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REPORT Year in Review: The 15 Biggest Moments in Hollywood of 2015 2 015 was a pretty big year for Hollywood. Between movies breaking all sorts of records and new TV shows setting new standards for records, we’d say 2015 was one for the books. For all the juicy stuff, we’ve got a break down of the 15 biggest moments in Hollywood! Empire Changed the TV Game Empire kicked off new TV in 2015 with a real bang, having the highest-rated debut on FOX in three years. It continued it’s amazing success by being the first prime time broadcasted series in at least 23 years to have its viewership increase week to week during its first five episodes. By the first season's finale in March, it had 17.62 million in viewers. Empire also had the highest rated debut season finale since May 2005, when Grey's Anatomy ended its first season. Critics and fans alike credit the show’s success to two of it’s main stars, Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard. Even people who don’t watch Empire can quote the show, “no nookie from Cookie!” Katy Perry and Left Shark Rocked Out at the Super Bowl Katy Perry’s performance at the Super Bowl back in February was pretty damn epic, but we all know the true star of that night. Left Shark. The memes that took over the internet were never ending. You can buy Left Shark costumes, blankets, trinkets, and more. That surprise appearance by Missy Elliot kicked Katy's already epic performance up to another level, making it one of the best Super Bowl Half Time shows in years. Fifty Shades of Grey Dominated February Fifty Shades of Grey dominated (wink wink) the box office in February, ending up with a worldwide lifetime gross of $570, 489,358. It became Universal Pictures biggest rated-R film of all time. It is currently the #1 opening weekend for the month of February and the #2 biggest opening weekend for Winter (although Star Wars: The Force Awakens will knock it the #3 shortly). Zoolander and Hansel Walked The Runway at Paris Fashion Week To promote their film Zoolander 2, the highly anticipated sequel to 2001’s Zoolander, Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson walked the runway at Paris Fashion Week. Very obviously, these two stole the show and we can look forward to Zoolander 2 in 2016! Eddie Redmayne Was Cute AF At the Oscars While the 2014 Oscars might have gone down in history as one of the best with all the name flubs and epic selfies, we'd say the 2015 Oscars were great as well, all thanks for the adorable Eddie Redmayne. Eddie won his first Oscar for his portrayal of genius Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (he also won the Screen Actors Guild Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe for this role, because he was amazing). The best part of his win was his adorable, heartfelt acceptance speech this made us all cry. Zayn Left 1D March 25th, 2015 is a dark day in the One Direction