Arts Mar 10 ‘20 Days in Mariupol’ wins at Academy Awards where wars in Ukraine, Gaza cast shadow A year after “Navalny” won the same award, Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing chronicle of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, won best documentary. The win, a first for The Associated Press and PBS’ “Frontline,”… By Jake Coyle, Associated Press
Arts Mar 10 Watch 5:37 How the 2024 Oscars spotlight progress and continued struggles for women in film The 96th annual Academy Awards could be considered a milestone for women in film, with women filmmakers setting a record in the Best Picture category. But the past year also highlighted ongoing struggles in diversity, equal pay and equal opportunities… By Laura Barrón-López, Winston Wilde, Andrew Chambers
Arts Feb 13 Watch 8:00 Jeffrey Wright on his Oscar-nominated performance in ‘American Fiction’ Jeffrey Wright has had one of the most varied and distinguished acting careers of any American actor in recent decades. While best known in supporting roles, he’s now received his first Oscar nomination as the lead in “American Fiction.” The… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet
Arts Feb 01 Watch 6:51 Lily Gladstone on her historic Oscar nomination for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ One of the year’s most honored films is “Killers of the Flower Moon,” a harrowing story of the murders of members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma in the 1920s. The acclaimed performance by one of the film’s stars, Lily… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Jan 24 Watch 5:14 Oscar nominations spark controversy with snubs of Barbie’s Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet When the Academy Award nominations were announced, Barbie was among the ten films on the list for Best Picture. But many were surprised the nominations for Best Director did not include Barbie director Greta Gerwig and the film's star Margot… Continue watching
Jan 23 Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ tops all Oscar nominees with 13; ‘Barbie’ snags 8 By Jake Coyle, Associated Press For the 10th time, Scorsese was nominated for best director. Leonardo DiCaprio, though, was left out of best actor. Continue reading
Nov 11 John Bailey, cinematographer who led film academy at start of #MeToo reckoning, dies at 81 By Associated Press John Bailey, a cinematographer who worked on films ranging from “Ordinary People” to “Groundhog Day” and presided over the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences during the initial #MeToo reckoning, died Friday at 81. Continue reading
Oct 19 Hollywood’s actors strike persists as it nears 100 days By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Film and TV actors are still on strike in what has become the longest walk-off in their history. The strike by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists hits its 100th day on… Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 6:44 A look at the life of actor turned politician Glenda Jackson By Jeffrey Brown British actor Glenda Jackson died at the age of 87 Thursday. The two-time Oscar winner had a 23-year second act as a member of Parliament. She later returned to the stage, winning a Tony in 2018 for her role in… Continue watching