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Hollywood’s sliding scale of justice for winning an Academy Award
The puzzling ethical calculus has prompted many to question the standards used to weigh the bad behavior of stars and would-be nominees.
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‘Moonlight’ and ‘Transparent’ among this year’s LGBTQ Golden Globe nominees
Barry Jenkins’ celebrated coming-of-age tale “Moonlight” received six nominations, second only to “La La Land.”
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An Oscars first: actress Kelly Mantle can be nominated in two gender categories
The Academy is allowing Kelly Mantle of Drag Race fame to be considered for nomination in both best supporting actor and actress categories.
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Sam Smith: My Oscars performance was ‘the worst moment of my life’
“I hated every minute.”
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Here’s what Oscar winners had to say about diversity
Backstage on Sunday, it was the topic of choice.
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Sam Smith’s not-so-historic Oscar win results in jeers and drama
Sam Smith’s claim that he was the first gay man to win an Oscar wasn’t exactly the truth.
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Idris Elba: Lack of diversity is not just a US problem
“Are gay people always stereotyped? Are disabled people ever seen at all?”
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Graham Moore’s Oscar speech was not intended for LGBT kids
Moore is not gay. His speech was not about LGBT youth, many of whom experience depression because of the homophobia and transphobia in which our culture is mired. His speech was not even about the reality of Alan Turing’s life itself.
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Graham Moore’s Oscar‑worthy acceptance speech for ‘Imitation Game’ – #StayWeird
Graham Moore, who on Sunday won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for “The Imitation Game,” took the opportunity to give a powerful acceptance speech calling awareness to teen suicide and depression, recalling his own attempt at suicide at age 16.
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‘Birdman’ takes flight at an Oscars ceremony punctuated by politics
The long take of “Birdman” has stretched all the way to the Academy Awards, where the jazzy, surreal comedy about an actor fleeing his superhero past, took Hollywood’s top honor in a ceremony punctuated by passionate pleas for equality.