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Global pandemic makes Oscar-winner ‘Another Round’ more relevant, director says
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen (Reuters) - Danish Oscar-winning comedy-drama "Another Round" has found a global audience because it celebrates life at a time when the pandemic has threatened our existence...
Apr 26, 2021
U.S. TV audience for revamped Oscars plunges to record low
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The television audience for Sunday's Academy Awards dropped to a record low of 9.85 million viewers on Walt Disney Co's ABC, according to preliminary data released on Monday. Th...
Apr 26, 2021
Kanye’s Yeezy sneakers snag world record $1.8 million in private sale – Sotheby’s
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Kanye West sneakers that sent athletic shoes strutting down fashion runways sold for $1.8 million, a new world record price for a pair of sneakers, Sotheby's announced on Mond...
Apr 26, 2021
‘That’s my story’: Oscar winner thrills South Korean minari farmers
By Minwoo Park and Daewoung Kim SIHEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - For one South Korean couple who spend nine months a year farming minari, watching the leafy green become world famous at the Academy Aw...
Apr 26, 2021
Nets’ Durant, Jazz’s Conley win Oscar for short film
(Reuters) - Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant and Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley Jr. were part of a group of executive producers awarded an Oscar for the film "Two Distant Strangers" on Sunday. Durant's...
Apr 26, 2021
Youn Yuh-jung’s Oscars win ‘rewrites’ South Korean film history
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - While accepting her award for best supporting actress at Sunday's Academy Awards, South Korean film icon Youn Yuh-jung joked that her win may have been the result of Am...
Apr 26, 2021
Disney’s Searchlight studio takes top Oscar, Netflix still waiting
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's Searchlight Pictures won the best picture trophy for "Nomadland" at the Oscars on Sunday, the fourth time in eight years the studio has collec...
Apr 26, 2021
Chauvin verdict weighs heavily on Oscars broadcast
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Following one of the most consequential court cases in recent U.S. history, Hollywood wasted no time in reflecting on the state of race relations and police use of force i...
Apr 25, 2021
Anthony Hopkins bests Boseman to claim surprise best actor Oscar
(Reuters) -British actor Anthony Hopkins won the best actor Oscar on Sunday, an upset victory over the late Chadwick Boseman, the presumed front-runner. Hopkins, 83, won the second Oscar of his storie...
Apr 25, 2021
Frances McDormand wins third Oscar with “Nomadland”
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Frances McDormand won her third Oscar on Sunday for "Nomadland," cementing her reputation as one of the best actresses of her generation. McDormand's win makes her a member of a...
Apr 25, 2021
