This year’s red carpet season failed to disappoint, fashion-wise.

While tears rolled down Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s face, she collected her first Oscar then delivered a powerful speech about her realizing that she’s good enough as an actor.

It's been a stellar year in film, and not just because of the convergence of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” and their release dates.

Here's a look at some notable facts and figures from this year's Oscar nominations.

Cue all the “did ‘Barbie’ direct itself” snark.

Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with “Wonka” regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for “The Color Purple” and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 2022’s grosses but fell about $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic norms.

It’s not a secret that Fantasia Barrino did not want to play Celie again.

The Honey Truck, local to St. Augustine, started as a small business selling honey out of a vintage truck has now expanded into a full-scale business dedicated to selling honey and educating people about honeybees and what we can be doing to save their habitats. Owner Danielle Brooks provides local honey, best for its health benefits, around the area. She enjoys teaching about honey and sharing great ways to cook with honey.

Danielle Brooks loves drinking tea, especially with honey. One day she thought how awesome it would be to have her own hive to harvest from; so she started researching bees and how to keep them. After checking out every book in the library on the subject, she decided to jump in with both feet.

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This week’s new entertainment releases include new albums from Elvis Costello and The Lumineers, and John Cena reprises his “The Suicide Squad” role in the DC universe spin-off series “Peacemaker.”.

This combination photo shows poster art for the film "Godzilla vs Kong," premiering on HBO Max on March 31, left, "Concrete Cowboy," premiering April 2 on Netflix and "Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia," premiering April 3 on Lifetime. (HBO Max/Netflix/Lifetime via AP)Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES— Two of cinema’s most famous giants are headed for an old-fashioned big budget clash in “Godzilla vs. Kong,” available on HBO Max for 31 days starting Friday. After a pandemic-induced blockbuster drought, Henry told the AP that the film will be a welcome change of pace. Ad— Legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson gets overdue biopic attention in a Lifetime film debuting Saturday.

Congrats are in order for Danielle Brooks! The Orange Is the New Black star took to Instagram on Tuesday, revealing that she's pregnant with her first child. Brooks also changed her bio to read, "I predict Im going to be a MOMMY," and revealed in another post via Instagram Stories that she's "five months in." Instagram StoriesShortly after announcing the exciting news, plenty of Brooks' celebrity pals sent her well wishes, including fellow OITNB stars like Jackie Cruz. RELATED CONTENT:EXCLUSIVE: Danielle Brooks Credits Broadway, Black Lives Matter Movement for 'OITNB' Performance'Orange Is the New Black': Watch the Emotional Trailer for the Final SeasonGet Your First Look at Guest Judge Danielle Brooks on Project Runway All Stars (Exclusive Clip)