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Stars shine in Forevermark diamonds at Oscars

By Reel 360 Apr 28, 2021

Forevermark diamonds shined brightly on nominees Viola Davis, Amanda Seyfried and presenter Regina King at the 93rd Annual Academy Awards, the first major in-person award...

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NFT of Boseman to be redesigned after Oscars loss

By Reel 360 Apr 27, 2021

An NFT of Chadwick Boseman created by Andrew Oshea as part of “Everyone Wins” swag bags for Oscar nominees is being redesigned in the wake of his Best Actor snub. The d...

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Free, Roe on the impact of Two Distant Strangers

By Colin Costello Apr 27, 2021

On Sunday night, the 93rd Academy Awards honored the harrowing journey of young Black man caught in a terrifying Groundhog Day as he is callously murdered by a white policeman ...

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Chloé Zhao on winning, howling and more

By Colin Costello Apr 27, 2021

Oscar night saw people of color, and especially women, brought to the forefront. A record 9 of the 22 acting nominees were people of color and Chloé Zhao became the second wom...

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Pandemic Academy Awards ratings anemic

By Reel 360 Apr 26, 2021

Things didn't go exactly as planned for Hollywood's biggest night. In a year, where Hollywood held back most of its biggest films due to the pandemic, the 93rd Academy Awards d...

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Women who run with Oscars

By Megan Penn Apr 26, 2021

To say that women have been kept out of the spotlight when it comes to being behind the lens in film would be the understatement of the century. There is no dramatic flare ...

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Yuh-Jung Youn on Brad Pitt and Minari

By Susan L. Hornik Apr 26, 2021

Last night was also a watershed moment for Minari’s Yuh-Jung Youn --the talented thespian made history by becoming the first Korean actor to win Best Supporting Actress at th...

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Chadwick Boseman should have won an Oscar

By Colin Costello Apr 26, 2021

Chadwick Boseman should have won the Oscar for Best Actor last night during the 93rd Academy Awards. But he didn't. The award went to Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, one of the gre...

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Oscar winners address racism and police brutality

By Susan L. Hornik Apr 26, 2021

During the 93rd annual Academy Awards, Oscar presenters and winners discussed racism, pleading with audiences to unite against hate crimes and police brutality. In her openi...

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Nomadland wins Best Picture, Chloé Zhao Director

By Reel 360 Apr 26, 2021

Last night, Nomadland won three of its six Academy Award nominations. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences presented the 93rd Oscars. Due to the pandemic, the show ...

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H.E.R., Leslie Odom, Jr. set to perform at 93rd Oscars

By Reel 360 Apr 16, 2021

Celeste, H.E.R., Leslie Odom, Jr., Laura Pausini, Daniel Pemberton, Molly Sandén and Diane Warren will perform the five nominated original songs in their entirety for ...

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93RD Oscars all-star cast revealed

By Reel 360 Apr 12, 2021

Show producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh today announced the ensemble cast to present at the 93rd Oscars, which airs live on ABC on Sunday, April 25, at ...

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Oscar nom Feeling Through stars first Deafblind actor

By Megan Penn Apr 5, 2021

Oscar contender for Best live Action Short Feeling Through is a heartfelt film that is breaking barriers both on the screen and behind the scenes. Tarango was born in Arizon...

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The United States vs. Billie Holiday is really U.S. vs POC

By Megan Penn Mar 26, 2021

The United States vs. Billie Holiday, which is currently streaming on Hulu, has already nabbed a Golden Globe Best for actress, singer Andra Day, who was also nominated for a 2...

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‘Mank’ leads Oscar noms with 10

By Reel 360 Mar 15, 2021

Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas and singer, songwriter and actor Nick Jonas announced the 93rd Oscars nominations today (March 15), live from London, via a global live st...

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Oscars will consider streaming films for 2021

By Reel 360 Apr 28, 2020

Netflix and Hulu will be ecstatic. It's no secret that the current coronavirus COVID-10 pandemic has shut down the film and TV industries. Now, comes word that the theatrical c...

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2020 Academy Awards ratings anything but gold

By Reel 360 Feb 11, 2020

Whether it was the lack of host or a lack of female director nominations or a lack of diversity in general (except for the presenters and performers) ABC’s telecast of the A...

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From ‘Parasite’ to Pitt, the complete 2020 Oscar winners

By Colin Costello Feb 10, 2020

Parasite, Bong Joon Ho's (who also won Best Director) twisted tale that was at the top of Reel 360's Best Films of 2019, won top honors last night at the 92nd Academy Awards, b...

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Reel 360’s 2020 Academy Awards predictions

By Colin Costello Feb 9, 2020

We are only hours away from Hollywood royalty parading into the Dolby Theater in Hollywood to celebrate the 92nd Academy Awards. The 2019 Oscars garnered 29.6 million...

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‘ESSENCE’ Black Women in Hollywood Awards re-cap

By Reel 360 Feb 7, 2020

To kick off Oscar weekend, ESSENCE celebrated extraordinary Hollywood visionaries and culture shifters during its 13th annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards, held Thursday,...