These Oscar nominees for “Oppenheimer” met years ago, but the director had no plans to cast this star then, noting, “I was also a little afraid of you.”
Category: Academy Awards (Oscars)
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Christopher Nolan Wins DGA Award
After four losses, this is the first guild victory for the “Oppenheimer” director. Winners there have won the Academy Award 18 of the last 20 times.
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Academy Awards Announces New Oscar for Achievement in Casting
After decades of lobbying from the casting field, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is adding its first new award category since 2001.
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Da’Vine Joy Randolph: Major Prizes, Major Attention, Major Unease
The “Holdovers” star sometimes feels overwhelmed by the glare of the spotlight. “In a very otherworldly way, my entire world has changed.”
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Young Filmmaker Lives His ‘Fairy Tale’ at Sundance
Sean Wang, a first-time director, received an audience award for his coming-of-age film, “Didi.” He also got the ultimate prize: a distribution deal.
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Which Sundance 2024 Movies Will Make It to Next Year’s Oscars?
A Jesse Eisenberg-Kieran Culkin film, along with performances by Saoirse Ronan and André Holland, may be on the ballot next year.
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Why the Documentary Oscar Race Is the Most Unpredictable One
All five nominees are international features focused on geopolitical events, and three are directed by women.
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Hillary Clinton on ‘Barbie’ Snubs: You’re ‘More Than Kenough’
The former presidential candidate joined the chorus of disappointment in the omission of Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie from the best director and best actress Oscar categories.
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‘Barbie’ Is Adapted? Let’s Fix the Oscar Screenplay Categories.
There’s a way to classify screenplays for Oscar consideration that would reward creativity and make much more sense. Unlike the current system.
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For ‘Barbie’ Fans Online, a Bitterly Ironic Oscar Snub
Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie missed Academy Award nominations for director and actress, respectively — a fact that was a little too on the nose for some.
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Why Greta Gerwig Was Snubbed for a Best Director Nomination
“Barbie” scored a best-picture nomination and scooped up eight nods overall. Several factors could have led to Gerwig’s omission.