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In defense of CODA: Apple TV's Best Picture winner at Oscars 2022 sang like no one's listening and made us feel heard
Devanshsharma •CODA tells the underdog tale of a girl with a voice in a deaf ecosystem. That was also the story of Apple TV, and the film itself, at Oscars 2022.
'I was out of line': Will Smith issues apology to Chris Rock over slapping incident at Oscars
•'I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be,' Will Smith said in a statement to Chris Rock and to the Academy
Oscars 2022: Annual luncheon ritual saw Will Smith, Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz, Kristen Stewart hobnobbing
•Since most of the best-known Oscar nominees will still be walking the red carpet when those eight categories are announced 27 March, Monday’s luncheon may have provided the only real opportunity this season for some of the honoured guests to get face time with famous names.
Oscars 2022: Streaming dominates nominations again, with Netflix's The Power of the Dog, Apple TV's The Tragedy of Macbeth
•Oscar voters rewarded Netflix, Apple TV+, and Amazon films with nearly 40 Oscar nominations — 27 for Netflix alone, with Jane Campion’s Western The Power of the Dog recognised in an impressive 12 categories, including best picture.
Oscars 2022: Here are some predictions for nominees in Best Picture, Actor and Supporting Actor categories
•Here are the projections for who and what will be nominated in the Oscars’ top six races, informed by industry scuttlebutt as well as recent nominations from the Screen Actors Guild, Producers Guild of America, and Directors Guild of America.
A solemn, low-profile Golden Globe Awards serves as a reminder of the existential churning Hollywood is undergoing
•Suddenly, 2022 is looking eerily similar to 2021. Hollywood is seeing the movie business’s best form of advertisement undercut in a year when films desperately need it.
Beyonce competes against husband Jay-Z in Best Original Song Oscars shortlist for 2022 ceremony
•The final list of Oscar nominations will be revealed on 8 February, and the awards will be handed out on 27 March.
Oscars 2021: Television audience plunges to record low of 9.85 mn in pandemic year
•The viewership ratings for the 2021 Oscars was 58 percent lower than last year's tally of 23.6 million, which had set the previous record for least-watched Oscars telecast
Oscars 2021: Ahead of awards ceremony on 26 April, all you need to know about nomination process and how winners are chosen
•From who gets to vote to the process behind how nominations and winners are chosen, here's a guide to Oscars 2021.
Oscars 2021: Five years since diversity debate, is The Academy likely on the verge of making award-season history?
•From Riz Ahmed becoming the first Muslim nominated for best actor, to Chloé Zhao's nomination as the first woman of colour in the directing category, this year’s eclectic mix practically ensures Oscar history will be made.