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276 feature films vie for 94th Academy Awards

By Reel 360 Jan 23, 2022

Two hundred seventy-six feature films are eligible for the 2021 Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced.To be eligible for consideration un...

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Academy Award winner, film director, Sidney Poitier has passed at age 94

By Reel 360 Jan 7, 2022

Academy Award winner, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, film director, activist, and ambassador, Sidney Poitier has passed away at age 94. He died Thursday at his hom...

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Netflix positions itself for Oscar gold

By Megan Penn Jan 7, 2022

The Oscars are just around the corner and Netflix is leading the way with a collection of films released on the streaming platform that are getting buzz for the top prizes. ...

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Emmy-nominated Will Packer to produce 94th Oscars

By Reel 360 Oct 6, 2021

Emmy-nominated producer Will Packer will produce the 94th Oscars, Academy President David Rubin announced today. It will be his first involvement with the Oscars, which will ...

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Academy: Jonathan Majors, Issa Rae among 395 invites

By Reel 360 Jul 1, 2021

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended invitations to join the organization to 395 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contr...

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Iliza Shlesinger serves up Dr. Pepper Mocktails for Oscars

By Colin Costello Apr 29, 2021

Screw the Champagne. Heck toss the wine. Instead, Plano Texas-based Dr. Pepper is serving up Mocktails for the Oscars with popular comedian Iliza Shlesinger. In each film, S...

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A return to full-on red carpet glamour at Oscars

By Reel 360 Apr 28, 2021

It may have been Oscar gold on stage, but it was platinum that was seen on the red carpet. Nominees and presenters returned to full red carpet glamour at the 93rd Annual Acade...

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Emerald Fennell’s “poisonous popcorn film”

By Megan Penn Apr 28, 2021

Emeralds Fennell’s Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for her self-described “poisonous popcorn film” Promising Young Woman marks the 13th woman to win in this l...

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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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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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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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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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Reel 360’s 2021 Oscar Predictions

By Reel 360 Apr 23, 2021

It's finally here -- the end to a very long and strange and god knows what else kind of film year. We are happy to finally say good-bye to the 2020 movie season which culminate...

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Gísli Darri Halldórsson on Oscar-nominated Yes-People

By Megan Penn Apr 20, 2021

Gísli Darri Halldórsson’s 2021 Academy Award-nominated Animated Short Film Yes-People explores the monotonous daily life of humans stuck in behavioral loops. Yes-People...

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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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Academy announces street closures for 93rd Oscars

By Reel 360 Apr 8, 2021

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the City of Los Angeles have finalized street closure plans around Union Station in downtown Los Angeles for the upcoming 93...

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Framestore receives Oscar nomination for Midnight Sky

By Reel 360 Mar 16, 2021

Framestore has be nominated for the 'Best Visual Effects’ Academy Award for its work on the Netflix film, The Midnight Sky. VFX supervisor Chris Lawrence and animation ...

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HBO, Spike Lee in production on 9/11 doc

By Reel 360 Mar 1, 2021

HBO Documentary Films and Academy Award and Emmy-winner Spike Lee (HBO’s David Byrne’s American Utopia, When The Levees Broke, 4 Little Girls) are currently in product...