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Where to Watch Every 2021 Oscar-Nominated Film

Where to watch every 2021 Oscar-nominated film
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The 93rd Oscar nominations have finally been announced, recognizing films released during a year where movie theaters were largely closed. If you’re looking to catch up on all of the nominees, we’ve compiled a list of every film that was nominated for an Academy Award this year and where to stream them.
Competing for best picture are “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Mank,” “Minari,” “Nomadland,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Sound of Metal,” “The Father” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
The Oscars will be broadcast live on April 25 on ABC. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the only people who will be allowed to attend the event will be the nominees, their guests and the ceremony’s presenters.

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Reel Dad: Critic selects his predictions for this year's Oscar nominees

Reel Dad: Critic selects his predictions for this year's Oscar nominees
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The Reel Dad predicts that “Minari” will be nominated for Best Picture.Sundance Institute / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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The Reel Dad predicts that “Nomadland” will be nominated for Best Picture.Searchlight Pictures / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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The Reel Dad predicts that “One Night in Miami” will be nominated for Best Picture.IMDb / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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The Reel Dad predicts that “Judas and the Black Messiah” will be nominated for Best Picture.Sundance Film Festival / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Sophia Loren to get award from Oscar Academy Museum

Wanted in Rome
10 Mar, 2021
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Oscar-winning Italian actress Sophia Loren is to be honoured by the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the long-awaited Los Angeles venue set to open later this year.
Loren will receive the inaugural 'Visionary Award' from the Academy's new museum, alongside Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima who will be presented with the 'Vantage Award.'
The news comes days before the
nominations for the Oscars are revealed, with Italy hopeful that Loren will get the nod for her lead role as Madame Rosa in
La Vita Davanti a Sé (
The Life Ahead) directed by her son Edoardo Ponti.

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One writer's letter to the Academy on eve of nominations

A letter to the Academy: Don't mess up movie nominations
Our film writer makes the case for some fresh and frisky Oscar nominees
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From left, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Norm Lewis, Delroy Lindo, Clarke Peters and Jonathan Majors in Spike Lee's "Da 5 Bloods."NetflixShow MoreShow Less
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Sierra McCormick plays the best switchboard operator since Lily Tomlin's Ernestine in "The Vast of Night."Amazon StudiosShow MoreShow Less
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John Magaro as Cookie and Evie are the cream of the crop in "First Cow."A24Show MoreShow Less
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Radha Blank does it all (acts, writes, directs, produces, raps) in "The Forty-Year-Old Version."NetflixShow MoreShow Less

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Best Picture Potentials Offer a Time Capsule of the Current Zeitgeist

Best Picture Potentials Offer a Time Capsule of the Current Zeitgeist
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Oscars are a time capsule. Though pundits may quibble about nominees or winners, one thing is beyond question: The film choices reflect the year in which they were released.
For example, in 1946, “The Best Years of Our Lives” hit a nerve as people were trying to rebuild their lives after WWII. The 1969 “Midnight Cowboy” captured all the sexual confusion, excitement and fear of that tumultuous decade.
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This year’s contenders similarly reflect the moment we’re living in: a time of racial tension, gender battles, political wars, health issues and an overriding sense of doubt and isolation. A montage of 2020 film highlights would sum up the year just as accurately as newsreel clips.

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Sophia Loren Draws From Her Own Life for Stunning Comeback in 'The Life Ahead'

Sophia Loren Draws From Her Own Life for Stunning Comeback in 'The Life Ahead'
Sophia Loren Draws From Her Own Life for Stunning Comeback in 'The Life Ahead'
The legendary star from the golden era of Hollywood and Italian cinema delivers a tour de force performance alongside a young Senegalese newcomer
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Long after rising to stratospheric stardom during the glory days of cinema Italiano and Hollywood’s golden era, Sophia Loren has stepped out of semiretirement to play Madame Rosa, a former prostitute and Holocaust survivor, in “The Life Ahead,” directed by her son Edoardo Ponti.

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Only Three Actors Have Won the Oscar Without Nods From Golden Globes and SAG

Only Three Actors Have Won the Oscar Without Nods From Golden Globes and SAG
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All awards seasons lead to the Oscars, but for an actor or actress to stand on the Dolby Theatre stage (or as is most likely the case this year, accept the statuette virtually), the Golden Globes and SAG awards are the two most influential precursors.
The SAG Awards have existed since 1995 and quickly established themselves as a place where an actor or actress would be recognized by their peers, due to its large crossover with AMPAS voters. In the past 20 years, only three people have won an Academy Award for acting without garnering, at minimum, a nomination from both the Globes and the SAGs: Marcia Gay Harden for 2000’s “Pollock” in supporting actress (missed Globes and SAG), Christoph Waltz for 2012’s “Django Unchained” in supporting actor (missed SAG) and Regina King for 2018’s “If Beale Street Could Talk” in supporting actress (missed SAG). In the King and Waltz cases, their films were late-breakers in their respective seasons, and the lack of screeners reaching voters in time factored into their omissions.

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NBCUniversal Formats Sets Middle East Version of 'Celebrity Game Face' – Global Bulletin

NBCUniversal Formats Sets Middle East Version of 'Celebrity Game Face' - Global Bulletin
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In today’s Global Bulletin, “Celebrity Game Face” gets Middle East version; Sophia Loren to get Legend Award; UKTV announces diversity and inclusion writing programs; Fiona Campbell appointed as chair of the Royal Television Society Northern Ireland center; BBC expands documentary slate with Greta Thunberg film; “Assassin’s Creed” game to get physical locations in Saudi Arabia; France Television licenses “The 1% Club” from BBC Studios; and the Far East Film Festival and Sydney Film Festival reveal new dates.
A Middle East version of NBCUniversal Formats’ hit comedy gameshow “

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Searching for the Oscar Nomination Shocker: Who Will Receive the Acting Nod No One Saw Coming?

Searching for the Oscar Nomination Shocker: Who Will Receive the Acting Nod No One Saw Coming?
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Always expect the unexpected, especially in this unpredictable awards season.
I’ve been wondering if we might see the “WTF nomination” on Oscar-noms morning. I’m talking about an actor who is catapulted into the race without any previous mentions from the most crucial televised awards shows — BAFTA, Critics Choice, the Golden Globes and SAG. Not many can achieve it, but it’s usually telling of a film’s support within the Academy when that occurs. Some “WTFs” in the past decade have been Javier Bardem (“Biutiful”), Bradley Cooper (“American Sniper”), Laura Dern (“Wild”), Marina de Tavira (“Roma”), Jonah Hill (“The Wolf of Wall Street”), Max von Sydow (“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”) and Jacki Weaver (“Silver Linings Playbook”).

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What to Watch on TV and Streaming This Week

What to Watch on TV and Streaming This Week
Docs on Willie Nelson and Oliver Sacks, plus Idris Elba as a real urban cowboy
by Tim Appelo, AARP, Updated April 9, 2021
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En español | We know, you’re eyeing your gardening and grilling as the weather turns warmer, but don’t forget all the great things arriving on your small inside screen this week. Our critics have culled the best documentaries and dramas that will make your spring nights all the sweeter.
Agree with us that Willie Nelson is legend? Have we got a documentary for you!
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