After a movie year often light on crowds, the Academy Awards named an unabashed crowd-pleaser, the deaf family drama “CODA,” best picture Sunday, handing Hollywood’s top award to a streaming service for the first time
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90th Oscars dance between honoring and correcting the past
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Held one year ago, the 90th Academy Awards would have very likely been a rose-colored nostalgia fest. But this year, with a culture-wide reckoning over decades of sexual misconduct, a film business in decline, a volatile political climate and the fact that last year the esteemed show couldn’t even manage to […]
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Oscar oops: 'Moonlight' wins best picture at Academy Awards
Barry Jenkins, left, and Tarell Alvin McCraney accept the award for best adapted screenplay for “Moonlight” at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Moonlight” won the best picture trophy at the Academy Awards in a historic Oscar upset that followed Warren Beatty at […]
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‘La La Land’ gets record-tying 14 Oscar nominations
The candy-colored love letter to musicals “La La Land” on Tuesday landed a record-tying 14 nominations to the Academy Awards, which fielded a notably more diverse field of nominees following two straight years of “OscarsSoWhite” backlash. “La La Land” matched “Titanic” and “All About Eve” for most nominations ever, earning nods for best picture, stars […]
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Who’s going to win Oscars on Sunday night?
Below we have a quick quiz to test how much you know about past Oscar winners and some critics’ picks for this year’s Academy Awards. Who will — and should — an Oscar on Sunday night By Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle, AP Film Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ahead of Sunday’s 88th Academy Awards, […]
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‘Revenant’ leads Oscar noms with 12; only white actors again
Data curated by PrettyFamous NEW YORK (AP) — The brutal frontier saga “The Revenant” landed a leading 12 nominations for the 88th annual Academy Awards, while the acting categories were again filled entirely by white performers. The strong showing Thursday for “The Revenant,” including a best actor nod for Leonardo DiCaprio and best supporting actor […]
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‘Birdman’ tops Oscars defined by advocacy, originality
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood is smarter than you thought. Whether by design or chance, the 87th Academy Awards elegantly and subtly shifted the tone of the season from a reductive fixation on snubs and fact-checking to a positive celebration of original filmmaking and purposeful advocacy for causes as diverse as immigration, suicide and equal […]
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12 Years a slave wins best picture; ‘Gravity’ tops with 7 Oscars, Cuaron wins director
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Historical drama “12 Years a Slave,” took home the best picture award to conclude the 86th annual Academy Awards. With seven Oscars including a history-making best director award for Alfonso Cuaron, the force of “Gravity” exerted itself. The 3-D space spectacle was assured to be the most honored film at the […]