Sunday’s Oscars mark the end of an awards season that supported the Time’s Up initiative in response to the #MeToo movement that picked up steam in October when the New York Times published numerous allegations of sexual misconduct from eight women against entertainment mogul Harvey Weinstein. The story inspired other victims to come forward, with Kevin Spacey becoming one of the dozens of men to be on the receiving end of accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior.
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But now that those men have been rejected by Hollywood —Weinstein lost his job and the Weinstein Co. plans to file for bankruptcy; Spacey will no longer lead Netflix’s House of Cards and his role in All the Money in the World was reshot— their awards season glory has waned as well.
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In light of the actors’ absence from the ceremony on Sunday, Macaulay Culkin joked on Twitter that Weinstein, 65, and Spacey, 58, attempted to crash the Oscars in Los Angeles.
“EXCLUSIVE: I heard Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein were going to come disguised as a very tall man in a long trench coat but they got busted by security. #Oscars,” the Home Alone star, 37, wrote.
EXCLUSIVE: I heard Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein were going to come disguised as a very tall man in a long trench coat but they got busted by security. #Oscars — Macaulay Culkin (@IncredibleCulk) March 4, 2018
To donate to the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, which will provide subsidized legal support to women and men in all industries who have experienced sexual harassment, assault, or abuse in the workplace, visit its GoFundMe page. Learn more about Time’s Up, an organization of women in entertainment combating sexual harassment and inequality, on its website.
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Spacey starred in Baby Driver, which received nominations in the film editing, sound editing and sound mixing categories. However, neither Spacey nor Weinstein have been reported on the Oscars grounds.
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Culkin skipped the Academy Awards, too, sharing on Twitter that he was cooking dinner at home— and composing his script for the next Emoji Movie — while still dressed for the occasion.
“Here’s some things I’m doing instead of watching the #oscars,” he tweeted Sunday. “1. Making ramen”
Here’s some things I’m doing instead of watching the #oscars 1. Making ramen pic.twitter.com/gPL0DDtHVP — Macaulay Culkin (@IncredibleCulk) March 4, 2018
The 2018 Oscars ceremony will be held at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4 and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
“Very sorry, but we won’t be missing you—or your kind."
He’s not dead. He’s just dead to a lot of people.
Kevin Spacey is among the accused Hollywood sexual harassers featured in an “In Memoriam” video released Saturday as part of the 38th annual Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, which recognize the worst in film. Anthony Rapp accused Spacey in October of making unwanted sexual advances toward him when Spacey was 26 and Rapp was 14.
The cheeky Razzies video also spotlights the career deaths of Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, Casey Affleck, James Franco, Brett Ratner, Dustin Hoffman, Steven Seagal, Woody Allen, Louis C.K., Donald Trump, and other men who have faced serious sexual misconduct allegations this past year.
“Very sorry, but we won’t be missing you—or your kind,” a message reads.
In light of the encouraging #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, this year’s Razzie Redeemer Award, honoring “a humbling transformation from crap to creative, or at least the inkling of a solid attempt,” went to “A safe Hollywood-haven, where talent is protected, nourished, and allowed to flourish with proper compensation.”
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Other big Razzie winners—or losers—included The Emoji Movie as Worst Picture, Tom Cruise as Worst Actor for The Mummy, and Tyler Perry as Worst Actress for BOO! 2: A Madea Halloween.
Spacey was also a target at the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards, held Saturday and broadcast live on IFC.
Co-host Nick Kroll mocked Spacey’s terrible apology in response to Rapp’s allegations of sexual misconduct: “’I don’t remember doing this, but I know I was drunk when I did it. Also, in a Keyser Soze-like twist, I’m coming out of the closet. So, to sum it up, I’m connecting being gay with assaulting a minor. And now to let the congratulations notes roll in.’”
Following Rapp’s accusations, Spacey was fired from Netflix’s House of Cards and digitally removed from the film All the Money in the World. More men have since accused Spacey of sexual misconduct, and many have credited Rapp for inspiring them to come forward.
Watch the 2018 Razzies “In Memoriam” and full winners announcement below.
There's life after Kevin Spacey for "House of Cards."
The popular Netflix drama dropped a teaser trailer for its upcoming sixth and final season Sunday during the Oscars, marking the first peek at the show since star Spacey was fired.
In the 30-second, single-shot clip, the camera travels through the White House before landing in the Oval Office, where Robin Wright's Claire Underwood turns around in a chair Bond-villain style.
"We're just getting started," she says as she stands.
Three Harvey Weinstein accusers present together at Oscars
We're just getting started. pic.twitter.com/h2XafRynew — House of Cards (@HouseofCards) March 5, 2018
Spacey was fired in November after multiple allegations of sexual harassment and assault.
Production on the show was briefly suspended, and Netflix is reported to have lost $39 million in giving Spacey the boot.
The streaming company also shelved a Spacey film that would have seen the actor as writer Gore Vidal.
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The first teaser from the sixth and final season of House Of Cards has landed with Claire Underwood firmly in the driver’s seat.
The brief trailer, which dropped during the Oscars on Sunday night, featured Robin Wright’s formidable character behind the desk in the Oval Office.
‘We’re just getting started,’ she barks before the clip comes to an end.
This is the first look we have been given at the new season, which will not feature Kevin Spacey after the actor was hit by allegations of sexual harassment.
House Of Cards will continue without Kevin Spacey (Picture: Netflix)
Claire declared it was ‘her turn’ in the last moments of season five, suggesting she will be running the show rather than her conniving husband Frank Underwood, played by Spacey since the show began in 2013.
Netflix have previously claimed that they planned the show’s end months before they officially announced the last ever season.
House Of Cards also stars Michael Kelly and Joel Kinnaman with Diane Lane and Greg Kinnear joining the cast.
The final 13 episodes of the show are set to premiere on Netflix in the autumn.
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