Amid a Flurry of Oscar Events, Celebrations of Black Girl Magic At the Oscars Sistahs Soiree and the Essence Black Women in Hollywood a sense of sisterhood was magnified. By CARA BUCKLEY
And the Oscar Winners Will Be ... The Carpetbagger has spent months reporting on the awards season. Here, she predicts the winners. By CARA BUCKLEY
The Art of the Oscars Long-Shot Studios push all manner of films and performances for Academy Awards, but many don’t gin up much interest. By CARA BUCKLEY
Oscar Plans Are Back On for Syrian Subjects of Nominated Films The Syrians had been barred by President Trump’s travel ban but now are scrambling to get flights for the ceremony before a second possible ban. By CARA BUCKLEY
Lin-Manuel Miranda Was Talking to Meryl Streep the Other Day As he moves into film, the “Hamilton” star gets tips from Hollywood royalty and eyes EGOT status, something he says he never set his sights on. By CARA BUCKLEY
Denzel Washington, the Oscars and Race The actor, nominated for “Fences,” discusses bringing more of August Wilson’s work to the screen. And he finds a path to social progress. By CARA BUCKLEY
What Would You Say on the Oscar Stage? Subjects of films focusing on immigration probably won’t get much of a chance to speak on the big night. So we asked them what they would tell viewers. By CARA BUCKLEY
Dev Patel Calls Himself the Woody Allen of the Gym The actor bulked up for his Oscar-nominated performance in “Lion,” and while he likes working out, he says it’s “kind of a comedy routine when I’m training.” By CARA BUCKLEY
‘La La Land’s’ Damien Chazelle Wins Directors Guild Award On another night of political acceptance speeches, the prize adds to the film’s momentum as it heads into the Oscars. By CARA BUCKLEY
A Quick Guide to the Foreign-Language Oscar Nominees With the Iranian director Asghar Farhadi in the news because of Trump's visa ban, now is a good time to take a look at his film and others in the race. By NICOLAS RAPOLD
Octavia Spencer Condemns Trump Followers Who Reject ‘Hidden Figures’ The actress says Trump followers don’t believe that black women helped in the space race. By CARA BUCKLEY
Trump Era Invites a Bolder Hollywood Red Carpet Before, people looked askance at serious mentions of policy at movie awards ceremonies. Now, it seems to be expected in winners’ speeches. By CARA BUCKLEY
The Best Speeches from the SAG Awards Excerpts from thank-yous by Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”), David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) and Mahershala Ali (“Moonlight”).
SAG Film Awards 2017: Acceptance Speeches Turn Pointedly Political On a night of upsets — “Hidden Figures” won best ensemble — a range of winners at the Screen Actors Guild Awards were cheered for denouncing President Trump’s policies. By CARA BUCKLEY
‘La La Land’ Takes Top Prize at the Producers Guild Awards The honors, which are known as strong predictors of the Oscars, also went to the nonfiction “O.J.: Made in America” and the animated “Zootopia.” By CARA BUCKLEY
Jeff Bridges, the Dude, Really Is Laid-Back Mr. Bridges, who received an Oscar nomination for his role in “Hell or High Water,” discussed how he inhabits characters and his hopes for a “hypocrite.” By CARA BUCKLEY
Star of Iranian Film Says She Will Boycott Oscars Over Trump’s Visa Ban Taraneh Alidoosti of “The Salesman,” which is up for best foreign-language film, says, ‘It hurts me deeply to see ordinary people of my country being rejected.” By RACHEL DONADIO
The Redemption Narrative in the 2017 Oscar Nominations “La La Land” is poised to sail to a best picture win. Amy Adams may have avoided being a Susan Lucci of the awards. And Mel Gibson is back in. By CARA BUCKLEY
Andrew Garfield and Our Bully Culture The actor draws a link between the harmful notions of celebrity and the country’s politics. By CARA BUCKLEY
How ‘Deadpool’ Hit the Hollywood Awards Trail Humor and the breaking of the fourth wall helped; and, as Ryan Reynolds said, “It’s like a weird odyssey that grew out of some kind of vision board.” By CARA BUCKLEY
