Feb 11 Watch 6:46 'Nickel Boys' director RaMell Ross on his distinct style and earning an Oscar nomination By Jeffrey Brown, Simon Epstein It’s not every day that a director’s debut feature film earns an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. But that’s what happened to RaMell Ross and the movie, “Nickel Boys." Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown spoke with Ross about his… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 7:19 'Wicked' costume designer Paul Tazewell on the vision behind his Oscar-nominated work By Jeffrey Brown, Simon Epstein “Wicked” is the latest version of an enduring American fairy tale. Among its 10 Oscar nominations, one is for costume designer Paul Tazewell. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown starts our coverage of Oscar nominees this year with this report for… Continue watching
Jan 23 Netflix musical 'Emilia Pérez' leads Oscar nominations with 13, setting record for a non-English language film By Jake Coyle, Associated Press The nominees for best picture are: "Anora"; "The Brutalist"; "A Complete Unknown"; "Conclave"; "Dune: Part Two"; "Emilia Pérez"; "I'm Still Here."; "Nickel Boys"; "The Substance"; "Wicked."… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 3:31 News Wrap: Trump moves to delay hush money trial ahead of 2024 election In our news wrap Monday, former President Donald Trump is moving to delay another criminal trial involving hush money payments to an adult film actress and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins with no end in sight to the… Continue watching
Mar 10 '20 Days in Mariupol' wins at Academy Awards where wars in Ukraine, Gaza cast shadow By Jake Coyle, Associated Press A year after “Navalny” won the same award, Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing chronicle of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, won best documentary. The win, a first for The Associated Press and PBS’ “Frontline,”… Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 5:37 How the 2024 Oscars spotlight progress and continued struggles for women in film By Laura Barrón-López, Winston Wilde, Andrew Chambers The 96th annual Academy Awards could be considered a milestone for women in film, with women filmmakers setting a record in the Best Picture category. But the past year also highlighted ongoing struggles in diversity, equal pay and equal opportunities… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 8:00 Jeffrey Wright on his Oscar-nominated performance in 'American Fiction' By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet Jeffrey Wright has had one of the most varied and distinguished acting careers of any American actor in recent decades. While best known in supporting roles, he’s now received his first Oscar nomination as the lead in “American Fiction.” The… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 6:51 Lily Gladstone on her historic Oscar nomination for 'Killers of the Flower Moon' By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport One of the year’s most honored films is “Killers of the Flower Moon,” a harrowing story of the murders of members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma in the 1920s. The acclaimed performance by one of the film’s stars, Lily… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 5:14 Oscar nominations spark controversy with snubs of Barbie's Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet When the Academy Award nominations were announced, Barbie was among the ten films on the list for Best Picture. But many were surprised the nominations for Best Director did not include Barbie director Greta Gerwig and the film's star Margot… Continue watching
Jan 23 Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' tops all Oscar nominees with 13; 'Barbie' snags 8 By Jake Coyle, Associated Press For the 10th time, Scorsese was nominated for best director. Leonardo DiCaprio, though, was left out of best actor. Continue reading