Oscars 2020: Awarding the best of those overlooked by the Academy, from Uncut Gems to Us, The Farewell
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: Awarding the best of those overlooked by the Academy, from Uncut Gems to Us, The Farewell

Firstpost  

In this week’s edition of complaining about things, we diss — and discuss an alternative to — the Oscars: that 92-year-old grandpa struggling for relevance amongst a younger, more diverse generation of film lovers. Though the 92nd Academy Awards boasts an impressive group of nominees, and the Best Picture race is wide open, it doesn’t seem like all the “best” options were considered and accounted for by the Academy. Best Original Score Winner: Michael Abels Other Nominees: Bobby Krlic, Daniel Lopatin, Max Richter and Lorne Balfe, Mica Levi, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross * Best Cinematography Winner: Claire Mathon Other Nominees: Darius Khondji, Hong Kyung-pyo, Hoyte van Hoytema, Jasper Wolf, Pawel Pogorzelski * Best Documentary Feature Winner: One Child Nation Other Nominees: Cold Case Hammarskjöld, Maiden, Midnight Family, The Kingmaker, Varda by Agnès * Best Original Screenplay Winner: Robert Eggers and Max Eggers Other Nominees: Alex Ross Perry, Céline Sciamma, Lulu Wang, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, Shia LaBeouf * Best Actress in a Supporting Role Winner: Cho Yeo-jeong and Park So-dam Other Nominees: Adèle Haenel, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Fox, Octavia Spencer, Rebecca Ferguson * Best Actor in a Supporting Role Winner: Song Kang-ho Other Nominees: Christian Bale, Lakeith Stanfield, Jonathan Majors, Shia LaBeouf, Willem Dafoe * Best Actress in a Leading Role Winner: Elisabeth Moss and Lupita Nyong’o - Tie Other Nominees: Aisling Franciosi, Alfre Woodard, Awkwafina, Florence Pugh, Jocelyn DeBoer * Best Actor in a Leading Role Winner: Adam Sandler Other Nominees: Eddie Murphy, Kelvin Harrison Jr, Matthew McConaughey, Noah Jupe, Tom Mercier * Best Director Winner: Safdie Brothers Other Nominees: Alma Har’el, Celine Sciamma, Greta Gerwig, Lulu Wang, Robert Eggers * Best Picture Winner: Portrait of a Lady on Fire A still from Portrait of A Lady on Fire. Other Nominees: Her Smell, High Life, Monos, Synonyms, The Farewell, The Lighthouse, Uncut Gems * Bonus awards Best Sci-fi/Fantasy Film Winner: High Life Other Nominees: Ad Astra, Aniara, Fast Color, I Am Mother, Little Joe Best Horror Film A still from Midsommar Winner: Midsommar Other Nominees: Hagazussa, In Fabric, Knife + Heart, The Lighthouse, Us Best Comedy Film Winner: Greener Grass Other Nominees: Booksmart, Deerskin, Dolemite Is My Name, The Art of Self-Defense, The Farewell

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The Best Picture Contender That Explains Why Movies Win Awards
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The Best Picture Contender That Explains Why Movies Win Awards

Slate  

Sometime today—early afternoon, if past precedent is any guide—the New York Film Critics Circle will begin announcing the recipients of its annual awards, and for the sixth time, I will be voting with them. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association—arguably the only critics group besides the NYFCC whose awards have a demonstrable effect—includes runners-up alongside its laureates, and the National …

The top 5 takeaways from the 2024 Oscars, according to those who were there
10 months ago

The top 5 takeaways from the 2024 Oscars, according to those who were there

LA Times  

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Oscars 2024 predictions: Who will win and who should win at this year’s Academy Awards
10 months ago

Oscars 2024 predictions: Who will win and who should win at this year’s Academy Awards

The Independent  

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Here's What Actually Needs To Happen At The 2024 Oscars
10 months ago

