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 Salesman" directed by Asghar Farhadi won Best Foreign Language Film. Farhadi and other film crew did not attend the ceremony in protest of Donald Trump's visa ban. First Iranian in space Anousheh Ansari and scienist Firouz Naderi attended in place of Farhadi. 2017-02-26
Viola Davis wins the Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Fences". 2017-02-26
The board for the US$1 billion Lucas Museum of Narrative Art announces it will construct the museum in Los Angeles, California. 2017-01-10
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
American actor Michael Jace is arrested in relation to the shooting death of his wife in Los Angeles. 2014-05-20
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards are held in the US city of Los Angeles, California, with "Breaking Bad" winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series and "Modern Family" winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. 2013-09-22
English-American actress Elizabeth Taylor dies at the age of 79 in Los Angeles. 2011-03-23