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Oscars to Air Live Across Multiple Locations
The 93rd Academy Awards, set to air Sunday, April 25, is currently to be held across “multiple locations, including the landmark Dolby Theatre.” The ceremony, produced by Stacey Sher, Steven Soderbergh and Jesse Collins, will be held in-person in several different locations. These locations, with the exception of the Dolby Theatre, have not been revealed, […] More
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Video Interview: ‘Two of Us’ Director and Star Discuss the Not So Typical Romance
The new French drama, Two of Us, often feels like a story of young love with a couple of teenagers hiding their forbidden relationship from their parents. That may seem like an odd way to describe a film about a mature lesbian couple’s secret relationship, but it is actually kind of fitting. The film is […] More
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The Academy is Making Changes to the Best International Feature Shortlist Selection Process
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a lot of organizations to change the ways that they conduct business, and the Academy is no different. While we’ve already seen the pandemic result in a massive push back of the award ceremony, an even more specific, highly detailed, shift has just been announced regarding the way that the […] More
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Awards Season Update: New Year…New Predictions!
Normally, the start of a new year would mean we’re just days away from the Oscar nominations being announced. We’d already know the Golden Globe nominees, etc, but of course, this is hardly normal times. 2020 was unlike any other cinematic year, which in turn means 2021 will be similarly unique. As such, we’re still […] More
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Happy Holidays: Unwrap Some New Predictions Today!
First of all, from all of us at Awards Radar, have a happy and safe holiday today! Obviously, this is again a day meant for family and friends that instead needs to be spent apart from them, but the light can be seen at the end of the tunnel. Thanksgiving was hard, this is hard, […] More
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The Academy Recruits Steven Soderbergh to Co-Produce the Oscars
Despite all the challenges and changes facing the American movie industry, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences still plan to move forward with the Oscars and today announced the trio of industry veterans who will be responsible for putting on the April event. Stacey Sher, Jesse Collins and Steven Soderbergh seem to cover […] More
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Awards Season/Oscar Predictions Update: December and it’s Anyone’s Ballgame
The longer 2020 goes on, the more you get the sense that the old rules for predicting the Oscars are out the window. Personally, a major arrow in my quiver is always the in person awards season events, where you schmooze with voters and get a feel for who and what they like. This year, […] More
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Updated Oscar Predictions: Streamers With the Early Advantage
In a normal season, the first week of October would be a prime moment in awards season. Oscar predictions would reflect the fall film festival season, big time contenders would be hitting theaters, and the campaign trail would be filled with Academy Award hopefuls. 2020, obviously, has presented a completely new situation. That being said, […] More
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Awards Season Update: ‘Nomadland’ is the Festival Darling and a Verdict Comes In for ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’
As the fall film festival season continues, one movie is standing out amongst the crowd. It’s Chloe Zhao‘s Nomadland, which has established itself as a major contender. Searchlight Pictures has done a masterful job of positioning this one so far. It’s arguably been a perfect launch. Something to keep in mind, however, is that this […] More
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Four Deserving Horror Films The Academy Will Ignore
For decades, the horror genre has taken a serious back seat when it comes to the Academy Awards. Simply put, the true horror of the Oscars is the lack of horror. Since Jordan Peele’s illustrious Best Original Screenplay Oscar win for Get Out in 2018, Peele’s filmmaking career has taken off and been one to […] More
