Rob Lowe Disses Himself to Criticize New ‘Popular Film’ Oscars Category
Actor mocks his moment in Academy Awards history
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OscarsSoPopular: Why Risky Academy Makeover Could Lead to Confusion – and Revolt
What will it take to qualify for the new “popular film” award? How will they decide which categories are getting pushed into the commercials? Will members revolt or rejoice?
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Academy Adds ‘Popular Film’ Award, Vows to Shorten Oscars
Board of Governors pledges a three-hour ceremony and decides to hand out some awards during commercial breaks
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John Bailey Wins Second Term as Academy President
The cinematographer will only be able to serve for one year before term limits force him off the board
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The Oscar Legacy of ‘The Dark Knight': Christopher Nolan’s Hit Changed the Rules, But Did That Even Matter?
The Best Picture category was expanded after the blockbuster was snubbed, but the years since then have mostly seen more indie films nominated
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Is ‘Black Panther’ the Year’s Only Real Oscar Best Picture Contender So Far?
Ryan Coogler’s superhero film was a landmark, which ought to keep it in the awards conversation alongside very few other first-half films
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Oscars: What Does It Take to Become a Member of the Motion Picture Academy Anyway?
Here’s a branch-by-branch breakdown of the requirements for those seeking Academy membership
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Oscars Academy Has Doubled Non-White Members Since 2016, on Track to Double Women Too
By inviting more than 450 women to join this year, the Academy has made significant progress in putting the goal it set in 2016 within reach
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Academy Invites Colossal List of 928 New Members
The record-shattering group includes Emilia Clarke, Tiffany Haddish, Daisy Ridley, Kendrick Lamar and J.K. Rowling
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No Kobe, No Problem: Oscars Academy’s Class of 2018 on Track to Be as Big and Diverse as Last 2 Years’
Kobe Bryant might be the rare case of a prospective member who is rejected as the Academy casts another wide net to increase its female and non-white members
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Film Academy Nixes Kobe Bryant for Membership Despite Oscar Win
Bryant won an Academy Award for his animated short “Dear Basketball”
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Alfred Molina, Susanne Bier Elected to Motion Picture Academy’s Board of Governors
The election also resulted in a tie between producers Jason Blum and Jennifer Todd, who will have a runoff election to determine the final member
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The Cannes – Oscar Connection: How Strong Will It Be This Year?
The connection between the most prestigious film festival and the most celebrated film award can fluctuate wildly — and this year’s crop is most promising in one specific category
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Oscars Add New Round of Voting in Music Categories
Best Original Song and Best Original Score will now be narrowed to a 15-film shortlist before a second round produces the five nominees
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Academy Sets Key Dates for 2019 Oscars
ABC will broadcast the 91st Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 24, but a host has not yet been picked
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Jennifer Garner ‘Can’t Even Look’ at Her Oscars Meme: ‘I Wanna Just Punch Her in the Face’ (Video)
“I have no control over this. What am I doing?” actress tells Ellen DeGeneres
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Jimmy Kimmel Has the Perfect Comeback to Trump’s Oscar-Ratings Slam
The 90th Annual Academy Awards host tweets classier version of “I know you are, but what am I?”
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Donald Trump on Record Low Oscar Ratings: ‘We Don’t Have Stars Anymore – Except Your President!’
“Just kidding, of course,” POTUS says on Twitter
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Why the Oscars Audience Just Plummeted Almost 20 Percent (Analysis)
Jimmy Kimmel’s Academy Awards return sets new all-time low — and by a long shot
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Oscars Viewership Drops to All-Time Low of 26.5 Million
ABC special sheds 6.4 million audience members from last year
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Frances McDormand Oscar Caper: Man Arrested for Trying to Swipe Statuette at Governors Ball
Culprit was booked on grand theft charges
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Sandra Bullock Cried While Meeting ‘Black Panther’ Cast, Talks About Impact on African-American Son (Video)
“That says a lot about where we are in this world, and in the world of superheroes,” Oscar winner says
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‘Shook’ Chloe Kim Invites Frances McDormand Snowboarding After Oscars Speech Shout-Out
Best Actress winner compared moment to 17-year-old “doing back-to-back 1080s in the Olympic halfpipe”
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Jodie Foster’s Oscar-Night Crutches Explained – No, It Wasn’t Meryl’s Fault
On Sunday night, Foster joked she was on crutches because Streep “I, Tonya’ed” her
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Sorry, ‘Shape of Water': Twitter Picks a Different Best Picture During Oscars
And this Academy Award-winner was not even nominated for Sunday night’s final trophy
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‘Coco’ Songwriter Robert Lopez Becomes First-Ever Double EGOT Winner
And the guy is only 43
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Oscars Early Ratings Tank, Show Sinks 16 Percent From Last Year
Jimmy Kimmel’s second turn can’t compete with his first
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‘Morning Joe’ Misses When Oscars Honored ‘Movies Americans Actually Saw’
“Did that story about the fish win? asks host Joe Scarborough
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13 Best and Worst Oscars Moments, From Frances McDormand’s Speech to Gael Garcia Bernal’s Singing (Photos)
Probably the best moment of the night — no Best Picture flub this year
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Time’s Up, Oscars: Fewest Female Winners Since 2012
Frances McDormand sounds alarm bell in her Best Actress speech — but Academy again falls short
