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Hidetoshi Nishijima and Toko Miura star in Drive My Car.

Japan's Oscar-nominated 'Drive My Car' is a journey through loss, grief and art

10:57am February 11, 2022

by Anthony Kuhn

Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and adapted from a 2014 short story by Haruki Murakami, the film dramatizes some of the celebrated author's trademark themes: loss, guilt, the interplay of art and life.

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Best Actor Or Actress? Gender-Expansive Performers Are Forced To Choose

4:28pm July 14, 2021

by Melissa Block

There's a growing call for entertainment award categories to no longer be split by gender. Some nonbinary performers say these gendered divisions erase their identity.

Chloé Zhao accepts the Oscar for best director during Sunday night's ceremony. Her film Nomadland also won best picture.

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7 Takeaways From The Train-Station Oscars

8:38am April 26, 2021

by Linda Holmes

A bungled ending, some charming winners, and making the best of a bad situation — the 2021 Oscars left an impression in a few ways.

Daniel Kaluuya, winner of the award for best actor in a supporting role for Judas and the Black Messiah, poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday.

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Oscars 2021: The Complete Winners List

11:18pm April 25, 2021

Find all the 2021 Academy Award winners right here. We'll be updating the list throughout the night. Chloé Zhao has become the first woman of color to win the Oscar for best director.

Tyler Perry attends the 93rd Annual Academy Awards.

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2021 Oscars: Tyler Perry Accepts The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

11:15pm April 25, 2021

by Aisha Harris

Viola Davis presented the award to the filmmaker at the Academy Awards on Sunday — she worked with Perry on the 2009 film Madea Goes to Jail.

Viola Davis as Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.

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'Ma Rainey' Hairstylists Are 1st Black Women To Win Makeup, Hairstyling Oscar

9:24pm April 25, 2021

by Mandalit del Barco

Hairstylists Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson, along with makeup artist Sergio Lopez-Rivera, won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for their work on the film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.

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2021 Is Oscar's Most Diverse Year — And Now We Know Why

7:56pm April 25, 2021

by Bob Mondello

A new study from UCLA shows Hollywood made big progress last year in terms of including women and people of color, both behind and in front of the camera — and that diversity is what audiences want.

The Oscar statuette is seen backstage during the 89th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 26, 2017 in Hollywood, Calif.

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What To Watch For At The Oscars

7:39pm April 25, 2021

by Eric Deggans

Tonight's ceremony closes out the longest and most unconventional awards season in Hollywood history. Several presenters and nominees will appear in person, and there's even a red carpet of sorts.

Oscar statuettes backstage during the 89th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 26, 2017 in Hollywood, Calif.

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At This Year's Oscars, Diversity And Social Consciousness Go Hand-In-Hand

2:41pm April 24, 2021

by Bob Mondello

After years of #OscarsSoWhite and #OscarsSoMale, industry observers are crowing over the 2021 nominations. This expanded diversity comes along with increased social consciousness in the year's films.

Empty frames that would normally hold movie posters hang on the front of an AMC theater shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic on Dec. 4, 2020, in Rosemont, Ill.

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If Big Box Office Means Big Ratings, This Year's Oscars Are In Big Trouble

9:40am April 24, 2021

by Bob Mondello

Most awards seasons find film fans seeking out Best Picture nominees in the runup to the telecast, with the eventual winner reaping millions of additional dollars. But this year's bounce is a thud.