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Oscars 2021: 'Nomadland' wins Best Picture, Director, Actress

Chloé Zhao's film took home three of the top awards while Anthony Hopkins won Best Actor for 'The Father' at the 93rd Academy Awards

2 min read26 Apr 2021
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Oscars 2021: Producers disclose plans for the big night

The producers of the 93rd Academy Awards have spelt out plans for the ceremony and said Covid-19 safety procedures would be integrated

4 min read19 Apr 2021
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Sea of love: 'Time' and 'My Octopus Teacher'

Oscar-nominated documentaries 'Time' and 'My Octopus Teacher' show there's no fixed approach to intensely personal non-fiction

5 min read6 Apr 2021
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No Zoom for intimate 2021 Oscars

Producers say the Academy Awards in April will be an in-person gathering, limited to nominees, presenters and their guests

2 min read19 Mar 2021
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Oscars 2021: 'Mank' leads nominations with 10 nods

At the 93rd Academy Awards, 'Mank' leads a relatively diverse slate, with two women—Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell—nominated for Best Director for the first time

2 min read15 Mar 2021
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No Oscar season, no problem

The pandemic has messed with the machinery of the Oscar season and reminded us that there are more fruitful ways to engage with cinema

3 min read3 Feb 2021
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Meet the man behind 'Jallikattu'

Lijo Jose Pellissery, the maker of India’s Oscar entry this year, is a driven, perfectionist director who accepts success and failure with equanimity

7 min read3 Dec 2020
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As the Oscars sets new rules, where is the inclusion debate for Indian cinema?

Unlike Hollywood, where inclusion riders and #OscarsSoWhite are part of the conversation, Indian cinema has yet to reckon with the many communities it excludes

4 min read15 Sep 2020
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As the Oscars sets new rules, where is the inclusion debate for Indian cinema?

Unlike Hollywood, where inclusion riders and #OscarsSoWhite are part of the conversation, Indian cinema has yet to reckon with the many communities it excludes

4 min read15 Sep 2020
Industry

Oscars academy sets out new diversity standards for best picture contenders

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which has been criticized for honoring few movies and creators of color, said the standards represent a new phase of a 5-year effort to promote diversity on and off screen

1 min read9 Sep 2020