Amid a Flurry of Oscar Events, Celebrations of Black Girl Magic At the Oscars Sistahs Soiree and the Essence Black Women in Hollywood a sense of sisterhood was magnified. By CARA BUCKLEY
And the Oscar Winners Will Be ... The Carpetbagger has spent months reporting on the awards season. Here, she predicts the winners. By CARA BUCKLEY
The Art of the Oscars Long-Shot Studios push all manner of films and performances for Academy Awards, but many don’t gin up much interest. By CARA BUCKLEY
Oscar Plans Are Back On for Syrian Subjects of Nominated Films The Syrians had been barred by President Trump’s travel ban but now are scrambling to get flights for the ceremony before a second possible ban. By CARA BUCKLEY
Lin-Manuel Miranda Was Talking to Meryl Streep the Other Day As he moves into film, the “Hamilton” star gets tips from Hollywood royalty and eyes EGOT status, something he says he never set his sights on. By CARA BUCKLEY
Denzel Washington, the Oscars and Race The actor, nominated for “Fences,” discusses bringing more of August Wilson’s work to the screen. And he finds a path to social progress. By CARA BUCKLEY
What Would You Say on the Oscar Stage? Subjects of films focusing on immigration probably won’t get much of a chance to speak on the big night. So we asked them what they would tell viewers. By CARA BUCKLEY
Dev Patel Calls Himself the Woody Allen of the Gym The actor bulked up for his Oscar-nominated performance in “Lion,” and while he likes working out, he says it’s “kind of a comedy routine when I’m training.” By CARA BUCKLEY
‘La La Land’s’ Damien Chazelle Wins Directors Guild Award On another night of political acceptance speeches, the prize adds to the film’s momentum as it heads into the Oscars. By CARA BUCKLEY
A Quick Guide to the Foreign-Language Oscar Nominees With the Iranian director Asghar Farhadi in the news because of Trump's visa ban, now is a good time to take a look at his film and others in the race. By NICOLAS RAPOLD
Octavia Spencer Condemns Trump Followers Who Reject ‘Hidden Figures’ The actress says Trump followers don’t believe that black women helped in the space race. By CARA BUCKLEY
Trump Era Invites a Bolder Hollywood Red Carpet Before, people looked askance at serious mentions of policy at movie awards ceremonies. Now, it seems to be expected in winners’ speeches. By CARA BUCKLEY
The Best Speeches from the SAG Awards Excerpts from thank-yous by Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”), David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) and Mahershala Ali (“Moonlight”).
SAG Film Awards 2017: Acceptance Speeches Turn Pointedly Political On a night of upsets — “Hidden Figures” won best ensemble — a range of winners at the Screen Actors Guild Awards were cheered for denouncing President Trump’s policies. By CARA BUCKLEY
‘La La Land’ Takes Top Prize at the Producers Guild Awards The honors, which are known as strong predictors of the Oscars, also went to the nonfiction “O.J.: Made in America” and the animated “Zootopia.” By CARA BUCKLEY
Jeff Bridges, the Dude, Really Is Laid-Back Mr. Bridges, who received an Oscar nomination for his role in “Hell or High Water,” discussed how he inhabits characters and his hopes for a “hypocrite.” By CARA BUCKLEY
Star of Iranian Film Says She Will Boycott Oscars Over Trump’s Visa Ban Taraneh Alidoosti of “The Salesman,” which is up for best foreign-language film, says, ‘It hurts me deeply to see ordinary people of my country being rejected.” By RACHEL DONADIO
The Redemption Narrative in the 2017 Oscar Nominations “La La Land” is poised to sail to a best picture win. Amy Adams may have avoided being a Susan Lucci of the awards. And Mel Gibson is back in. By CARA BUCKLEY
Andrew Garfield and Our Bully Culture The actor draws a link between the harmful notions of celebrity and the country’s politics. By CARA BUCKLEY
How ‘Deadpool’ Hit the Hollywood Awards Trail Humor and the breaking of the fourth wall helped; and, as Ryan Reynolds said, “It’s like a weird odyssey that grew out of some kind of vision board.” By CARA BUCKLEY