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35 Landmark Oscar Wins (and Losses) That Could Happen This Year
“Roma” could set records for a foreign-language film, and “Black Panther” could do the same with African-American winners
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Oscars Red Carpet: Jason Momoa, Billy Porter and Other Guys Push the Fashion Envelope (Photos)
Oscars 2019: This year the men are wearing some of the night’s daring looks
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Oscar Eve Party Report: Rami Malek, Spike Lee, Melissa McCarthy and Glenn Close With Her 4-Legged Date (Photos)
The Party Report: Decisions, decisions — with so many celebrations of all things film happening on Oscar weekend, where to go first?
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Oscar Predictions 2019: Look for ‘Roma’ and Rami to Triumph in a Close, Close Race
One of the most wide-open Oscar races ever has only gotten harder to predict as it gets closer to showtime — but here are our picks in all 24 (on-the-air!) categories
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Oscar Week Party Report: Glenn Close, Allison Janney, LaKeith Stanfield and More Hit the Scene (Photos)
The Party Report: Chilly weather, dustings of snow and gnarly traffic didn’t stop Hollywood from celebrating the week leading up to Oscar
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Oscars Endgame: What Are ‘Roma,’ ‘Black Panther’ and Other Campaign Ads Really Trying to Say?
Oscar campaigns have tweaked their messages to appeal to more voters in the homestretch
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‘BlacKkKlansman’ Producer Jason Blum on Why This Oscar Nomination ‘Feels More Fun’
Blumhouse Productions founder also weighs in on the Film Academy’s decision to move four categories to commercial breaks
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Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee, Others Condemn Oscars Broadcast Plan in Open Letter
Plan to exclude cinematographers and other nominees from live show “is nothing less than an insult,” letter says
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Spike Lee’s Stance on Diversity Is the Same Since #OscarsSoWhite: ‘It’s Always Going to Be Iffy’
TheWrap Oscar Magazine: “The real power is behind the camera, not in front of it,” “BlacKkKlansman” director says following his first-ever nomination for Best Director
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Spike Lee to Direct Vietnam Veteran Drama ‘Da 5 Bloods’ Starring Chadwick Boseman
Film follows Vietnam veterans who go back to the jungle to put their broken selves back together
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Spike Lee to Host Brooklyn Block Party for ‘Do the Right Thing’ 30th Anniversary
“It’s going to be lit,” director says of June 30 celebration on the Bedford-Stuyvesant block where the film was shot
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Spike Lee on Finding Parallels Between Past and Present in ‘BlacKkKlansman’ (Video)
“This is still happening today. You don’t have to go back to 1979 for this stuff, it’s the world we live in,” Lee said of the film’s subject matter
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Bradley Cooper Shocks Spike Lee by Revealing He Once Auditioned for Him: ‘You Got Me Out Quick’
“You get a chance to read for Spike Lee, you’re never going to forget that,” Cooper says
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Alfonso Cuaron Wins Directors Guild Award for ‘Roma’
“Eighth Grade” director Bo Burnham scores upset victory over Bradley Cooper in first-time director category; top TV awards go to Bill Hader for “Barry” and Adam McKay for “Succession”
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What Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill Can Still Teach a New Generation of Journalists (Guest Blog)
Perhaps new dogs can learn old tricks
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Mary Murphy and Michele Willens