Awards
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Academy Museum Opening Postponed (Again) To September Due to COVID-19
“With the sharp increase in COVID-19 infections … it would be irresponsible to open this spring,” says museum president Bill Kramer
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New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Chadwick Boseman, Maria Bakalova, Delroy Lindo Win Acting Prizes
Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow” won Best Film, while Chloé Zhao won Best Director for “Nomadland”
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‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Cast to Receive Gotham Awards Ensemble Tribute
New award will be handed out at virtual ceremony on Jan. 11, 2021
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How ‘The Prom’ Re-Created New York’s Broadway Theater District in Downtown LA
Production designer Jamie Walker McCall explains how she re-created the “comic book pop” of 44th Street for the opening sequence of Ryan Murphy new musical
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Oscars International Entries Are Close to New Record, But Voters Can’t See Them All Yet
91 different countries are known to have made submissions in the category, but at the moment only 30 of those films are available to voters in the Academy screening room
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Paul Greengrass Celebrates Christmas Opening of ‘News of the World’: ‘We’re Only Going to Recover by Daring to Release Movies’
“As an expression of faith in our business and faith in the healing power of the movies, I think that what we gain is beyond measure,” director says
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Sundance Film Festival’s 2021 Lineup Includes Films From Robin Wright, Questlove and Edgar Wright
50% of the 140 features, shorts and episodic projects were directed by women, and 51% by artists of color
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Robert Werden, Longtime Oscars Publicist, Dies at 94
AMPAS member also worked as a unit publicist on films such as “The Deer Hunter,” “Pennies From Heaven” and “Superman”
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Why Stacey Abrams Wanted to Make Sure Voting Doc ‘All In’ Was Not About Her
“She really felt that as soon as you make it about one person, it can be written off,” says director Liz Garbus of her and Lisa Cortes’ sobering documentary
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Ron Howard Credits Interest in Fact-Based Films to an ‘Apollo 13’ Viewer Who Called Ending ‘Hollywood Bulls–‘
“He didn’t know it was based on a true story, and he thought it was corny. And I immediately realized, this is why you choose stories based on real events!” Howard says
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CMA Awards Denies Last Month’s In-Person Awards Led to Charlie Pride’s COVID Death
Country superstar died just weeks after receiving a lifetime achievement award at the event
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‘Another Round’ Wins Top Prize at European Film Awards
Acting honors go to Mads Mikkelsen and Paula Beer
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Academy Museum President Says Only the Pandemic Could Push Back the Opening (Again) After Years of Delays
“We will be ready to place those ruby slippers in the vitrine in April even if we have to hit pause and do that a few months later,” museum president Bill Kramer says
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Expect to See Lots of Men, Not So Many Women Competing for SAG Ensemble Award
With the male ensembles of “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and “One Night in Miami” among the top contenders, the disparity could be especially pronounced this year
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Joe Biden Is Time’s Person of the Year – And So Is Kamala Harris
Incoming president and vice president beat out finalists Donald Trump, Dr. Anthony Fauci and people involved in the racial justice movement