Mandalit del Barco

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Will Smith resigns from the Academy, says he will accept additional consequences

Friday, April 01, 2022

In a statement, Will Smith acknowledged that his actions overshadowed other winners at the 94th Academy Awards.

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Last year's children's song Grammy nominees were all white—but that's changed in 2022

Friday, April 01, 2022

Last year, three of the five nominees in the Grammys' children's music category withdrew their names from consideration, outraged the list was all-white. But the slate is very different this year.

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The LAPD was ready to arrest Will Smith after the slap, Will Packer says

Thursday, March 31, 2022

In an interview with "Good Morning America," Will Packer says the LAPD was ready to take action against Will Smith. But Chris Rock declined to press charges.

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Will Smith refused to leave the Oscars following the slap, Academy says

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

The Academy's Board of Governors plans to meet on April 18 to decide on how to discipline Will Smith.

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Jane Campion is now the third woman to win the best director Oscar

Sunday, March 27, 2022

Nominated for helming The Power of the Dog, Campion joins Chloé Zhao and Kathryn Bigelow as the only women to win in the category. She had previously been nominated for The Piano.

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CODA's Troy Kotsur is now the first Deaf man to win an Oscar for acting

Sunday, March 27, 2022

The actor took home the trophy for best supporting actor, winning for his performance as a fisherman named Frank Rossi. Marlee Matlin, the first Deaf person to win an Oscar, plays his wife.

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Oscars 2022: What to watch for

Sunday, March 27, 2022

A look at potential history-making moments at tonight's Academy Awards ceremony.

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'The Power of the Dog' cinematographer Ari Wegner might make Oscars history

Friday, March 25, 2022

Wegner would be the first woman to win the Academy Award for cinematography. She says a highlight of the project was filming the lead actor as he improvised a key emotional moment in the story.

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Former child star Amanda Bynes is freed from conservatorship

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

A Southern California judge terminated the controls Bynes had been under since 2013. Her attorney told NPR that Bynes' conservatorship was nothing like that of Britney Spears.

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A peek at the 2022 Oscar-nominated documentary short films

Sunday, March 20, 2022

This year's Oscars contenders for documentary short films cover the housing crisis, life in present day Afghanistan, the story of a pioneering Black woman athlete, a deaf high school, and bullying.

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Halyna Hutchins' parents are trapped in Ukraine, Matt Hutchins says

Saturday, March 19, 2022

Months after the Rust cinematographer was shot and killed, Halyna Hutchins' mother and father have been unable to escape the country, says her widower, who calls for safe corridors for refugees.

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'CODA' actor rocks out to music and NPR news

Friday, March 18, 2022

CODA costar Daniel Durant, who is deaf, shares a story about turning up the sound system in his car. A musicologist explains that people who are deaf have a complex appreciation of sound.

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'King Richard,' the Oscar-nominated film, authentically depicts the Williams' history

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

King Richard is nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture. Will Smith, Isha Price, and Aunjanue Ellis explain how faith motivated the Williams' family.

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'Sesame Street' actor, Emilio Delgado, dies after a battle with blood cancer

Friday, March 11, 2022

Emilio Delgado, who spent decades entertaining children playing Luis on Sesame Street, has died. His was the longest-running role for a Mexican American in a TV series. Delgado was 81.

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The 2022 Independent Spirit Awards nod towards possible Oscar winners

Monday, March 07, 2022

Some of the biggest Oscar snubs were recognized at Sunday's Independent Spirit Awards. For the second year, television shows and performances were also celebrated.

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Hollywood refuses to open its biggest films in Russia

Thursday, March 03, 2022

Disney, Sony, Warner Bros., Paramount and Universal are pausing the theatrical releases of their films in Russia

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Victory parade celebrates the Los Angeles Rams' Super Bowl win

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Thousands of people flooded downtown Los Angeles Wednesday for the Rams' Super Bowl victory parade. It's the first parade in the city despite the Dodgers and Lakers championship victories in 2020.

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Family of cinematographer killed on movie set sues Alec Baldwin and 'Rust' producers

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

The family of Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot on the New Mexico set of the film in October, is suing the actor and the movie's producers for wrongful death, attorneys say.

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Proud Valley girl Alana Haim talks about her first acting role in 'Licorice Pizza'

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Alana Haim — of the band Haim — stars in Licorice Pizza, a coming of age love story written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The film has received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.

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Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan host Oscar nominations 2022

Tuesday, February 08, 2022

In a year with so much uncertainty over live events, the 94th annual Academy Awards are set to be held in person again on March 27 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.

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