Oscars
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Emma Stone’s ‘Poor Things’ Journey: Why a Stripped-Down Approach Was Key to the Strangest Role She’s Played
TheWrap magazine: “She doesn’t shy away from any life experiences, whether it’s food, or politics, or philosophy, or sex, or dancing, or travel or science,” Stone says
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With ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Maestro’ and ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ This Is the Year of Female Editors
TheWrap magazine: It’d be only the third time in Oscar history for three female editing nominees
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‘The Taste of Things,’ ‘The Zone of Interest’ Make Heavily European Shortlist in Oscars International Category
Other films on the list include “The Teachers’ Lounge,” “Io Capitano,” “Society of the Snow” and “20 Days in Mariupol”
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How Many Votes Does It Take to Get an Oscar Nomination in 2024?
In 15 of the 23 categories, the magic number to land a nom is within two of last year’s number
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Oscars Gain More Than 200 Voters – but Actors Branch Keeps Shrinking
For the third year in a row, the Academy’s biggest branch drops in size
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Meet the Teenage Actors Who Make Italian Oscar Entry ‘Io Capitano’ So Powerful
TheWrap magazine: “It was a big pleasure and pride to represent what immigrants go through,” says Moustapha Fall, who joins Seydou Sarr in Matteo Garrone’s brutal drama
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How an Existential Crisis Led to Singaporean Oscar Entry ‘The Breaking Ice’
TheWrap magazine: “When you’re stuck, you look to find a new direction,” says director Anthony Chen of the movie that came out of his pandemic melancholia
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Willem Dafoe Is Adamant About His ‘Poor Things’ Character: Don’t Call Him a Mad Scientist!
TheWrap magazine: “Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong!” Dafoe says. “That’s being lazy. That’s not what he is”
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Kôji Yakusho Describes His Journey From Japanese Star to Janitor for ‘Perfect Days’
TheWrap magazine: “After the shoot, the Tokyo Toilet Project told me, ‘Hey, you can start working at our company tomorrow,’” says Yakusho
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Oscars Animation Category Breaks Record as Academy Reveals Animated, Documentary and International Entries
Thirty-three animated features, 167 docs and 88 international films will be competing this year
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Mexico’s ‘Tótem’ Puts a Kid in the Spotlight: ‘Childhood Is Destiny,’ Director Says
TheWrap magazine: “I think it’s vital to be in a dialogue with our childhood,” Lila Avilés says of her latest Oscar contender
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‘Omen’ Director Baloji Says ‘Hating’ His Name Led Him to Making His First Film
TheWrap magazine: Baloji means “sorcerer” in Swahili, and the artist-director says “all my work is based on my name”
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Mads Mikkelsen Says Blockbusters Like ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Are Fine, but He Really Wants to Make More Danish Films
TheWrap magazine: “More and more, it becomes clear to me that I need to go back,” says the star of Oscar entrant “The Promised Land”
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167 Documentaries Enter Oscars Doc Race – See the Full List
Taylor Swift’s concert movie isn’t eligible, but two different movies named “Bella” are
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Lily Gladstone on Her Journey Into the Mainstream With ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’: ‘I’m in a Better Position to Advocate’
TheWrap magazine: “I’ve flown under the radar and kept my indie cred ’til now,” the breakout actress says
