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Oscars will have a host again in 2022
The Oscars will have a host for the first time since 2018, broadcaster ABC said Tuesday, after television ratings for…
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Spielberg launches Latina stars in ‘West Side Story’
It is every aspiring actor’s dream: hand-picked by Steven Spielberg from 30,000 contenders for a starring role that launches her…
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Tehran short film fest opens, with shot at Oscars for first time
Tehran’s International Short Film Festival opened this week, for the first time as an Oscar-qualifying event, giving winning entries a…
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Emmy ratings edge back up from recent lows
The Emmy Awards ended their run of record-low ratings as 7.4 million viewers tuned in for television’s version of the…
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Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ boosts Oscars hopes with Toronto prize
“Belfast,” Kenneth Branagh’s black-and-white homage to the hometown he fled as a child, raised its profile as an early Oscar…
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Samuel L Jackson, Danny Glover among those to receive honorary Oscars
Actors Samuel L Jackson and Danny Glover, Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann and actress-director Elaine May will receive honorary Oscars ahead…
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Oscars audience halved in massive ratings drop
This year’s Oscars audience plummeted by more than half to a record low 9.85 million viewers, broadcaster ABC said Monday-a…
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China censors Oscars success of Chloe Zhao
BEIJING: Beijing-born Chloe Zhao was scrubbed from Chinese social media yesterday as a nationalist backlash airbrushed out her remarkable achievement…
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Florian Zeller, French writer conquering global stage and screen
His plays have been staged in more countries than any French writer of his generation, and with his first film…
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Oscars more diverse as pandemic, protests shake up Hollywood
Actors of color are favorites in each category, and two female directors are nominated for the first time-this year’s Oscars…
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‘Tipping point’: Oscars filmmakers hail disability progress
This year, the Oscars will feature a best picture contender about a drummer with hearing loss, a nominated documentary exploring…
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Oscars producers lift the lid on nearly ‘impossible’ ceremony
A “teeny-tiny” red carpet, no invitations for Hollywood’s most powerful moguls, and a “central” role for masks-next weekend’s in-person Oscars…
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