Oscars
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How ‘Parasite’ Director Bong Joon Ho Created the Year’s Most Dangerously Charming Film
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “I always felt like I wanted to be a step ahead of the audience,” the Korean director says
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How ‘M for Malaysia’ Filmmakers Mixed the Political With the Very Personal in Campaign Doc
TheWrap Oscar magazine: One of the directors is the granddaughter of the candidate they were following, but they were determined not to make a propaganda piece
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Taika Waititi Says He Didn’t Even Try to Pitch Studios on His WWII Comedy ‘Jojo Rabbit’
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “It’s very hard to start a conversation with, ‘It’s about a little boy in the Hitler Youth,’” Waititi says
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Why the Algerian Government Doesn’t Want You to See the Country’s Oscar Entry ‘Papicha’
TheWrap Oscar magazine: Director Mounia Meddour says the government’s cancellation of screenings stemmed from the film’s time period, subject matter and a statement the cast and crew made in Cannes
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Subdued AFI Fest Makes for a Quieter Awards Season – But Look Out for ‘Dolemite’ and ‘Uncut Gems’
Also in this awards-season report: repeat viewings, power ballads and a Oscar Top 13
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Oscars Documentary Race Welcomes 159 Films, From ‘Apollo 11’ to ‘The Apollo’
Other notable contenders include “The Biggest Little Farm,” “The Cave,” “For Sama,” “Knock Down the House,” “Maiden,” “One Child Nation,” “Sea of Shadows” and “Where’s My Roy Cohn?”
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Academy Stumbles Again With Another Oscars International Disqualification, This Time Austria
The Academy found that “Joy,” Austria’s entry in the Best International Feature Film category, is predominantly in English — something it should have known a month ago
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How Many ‘Starts’ Does Awards Season Really Need?
The Governors Awards and the Hollywood Film Awards both claimed to be the start of the season, but we think they’re lying
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Here’s Why Nigeria’s Oscars Disqualification Was the Only Move the Academy Could Have Made
But AMPAS could have done a better job handling the Best International Feature Film submission of “Lionheart”
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Academy Disqualifies Nigeria’s Oscar Entry ‘Lionheart’
The film, Nigeria’s first-ever submission in the Best International Feature Film category, is largely in English, which makes it ineligible to compete
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Oscars Shake Up Voting in the Best International Feature Film Category
New rules in what used to be Best Foreign Language Film will allow all members to choose the five nominees, and will permit streaming for the first time ever in the category
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It’s Only October, So Why the Oscar Rush?
The movies pile on as the calendar speeds up; plus, Ted Sarandos’ theory of 9
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Record 93 Countries Are in the Running for International Oscar This Year
High profile contenders include South Korea’s “Parasite,” Spain’s “Pain and Glory,” France’s “Les Miserables,” Senegal’s “Atlantics,” Romania’s “The Whistlers” and the Czech Republic’s “The Painted Bird”
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Oscars International Race 2019: Complete List of Films
South Korea’s “Parasite” and Spain’s “Pain and Glory” are among the leading contenders in a field that also includes notable films from France, Brazil, Colombia, Romania, Japan and the Netherlands
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Oscar Race Begins: Fall Festivals Bring Moment of Truth for ‘Joker,’ ‘Jojo Rabbit’ and Many More
Fall Movie Preview: Dozens of awards contenders, including Joaquin Phoenix, Tom Hanks and Renee Zellweger, are soon to live or die on the canals of Venice, the mountains of Telluride and the streets of Toronto
