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CNY native wins Oscar for short film ‘Two Distant Strangers’ Updated 10:30 AM; Facebook Share Central New York native Mickey Meyer has won an Oscar for the short film “Two Distant Strangers.” The Observer-Dispatch reports Meyer, who was born and raised in Clinton, N.Y., was an executive producer for the live-action short starring rapper Joey Bada$$ as a Black man stuck in a time loop and forced to relive a deadly run-in with a cop (Andrew Howard). Writer-director Travon Free and co-director Martin Desmond Roe received the award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2021 Academy Awar...

Former Las Vegas Police Lt. Randy Sutton addresses police officers around the country quitting amid a 'war on cops.' Celebrities at Sunday’s star-studded Oscars took aim at law enforcement as they took the podium for an event safeguarded by personnel from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), among other agencies. Now, union officials are slamming Hollywood big-names for their own "contribution to the glorification of guns, drugs, and crime," Fox News has learned. Actors and filmmakers attending the Los Angeles-based 93rd Academy Awards got political on stage and on the red carpet du...

Some cheers — and jeers — for the Oscars From CNN's Lisa Respers France In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., Regina King speaks onstage during the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25 in Los Angeles.  Todd Wawrychuk/A.M.P.A.S./Getty Images Awards season is officially over with the conclusion of the 93rd Academy Awards. It started off strong, with "One Night in Miami" director Regina King strutting regally into the theater to kick off the show (her name literally means Queen King so what else might we expect) and speaking out about both the industry's struggle ...

'Nomadland' wins Academy Award for Best Picture Share Updated: 10:44 PM CDT Apr 25, 2021 By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer 'Nomadland' wins Academy Award for Best Picture Share Updated: 10:44 PM CDT Apr 25, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript You always Hell, yeah. Thank you, Michel. Thank you guys. Fuck out of the race. Yeah, Yeah. Yeah. It was the first one here. Mhm. Yeah, It was close. Hi. Yeah. My God. Right. So happy. Yeah. Yeah. Mhm. Right. That would be on there. TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 10:44 PM CDT Apr 25, 2021 By JA...

28 Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) entered the Oscars with a total of 36 nominations and was awarded seven trophies, the biggest winner of the night. The platform almost doubled its Oscar wins in one night, nevertheless, it missed out on the best-picture Oscar. The wins included Best hairstyling and makeup for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Best costume design for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Best documentary feature for “My Octopus Teacher,” Best live-action short for “Two Distant Strangers,” Best animated short for “If Anything Happens I Love You,” Be...