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All posts tagged "oscars"

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  Calls for boycott of Oscars grow over diversity of nominees

  NEW YORK (AP) — Calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards are growing over the Oscars’ second straight year of all-white acting nominees, as Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith each said Monday that they will...

  • Posted January 18, 2016
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  ‘Revenant’ leads Oscar noms with 12, only white actors again

  (AP) — The brutal 1820s frontier revenge thriller “The Revenant” landed a leading 12 nominations for the 88th annual Academy Awards, while the acting categories were again filled entirely by white performers a year after the Oscars...

  • Posted January 14, 2016
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  Oscars committed to culturally diversifying its membership: chief

  BUSAN (Yonhap) — The organization that gives out Academy Awards has “really begun” diversifying its membership, an issue it has faced for decades, its chief said Wednesday. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has frequently...

  • Posted October 6, 2015
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  Academy invites five Korean filmmakers, actors to membership for the first time

  Five South Korean filmmakers and actors have joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for the first time in history. Directors Bong Joon-ho, Kim Sang-jin and Im Kwon-taek, and actors Choi Min-sik, Song Kang-ho will...

  • Posted June 29, 2015
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  Hanbok at Oscars

  A Korean hanbok designer attended the Oscars hand-in-hand with actress Sharon Farrell, 75, in Korean traditional garb Sunday. The ceremony was the second year in a row for Mok Plus CEO Mok Eun-jung and Farrell to showcase...

  • Posted February 23, 2015
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  The naked truth: Oscars viewership down 16 percent

  NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar viewership was down 16 percent from last year and reached its lowest point since 2009, with 36.6 million people watching the Neil Patrick Harris-hosted awards show on ABC Sunday night. The Nielsen...

  • Posted February 23, 2015
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  Rain might dampen Oscars red carpet

  40 percent chance of showers in the area, according to the National Weather Services HOLLYWOOD (CNS) – Glamorous gown? Check. Glittering jewelry? Check. Umbrella? Well, It could be a necessary evil for stars heading to the Oscar red carpet....

  • Posted February 20, 2015
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