Oscars
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How ‘Joker’ Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir Used ‘Macho Chords’ to Get Inside the Character’s Head
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “He’s almost like the only character in the story,” the Icelandic composer says
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‘2020 Oscar Shorts: Animated’ Film Review: Nominated Cartoons Run the Gamut from Heartfelt to Heartbreaking
There’s the adorable “Hair Love,” and then four powerful shorts that will put you through the wringer
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Quentin Tarantino on What Happened to Leonardo DiCaprio’s Character After ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “He starts becoming in demand again,” director says of Rick Dalton after the events in the film’s finale
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‘2020 Oscar Shorts: Documentary’ Film Review: Traditionally Intense Category Wields a Slightly Lighter Touch This Year
There’s tragedy but also hope within this year’s crop of non-fiction short subjects
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‘2020 Oscar Shorts: Live Action’ Film Review: Nominees Represent Various Genres, But All Are Effective
The comedy “The Neighbor’s Window” stands apart from more intense honorees, but all merit a look
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2020 Oscars: Zazie Beetz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mindy Kaling Among Diverse Group of Presenters
They join last year’s winners Olivia Colman, Rami Malek, Mahershala Ali and Regina King
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Oscar Nominees Luncheon Finds Academy Grappling With Change and Loss
The annual event is a celebratory one, but the death of Kobe Bryant and the pressures of a shortened awards season were on the minds of nominees who gathered on Monday
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3 Reasons Why ‘Parasite’ Really Could Win Best Picture – And 1 Reason Why It Can’t
After winning the SAG ensemble award and the ACE Eddie Award, can Bong Joon Ho’s black comedy become the first non-English film to take home the top Oscar?
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How the 5 Oscar Front-Runners Can Win
Several films have separated themselves from the pack, but each faces a different path to victory
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Oscars 2020: Fewer Movies (and Nonwhite Actors) Get More Nominations, and That’s No Joke
Even as the Academy tries hard to create a more diverse body of voters, awards season itself automatically and perhaps unfairly narrows the field of movies that are seen as contenders
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Why the Oscars Could Be Walking Into a Diversity Minefield This Season
Golden Globes voters took heat for snubbing female directors, and SAG did the bare minimum for diversity
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10 Lessons Ahead of Monday’s Oscar Nominations, From the Emerging Top 5 to a ‘1917’ Achilles Heel
After a dizzying week of awards, parties and nominations, who has the upper hand and who needs a little help?
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Oscar Nomination Predictions 2020: Look for ‘Once Upon a Time,’ ‘1917,’ ‘The Irishman’ and White Men to Dominate
By our reckoning, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” “The Irishman,” “1917” and “Joker” will have the most nominations
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Oscars 2020: We Predict the Nominations in All 24 Categories (Photos)
TheWrap awards editor Steve Pond picks all of this year’s nominees
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How ‘1917’ Composer Thomas Newman Avoided Adding ‘Gloom on Gloom’ to WWI Film Score
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “Any time I tried to write music that commented on what was happening, it didn’t make the movie as exciting,” the 14-time Oscar-nominated composer says