Oscars
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How Natalie Portman’s Toxic Diva in ‘Vox Lux’ Hit Home
OscarWrap magazine: “It’s something I’ve been very interested in because of my personal experience of the separation between the public and the private,” Portman says of the film’s theme
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‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Director Barry Jenkins on Why Showing Vulnerability Is ‘a Sign of Strength’
OscarWrap magazine: “I had to get past some of my own hang-ups about what it means to be vulnerable,” star KiKi Layne says
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Fake Teeth, Crash Diets and High Notes: How Rami Malek Nailed Freddie Mercury in ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
OscarWrap magazine: Rami Malek was surprised to be asked to play Freddie Mercury, but it turns out that the guy from “Mr. Robot” makes a pretty convincing rock ‘n’ roll icon
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Will ‘The Walking Dead’ Alum Steven Yeun Help Land South Korea’s First Oscar Nod for ‘Burning’?
OscarWrap Magazine: Lee Chang-dong’s quietly menacing drama about rage may snap the Asian nation’s cold snap with the Academy
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How Alfonso Cuarón Brought His Memories to Life in ‘Roma’
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “You don’t choose projects, they choose you — it becomes a need, and you go for it,” the director says
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10 Things We Learned at the Oscars’ 10th Governors Awards
The honorees were Cicely Tyson, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, Lalo Schifrin and Marvin Levy – but there was more going on than just awards
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Sorry, Oscar Documentary Voters: Your Workload Just Doubled
With 77 new films just added to the list of eligible docs, 2018’s field is edging close to last year’s record total
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Donna Gigliotti, Glenn Weiss Set as 2019 Oscars Producers
Weiss will also direct 91st annual awards show
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‘Roma,’ ‘Cold War’ Lead Academy’s List of 87 Films in the Oscars Foreign Language Race
While the total is less than last year’s record 92 entries, this is likely to be the most competitive race the category has seen in years
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Academy Makes More Changes to Open Up Oscars Foreign Language Voting (Exclusive)
New rules reduce the number of films a voter must see and eliminated the list of “required-viewing” films that was sent to every member who takes part in first-round balloting
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Larry Karaszewski and Diane Weyermann to Replace Mark Johnson as Oscars Foreign-Language Heads (Exclusive)
Johnson had chaired the committee for 17 of the last 18 years, and was a driving force behind its current system of choosing nominees
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Oscars Airdate Change May Force a Big Box Office Shift
Academy Award nominations bump no more? Christmas blockbusters pose ominous threat
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New ‘Popular Film’ Oscar Draws Wisecracks: ‘Here’s an Inane New Category Nobody Asked For’
Celebrities and observers alike weigh in on Academy’s big announcement, including Zoe Kazan and Rebel Wilson
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Oscars Academy Has Doubled Non-White Members Since 2016, on Track to Double Women Too
By inviting more than 450 women to join this year, the Academy has made significant progress in putting the goal it set in 2016 within reach
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No Kobe, No Problem: Oscars Academy’s Class of 2018 on Track to Be as Big and Diverse as Last 2 Years’
Kobe Bryant might be the rare case of a prospective member who is rejected as the Academy casts another wide net to increase its female and non-white members
