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We’re still more than a month away from the Oscars, but the guild awards are already happening and Hollywood stepped out to support directors at the 2026 DGA Awards!

Leonardo DiCaprio, Olivia Wilde, Timothee Chalamet, and Kerry Washington were among the celebs at the Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday night (February 7) at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.

One Battle After Another‘s Paul Thomas Anderson won the big award of the night for Theatrical Feature Film directing, paving his way to possibly take home the Best Director award at the Oscars next month.

Each of the five nominated directors – Anderson, Frankenstein‘s Guillermo Del Toro, Hamnet‘s Chloe Zhao, Marty Supreme‘s Josh Safdie, and Sinners‘ Ryan Coogler – received tributes from the collaborators during the event.

Leo honored Anderson, Jacob Elordi paid tribute to Del Toro, Hamnet producer Steven Spielberg honored Zhao, Timothee was there to honor Josh, and Michael B. Jordan paid tribute to Coogler.

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The fifth annual Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Gala brought out all the stars!

The celeb-filled event raised over $12 million to support the museum’s exhibitions, education initiatives, and public programming, including screenings, K-12 programs, and access initiatives in service of the general public and the local community of Los Angeles, per the Academy.

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Glen Powell has lined up his next movie role!

On Thursday (March 13), it was announced that the 36-year-old Twisters actor will be starring in filmmaker Barry Jenkins‘ new sci-fi movie The Natural Order, based on author Matthew Aldrich’s unpublished manuscript.

The movie is described as a “sci-fi thriller centering on the search for eternal life,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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The cast of Mufasa: The Lion King took over London this week and even turned the Tower Bridge into Pride Rock!

The voice stars of Disney’s hot new film stepped out for the UK premiere on Wednesday night (December 11) at Cineworld Leicester Square in London, England.

Aaron Pierre (Mufasa), Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Taka), Tiffany Boone (Sarabi), Seth Rogen (Pumbaa), Billy Eichner (Timon), and Anika Noni Rose (Afia) all joined director Barry Jenkins for a special Pride Rock photo-call at Potters Field Park in London, which was followed by a performance of the South African Cultural Gospel Choir.

Also in attendance at the red carpet premiere were Mads Mikkelsen (Kiros), Preston Nyman (Zazu), Theo Somolu (Taka Cub), Folake Olowofoyeku (Amara), and Derrick L. McMillon (Mosi).

Mufasa: The Lion King will be released in theaters on December 20.

Make sure to also see photos from the L.A. premiere, which was attended by Beyonce and family!

FYI: Aaron is wearing Louis Vuitton. Tiffany is wearing a Mithridate dress on the carpet and a Balmain dress at the bridge. Kelvin is wearing Prada. Anika is wearing an Ashi Studio dress. Seth is wearing Zegna. Billy is wearing Dolce&Gabbana with Manolo Blahnik shoes. Mads is wearing Zegna. Barry is wearing Zegna.

Barry Jenkins has confirmed he and Lulu Wang just got married!

The 45-year-old Mufasa: The Lion King director unveiled the exciting news last week while attending the premiere of the upcoming Disney movie.

Barry and Lulu just tied the knot this past weekend, and made their red carpet debut as a married couple at the Mufasa premiere on Monday (December 9).

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The cast of the new movie Mufasa: The Lion King stepped out for the film’s world premiere in Los Angeles!

Aaron Pierre and Tiffany Boone were among the stars who joined icon Beyonce and her daughter Blue Ivy Carter on the red carpet on Monday night (December 9) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

The new film calls on Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny—their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe.

Blue Ivy voices the role of Kiara with Beyonce returning as Nala! Aaron joins the cast as Mufasa while Tiffany plays Sarabi.

Also in attendance at the event were co-stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Taka), Kagiso Lediga (Young Rafiki), Preston Nyman (Zazu), John Kani (Rafiki), Seth Rogen (Pumbaa), Billy Eichner (Timon), Anika Noni Rose (Afia), Keith David (Masego), Braelyn Rankins (Mufasa Cub), Theo Somolu (Taka Cub), Folake Olowofoyeku (Amara) and Thuso Mbedu (Junia).

Director Barry Jenkins and his new wife Lulu Wang were both there, as was Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote songs for the film.

Mufasa: The Lion King will be released in theaters on December 20.

FYI: Aaron is wearing Dolce&Gabbana. Tiffany is wearing a Balmain dress. Beyonce is wearing Balmain with Jimmy Choo shoes. Blue Ivy is wearing Christian Siriano. Kelvin is wearing Prada. Seth is wearing Dior. Billy is wearing Versace with Manolo Blahnik boots.

Browse through the gallery for lots of photos from the red carpet premiere…

So many of Disney’s stars stepped out to attend the D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event this weekend!

During a panel on Friday (August 9), we learned thrilling details about big projects from Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar. Here’s a roundup of the biggest revelations if you missed anything.

Many of the celebrity guests made time to stop and take photos at a portrait studio set up by IMDb. The list includes the likes of Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington and many more.

We pulled together photos so that you could easily see who was there.

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