Here's What Actually Needs To Happen At The 2024 Oscars

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Awards season is, thankfully, nearly over as the 96th Academy Awards are set to take place on Sunday in Los Angeles. Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who’s been on a roll, will win Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Mary in “The Holdovers.” “American Fiction” will most likely win Best Adapted Screenplay. But it’s the unscripted moments that …

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10 months ago

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Associated Press  

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The Independent  

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Ranking all the Oscar best picture years, worst to first, since the category expanded
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ranking all the Oscar best picture years, worst to first, since the category expanded

LA Times  

The best picture Oscar category used to see just five nominees. 2011: The Weinstein era’s last hurrah year Absolutely: “The Tree of Life” Sure: “The Descendants,” “Hugo,” “Midnight in Paris,” “Moneyball” Meh: “The Artist,” “The Help,” “War Horse” Hell no: “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” Slight entries from Spielberg and Scorsese, plus perhaps the most insufferable movie to ever be …

Oscar nominations 2024: Final predictions for all 23 categories
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Oscar nominations 2024: Final predictions for all 23 categories

LA Times  

Oscar nominations arrive bright and early Tuesday morning, the last of the season’s unveilings, following the guilds, the Globes, the Emmys, the. SUPPORTING ACTOR Willem Dafoe, “Poor Things” Robert De Niro, “Killers of the Flower Moon” Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer” Ryan Gosling, “Barbie” Mark Ruffalo, “Poor Things” Possible surprise: Charles Melton, “May December” Possible snub: Dafoe Melton’s momentum seems to …

Critics Choice Awards 2024: Snubs and surprises, and how they affect the Oscars
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Critics Choice Awards 2024: Snubs and surprises, and how they affect the Oscars

Hindustan Times  

The 29th Critics Choice Awards took place earlier today in Los Angeles, California. Ryan Gosling's I'm Just Ken from Barbie won the Best Original Song at the Critics Choice Awards The movie branch of the Critics Choice Association comprises roughly 400 members, none of whom are members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, which gives out the …

Road to the Oscars: Here’s an essential guide to the movie awards season
1 year ago

Road to the Oscars: Here’s an essential guide to the movie awards season

Hindustan Times  

The holiday season has ended, but the most wonderful time of the year for movie lovers is just beginning with the advent of awards season. Just like the financial year doesn’t necessarily follow the calendar year, the movie industry also follows its own calendar that ends with the crowning celebration, that is, the Academy Awards. The Golden Globes While last …

Oscars producers have one main goal: Keep you entertained
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Oscars producers have one main goal: Keep you entertained

Associated Press  

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Oscars 2022: 5 experts on the wins, the emotions, the music – and the bold frocks on the runway
2 years, 9 months ago

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Raw Story  

It’s rare that an appealingly minor film wins the best picture Oscar – and a remake of a French film at that – but this year, CODA has done it. Will Smith’s angry, ugly confrontation with Chris Rock might become the most talked-about moment of the night, but Troy Kotsur’s acceptance speech for best supporting actor for CODA, delivered in …

Oscars 2022: Full list of Academy Award winners
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Al Jazeera  

Two viewer-voted categories were added and a streaming service took an Oscar home for the first time. The 94th Academy Awards was held in the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, with deaf family drama “CODA” winning best picture honours, handing Hollywood’s top award to a streaming service for the first time. From Will Smith slapping Chris Rock for …

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2 years, 9 months ago

The Oscars are back — but who will watch? The stakes have never been higher

LA Times  

The theme of this year’s Oscars is “Movie Lovers Unite,” a rallying cry for film fans at a moment when the medium is facing a deep existential crisis On Sunday evening, millions will tune in to the 94th Academy Awards — some, the film academy hopes, watching the show for the first time or returning to the fold as domestic …

Oscars 2022: Final predictions in all 23 categories
2 years, 9 months ago

Oscars 2022: Final predictions in all 23 categories

LA Times  

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Everything you need to know about the 2022 Oscars, from hosts to nominees to drama
2 years, 9 months ago

Everything you need to know about the 2022 Oscars, from hosts to nominees to drama

