Leonard Lopate Interviews with 2017 Oscar Winners

Congratulations to all of the 2017 Oscar nominees and winners! Click on the links below to listen to our interviews with directors, producers, and actors who won Academy Awards this year.

Manchester By the Sea - Best Original Screenplay; Best Actor: Casey Affleck 

Director/screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan and actor Lucas Hedges joined us to discuss their film, “Manchester by the Sea.”

Lucas Hedges and Casey Affleck in MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

(Courtesy of Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions)

Moonlight - Best Picture; Best Writing Adapted Screenplay; Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali 

Director Barry Jenkins and actress Naomie Harris talked to us about their film, “Moonlight.”

Director Barry Jenkins and actress Naomie Harris join us to discuss their film, “Moonlight."

("Moonlight" directed by Barry Jenkins/ courtesy of Cinetic Media)

OJ: Made in America - Best Documentary Feature

Director/producer Ezra Edelman discusses his five-part documentary, “O.J.: Made in America,” with us.

"O.J.: Made in America," the five-part documentary directed by Ezra Edelman, airs on ESPN.

(Courtesy of ESPN films)

The Salesman - Best Foreign Language Film

We were joined by writer-director Asghar Farhadi to discuss his latest film, “The Salesman.”

Actors Shahab Hosseini and Taraneh Alidoosti in "The Salesman" (reprinted with permission from Cohen Media Group).

(Cohen Media Group/Cohen Media Group)

Zootopia - Best Animated Feature

Directors Byron Howard and Rich Moore joined us to talk about their animated feature, “Zootopia.”

ZOOTOPIA – Pictured: Judy Hopps. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved.

(©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved./Disney)