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Inside the Oscars … 2040!
Imagining the Academy Awards of the future, where AI-generated films compete, betting is part of the show, and Timothée Chalamet takes home best actor … for playing Timothée Chalamet.
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Unmasking Hollywood’s Most Mysterious Movie Mogul
Steven Rales, the world’s richest indie film financier, owns The Criterion Collection, backs Wes Anderson and has two films up for multiple Oscars. But he really doesn’t like to talk about it.
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The THR Oscar Chart: The Many Ups and Downs of This Year’s Best Picture Race
THR’s Scott Feinberg tracks the rollercoaster rides and shifting fortunes of some of year’s top contenders.
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20 Times the Oscars Got It Wrong
Yes, we're still talking about 'Crash' winning the best picture over 'Brokeback Mountain,' but we also can't get over snubs for 'Selena,' 'The Lego Movie,' 'Hoop Dreams,' 'L.A. Confidential' and more. Also, how have Glenn Close and Annette Bening never won an Oscar?!
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‘Sunset Boulevard’ Star Nancy Olson on Its Weak Showing at Oscars ’51: “Everything Should Have Won”
The actress was just 22 and a newcomer to movies when she was nominated for the role of Betty, an aspiring screenwriter, in the Hollywood-skewering classic.
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Oral History: How ‘Parasite’ Broke the Oscars’ Language Barrier and Changed the Game Forever
Five years after Bong Joon Ho’s Korean dramedy made Oscars history by becoming the first film not in English to win best picture, its makers, distributor, campaigners and translator dish on their strategy, challenges and triumph.
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‘Last Breath’ Star Finn Cole Talks Underwater Dangers and His ‘Peaky Blinders’ Future
The actor does a deep dive on his new feature with Simu Liu and Woody Harrelson, before looking back on his Cillian Murphy crime drama.
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What Really Drove Barbara Broccoli to Break Up With James Bond?
After decades of fiercely protecting her family business, the longtime Bond producer just sold 007 to Amazon. Nobody can figure out why.
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Oscars 2025: Who Will Win, Who Should Win
Everyone knows that the likely victors are not always the most deserving. THR’s awards expert Scott Feinberg and chief film critic David Rooney weigh in on both, respectively, ahead of Sunday night’s ceremony.
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Oscar Insider Bruce Vilanch on the Gerbil Joke That Never Made It to Air and the “No Fun” Host Who Killed the Buzz
The legendary joke doctor, and author of a new tell-all memoir, has a few helpful tips for this year’s emcee, Conan O’Brien (and some cautionary tales).
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Trump and Circumstance: How Oscars Will Meet the MAGA Moment
Sunday will reveal an industry at an inflection point as it reckons with recent catastrophe and the dawning of the Second Age of Trump. Will it rise to the occasion or retreat to safety?
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Mindy Kaling and Adam J. Graves Unpack Their Oscar-Nominated Short ‘Anuja’: “You Don’t See Stories Like This”
The duo sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about bringing nuance and humor to their affecting tale of child labor in India and the surprising global reception to their film: "I don't think anybody anticipated that we'd be getting this kind of attention."
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Death Match: The Annual Drama Over the Oscars In Memoriam Segment
Where will Gene Hackman fit? Michelle Trachtenberg? Shannen Doherty? An inside look at the show’s most fraught four minutes.
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Is 2025 the Year TikTok’s Favorite Actress Paloma Diamond Finally Strikes Gold?
The social media sensation talks to The Hollywood Reporter about this year's Oscar nominees (there is no bad blood between her and rising star Lorelai Lynch) and why she's made peace with the possibility of not winning (again): "I can't let it destroy the little light inside of me."
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Karla Sofía Gascón Deserves Better (Guest Column)
Yes, the tweets were lamentable. But the 'Emilia Pérez' star merits our — and more importantly Netflix's — compassion as a vulnerable woman growing into her identity, at a dangerous time for the trans community.
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Aidy Bryant Says the ‘Anora’ Hunks Might Be This Year’s Charles Melton
The comedian and former 'SN'L star returns to host the Spirit Awards for a second year in a row after charming audiences with her 'May December' forward monologue in 2024.
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