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After missing the chance to accept his first Oscar in person, following his win for Best Live-Action Short for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Wes Anderson has addressed the circumstances surrounding his absence and what he would’ve said in his speech.

“If I could have been there, I (along with [producer] Steven Rales) would have said ‘Thank You’ to: the family of Roald Dahl; the team at Netflix; Benedict [Cumberbatch] and Ralph [Fiennes] and Ben Kingsley and Dev [Patel] … and more [of the cast and crew],” Anderson stated. “And also: If I had not met Owen Wilson in a corridor at the University of Texas between classes when I was 18 years old, I would certainly not be receiving this award tonight — but unfortunately Steven and I are in Germany and we start shooting our new movie early tomorrow morning, so I did not actually receive the award [in person] or get a chance to say any of that.”

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Christopher Nolan’s near-billion-dollar juggernaut Oppenheimer has been collecting trophies at nearly every stop this awards season and comes into the ceremony as the odds-on favorite for Best Picture, among other nods. It’s vying for the Big Prize on Hollywood’s Big Night against the No. 1 movie of 2023, Barbie, along with American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Past Lives, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest.

Here are the winners announced so far at the Oscars, followed by the remaining nominees:

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Best Picture

American Fiction

Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers

Anatomy of a Fall...

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Best Live Action Short

Weekly Commentary: Many pundits regard the best live action short category as Wes Anderson’s to lose, thanks to his 40-minute Netflix short film, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.” Interestingly, the final Oscar ballots do not display the director’s names. Although...

The Zone Of Interest

At long last, the 2024 Oscar nominations are in, and Oppenheimer is in the lead, with 13, while Poor Things and Killers Of The Flower Moon have ten each.

Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid read out the lists of contenders to cheers from the audience, especially for unexpected choices like Robot Dreams (in the running for Best Animated Film) and Godzilla Minus One (Best Visual Effects). As expected, The Holdovers secured acting nominations and a place in the running for best Picture. Barbie also joined that prestigious list, picking up a total of nine nominations, and there was a strong showing by UK contender The Zone Of Interest.

"It's a profound wave of emotion and pride that we're experiencing today," said Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron, director and producer of short film Invincible. "We could never have hoped that one day our film would be nominated...

“Riverdale” star Lili Reinhart has boarded Vincent René-Lortie’s short film “Invincible” as an executive producer.

She will exec produce via her production banner Small Victory Productions, which she founded with her producing partner Catherine Hagedorn, who serves as the company’s SVP of production.

“Invincible” deals with themes of mental health and self-destruction.

“Inspired by a true story, ‘Invincible’ recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom,” reads the synopsis.

It stars Léokim Beaumier-Lépine, Élia-St Pierre, Isabelle Blais, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Ralph Prosper, Florence Blain Mbaye, Naoufel Chkirate and Miguel Tionjock.

René-Lortie wrote and directed the short, with Alexandre Nour Desjardins as director of photography. Samuel Caron and Élise Lardinois at Telescope films produced the project.

“Invincible” has been shortlisted for the live action short category at the Oscars.

“Through Vincent’s storytelling, I was immediately pulled into our young Marc’s world,...

There’s a painterly stillness to Director Jean-Vital Joliat’s music video for soul revivalists De.Ville’s Water. As a filmmaker, Joliat is able to construct a frame with such depth that it needn’t be subject to frenetic editing. He lets the slow sadness that accompanies his character’s journey populate the frame, allowing the audience to become absorbed in their story. The story itself is of Fatima, who is taking care of her dementia-stricken husband Zakaria. The video shows a single evening of their relationship where Zakaria faces a moment of lucidity. It’s a beautiful, heartbreaking and haunting video which Joliat imbued with his own real-life experiences with the disease. Dn caught up with Joliat to discuss his working relationship with De.Ville, the specificity of his vision of the video, and the process of developing his stunning visuals.

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