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Print “Two Distant Strangers,” about a young Black man caught in a deadly time loop with a white cop, won the Oscar for best live action short film Sunday, bringing more attention to the hot-button issue of police killings of unarmed Black men, which has dominated national headlines this week. The victory, by co-directors Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe, came just days after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted for murder and manslaughter in the killing last year of George Floyd, which sparked protests around the world. Free, who wrote the short film, was both celebra...

Frances McDormand, Anthony Hopkins win top acting trophies

Frances McDormand, Anthony Hopkins win top acting trophies Written By: / Reuters | × Producers Frances McDormand, left, and Chloe Zhao, winners of the award for best picture for "Nomadland," pose in the press room at the Oscars in Los Angeles Sunday, April 25, 2021. McDormand also won Best Actress for the film and Zhao won Best Director, making her the first Asian woman and only the second woman to take home the trophy. Chris Pizzello / Pool via REUTERS LOS ANGELES, April 25 (Reuters) - "Nomadland" won best picture while its star Frances McDormand took home the lead actress Oscar on Sunda...

The 93rd Academy Awards aired Sunday night on ABC, capping off a year in film that produced an impeccable class of nominees despite their relatively low penetration into the cultural consciousness. No film unambiguously swept the Awards, though the biggest winner of the night was “Nomadland,” taking home trophies for best picture, best director and best actress.  The ceremony, produced by Steven Soderbergh, was a smaller, more intimate celebration than usual, focusing on the nominees’ personal stories rather than on the work they produced this year. The show kicked off with an “Ocean...

Advertisement 20 / 41 List slides The Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom team wins Best Makeup and Hairstyling (and Best Costume Design) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’s Mia Neal, Sergio Lopez-Rivera, and Jamika Wilson made history, being the first team with Black female members to win Best Makeup and Hairstyling. When speaking of breaking that “glass ceiling,” they expressed hope that they’d soon be joined by winners of all genders and races and “it wont be groundbreaking, it will just be normal.” The film was recognized again just moments later when costume designer Ann Roth (who was not in...