Academy President John Bailey on Extending Oscars’ Global Reach – Variety

VarietyFlagging ratings for the Oscars awards show, which airs Mar. 4, is another challenge facing the academy. Next year’s broadcast will dispense with the traditional, heavily draped “gossamer” look and focus more on history, including clips from great … and more …read more Source:: Academy Awards News By Google News

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Let’s just cancel the Oscars – New York Post

New York PostThe next Academy Awards needs a big, bold statement. A true Hollywood ending to rescue them all. And one obvious solution presents itself: It’s time to cancel the Oscars. True, not every man in Hollywood has so far been shown to be implicated — only … …read more Source:: Academy Awards News By […]

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Books: The National Book Award winners, Alexander Chee on his mentor Kit Reed and more – Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles TimesJeffrey Toobin, the legal analyst and bestselling author, is working on a book for Doubleday about Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign. Who else is working on a book? Academy Award-winning actor … …read more Source:: Academy Awards News By Google News

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Actor bridges divides – Richmond Free Press

Actor bridges dividesRichmond Free PressAcademy Award-winning actor Mahershala Ali’s journey has been one of bridging divides. Between the crime and poverty of 1970s and 1980s Oakland, where he lived with his mother and stepfather, and the musical theater scene of Manhattan, where he … …read more Source:: Academy Awards News By Google News

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