Awards
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Why ‘Mank’ Sound Designer Booked an Empty Movie Theater to Make the Film ‘Sound Old’ (Exclusive Video)
In a video featurette, sound supervisor Ren Klyce explains how David Fincher insisted on a hissing, crackling audiotrack for his 1940s era film
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2021 Horizon Award Given to Director of Sudanese Child Soldiers Drama ‘Etana’
Marian de Pontes and Shira Baron will receive a $2,500 grant as part of the prize recognizing emerging female and non-binary filmmakers
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Oscar Race Finally Delivers Some Surprises, From ‘Jingle Jangle’ to Sia’s ‘Music’
Between the Oscar shortlists and some recent nominations, voters have managed to inject a bit of the unexpected (and sometimes the jaw-dropping) into this year’s competition
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How ‘Funny Boy’ Director Connected With Story About Gay Teen in War-Torn Sri Lanka (Video)
“It’s not just about the war, it’s not just about a queer coming-of-age film. It’s about intolerance,” director-writer Deepa Mehta says
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How ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Screenwriter ‘Touched the Sleeve of Greatness’ in August Wilson’s Classic Play (Video)
“It’s not just a movie that we’re making. It’s a way of Black life and the culture of this place we call America,” writer Ruben Santiago-Hudson says
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#VoteForWomen Ballot Highlights Female Filmmakers Being Overlooked This Awards Season
For the second year, Women In Film compiled a list of women to consider across all awards categories
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Spike Lee to Be Honored With 2021’s ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker Award
American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards will be held on April 18
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Can Late-Arriving Oscar Contenders Still Break Through – With Voters and Audiences?
“Judas and the Black Messiah” and “Minari” are the first in a series of films trying to get audience attention while thousands of theaters are closed
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Oscar Ceremony to Take Place ‘Live From Multiple Locations,’ Academy Says
In a statement, the Academy says it is “determined to present an Oscars like no other”
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Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and The Go-Go’s Among 7 First-Time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees
Iron Maiden, Fela Kuti, Carole King and Dionne Warwick are the others
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‘Crip Camp,’ ‘Time,’ ‘Gunda’ Make Oscars Documentary Shortlist
The largest documentary field in Oscar history has been narrowed down to 15, with “Dick Johnson Is Dead,” “Collective” and “Welcome to Chechnya” among the other films making the cut
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Pedro Almodóvar and Pixar’s First Gay Hero Story Make Oscar Shortlists for Short Films
10 films will advance in the Best Animated Short and Best Live Action Short categories
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‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Lands on Oscars Shortlists for Original Score and Song
Other films to advance in the Oscars race in each category include “Mulan” and “Minari”
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‘Mank,’ ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Land on Oscars Makeup and Hairstyling Shortlist, ‘Mulan’ and ‘Tenet’ Lead VFX
Other films to advance in the Oscars race include “Birds of Prey,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “The Midnight Sky”
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Denmark, Romania and Mexico Grab Spots on Oscars International Shortlist
The expanded shortlist, chosen without the input of an executive committee for the first time in 13 years, missed some challenging films but rounded up lots of favorites