian star Fernanda Torres for I'm Still Here. Being ignored by the Academy could 'devastate' Jolie, 49, as she desperately 'wanted to get nominated,' according to Page Six.'Angelina will be devastated … look at all the press she did for the film — she wanted to get nominated,' the source dished. 'She did Jimmy Fallon, her first late-night show in over a decade. She even went to the Gotham awards. She did all these magazine covers.' An anonymous Hollywood awards expert told the outlet that the lack of acknowledgement from the Academy 'wasn't great for Angelina – or Netflix,' who produced Maria' and that the actress will 'undoubtedly be upset.' A different insider speculated that Jolie's snub was related to her bitter divorce from fellow Oscar-winner Brad Pitt, which was finalized last month after an eight-year battle. They argued that Jolie is highly favored by the foreign press while Brad remains Hollywood's golden boy. 'This just shows that Hollywood is Team Brad,' the source claimed. 'The Globes showed that the foreign press loves her, but that's not Hollywood. Nobody was going to go against Brad and give Angelina a vote … people just love Brad.' Another source pointed out that while social 'politics' can come into play at awards season, the Academy decided to nominate a slew of first-timers instead of past winners like Angelina and Nicole Kidman, whose performance in the erotic thriller Babygirl was also ignored. 'The divorce is done, and yes, politics do come into play a little alongside the films and the performances. But the fact is that there are a lot of first-time nominees shows that we still have a healthy industry,' the source told the outlet Thursday.Instead of Angelina and Nicole, Demi Moore (The Substance), Cynthia Erivo, (Wicked), Mikey Madison (Anora), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez) and Fernanda Torres (I'm Still Here) will battle it out in the Best Actress category at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2.
Maria marked Jolie's long-awaited return to the big screen after a years-long hiatus spent honing her directorial skills and spending time with her six children.The film, which had a limited theatrical release before premiering on Netflix in December, follows 'Maria Callas (Jolie), who lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life,' as per IMDb. Earlier this month, Jolie told Times Radio that playing the late opera singer forced her to look inside herself. 'I think you're an artist, and you go through different things in life, and you wonder if certain parts of you have shut down, or who you are, what you have inside of you, and if your lights dimmed, and if you have less to contribute, or if you don't know your yourself, and so to push and rediscover things and try for things that I hadn't ever tried,' the Oscar-winning star explained. 'And what a gift as an artist, to be pushed again at this time in my life, to do something that terrified me and I wasn't sure I could do is the greatest gift.' While at the Golden Globes on January 5, Jolie admitted that she was initially 'really scared' of letting Callas' fans and family down with her portrayal. 'Failing Maria Callas and the people who loved her really scared me,' she said. 'This was a big fear, but it's fun. I mean, what are we alive for if not to confront our fears and get our hearts pumping and you know try things we're not sure of.'Jolie declared: 'This is my decade of do what scares you.' Days before her appearance at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, Jolie reached a settlement in her divorce from Brad — eight years after she first filed papers, citing 'irreconcilable differences'.
The Girl, Interrupted star is 'exhausted' and 'relieved' that 'this one part' of the family's 'healing' journey is done and dusted. Angelina's lawyer James Simon told PEOPLE: 'More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt. 'She and the children left all of the properties they had shared with Mr. Pitt, and since that time she has focused on finding peace and healing for their family. 'This is just one part of a long ongoing process that started eight years ago. Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.' Angelina filed for divorce from Brad in September 2016 – after just two years of marriage. It came just days after a journey on a private plane in which Angelina claimed Brad was abusive to her and their six children — Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 16 — but authorities did not charge him after investigating.Angelina and Brad later released a joint statement declaring that they would keep all divorce proceedings private for the sake of their children. They said: 'The parties and their counsel have signed agreements to preserve the privacy rights of their children and family by keeping all court documents confidential and engaging a private judge to make any necessary legal decisions and to facilitate the expeditious resolution of any remaining issues. 'The parents are committed to act as a united front to effectuate recovery and reunification.' They were declared legally single in 2019 but were locked in a lengthy battle over custody and legal issues over their French estate and winery, Château Miraval, following their split.
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