LA Times  

Movies and the people who make them will be celebrated when the 94th Academy Awards take place this weekend, marking the official end of the 2021-22 film awards circuit, previously known as the Oscar season from hell. Jane Campion’s western “The Power of the Dog” has been the awards season juggernaut and leads the pack with 12 nominations, including best …

Oscars 2022: Odds slashed on Coda to win Best Picture
2 years, 9 months ago

Oscars 2022: Odds slashed on Coda to win Best Picture

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jane Campion’s psychosexual western has long been the frontrunner for the …

Here’s what deserves to win at the 2022 Oscars
2 years, 9 months ago

Here’s what deserves to win at the 2022 Oscars

LA Times  

If I were a voting member of the motion picture academy, the following represents how I’d cast my ballot in 11 key Oscar races. Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to thwart the movie industry in 2021, it was nonetheless a superb, resurgent year for movies. As such, its riches are only fitfully represented by an organization that despite its …

Oscars 2022: With seven Best Picture nominations being adaptations, literature emerges as ripe source of storytelling
2 years, 10 months ago

Oscars 2022: With seven Best Picture nominations being adaptations, literature emerges as ripe source of storytelling

Firstpost  

From Dune and Drive My Car to West Side Story and CODA, seven out of 10 Best Picture nominations at Oscars 2022 are adaptations of books, short stories, musicals or films. For the unversed, the 10 nominations in the Best Picture Category this year are Don’t Look Up, Belfast, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley, Drive My Car, Dune, The Power Of …

Explained: Ahead of 2022 Oscar nominations announcement, what’s changed with Academy’s best picture category
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Explained: Ahead of 2022 Oscar nominations announcement, what’s changed with Academy’s best picture category

Firstpost  

Every year the academy’s leadership board reviews categories and potential changes. This year one such change takes effect: 10 best picture contenders will be announced come nomination morning on 8 February. Here’s what to expect: What’s different about the Best Picture category this year? The biggest blockbuster of the pandemic, Spider-Man: No Way Home, doesn’t seem to have much of …

No Globes. Omicron. Dismal box office. Awards pros on the Oscar season from hell
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LA Times  

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Oscars 2021: From the anti-climactic ending to Frances McDormand's howl, all curious questions answered
3 years, 8 months ago

Oscars 2021: From the anti-climactic ending to Frances McDormand's howl, all curious questions answered

Firstpost  

The award-line up switch up, a paced out show, Frances McDormand’s howl — A look at the tradition-bending night of the firsts. Going into Sunday, the show’s producers had said they wanted to take “some big swings” in the telecast. “I think a lot of us grew up watching the Oscars and I’ve gotten used to it being last.” But …

Oscars 2021: With a format revamp, shorter runtime, pandemic-safe edition was a subdued and sincere affair
3 years, 8 months ago

Oscars 2021: With a format revamp, shorter runtime, pandemic-safe edition was a subdued and sincere affair

Firstpost  

The 93rd Academy Awards wasn’t exactly a movie, but it was a show made for people who love learning about movies. Aside from Regina King’s brisk strut through Los Angeles’ historic Union Station that kicked of the show with candy coloured credits, it was a subtle, subdued and sincere affair. And it certainly didn’t help that the show ended on …

Column: In 2020, I was astonished people forget about the Oscars. This year, the inevitable happened
3 years, 8 months ago

Column: In 2020, I was astonished people forget about the Oscars. This year, the inevitable happened

LA Times  

You want to know how long Sunday night’s Oscar telecast ran? For more than a year, we’ve tried to adjust to one version of “normal,” and then another, and mistakes will be made, whether by a culture columnist winding up on a flight that coincides with the Oscar telecast or by producers of that telecast forgetting that no one knows …

Oscars 2021 tomorrow! Will Priyanka Chopra's The White Tiger, Riz Ahmed score a trophy?
3 years, 8 months ago

Oscars 2021 tomorrow! Will Priyanka Chopra's The White Tiger, Riz Ahmed score a trophy?

