b 'Ford v Ferrari' sound team captures revving engines, but not just any engines By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 09:30:55 -0500 The 'Ford v Ferrari' sound teams recorded 28 tracks' worth of period accurate Ferrari and Ford GT40 engines to add to the mix. Full Article
b Op-Ed: Beyond #OscarsSoWhite, Hollywood needs to confront historic racism on the big screen By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 3 Feb 2020 06:00:51 -0500 The motion picture academy's new museum should include an exhibit of the painful racist images created to maintain a system of dehumanization. Full Article
b Three anonymous Oscar voters share their super-secret ballots in key categories By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 4 Feb 2020 15:00:56 -0500 Oscar voting is ending and a few motion picture academy members are ready to share their picks. Full Article
b The Oscars award the obvious contributions to film. The Envys dig deeper By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 09:30:19 -0500 Sure, the Oscars are exciting, but what about the film moments they don't celebrate? That's where the Envy Awards step in. Full Article
b Can '1917' follow the path of another one-shot movie, 'Birdman,' to Oscars glory? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 13:44:53 -0500 Filming his World War I epic "1917" like it was one unbroken shot, Sam Mendes has dazzled audiences and critics. Is a best picture Oscar next? Full Article
b Calling all Oscar buffs: How will you do on this trivia quiz? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 17:11:59 -0500 Last movie to win best picture without any acting nominations? Last woman to win a screenplay Oscar? Take this Academy Awards trivia quiz and see how well you do. Full Article
b Oscar odds: Bet safe, win small. Bet crazy, probably lose crazy By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 19:00:56 -0500 From safe bets to long shots, a veteran oddsmaker walks us through the 2020 Oscars odds and tells us why Joaquin Phoenix is worth only $5. Full Article
b How the Oscars' best-picture nominees used architecture to tell stories of inequity By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 08:00:02 -0500 A luxurious house in "Parasite" and visions of '80s urbanism in "Joker" paint vivid pictures of haves and have nots for #Oscars2020. Full Article
b How I learned to stop worrying and ... ahem ... love the Oscars' best picture choice By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 08:00:54 -0500 We can't control what wins best picture at the Academy Awards. Can we control our emotions when our favorite movie doesn't win? Full Article
b How Netflix's 'I Lost My Body' turns animation on its head, with the story of a severed hand By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 09:30:58 -0500 The team behind Netflix's unique adult animated feature "I Lost My Body" celebrates their Oscar nomination, and redefining what's possible in animation. Full Article
b '1917' dominates our 2020 Oscar predictions, but 'Parasite' could surprise By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 10:00:31 -0500 Predicting the four acting races for the 2020 Oscars is easy this year, but there's still drama in the best picture race and others Full Article
b 'Hair Love' filmmakers on normalizing black hair and 'girl dads' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 10:30:39 -0500 "Hair Love" filmmakers Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver discuss their animated short, which is nominated for a 2020 Oscar. Full Article
b Oscars 2020 preview: Five things to watch, from Joaquin Phoenix to Billie Eilish By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 09:00:08 -0500 What will Joaquin Phoenix say? What will Billie Eilish and Janelle Monáe sing? Five questions ahead of the 2020 Oscars. Full Article
b Feras Fayyad almost couldn't visit the U.S. because he's Syrian. Now he's going to the Oscars By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 09:30:24 -0500 "Did you know this is the 'Pretty Woman' hotel?" a publicist asked Dr. Amani Ballour. Full Article
b How many female directors have the recent best actor Oscar nominees worked with? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 12:00:15 -0500 The Times examined the filmographies of the last five years' worth of lead-actor academy award nominees to see how many female filmmakers they've worked with. Full Article
b Is Oscar nominee Antonio Banderas a 'person of color'? It's complicated By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 12:53:55 -0500 Hispanic, Latino or both? White or a person of color? The identity debate sparked after some declared Banderas a "person of color" when the Oscars' overwhelmingly white acting nominations were announced. Full Article
b And the Oscar for best acceptance speeches would go to Brad Pitt and Joaquin Phoenix By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 14:06:14 -0500 Before the Oscars on Sunday, watch the wildly different and entertaining acceptance speeches Brad Pitt and Joaquin Phoenix have made this awards season. Full Article
