Oscars News
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Hollywood's motion picture academy unveiled strict new eligibility rules to boost diversity among best picture Oscars nominees and the wider movie industry in a landmark announcement Tuesday.
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Colorado Springs -
President Donald Trump on Thursday scorned the best picture Oscar for South Korean film "Parasite," asking how a foreign movie could get the honor."How bad was the Academy Awards this year?
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The unprecedented Oscar haul for South Korean director Bong Joon-ho black comedy "Parasite" has shattered a 92-year-old glass ceiling and opened a new era for Korean and other foreign films on the global stage.
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South Koreans reacted with joy and stunned disbelief Monday to the historic best picture Oscar for "Parasite", with one film fan suggesting the feat should be recognised with a public holiday.
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Hollywood's award season reaches its extravagant finale at the Oscars on Sunday, with war epic "1917" tipped to dispatch a brigade of winners to the stage at the movie industry's biggest night.
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Here are the nominees in key categories for the 92nd Academy Awards, to be handed out on February 9 in Hollywood."Joker" leads the nominations with 11, followed by "The Irishman," "1917" and "Once Upon a Time...
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The Oscar nominations will Monday reveal which stars and movies have a shot at Hollywood's ultimate prize, as the industry nervously awaits the number of women and minorities selected.
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Los Angeles -
The Oscars will again go without a host next month, repeating a format credited with boosting ratings last year, US network ABC confirmed Wednesday.
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Los Angeles -
Hollywood's female filmmakers set out plans to achieve gender equality Sunday as actress Geena Davis and director Lina Wertmuller collected honorary Oscars at a star-studded ceremony focused on diversity.
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Los Angeles -
The Oscars celebrated diversity with a string of wins for minority nominees, but the night's message was undermined by a bitter controversy simmering Monday over the best picture winner, civil rights dramedy "Green Book.
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Los Angeles -
Hollywood's biggest stars strutted their stuff on the Oscars red carpet Sunday, and a few trends emerged: old school glamour, metallic gowns, lots of pink, trousers on the women... and one stunning gown on a man.
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Hollywood insiders and movie fans are eagerly waiting to hear the names of the Oscar winners on Sunday night.
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Los Angeles -
Alfonso Cuaron bagged a hat trick of Oscars on Sunday for "Roma," his love letter to his childhood in 1970s Mexico City, but controversial civil rights drama "Green Book" crashed his party with a win for best picture.
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Here are the nominees in key categories for the 91st Academy Awards, to be handed out on Sunday in Hollywood.
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Tlaxiaco -
Yalitza Aparicio once was a newly qualified pre-school teacher living in a dusty mountain town in Mexico.
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The nominations for the 91st Oscars were announced Tuesday, with "Roma" and "The Favourite" leading the pack.But the statistical quirks that the annual event throws up can be as intriguing as tracking which movies get the most nods.
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Here are the nominees in key categories for the 91st Academy Awards, to be handed out on February 24 in Hollywood.
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Los Angeles -
Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma," an ode to his childhood in 1970s Mexico City, and offbeat royal romp "The Favourite" on Tuesday topped the Oscar nominations with 10 each, as streaming giant Netflix earned its first-ever best picture nod.
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US comedian and actor Kevin Hart abruptly withdrew from hosting the Oscars Thursday night amid flack for past homophobic and anti-gay tweets.
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Los Angeles -
US comedian and actor Kevin Hart announced on Tuesday that he would be hosting the 91st Academy Awards in February."For years I have been asked if I would ever Host the Oscars and my answer was always the same...," Hart wrote in an Instagram post.
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Tehran -
The Iranian film for next year's Oscars has stirred controversy at home both over the choice of a downbeat movie and for taking part in the Hollywood spectacle at a time of tense Tehran-Washington ties.
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Los Angeles -
Argentinian composer Lalo Schifrin, best known for his "Mission: Impossible" theme song, is to receive an honorary Oscar along with actress Cicely Tyson and publicist Marvin Levy, the Academy said Wednesday.
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The 90th Academy Awards unfolded in a politically charged climate and everyone that took home an Oscar was also given the opportunity to say their piece without interruption.
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Partying to mariachi music, exuberant fans of Mexican director Guillermo del Toro paraded around his native Guadalajara with a giant replica Oscar on Sunday after he won the Academy Awards for best picture and best director.
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Los Angeles -
The #MeToo movement took a starring role Sunday at the first Oscars since the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse revelations, with the awards gala often known for frivolity taking a serious turn.
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Los Angeles -
Hollywood was sprinkled with stardust Sunday as the film industry's A-listers came out for the Oscars, hosted by late night funnyman Jimmy Kimmel, who opening monologue targeted disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
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"The Shape of Water" on Sunday won top honors at the Oscars including the coveted best picture statuette, bringing the curtain down on a Hollywood awards season overshadowed by scandal over sexual misconduct in showbiz.
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Los Angeles -
Hollywood is set for a real-life cliffhanger Sunday at the Oscars -- the race for best picture is coming down to the wire to cap an awards season overshadowed by scandal over sexual misconduct in showbiz.
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Mexican directors have won trophy cases full of the most prestigious awards in filmmaking over the past several years, but many of the country's most talented creative minds struggle to get their movies shown at home.
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Hollywood's awards season reaches its glittering climax on Sunday at the Oscars, with fairy tale romance "The Shape of Water" and dark crime comedy "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" neck-and-neck in the race for the major statuettes.
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Oscar prep is in full gear
Adam Levine gets and Oscar call. AMPAS
Note the art this year. Nice subtle touch.
Zakia is one of the heroes of the Oscar-winning short doc "Saving Face" PR / HBO Films
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: The coveted prize during the Academy Awards Courtesy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
"Nebraska" should benefit from Oscar bounce. b
Oscar's art collection by Marc Friedland Marc Friedland
A look backstage at the 2013 Oscars. Heather Ikei / ©A.M.P.A.S.
Getting closer as rehearsals take place.
Pakistan Wins First Oscar
It's only Wednesday before the show.
Getting closer as rehearsals take place.
Spectators look from the outside as work continues.
These flowers were for Governors Ball Preview.
Even a guy can play Jessica Chastain.
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