Hindustan Times  

The pandemic-delayed Academy Awards ceremony takes place at a Los Angeles rail station on Sunday on what could be a historic night packed with surprises, not just around the winners but the event itself. Hollywood's drive for diversity over the past five years could lead to all four acting prizes, as well as the best director trophy, going to people …

Oscars 2021 predictions: Who will take home top honours at 93rd Academy Awards?
3 years, 8 months ago

Oscars 2021 predictions: Who will take home top honours at 93rd Academy Awards?

Firstpost  

The New York Times expert has been closely tracking the various awards races all this season. BEST PICTURE The Father Judas and the Black Messiah Mank Minari ✓ Nomadland Promising Young Woman Sound of Metal The Trial of the Chicago 7 Nomadland has won nearly every major award this season, including top honours from the Producers Guild, the Directors Guild …

Here’s how a surreal Oscars 2021 season found relevance in a year without movie theaters
3 years, 8 months ago

Here’s how a surreal Oscars 2021 season found relevance in a year without movie theaters

LA Times  

Oscars 2021 recalibrates with a movie approach to its annual TV show. By MARY McNAMARA Steven Soderbergh has promised the COVID-era Oscars will be a “movie” — but what kind? Start playing off winners mid-speech to stay on schedule and people complain; let winners talk and people complain even more when the show runs long. Last year, the biggest question …

Oscars 2021: Diverse nominees in top categories make it a landmark year for cinema, but will Hollywood reset post pandemic?
3 years, 8 months ago

Oscars 2021: Diverse nominees in top categories make it a landmark year for cinema, but will Hollywood reset post pandemic?

Firstpost  

It took a pandemic for the Academy’s vow to do better with respect to racial, ethnic and gender representation. Netflix had flashier movies than Blank’s to push — flashier black-and-white movies, like Mank, David Fincher’s opulent yarn loosely about the making of Citizen Kane. To some people’s credit, the eight films nominated for best picture — The Father, Judas and …

Oscars 2021 odds: Latest betting tips on who will win
3 years, 8 months ago

Oscars 2021 odds: Latest betting tips on who will win

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last year’s Oscars culminated with surprise wins for Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite, which took home …

The 2021 Oscars Will Almost Certainly Be The Lowest-Rated Oscars Ever — And That’s OK
3 years, 8 months ago

The 2021 Oscars Will Almost Certainly Be The Lowest-Rated Oscars Ever — And That’s OK

Huff Post  

Illustration:Rebecca Zisser/HuffPost; Photo: Getty Approximately 100 years ago, “Parasite” won Best Picture at last year’s Oscars. “When we look back on the strange circumstances of this year’s awards season, I hope they don’t overshadow or put an asterisk on what has been unequivocally great about the year in movies.” While the numbers have indeed declined precipitously each year, the Oscars …

Oscar Nominations 2021: The Complete List
3 years, 9 months ago

Oscar Nominations 2021: The Complete List

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Even at its best, awards season can feel like a long, albeit worthy, slog. The film, which chronicles the behind-the-scenes drama during the production of “Citizen Kane,” will compete in the Best Picture race against “The Father,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Minari,” “Nomadland,” “Sound of Metal,” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” which all scored …

Oscar nominations 2021: Complete predictions in all 23 categories
3 years, 9 months ago

Oscar nominations 2021: Complete predictions in all 23 categories

LA Times  

Oscar nominations arrive Monday, and you can feel the anticipation. BEST PICTURE “Judas and the Black Messiah” “Mank” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” “Minari” “Nomadland” “One Night in Miami.” “Promising Young Woman” “Sound of Metal” “The Trial of the Chicago 7” Possible snub: “Sound of Metal” Possible surprise: “News of the World” Analysis: The Producers Guild dropped its list of 10 …

From streaming dominance to diversity volume, what to expect from Academy Awards 2021 nominations
3 years, 9 months ago

From streaming dominance to diversity volume, what to expect from Academy Awards 2021 nominations

Firstpost  

In a normal year, we would have had the Oscars by now. Over the last two years, every best-picture nominee was also nominated by the Producers Guild of America, so the remaining spots could be claimed by the same films nominated for a PGA Award, picks like Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, One …