b 'The Farewell' and 'Uncut Gems' rule the Spirit Awards, as Bong Joon Ho celebrates with Spike Lee By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 20:22:04 -0500 "The Farewell" made off with best picture as Zhao Shuzhen upset Jennifer Lopez and "Uncut Gems" claimed three prizes, including a win for Adam Sandler. Full Article
b ¿Es el nominado al Oscar Antonio Banderas una "persona de color"? Es complicado decirlo By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:00:11 -0500 ¿Hispano, latino o ambos? ¿Blanco o de color? El debate sobre la identidad se desató después de que algunos declararan a Banderas como "persona de color" cuando se anunciaron las nominaciones de los Oscars de actuación abrumadoramente blanca. Full Article
b Oscars 2020: Renée Zellweger brings her signature style to the red carpet By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 14:25:54 -0500 Zellweger, who won at the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards and British Academy Film Awards this year, has stuck to a flattering sartorial script. Full Article
b Oscars 2020: Cynthia Erivo brings bold, colorful looks to awards season By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 14:44:11 -0500 Cynthia Erivo, Oscar-nominated for 'Harriet,' has been a sartorial surprise at the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards and Critics' Choice Awards. Full Article
b Oscars 2020 red carpet has been rejiggered. Photographers tell how By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 17:34:01 -0500 Longtime Los Angeles Times photographers Al Seib and Jay Clendenin assess the 2020 setup. Full Article
b Cynthia Erivo could be an EGOT winner at the Oscars. But does a Daytime Emmy win count? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 17:43:03 -0500 'Harriet' star Cynthia Erivo already has a Daytime Emmy, a Tony and a Grammy. All that's left is Oscar — and she's nominated for two this year. Full Article
b Oscars 2020: Rain soaks the red carpet, but Hollywood stars still don their best By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 19:31:00 -0500 The 2020 Oscars kicked off with a rainy, chilly red carpet. But that didn't stop Hollywood's elite from wearing their most glamorous suits and gowns. Full Article
b Natalie Portman dons cape with names of snubbed female directors on Oscars carpet By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 19:49:21 -0500 Natalie Portman arrived at the 92nd Academy Awards wearing a cape with the names of female directors who weren't nominated Sunday. Full Article
b 'Hair Love's' Matthew A. Cherry is the second Oscar-winning former pro athlete after Kobe Bryant By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 20:28:48 -0500 "Hair Love" writer-director-producer Matthew A. Cherry is the first former NFL player to win an Oscar. He is the second pro athlete to win after Kobe Bryant. Full Article
b Backstage at the Oscars: What you didn't see on TV By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 20:46:27 -0500 Join us backstage at the Academy Awards for behind-the-scenes bits with a jubilant Bong Joon Ho, an emotional Joaquin Phoenix, Billie Eilish, Spike Lee, Maya Rudolph and others. Full Article
b 'The Neighbors' Window,' a story of voyeurism and empathy, wins the live-action short film Oscar By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 20:58:05 -0500 "The Neighbors' Window" starts as an exercise in vicarious living and ends up as an experience in experiencing lives together. Full Article
b Read Brad Pitt's political Oscars speech saluting stunt workers By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 21:31:34 -0500 Brad Pitt saluted stunt crew and coordinators while accepting an Oscar for his role in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood." Full Article
b Oscars 2020: Stars step out in sustainable looks by Louis Vuitton and Laura Basci By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 21:58:06 -0500 Kaitlyn Dever, Léa Seydoux and Oscar-winning director Elena Andreicheva are this year's ambassadors for Suzy Amis Cameron's Red Carpet Green Dress initiative. Full Article
b Huh? Hollywood's A-listers seem confused by Eminem's Oscars performance By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 22:24:51 -0500 From Martin Scorsese to Idina Menzel, the audience at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony was perplexed by Eminem's performance of his 2002 hit "Lose Yourself." Full Article
b Elton John picks up his second original song Oscar, this one with Bernie Taupin By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 22:47:48 -0500 It's only fitting that Elton John shares the Oscar song award with Bernie Taupin for "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from "Rocketman," the movie largely about their 50-year collaboration. Full Article
b 'Parasite' director Bong Joon Ho makes Oscars history with win By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 22:52:30 -0500 A historic best director Oscar goes to 'Parasite' filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, the first Korean winner and only the second time the prize has gone to a film not in English. Full Article
