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Race, Gender, and Sexuality at the Academy Awards, Part I
By Mark Pinkert Contributor … This is the first article in a three-part series In his 2006 Oscar acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actor, George Clooney said the following about Hollywood as a...
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2014 Oscars: Actors on the Campaign Trail
By Mark Pinkert Contributor … Studios and actors have campaigned for Oscars in the past, but never as fervently and persistently as they do these days. Competition is the new norm, and it’s mostly...
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Actors on the Oscar Bubble: Hiding in Plain Sight or New to the Scene?
By Mark Pinkert Contributor … We’ll find out for sure on Thursday, January 16th, when the Oscar nominees are announced, but for the time being it seems that the Best Actress ticket will be filled with...
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Santa Barbara Film Fest: Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson, Jared Leto and June...
By Scott Feinberg The Hollywood Reporter SANTA BARBARA – Neither the absence of three of the night’s seven honorees nor the presence of a hecklercould dampen the 29th annual Santa Barbara...
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Will This Year’s Oscars be More Diverse than Last Year’s?
By Patrick Shanley Managing Editor Earlier this year, when the nominations for the 87th Annual Academy Awards were announced with every actor in contention being Caucasian, the hashtag #Oscarssowhite...
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‘Creed’: Can Stallone Make History?
By Patrick Shanley Managing Editor Creed, the latest film in the Rocky franchise, opens today bolstered by a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film is anchored by strong performances from 28-year-old...
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Actors Passed Over by SAG and Golden Globes Still Have Chance With Oscar
By Patrick Shanley Managing Editor With last week’s announcements of the nominees for both the SAG Awards and the Golden Globes, a number of high-profile performances did not make it on the list. But...
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‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast — Michael B. Jordan (‘Creed’)
By Scott Feinberg The Hollywood Reporter “I still haven’t fully processed it all,” says Michael B. Jordan as we sit down to record an episode of the ‘Awards Chatter’ podcast just a few weeks after the...
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Oscars: Omission of Black Actors Upsetting, But Not Inexplicable or Proof of...
By Scott Feinberg The Hollywood Reporter Nobody was more disappointed than I was last Thursday morning when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed its 88th Oscar nominations and we...
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Academy Members Defend Their Oscar Votes: “To Imply We Are Racists Is...
By Scott Feinberg The Hollywood Reporter It has been a week of uncomfortable conversations in Hollywood. While many agree that the Academy’s overwhelmingly white membership does play a role in the...
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