Before Oscars 2021 ceremony, lessons from recent pandemic-era award shows
3 years, 10 months ago

Before Oscars 2021 ceremony, lessons from recent pandemic-era award shows

Firstpost  

Are awards shows merely the perk for a fully functioning society, or is there a way to make them work even while the world around us in still in dire straits? These are the questions that many in Hollywood are asking after Sunday’s disastrous Golden Globes ceremony brought in 6.9 million viewers, a free-fall plunge from last year’s tally of …

Oscars 2021 nominations not immune to double standards despite women filmmakers likely dominating major categories
3 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2021 nominations not immune to double standards despite women filmmakers likely dominating major categories

Firstpost  

From Asian actors being absent from Best Performance categories at the Oscars, to the scanty budgets allotted to female filmmakers, there seems to be a hypocrisy at play Three years ago, Natalie Portman presented the best director category at the Golden Globes with a sting in her voice. None of the five women previously nominated for the best director Oscar …

Oscars goes ‘woke’ – “Best Movie” must be inclusive and check all the ‘diversity’ boxes
4 years, 4 months ago

Oscars goes ‘woke’ – “Best Movie” must be inclusive and check all the ‘diversity’ boxes

Op India  

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, popularly known as Oscars, on Tuesday, announced new eligibility reforms to qualify for the best picture category that intends to encourage diversity and equitable representation on screen and off, addressing gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and disability. In an effort to add a bit of flavor of ‘diversity’ to its awards, the …

The Academy announces 'representation and inclusion standards', sets 10 Best Picture noms for Oscars 2022
4 years, 6 months ago

The Academy announces 'representation and inclusion standards', sets 10 Best Picture noms for Oscars 2022

Firstpost  

The Academy is also planning to implement new eligibility requirements, represented in the 5-year effort to promote diversity, which will be finalized by the end of July. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on 12 June that there will be 10 best picture nominees beginning with the 94th Academy Awards in 2022. The group said it would …

Oscars to set best picture noms at 10, inclusion standards
4 years, 6 months ago

Oscars to set best picture noms at 10, inclusion standards

Associated Press  

The Oscars are implementing some big changes, including a set number of best picture nominees and to-be-determined representation and inclusion standards for eligibility. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday that there will be 10 best picture nominees beginning with the 94th Academy Awards in 2022. “While the Academy has made strides, we know there is much …

2021 Oscar predictions: 93rd Academy Awards
4 years, 8 months ago

2021 Oscar predictions: 93rd Academy Awards

Salon  

In a normal year, May is when the Oscar race starts coming into focus thanks to the starry Cannes Film Festival. Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite" made history in February as the first foreign-language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture after becoming a contender by winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes 2019. Other Sundance favorites with Oscar buzz, …

Oscars 2020: From Brad Pitt to 1917, here’s what to anticipate at 92nd Academy Awards
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: From Brad Pitt to 1917, here’s what to anticipate at 92nd Academy Awards

Hindustan Times  

After the shortest awards season in decades, the 92nd annual Academy Awards will get underway Sunday evening at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. This combination of photos shows best supporting actor Oscar nominees, from left, Joe Pesci in The Irishman, Al Pacino in The Irishman, Brad Pitt in Once Upon a Time.in Hollywood, Anthony Hopkins in The Two Popes, …

Oscars 2020: Is the Best Picture category an endorsement for Hollywood or a genuine pick of the year's best films?
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: Is the Best Picture category an endorsement for Hollywood or a genuine pick of the year's best films?

Firstpost  

When talking about the Oscars, something that often gets lost in the mix is who the Academy actually is. 1) 1917 A film likely to sweep the technical categories — it’s up for Best Director, Score, Cinematography, Hair & Makeup, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects and Production Design — Sam Mendes’ war drama is among the showier films nominated …

Oscars 2020: Which men were nominated for Best Director, and which women were left out?
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: Which men were nominated for Best Director, and which women were left out?

