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Oscar Winners 2016: The Complete List

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Best Picture: “Spotlight” Direction: “The Revenant,” Alejandro G. Iñárritu Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant” Actress: Brie Larson, “Room” Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies” Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl” Adapted Screenplay: “The Big Short,” Charles Randolph and Adam McKay Original Screenplay: “Spotlight,” Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy Cinematography: “The Revenant,” Emmanuel Lubezki Production Design: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson […]

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Meryl Streep Explains ‘We’re All Africans’ Comment

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Streep came under fire when she said, “we’re all Africans, really” at the Berlin Film Festival Meryl Streep set the record straight regarding her remark that “we’re all Africans” at the Berlin Film Festival two weeks ago, stating that she never intended to minimize differences, “contrary to distorted reporting.” “I was not minimizing difference, but emphasizing […]

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Viola Davis’ sex scene pain

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Viola Davis has had to put off shooting sex scenes for ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ after hurting her back filming one raunchy sequence. The 50-year-old actress admits she was ”totally committed” to a raunchy sequence with her ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ co-star Billy Brown but was left in agony by the […]

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Jessica Chastain, Queen Latifah and More Launch Female-Empowerment Production Company

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Jessica Chastain, Queen Latifah, Juliette Binoche and Catherine Hardwicke have joined production company We Do It Together to produce films and TV that boost the empowerment of women. The nonprofit is planning to develop a slate of “inspiring” films by and about women to ensure future opportunities for known and emerging voices within the industry. The first film will be […]

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‘The View’ Renewed for Season 20

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ABC has renewed “The View” for its 20th season to start in the fall of 2016, Variety has learned. The network plans to make the announcement on Tuesday, along with naming Candi Carter as the show’s first African American executive producer effective immediately. Carter has served as the interim showrunner on “The View” since September, working with consultant […]

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