Oscars
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A Guide to Oscar’s Shortlisted Documentary Shorts, From the Holocaust to Sophia Loren
The doc-shorts semifinalists offer a guided tour to many of the pressing issues of our time, but they throw in a few surprises, too
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Oscar Race Finally Delivers Some Surprises, From ‘Jingle Jangle’ to Sia’s ‘Music’
Between the Oscar shortlists and some recent nominations, voters have managed to inject a bit of the unexpected (and sometimes the jaw-dropping) into this year’s competition
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Oscar Ceremony to Take Place ‘Live From Multiple Locations,’ Academy Says
In a statement, the Academy says it is “determined to present an Oscars like no other”
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‘Crip Camp,’ ‘Time,’ ‘Gunda’ Make Oscars Documentary Shortlist
The largest documentary field in Oscar history has been narrowed down to 15, with “Dick Johnson Is Dead,” “Collective” and “Welcome to Chechnya” among the other films making the cut
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Pedro Almodóvar and Pixar’s First Gay Hero Story Make Oscar Shortlists for Short Films
10 films will advance in the Best Animated Short and Best Live Action Short categories
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‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Lands on Oscars Shortlists for Original Score and Song
Other films to advance in the Oscars race in each category include “Mulan” and “Minari”
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‘Mank,’ ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Land on Oscars Makeup and Hairstyling Shortlist, ‘Mulan’ and ‘Tenet’ Lead VFX
Other films to advance in the Oscars race include “Birds of Prey,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “The Midnight Sky”
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Denmark, Romania and Mexico Grab Spots on Oscars International Shortlist
The expanded shortlist, chosen without the input of an executive committee for the first time in 13 years, missed some challenging films but rounded up lots of favorites
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‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Defies the Critics, Delroy Lindo’s Getting Robbed and 11 More Lessons From a Wild Awards Week
Some takeaways from a week marked by surprise nominations (and snubs) from Golden Globes and the SAG Awards
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Oscars Break Another Record With 105 Eligible Songs, But Trent Reznor’s ‘Mank’ Tune Isn’t One of Them
Reznor and Atticus Ross’ “(If Only You Could) Save Me” was written for David Fincher’s film, but it didn’t make the Academy’s largest-ever eligibility list
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Why Gong Li Traded in Her Glamour for the Chinese Sports Movie ‘Leap’
“If I was offered a role that does not allow me to develop my character fully, I would not waste my time,” says the actress, who is one of China’s most recognizable international stars
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Oscar Shortlists: Apes, Pop Stars and ’60s Hair Battle in FX, Music and Makeup Categories
Four below-the-line categories will narrow their contenders to 10 or 15 semi-finalists before nomination voting begins
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What Will Make the Oscar Shortlists in Documentary and International Categories?
Here’s what might happen as doc and international contenders are narrowed to 15 semifinalists
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Oscars Voters Top 9,000, and You Can Thank Agents for That
An unusually large influx of new voters this year came from agents finally getting the right to vote
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Oscars Reveal Record-Breaking Lists of Contenders in Documentary, International Categories
AMPAS also unveiled the 27 contenders in the Best Animated Feature category, which fell short of a new record
