For years, Richard Gere was absent from the stage on Hollywood's biggest night. At the 65th Academy Awards ceremony, Gere appeared on the Oscars telecast to present the award for Best Art Direction.

Richard Gere sparked controversy after advocating for Tibetan independence at the 1993 Academy Awards. The American Gigolo star previously said that he was "banned" from the Oscars. However, ...

The former 'Succession' star earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination for playing ruthless lawyer Roy Cohn in the controversial movie 'The Apprentice' Eric Andersson joined PEOPLE as a senior writer ...

The 'Chicago' actor went off script while presenting at the 1993 Academy Awards Christopher Rudolph is a contributing writer for PEOPLE. He previously covered entertainment at The Advocate, HuffPost, ...

The "Pretty Woman" actor upset an individual TV producer who handled Oscars broadcasts, but was never reprimanded by the Academy itself, a source says. Richard Gere recently made headlines for ...

The 'Chicago' actor went off script while presenting at the 1993 Academy Awards Richard Gere was banned from the Oscars for nearly 20 years after making unscripted remarks during the 1993 ceremony He ...

For years, Richard Gere was absent from the stage on Hollywood's biggest night. The Pretty Woman star was banned from the Academy Awards for going off-script during the 1993 ceremony, and now, more ...