Sources: ABC
Nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards are released, with "Sinners" receiving 16 overall nominations, surpassing the record for most nominations for a film that was previously held by "All About Eve" (1950), "Titanic" (1997), and "La La Land" (2016). 2026-01-22
The La Tuna Fire continues to burn in Los Angeles, California, becoming the largest fire in the city's history at around 5,800 acres. Mayor Eric Garcetti declares a state of emergency. 2017-09-3
The Netflix "documentary" "The White Helmets", a film about the Syrian Civil War, wins the Best Documentary Short.The cinematographer Khaled Khatib who is himself a member of the rebel-aligned group couldn't attend the ceremony because officials from the Department of Homeland Security discovered "derogatory information" about him. 2017-02-26
"La La Land" 's director Damien Chazelle wins the Oscar for Best Director and Emma Stone wins the Best Actress. 2017-02-26
Ex National Football League player Darren Sharper is sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping two women in the American city of Los Angeles, California. Sharper has been accused of attacking a dozen women across the United States. 2016-11-29
The Los Angeles City Council votes to increase the minimum wage in the American city of Los Angeles, California, to $15 an hour by 2020. 2015-05-19
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences members present the Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. 2015-02-8
American songwriter Hal David, who was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach, dies in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 91. 2012-09-1
American television producer Sherwood Schwartz, the creator of "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch", dies in Los Angeles, California. 2011-07-12
Italian film producer Dino De Laurentiis ("Serpico", "Death Wish") dies in Los Angeles, California ending a movie career that spanned seven decades in both the United States and Italy. 2010-11-10