Oscars get audience bump from ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer,’ but ratings aren’t quite a blockbuster

LOS ANGELES – “Barbenheimer” brought a bump not a boom to Oscars ratings. An estimated 19.5 million people watched Sunday night’s 96th Academy Awards ceremony on ABC. That’s the biggest number drawn by the telecast in four years. Recommended Videos But that upward trend comes from an all-time low during the pandemic, and is up … Read more

Free SeaWorld pass among gifts offered to donors at Spring Break blood drive

South Texas Blood & Tissue will host a two-day community blood drive to tackle Spring Break blood shortage. SAN ANTONIO — South Texas Blood & Tissue is hosting a community blood drive on Tuesday Mar. 12 and Wednesday Mar. 13 at Ingram Park Mall.  The drive is aimed at preventing blood shortages during Spring Break, … Read more

Participating donors to receive thank-you gifts at Spring Break blood drive

South Texas Blood & Tissue will host a two-day community blood drive to tackle Spring Break blood shortage. SAN ANTONIO — South Texas Blood & Tissue is hosting a community blood drive on Tuesday Mar. 12 and Wednesday Mar. 13 at Ingram Park Mall.  The drive is aimed at preventing blood shortages during Spring Break, … Read more

‘Oppenheimer’ crew keeps it low key, other winners revel at Vanity Fair’s Oscar after-party

LOS ANGELES – Christopher Nolan stood as staid and nonchalant as ever as crowds surrounded him and music pulsed. His celebration was limited to casually holding a best directing Oscar, his first, and one of seven on the night for his film. Recommended Videos The “Oppenheimer” crowd were hardly the hardest partiers at the Vanity … Read more

’20 Days in Mariupol’ wins best documentary Oscar, a first for AP and PBS’ ‘Frontline’

LOS ANGELES – Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing first-person account of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, won the best documentary Oscar on Sunday night. A joint production of The Associated Press and PBS’ “Frontline,” the Oscar — and nomination — was a first for both Chernov, an … Read more