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Hello! I’m Yvonne Villarreal and welcome to the newsletter companion to “The Envelope: The Podcast,” where my cohost, Mark Olsen, and I bring you highlights from each week’s episode.
We may be on the longest road to the Oscars on record, but we’re nearly there! Just stay hydrated.
The SAG Awards’ prerecorded ceremony aired Sunday night, and as a typically reliable predictor of the major races at the Oscars, SAG added some intrigue to movies’ biggest night.
For the first time, all four individual movie honors went to actors of color. The late Chadwick Boseman won as lead actor for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” while Viola Davis took home the lead actress statuette for her performance in the same film. Meanwhile, Daniel Kaluuya won as supporting actor for “Judas and the Black Messiah” and Yuh-Jung Youn was the supporting actress winner for “Minari.”
Sacha Baron Cohen steps forward at last as himself
Sacha Baron Cohen received Oscar nominations for the screenplay of ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” and as supporting actor in “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
(Russell James / For The Times)
March 17, 2021 6 AM PT
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen and welcome to the newsletter companion to “The Envelope: The Podcast,” where my cohost, Yvonne Villarreal, and I bring you highlights from each week’s episode.
The Oscar nominations came out early on Monday morning. Josh Rottenberg covered the big picture of who got what, while Glenn Whipp drilled down into the snubs and surprises.
Dr. Seuss is not canceled
I think The Times should publish a version of Mary McNamara’s dissection of Kevin McCarthy‘s (and other conservatives’) white racist privilege [“The Real Deal Around Dr. Seuss,” March 4] on the op-ed page.
The attempt to smear President Biden and other progressives by accusing them of “cancel culture” is just another Republican lie that needs to be called out more widely, not just to Calendar readers.
Henry Hespenheide
Allen v. Farrow
Dylan Farrow is featured in the HBO documentary “Allen v. Farrow,” which examines the allegations that Farrow’s adoptive father, Woody Allen, sexually assaulted her when she was 7.
Filmmaker Shaka King talks about crafting a genre thriller with deep political roots and emotional currents in 'Judas and the Black Messiah,' the story of slain Black Panther leader Fred Hampton and the FBI informant who betrayed him.