Oscars
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A Journal of the Weirdest Awards Season Ever, From Streams to Vaccines and Everything in Between
TheWrap magazine: The COVID-19 pandemic and the recognition of systemic racism transformed this awards season into a marathon like no other
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Why ‘My Octopus Teacher’ Directors Brought in an ‘Octopus Psychologist’ for Their Documentary
“She helped us get inside the mind of an octopus as much as she could,” says co-director Pippa Reed of the cephalopod expert they consulted for their film
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With a Month to Go Until the Oscars, Can Anybody Beat ‘Nomadland’?
After winning the Producers Guild Award, ChloĆ© Zhao’s drama may be in the best shape of any Oscar contender since “Argo” in 2013 — or, gulp, “La La Land” in 2017
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Sacha Baron Cohen on Playing the 2 Sides of Abbie Hoffman in ‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ (Exclusive Video)
“There’s a balance between the clown and the intellect,” the Oscar nominee says
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Oscar Production Team Adds Questlove, Richard LaGravanese and Dream Hampton
The 93rd Academy Awards air on Sunday, April 25
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Union Station Makes a Promise: Even During the Oscars, the Trains Will Run on Time
And for a change, the subway stop beneath the Dolby Theatre will remain open during the Oscars, even though part of the show is taking place there
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While the Oscars Embrace Diversity, the Golden Globes Scramble for Relevance
The week may have begun with the Oscar nominations, but attention very quickly shifted back to the under-fire Hollywood Foreign Press Association
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Oscar Producers Tell Nominees That the Show Will Be Safe — With No Zooming
“We feel the virtual thing will diminish (our) efforts,” the producers write in an email to nominees
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Oscar Voters Can Watch All the Nominees in the Academy Screening Room – Except These 2
A pair of big films nominated for visual effects aren’t available in the members-only streaming site for voters
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Can We Please Get Steve Kornacki on the Oscars Show?
In a year as crazy as this one, why not switch to an Oscar-style electoral college and bring in MSNBC’s unflappable stats geek to keep viewers in the know?
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Oscar-Nominated Costume Designer Alexandra Byrne on Jumping From ‘Emma’ to DC’s ‘The Flash’
Oscar-winner Alexandra Byrne, nominated for a sixth time this year for the pastel-colored Jane Austen adaptation, talks to TheWrap about bouncing between period films and superhero flicks
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Romania Finally Gets an Oscar Nomination, But Don’t Expect ‘Collective’ Director to Get Patriotic
“The pride is more that this story is crucial when so many countries are dealing with manipulative, corrupt and incompetent politicians,” says director Alexander Nanau
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Can Oscars Avoid the Ratings Disaster Felt by the Golden Globes and Grammys?
Record-low viewership is basically a given, but how low can April 25 ABC telecast go?
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Academy Limits Oscars to Nominees and Their Guests, Cancels Governors Ball and Nominees Lunch
“We’d hoped the pandemic would be more in our rearview mirror by the month of April,” wrote president David Rubin in an email to members
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H.E.R. Just Got a Grammys-Oscars Twofer, Says It Changed Her Life
Note to Oscar producers: If you want H.E.R. to perform on the show, all you have to do is ask