b Yes, Joaquin Phoenix deserves his best actor Oscar — but not for 'Joker' alone By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 23:06:53 -0500 "Joker" isn't the movie I'd give Joaquin Phoenix an Oscar for, but his greatness as an actor can't be denied. Full Article
b How 'Parasite' made Oscars history as the first foreign-language best picture winner By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 23:26:34 -0500 "Parasite" won the Oscar for best picture, becoming the first non-English language movie to do so. How did it win? Full Article
b Joaquin Phoenix champions a big night for vegans at the Oscars By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 01:03:38 -0500 Joaquin Phoenix, who discussed animal cruelty in his acceptance speech, was one of several famous vegans at the Oscars, including Billie Eilish. Full Article
b It's just the Oscars — but my God, it matters that 'Parasite' won best picture By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 01:11:45 -0500 With "Parasite," the academy gave best picture to the actual best picture. It also made history. Full Article
b Ava DuVernay, Sandra Oh and others celebrate 'Parasite's' historic Oscar win By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 01:29:57 -0500 Ava DuVernay, Olivia Munn and Jon M. Chu were among the celebs celebrating "Parasite's" historic win for best picture at the 2020 Oscars. Full Article
b Oscars fashion: Joaquin Phoenix, Margot Robbie, Timothée Chalamet make eco-style statements By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 01:31:47 -0500 Eco fashion was among the big style statements and trends at the 2020 Oscars on Sunday in Hollywood. Full Article
b Oscars fashion: Billie Eilish, Timothée Chalamet go luxe casual for Hollywood's big night By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 01:51:19 -0500 Has Oscar style strayed to the casual side? You be the judge. Full Article
b Bong Joon Ho's wife couldn't stop crying during 'Parasite's' big Oscars night By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 01:52:21 -0500 "Parasite" won four Oscars, including best picture, and emotions ran high among the film's supporters, particularly for director Bong Joon Ho's wife. Full Article
b Oscars 2020: Five major beauty moments on the red carpet By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:57:41 -0500 From Janelle Monáe to Billie Eilish, bold beauty was the name of the game at Sunday's Oscars. Full Article
b Why Bong Joon Ho actually won three Oscars this year, not four By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:53:13 -0500 The rules for the international feature category mean director Bong personally won three Academy Awards in the stunning "Parasite" march to glory. Full Article
b Column: Netflix didn't win best picture, but 'Parasite' couldn't have triumphed at the Oscars without it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:46:10 -0500 More than film critics or a more international film academy, Netflix has proved that subtitles are a bridge, not a barrier. Full Article
b Feedback: From 'Parasite's' win to In Memoriam snubs, readers sound off on this year's Oscars By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:00:45 -0500 Feelings about Oscar "In Memoriam" snubs from Luke Perry to "Lolita's" Sue Lyon, plus the best picture win for "Parasite," Kirk Douglas remembrances and lingering thoughts about Shakira and Jennifer Lopez at the Super Bowl. Full Article
b Leonardo DiCaprio surprises Jamie Foxx at the 2020 American Black Film Festival Honors By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 09:49:35 -0500 Cynthia Erivo, Jamie Foxx, Louis Gossett Jr., Lena Waithe and HBO's 'The Wire' cast were honored at the 2020 American Black Film Festival Honors on Sunday. Full Article
b Emmy voters' couches are about to get a workout: Coronavirus halts in-person FYC events By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 18:51:02 -0400 The Emmy Awards' "For Your Consideration" events will take place without an audience, owing to health concerns surrounding the coronavirus. Full Article
b Film academy considers Oscar eligibility rules change with coronavirus theater closings By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 20:17:41 -0400 The coronavirus pandemic has shut down theaters, which may result in big changes for the Oscars. Full Article
b Emmy voting schedule and some eligibility rules shift due to COVID-19 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:49:05 -0400 Emmy ceremony stays on schedule, but FYC events are banned, the period during which "hanging" episodes can qualify expands and the voting schedule pushes back. Full Article
b Cost overruns, delays, now coronavirus. Academy Museum chief Bill Kramer isn't fazed By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 10:00:32 -0400 In his first in-depth interview as Academy Museum director, Bill Kramer talks budget, construction time lines and, most important, what you'll see inside. Full Article