Oscars
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How ‘Notturno’ Found the Soul of the Middle East in the Eyes of a Horse
TheWrap magazine: “That horse gives more answers than if I asked a hundred questions to all the people that I encountered,” says director Gianfranco Rosi
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‘The Letter’ Exposes Real Witch Hunts Against Elders in Kenya
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “We wanted there to be a sense of urgency that other elders were still in danger,” say directors Maia Lekow and Chris King of the documentary that represents Kenya in the Oscar race
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Why John Legend Went From Producer to Songwriter on August Wilson Documentary ‘Giving Voice’
TheWrap magazine: “As a young Black man, it made me feel like our stories were valued,” says Legend of Wilson’s work
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How Janelle Monae Created a Fight Song for Stacey Abrams
TheWrap magazine: In writing the song “Turntables” from the documentary “All In: The Right for Democracy,” Monae worried that she might be too blunt and angry for Abrams
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Meet Helena Zengel, Tom Hanks’ Scene-Stealing ‘News of the World’ Co-Star
TheWrap magazine: The young German knew she wanted to be an actress when she was 7 years old — which was only five years ago
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Oscars International Race Breaks Record With 93 Entries
Voters now have four weeks to watch at least 12 films from a lineup that includes “Another World,” “Collective” and “I’m No Longer Here”
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Documentaries Invade the Oscars International Race, Again
A year after “Honeyland” became the first film ever nominated in both the doc and international categories, seven more films are trying to do the same
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5 Documentaries That Helped Change Oscars Rules – And One That Didn’t
From “Hoop Dreams” to “O.J.: Made in America,” these films caused AMPAS to rewrite the rule book
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In a Weird Oscars Race, 2020 Is Forcing Voters to Redefine What a Movie Is
Los Angeles film critics gave their top film prize to a TV limited series, but they’re not the only ones grappling with definitions these days
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Inside George Clooney’s ‘The Midnight Sky,’ From Felicity Jones’ Surprise Pregnancy to His ‘Santa Claus’ Beard
The actor-director even drew on his work on the ’90s medical drama “ER” for lessons in how to get the audience invested in his postapocalyptic sci-fi drama
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Oscars Documentary Race Tops 200 Entries to Shatter Old Record (Exclusive)
A huge group of 93 films was added to the list of contenders just before Christmas
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For Ron Howard and Bryce Dallas Howard, Documentaries Are a Family Affair
TheWrap magazine: The father and daughter are in the Oscars doc race this year with “Rebuilding Paradise” and “Dads” — and if they go head-to-head, Ron won’t be rooting for himself
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5 Films From 2021 That Could Shake Up the 2020 Oscars Race
Upcoming films could bring Andra Day, Zendaya, Robin Wright and both Denzel Washington and his son John David Washington into the race
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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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Yes, Steven Soderbergh Is Dressed as ‘The Fifth Beatle’ in His Oscars Head Shot
And it’s just in time for the 40th anniversary of John Lennon’s death
