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The 2021 Academy Awards, like everything else for the past year or more, has been hit with wholly expected pandemic delays and additional complications that—among other things—resulted in an extension of the usual eligibility period. Film-centered award institutions face the added challenge of honoring cinema following a year of theaters mostly (and wisely) being closed or […]
Deepa Mehta took Canada to the Oscars in 2006 with Water and she could do it again with Funny Boy. The daring Indian-Canadian director delivers one of her best and most beautiful films yet with this adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s acclaimed 1994 novel. Funny Boy, which is Canada’s official selection in the Oscar race for […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced new inclusion and representation standards for Best Picture eligibility. Per a press release shared late Tuesday, the Academy—including governors DeVon Franklin and Jim Gianopulos—consulted with the Producers Guild of America and also used a British Film Institute-inspired template. Per Academy president David Rubin and Academy […]
Awkwafina, Zendaya, Constance Wu, and Atlanta stars Zazie Beetz, Lakeith Stanfield, and Brian Tyree Henry are among the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new invitees for membership. In an attempt to diversify the Academy after years of criticism, the latest potential inductees (if they accept) are 45 percent women and 36 percent people of color. According to the Hollywood Reporter, […]
February 9 was a beautiful day for cinema. It was on this night that Parasite became the first foreign-language film to win Best Picture at the Oscars. It was the night that the Academy dared to be progressive by giving a film from South Korea the ceremony’s top award. Now, Donald Trump wants to throw all those good feelings […]
17 years after winning an Oscar for “Lose Yourself,” Eminem finally showed up to that ceremony to rap that anthem in a performance that was equal parts exciting and bewildering. Now, about 48 hours removed from that performance, when it’s no longer necessary to keep it a secret, those who were in the know from […]
In an effort to capitalize on becoming the first non-English-language film to snag an Academy Award for Best Picture, Parasite will now be available to watch in as many as 2,000+ theaters across North America. This wide(r) release was brought about by the company that bought the movie’s North American rights, distributor Neon. In doing […]
Eminem made a surprise appearance at the 92nd annual Academy Awards last night to perform “Lose Yourself,” the track that earned him an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2003. His performance comes nearly two decades after Em ditched the ceremony altogether, and ultimately missed the opportunity to accept the award in person. On Monday, Variety published an interview with Eminem in which he […]
The ratings for Sunday night’s Academy Awards are in and they were decidedly unimpressive. By that we mean they hit a new record-low, so, 2018 you’re off the hook. In total, just 23.6 million people tuned in, which was good for just a 5.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic (which is also way down from […]
Chrissy Teigen has never been one to hold her tongue, especially when she catches wind of people being overtly discriminatory to others. At Sunday’s Oscar Awards, Parasite took home the award for Best Original Screenplay. For some reason, TV host Jon Miller, took Parasite‘s success as an attack on America. A man named Bong Joon Ho […]
