“It’s Gratifying For Sure”: Oscar’s Documentary Short Nominees Celebrate A Magical Monday

One of the biggest takeaways from this year’s BAFTA nominations — aside from arguably the most diverse list in the awards’ history —was a clear dividing line between the British Academy and the Oscars. For the first time in years, it seemed that the array of BAFTA nominees weren’t simply a mirror image of those across the Atlantic.

Shalini Dore Features News EditorThe  Oscar-nominated live action shorts come from filmmakers based in the U.S., U.K, and the Mideast. They all center on the human desire to be seen as people.Doug Roland and Susan Ruzenski Roland’s entry into the deaf-blind community came through a chance meeting about 10 years ago with a man holding up a sign asking for help to cross the street late one night in New York City.

Oscars ceremony will be implementing “hubs” for nominees in London and Paris.Following the Academy’s initial and controversial “no-Zoom rule”, which aimed to encourage all nominees to travel to Los Angeles for the ceremony, the telecast producers are now introducing new physical locations.“We can just promise you that we will be more transparent from this point forward,” filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, one of the producers alongside Jesse Collins and Stacey Sher, told nominees on a Zoom call, per

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Many Americans, in particular, are excited about a chance to return closer to normal with the widespread distribution of vaccines over the past few months and moving forward. It appears the producers of the 93rd Academy Awards were in that boat.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor In a Tuesday meeting for the studio and personal reps of Oscar nominees, producer Steven Soderbergh called the logistics of organizing this year’s ceremony “mind-numbing.” The producers announced they would add venues in London and elsewhere for participants who are not able to travel because of COVID restrictions.Soderbergh and co-producer Stacey Sher apologized for the confusing guidelines and reiterated that the producers are still

Maya Rudolph returned to her old stomping ground at Rockefeller’s Studio 8H to host this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live”, and not surprisingly she revived her impression of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Clayton Davis Netflix just tacked on another Oscar nomination to its already record-setting haul. The streamer announced that it has acquired worldwide rights to the Academy Award-nominated live action short film “Two Distant Strangers” from directors Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe.

Mandy Moore is celebrating one month as a mother to her son, August Harrison. This weekend, the 36-year-old actress shared a video of August on her Instagram Story as she marked one month since he was born in February.

Patrick Mahomes is loving life as a new dad. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback took to Instagram on Saturday to share a sweet new photo marking one month with his little girl. «1 month❤️,» Mahomes wrote alongside the pic, which shows him smiling down at his newborn daughter, Sterling, laying in his arms.

The Duke of Cambridge is bringing attention to the world’s most fragile states amid the pandemic.

Oscars have been told they will not be allowed to attend the ceremony via Zoom.In a letter sent to nominees and published by Deadline, producers said a virtual appearance is not allowed and the Academy will accept awards on behalf of any winner unable to make the show.The letter, from producers of the show Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher and Jesse Collins, states: “For those of you unable to attend because of scheduling or continued uneasiness about traveling, we want you to know there will not

Oscar show producers Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher, and Jesse Collins have sent a letter to all nominees that gives a glimpse into exactly what their plans for the scaled down ceremony at downtown’s Union Station will look and feel like. It also lays down a couple of rules for those nominees as well.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook is officially in the running for an Academy Award.The social giant’s Oculus virtual-reality group, together with EA’s Respawn Entertainment, co-produced “Colette,” a documentary short created as part of VR video game “Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond.” On Monday, the film received an Oscar nomination for documentary short subject.The 24-minute film from director Anthony Giacchino and producer Alice Doyard follows former French Resistance member Colette

Nominations were revealed Monday for the 93rd Oscars, the apex so far of a movie awards season that has been impacted by coronavirus with movie theaters shuttered forand the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences forced to move its ceremony to its latest date ever, April 25.

Shakespeare warned to “beware the Ides of March,” but the 15th brought glad tidings to a select group of documentary feature filmmakers who earned coveted Oscar nominations.

first anniversary in quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic. Throughout this difficult time, we’ve all found various ways to find comfort and distraction with entertainment.

star of the 1980s sitcom “Punky Brewster” — once had her own exclusive group of showbiz pals. “Kid 90,” which is directed by Frye and premieres Friday on Hulu, chronicles her story from child superstar to washed-up teen to 44-year-old mother of four.What sets this documentary apart is its mind-blowing original footage.