Hey, Oscars: Your Vote-Counting System Is Suddenly a Hot Trend in Political Elections
TheWrap Oscar magazine: Ranked-choice voting might seem complicated to Oscar voters, but six states will be using it in the Democratic primaries next year
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‘Les Miserables’ Director Says Things Haven’t Changed Much Since Victor Hugo’s Time
“A century later people are still miserable there,” Ladj Ly says of the Paris suburb where Hugo wrote his 1862 novel and Ly set his explosive new film of the same name
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Sorry, Oscar Voters: Here’s All the Swag They’re Not Allowed to Send You
‘Tis the season for lots of swag, as long as you’re not in the Academy
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10 Things I’m Thankful for This Oscar Season, From a Shorter Timetable to Joe Pesci
From an uncertain race to great comebacks to major studios, here are some things to celebrate as Oscar season pauses (barely) for Thanksgiving
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Watch Out, Oscars – ‘1917’ Is Here, and It’s the Real Deal
Sam Mendes’ World War I epic looked like a strong Oscar contender as it wowed voters and press in a series of screenings in Los Angeles and New York
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How ‘Frozen II’ Songwriters Stopped Thinking About ‘Let It Go’ to Write Songs for the Sequel
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “There’s drinking involved,” says Kristen Anderson-Lopez of the way she and her husband Robert dealt with the pressure of following that smash hit
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Diane Warren, ‘The Susan Lucci of the Oscars,’ Is Back in the Race Again
TheWrap Oscar magazine: And initially, she says, she really didn’t want Chrissy Metz to perform her new song “I’m Standing With You” from “Breakthrough”
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How Mary Steenburgen Used Her ‘Actor Superpowers’ to Write a Song for ‘Wild Rose’
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “I can’t play guitar, but I can get ahold of scripts,” says the actress who has turned to songwriting in the last decade
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Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’ Auditions for the Oscars at AFI Fest Premiere
The world premiere of Eastwood’s drama about the 1996 Olympic bombing in Atlanta won raves in some circles, but the film could face significant obstacles with awards voters
