The 2016 Oscar nominations were held live this morning, with everyone either streaming or scrolling down the Academy's Twitter to see who received a nod!

A first set of nominees were announced by directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, while the remaining categories were announced by Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs and actor John Krasinski.

This year's Oscars will be hosted by Chris Rock, and held on February 28 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood at 7 p.m EST/4 p.m. PST. Check out the nominees for the major categories below!

Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett
Brie Larson
Jennifer Lawrence
Charlotte Rampling
Saoirse Ronan

Best Actor
Bryan Cranston
Matt Damon
Leonardo DiCaprio
Michael Fassbender
Eddie Redmayne

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Rooney Mara
Rachel McAdams
Alicia Vikander
Kate Winslet

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale
Tom Hardy
Mark Ruffalo
Mark Rylance
Sylvester Stallone

Best Director
Adam McKay (The Big Short)
George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Alejandro G Iñárrita (The Revenant)
Lenny Abrahamson (Room)
Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room

Best Original Screenplay
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton

Best Animated Feature
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There

Best Documentary Feature
Amy
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

Best Foreign Language Film
Embrace of the Serpent (Columbia)
Mustang (France)
Son of Saul (Hungary)
Theeb (Jordan)
A War (Denmark)

Best Original Score
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Original Song
"Earned It"-The Weeknd (Fifty Shades of Gray)
"Manta Ray"- J. Ralph & Antony (Racing Extinction)
"Simple Song #3"- Sumi Jo (Youth)
"Til It Happens To You"- Lady Gaga (The Hunting Ground)
"Writing's On The Wall"- Sam Smith (Spectre)

Best Cinematography
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario

Best Film Editing
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Production Design
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Max Mad: Fury Road
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared
The Revenant

Best Costume Design
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

Best Animated Short
Bear Story
Prologue
Sanjay's Super Team
We Can't Live Without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow

Best Visual Effects
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Sound Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Sound Mixing
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Documentary Short
Body Team 12
Chan, beyond the Lines
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Last Day of Freedom

Best Live Action Short
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
Shok
Stutterer

Did your favorite actor or movie snag a nomination? Give us your take on the nominations in the comments below! 

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6:10:00 AM

One of my favorite young R&B artists, Mack Wilds (aka Michael from The Wire,), recently released the video for his new single "Love In The 90z" off of his upcoming second album. Inspired by Spike Lee, the visual was shot by famed video director Benny Boom in the same area as Spike's classic film, Do The Right Thing.

Check the video out below!

4:40:00 AM

How are you guys liking Zoe Ever After? I think it's a pretty cool show to watch with a great plot! Picking up from last week, Zoe goes to an art exhibit and trashes a piece while, unknowingly, talking to the artist! The guy's name is Jordan, and, after Zoe apologizes, the two seem to hit it off.

The next day, Gemini arrives to take Xavier camping, and Zoe warns him to keep Xavier safe and free of ticks! At the office, Zoe tells Valente and Pearl that she plans to LIVE this weekend, being single and fabulous! Meanwhile, Pearl expresses her serious struggle in the dating pool. She's hellbent on her wedding date in five months, but that's going to be difficult since she has no groom yet! Pearl did manage to snag a new date, and wants Zoe and Valente to come with her as parachutes in case she needs to be rescued. However, Zoe has a date that night herself with Jordan!

Later, Gemini and Xavier set up camp. Unfortunately, the two get a bad camping spot right by the porta potties in the woods, since Gemini didn't make reservations. However, Gemini has fancy, luxurious camping equipment, so they should be okay...hopefully.

Still at the office that night, Zoe hears a noise and freaks out. Turns out it's only the contractor Miguel, who is working on the building still. Zoe insists the building has character, but he feels like she made a mistake in putting her business here. Miguel wonders if she's one of those new, lonely divorcees who spend their time sipping wine with a straw. When Zoe boasts about her date that night, Jordan cancels at that moment BY TEXT because he's "two weeks behind on Game of Thrones!" REALLY? Rude.

Meanwhile, even in the woods, Gemini is still taking pics with fans. Even though he dragged his son out there, Gemini has no idea how to make a fire, go fishing, or anything. The man doesn't even know how to open the airtight containers that other snacks are in. "Going to bed hungry, that builds character," he tells Xavier wrapping him in a  sleeping bag. However, the sleeping bag is so tight, it keeps Xavier from making it to the bathroom in time!

