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Oscars 2016: Trumbo Actor Bryan Cranston 'Never Expected' Nomination
"I was not raised with the idea that you could achieve that," said Bryan Cranston, who has been nominated in the Best Actor category for his role in Trumbo at the upcoming 88th Academy Awards. "My dad was an actor, sometimes doing fairly well and other times, not so well," he said
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Oscars 2016: Who Will Win, Should Win And Should Have Been Nominated
Washington Post movie critics picked the movies they think will win, should win and should have been nominated at the Academy Awards this year. The only name on Best Actor's list that really matters is Leonardo DiCaprio. Barring some unthinkable fraud, he has this category locked down
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An Oscar For Leonardo DiCaprio Please, Says Academy Rule-Breaker
Filmmaker Harvey Weinstein, who gave a shout-out to Leonardo on stage at the amfAR New York Gala, said: "As an Academy member, you're not supposed to endorse anyone up for an Academy Award, but I have to say Leo DiCaprio is so amazing in The Revenant"
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#OscarsSoWhite: Reese Witherspoon 'Disappointed' by Nominations
"So disappointed that some of 2015's best films, filmmakers and performances were not recognized. Nothing can diminish the quality of their work, but these filmmakers deserve recognition. As an Academy member, I would love to see a more diverse voting membership," Reese Witherspoon wrote on Facebook
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Oscars 2016: Spike Lee Won't Attend, Says 'Didn't Call For Boycott'
"I have never used the word boycott," Spike Lee said in an interview. He wrote an open letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president and board of governors posted on Instagram decrying the "Lilly White" actors nominations for a second consecutive year, and said he and his wife would not attend
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George Clooney Reminds Academy They 'Used to be Better' at Diversity
"I think around 2004, certainly there were black nominees like Don Cheadle, Morgan Freeman. And all of a sudden, you feel like we're moving in the wrong direction. There were four films, which could have gotten nominations this year - Creed, Concussion, Beasts of No Nation and Straight Outta Compton," said George Clooney
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#OscarsSoWhite, But Here Are 8 Great 2015 Performances by Black Actors
The #OscarsSoWhite hashtag created by April Reign was useful again when, for the second year in a row, the list of Oscar nominees didn't include a single actor of color. Among the potential benefits of an Academy Award is that getting a nomination can be a ticket to membership to your branch of the Academy
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Before the Oscars, Some Films Face the Truth Test
Once again, confrontations between an expanding field of reality-based movies and a growing pack of watchdogs, mostly of the armchair variety, have been turning the annual awards ritual into a brutal game of "gotcha." But, hey, lighten up. It's just a movie. And they don't give an Oscar for telling the truth
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Oscars 2016: Trumbo Actor Bryan Cranston 'Never Expected' Nomination
"I was not raised with the idea that you could achieve that," said Bryan Cranston, who has been nominated in the Best Actor category for his role in Trumbo at the upcoming 88th Academy Awards. "My dad was an actor, sometimes doing fairly well and other times, not so well," he said
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Oscars 2016: Who Will Win, Should Win And Should Have Been Nominated
Washington Post movie critics picked the movies they think will win, should win and should have been nominated at the Academy Awards this year. The only name on Best Actor's list that really matters is Leonardo DiCaprio. Barring some unthinkable fraud, he has this category locked down
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An Oscar For Leonardo DiCaprio Please, Says Academy Rule-Breaker
Filmmaker Harvey Weinstein, who gave a shout-out to Leonardo on stage at the amfAR New York Gala, said: "As an Academy member, you're not supposed to endorse anyone up for an Academy Award, but I have to say Leo DiCaprio is so amazing in The Revenant"
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#OscarsSoWhite: Reese Witherspoon 'Disappointed' by Nominations
"So disappointed that some of 2015's best films, filmmakers and performances were not recognized. Nothing can diminish the quality of their work, but these filmmakers deserve recognition. As an Academy member, I would love to see a more diverse voting membership," Reese Witherspoon wrote on Facebook
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Oscars 2016: Spike Lee Won't Attend, Says 'Didn't Call For Boycott'
"I have never used the word boycott," Spike Lee said in an interview. He wrote an open letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president and board of governors posted on Instagram decrying the "Lilly White" actors nominations for a second consecutive year, and said he and his wife would not attend
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George Clooney Reminds Academy They 'Used to be Better' at Diversity
"I think around 2004, certainly there were black nominees like Don Cheadle, Morgan Freeman. And all of a sudden, you feel like we're moving in the wrong direction. There were four films, which could have gotten nominations this year - Creed, Concussion, Beasts of No Nation and Straight Outta Compton," said George Clooney
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#OscarsSoWhite, But Here Are 8 Great 2015 Performances by Black Actors
The #OscarsSoWhite hashtag created by April Reign was useful again when, for the second year in a row, the list of Oscar nominees didn't include a single actor of color. Among the potential benefits of an Academy Award is that getting a nomination can be a ticket to membership to your branch of the Academy
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Before the Oscars, Some Films Face the Truth Test
Once again, confrontations between an expanding field of reality-based movies and a growing pack of watchdogs, mostly of the armchair variety, have been turning the annual awards ritual into a brutal game of "gotcha." But, hey, lighten up. It's just a movie. And they don't give an Oscar for telling the truth