Firstpost  

Issa Rae summed up the Best Director race succinctly, perhaps in more ways than she realised, when she announced the nominees: “Congratulations to those men.” Regardless of the work at hand, the group that the Academy has chosen to nominate represents a gaze toward the past — with one key exception, Parasite — and it feels terribly fitting that a …

‘1917’ dominates our 2020 Oscar predictions, but ‘Parasite’ could surprise
4 years, 11 months ago

‘1917’ dominates our 2020 Oscar predictions, but ‘Parasite’ could surprise

LA Times  

Brad Pitt will make us laugh. BEST PICTURE “Ford v Ferrari” “The Irishman” “Jojo Rabbit” “Joker” “Little Women” “Marriage Story” “1917” “Once Upon a Time. in Hollywood” Adam Driver, “Marriage Story” Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker” Jonathan Pryce, “The Two Popes” Winner: Phoenix Now we’re entering the locks in the acting races. in Hollywood,” Quentin Tarantino “Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin …

Poll: What are your Oscar predictions for the 92nd Academy Awards?
4 years, 11 months ago

Poll: What are your Oscar predictions for the 92nd Academy Awards?

The Hindu  

Finally, the end of the awards season is upon us with the Oscars, and we want to know which of the talented nominees you deem worthy of taking home the coveted golden lady. Did 1917 capture your imagination with its technical excellence, or was Bong Joon-ho's satirical masterpiece Parasite an experience you could never really recover from? Did Joaquin Phoenix's …

Oscars 2020: Everything you need to know ahead of Sunday’s show
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: Everything you need to know ahead of Sunday’s show

LA Times  

Finish those screeners and lock in your predictions — Oscar Sunday is nearly here. To achieve full immersion in the day’s festivities, viewers can tune in to the pre-show, “Oscars Live on the Red Carpet,” beginning at 3:30 p.m. Pacific on ABC, the ABC website and the ABC app. “Oscars All Access: Red Carpet Live” will also showcase Hollywood’s brightest …

Oscars 2020: Number of black nominees hits 3-year low with only five performers in top categories
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: Number of black nominees hits 3-year low with only five performers in top categories

Firstpost  

The Oscars 2020 has received considerable flack due to its lack of female directors in the final nominations and absence of diversity in top categories, several reports claim. Other names include Les Misérables director Ladj Ly, who is contending for best international feature, and the Hair Love team of Matthew A Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver, up for best animated …

Oscars 2020: Olivia Colman, Regina King, Mahershala Ali and Rami Malek announced as presenters
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: Olivia Colman, Regina King, Mahershala Ali and Rami Malek announced as presenters

Firstpost  

Additional slate of Oscars 2020 presenters will be announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences soon. Olivia Colman, Rami Malek, Mahershala Ali and Regina King will be presenting trophies to winners at the 92nd Academy Awards. Colman won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in The Favourite ; Malek was Best Actor for Bohemian Rhapsody ; …

Oscar nominations 2020: Five fun facts, from John Williams’ 52nd nod to Netflix’s grand arrival
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscar nominations 2020: Five fun facts, from John Williams’ 52nd nod to Netflix’s grand arrival

Hindustan Times  

The Oscar nominations were unveiled Monday, with Joker earning the most nods ahead of favourites Once Upon a Time. Here are five fun facts from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' announcement: This image released by STXfilms shows Jennifer Lopez, in a scene from Hustlers. After leading the Golden Globes nominations by a huge margin, the streaming giant …

Oscars 2020 nominations: Netflix scores historic 24 nods, including The Irishman, Marriage Story for best picture
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020 nominations: Netflix scores historic 24 nods, including The Irishman, Marriage Story for best picture

Firstpost  

Streaming video service Netflix Inc scored 24 Academy Award nominations on Monday, including two for the best picture prize, the film industry’s highest honor. Netflix Mafia epic The Irishman and divorce drama Marriage Story will compete for best picture at the Oscars ceremony on 9 February. Winning best picture would burnish Netflix’s reputation in the film business and give it …

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