Later that night, Valente and Zoe sit by Pearl with her date Robert, who are really getting alone well. Even though Pearl signals for Valente and Zoe to leave, Zoe decides to stay behind and order drinks and food, getting all up in Pearl's date. Pearl's date Robert gets up for a minute, and Pearl tells Zoe blatantly to leave. However, Zoe is afraid that Pearl will act up like she has in the past with drinks in her system. She tells Pearl to stop being so thirsty just to have this wedding. When Robert tries to leave with Pearl, Zoe plans on going too. COMPLETE BLOCKER! Even when Robert tries to get a good night kiss from Pearl, Zoe blocks that, and they have to fist bump instead! When Robert leaves, Pearl goes off on Zoe and rightfully so!  Pearl tells Zoe off, because Zoe wasn't there for her when she was having problems, because Zoe was all caught up in Gemini. The reality is, now that Zoe's alone, she wants everybody else to be alone too. Pshh, if I was Pearl, I would have left and found Robert!

Still at camp, Gemini and Xavier have a virtual fire on the iPad, but then it starts raining. Gemini admits that now that he's not living there, he doesn't want to miss time out with his son, However, Xavier tells him they don't have to go camping to do that! The two go to a hotel, have s'mores, and talk about girls and other father-son stuff.

Zoe talks to the doorman Amir, who leaves to help a resident. Another resident Jessica, who is a model, walks by, and ignores Zoe, though Zoe tries to strike up conversation. Jessica calls her out for being lonely, and that this will be the first of many lonely nights for Zoe. As Jessica walks off in her fur coat and lingerie (clearly NOT lonely herself), Zoe goes to her empty loft, with a glass of wine, and is sad. She begins to watch Golden Girls, but gets emotional and turns it off. She eventually calls Pearl, and leaves a voicemail apologizing for being a terrible friend and admitting that Pearl was right about her being alone. At that point, Pearl comes over with wine and straws, clearly forgiving her best friend!

Check out all new episodes of Zoe Ever After on Tuesdays at 10 p.m only on BET! 

Images via BET

8:24:00 AM

Priyanka Chopra may be getting her red swimsuit ready!

According to Entertainment Weekly, the Quantico star is in talks to star in a movie remake of the 90s hit TV show! The film will also star Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron, as well as Kelly Rohrbach and Alexandra Daddario.



Though not too much information has been released, the plot reportedly centers a team of lifeguards, led by Dwayne's character, who must team up with a former Olympian and hothead, played by Zac,  to protect their bay. Priyanka reportedly would play the villain in the film!

Directed by Seth Gordon, Baywatch will hit theaters in 2017!

Will you be watching?

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5:19:00 AM

In honor of his birthday on January 7, artist L-Dro dropped a new track "The Glory!"

Produced by The Olympicks, the rapper recounts the harsh reality of growing up in our hometown of Akron, OH and making it to the top of the rap game.

Be on the lookout for L-Dro's new project Higher Education coming soon, and check out "The Glory" below!





You can check out more of L-Dro's music on Soundcloud, LiveMixtapes and Datpiff. You can also follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! 

8:57:00 AM

After Kim Kardashian teased us that a new Kanye West track was coming today and that Kanye's "G.O.O.D. Fridays" will be coming back, Kanye has blessed us with a new track "Real Friends" feat. Ty Dolla $ign! Along with that track, the rapper also serves us a snippet of another song "No More Parties In L.A." feat. Kendrick Lamar at the end of the track.

Check out the track below and check out Genius' break down of the lyrics on their site!

1:11:00 PM

Beyoncé is reportedly making her Super Bowl performance return on February 7th, 2016 for Super Bowl 50! 

According to Entertainment Tonight, it is presumed that Bey will hit the stage during the halftime performance headliner Coldplay's "Hymn for the Weekend" which features the singer. 2013 Super Bowl performer Bruno Mars is scheduled to make an appearance as well.

If true, on paper, this will be catapulted into one of the best Halftime performances along with the past individual performances of Beyoncé and Bruno Mars in my opinion. My Dallas Cowboys may not be in the playoffs, but now I have a reason to watch the Super Bowl!

Super Bowl 50 will take place at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, airing live on CBS.

10:29:00 AM