Oscars
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Awkwafina, John David Washington, Florence Pugh Among the 819 Invited to Join Oscars Academy
12 different people associated with the 2020 Best Picture winner “Parasite” were also invited to join
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Oscars Finally Give Agents the Vote
Agents are now classified as Members-at-Large rather than Associate members
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4 Ways the Oscars in April Could Shake Up This Years Awards Season
What will other film festivals do, and could Netflix be a big contender?
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Academy Postpones Next Year’s Oscars to April 25
This will be the latest the Oscars have been held since 1932; Academy Museum opening is also delayed because of coronavirus
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Oscars Academy Introduces New Inclusion Initiatives, Expands Best Picture Category
The Board of Governors voted for the changes after nationwide protests over systemic racism in the wake of the killing of George Floyd
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Academy Elects Ava DuVernay, Whoopi Goldberg to Board of Governors
The number of female Academy governors increases from 25 to 26, and the number of people of color increases from 11 to 12 and includes the three governors-at-large
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Whoopi Goldberg Faces Challenge From Richard Dreyfuss, Rita Wilson in Oscars’ Board of Governors Election
Other contenders for the 17 open seats include Ed Begley, Jr., Michael Mann, Ava DuVernay, Brett Ratner, Jason Blum and John Ridley
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Oscars Board Election Has New Rules – But Expect the Same Old Results
Incumbents rarely need any extra help to prevail when the Academy members pick their board, but they might have gotten a boost anyway
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Oscars Change Rules to Streamline Board of Governors Election
Instead of a runoff election in each branch, the preferential system will be used to determine winners after a single round of voting
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New Oscars Documentary Rules Have Already Qualified More Than 90 Docs
But voters with lots of time on their hands still can’t see most of the contenders
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Academy Allows Documentaries to Qualify for Oscars at Film Festivals
For the first time, films will be able to qualify for the Best Documentary Feature award without playing theatrically
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5 Ways the Oscar Season Could Be Rocked by the Coronavirus
From overcrowded release schedules to a moratorium on meet ‘n’ greets, movie awards season has the potential to be transformed by the pandemic
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Awards Shows Eyeing Rules Changes as Coronavirus Wreaks Havoc on Movie Business
“This is a situation no one could have imagined,” Film Independent President Josh Welsh says as Spirit Awards allow films to qualify from canceled festivals
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‘Corpus Christi’ Review: Poland’s Oscar Entry Explores the Rough Road of Redemption
In this parable about a phony priest, director Jan Komasa examines the ongoing process of answering life’s toughest questions
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Natalie Portman Responds to Rose McGowan Diss: ‘I Agree’ I’m Not ‘Brave’
McGowan tore into Portman after she wore a cape embroidered with the names of snubbed female directors to the Oscars
