Oscars
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Why Jon Batiste Followed His Huge ‘American Symphony’ With a Gentle Love Song
TheWrap magazine: The composer and performer says the ballad “It Never Went Away” “felt spiritually connected to everything that happened” as his wife battled leukemia
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How Maori Singer Stan Walker Reclaimed His Identity With a Song From Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’
TheWrap magazine: “Even though I’m 33 years old, I feel born again in a whole new way,” says the New Zealand singer
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Diane Warren Is Back in the Oscar Song Race, But You Probably Could Have Guessed That
TheWrap magazine: “He wants a friend,” says Warren of the Honorary Oscar she received last year after 14 nominations without a win
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88 Films Enter International Race at 96th Academy Awards
“The Zone of Interest,” “The Taste of Things” and “Perfect Days” are among the features assigned to voters in the category
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AFI, NYU Take Top Prizes at Student Academy Awards
Gold medals also go to schools from France and Austria
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‘The Zone of Interest,’ ‘The Taste of Things’ Give Oscars International Race a Pair of Favorites
With more than 50 countries in the running already, the French and British submissions immediately become frontrunners
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Fall Film Festivals Kick Off an Awards Season Without Actors – For Now?
The Venice, Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals will introduce lots of awards contenders, but the red carpets won’t have much star power
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‘We Were Meant To’ Wins Top Award From HollyShorts Film Festival (Exclusive)
The Hollywood festival qualified four short films for this year’s Academy Awards
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Janet Yang Reelected President of Motion Picture Academy
Other officers for 2023-24 include Bonnie Arnold, DeVon Franklin and Howard Rodman
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Motion Picture Academy Considers 10 Scientific and Technical Oscar Categories
The areas of technical achievement, including software for film restoration and clothing creation, are up for sci-tech honors
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Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks, Carol Littleton to Receive Honorary Oscars
Sundance Institute founder Michelle Satter will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
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Academy’s Board Continues Its Makeover With 11 First-Time Governors
Term limits prevented 11 governors from running for re-election, with Lou Diamond Phillips among the first-timers elected to the board
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Oscars Toughen Theatrical Requirements to Qualify for Best Picture
Effective in 2024, contending films will be required to play in 10 of the top 50 U.S. markets in addition to normal qualifying runs
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Oscars Clarify Campaign Rules, Finally Adopt Best Picture Inclusion Standards
For this year, the Academy doesn’t go after Netflix with new qualifying rules
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Oscars Academy Adds Production and Technology Branch
The new branch, the first to be added in a decade, brings the number of AMPAS branches to 18
