The new rules focus on areas such as AI protections for writers and actors and expanded eligibility for international films.
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Shortlisted for an Oscar, ‘Homebound’ is a daring movie about two dear friends
The movie, now streaming on Netflix, defied current trends in Indian cinema to tell the true story of a friendship between a Muslim and a Hindu Dalit. Martin Scorsese was secretly involved.
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Sorry, the quiz is SO GROSS this week. You’ll see
What could be more delightful than cannibal invertebrates and food-related weather events? A lot of things!
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And the Oscar goes to — wait, why is it called an Oscar?
The Academy Awards officially adopted the “Oscars” nickname in 1939. But who is Oscar, and who started calling them that? We may never know. But here are four enduring legends to consider.
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Who’s Board of Peace and who’s bored of peace? The quiz knows — do you?
Plus: The Oscars, tool-using animals, Nobel drama and more.
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This new rule won’t fix the Oscars — but it’s a step in the right direction
The Academy has announced that Oscar voters will actually have to watch all the movies in a category before making their final-round picks. It’s on the honor system, but hey, it’s a start.
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Oscar voters actually need to watch the nominated movies now
In an announcement Monday about rules for the next Oscars, the Academy also said that a film’s use of generative AI and other digital tools “neither help nor harm the chances of achieving a nomination.”
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UMass Dartmouth’s $660 million problem: preserving its Brutalist campus
Brutalism had its heyday 60 years ago, but this polarizing style of architecture is back in the spotlight. At the Oscars, Adrien Brody won Best Actor for his performance of a Brutalist architect. In Washington, President Trump has re-issued an executive order deploring Brutalism. And in southeastern Massachusetts, our reporter Ben Berke brings us this story about a Brutalist college campus designed by a celebrated architect whose buildings are disappearing across the country.
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Israel’s culture minister calls a Palestinian-Israeli film’s Oscar a ‘sad moment’
The Oscar documentary win by the movie No Other Land is garnering very different reactions in Israel and the West Bank.
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Oscar-nominated actress Karla Sofía Gascón apologizes for old social media posts
The first openly trans actress to be nominated for an Oscar is facing backlash for old social media posts that denigrate certain marginalized groups. She apologized for the posts through a statement.
