The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will open on Dec. 14 on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles — eight years after the project was first announced. 32 more words

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Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” won the best international film prize at the 92nd annual Academy Awards on Sunday night, making history as the first Korean film to do so. 28 more words

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Eminem made a surprise performance on the Academy Awards Sunday night, at the end of the montage celebrating Best Soundtrack, coming out for a rousing rendition of “Lose Yourself,” his Oscar-winning hit from the 2002 film “Eight Mile.” His appearance was a tightly kept secret: Sources say the Dolby Theater was put on lockdown during…

via Eminem Makes Surprise Appearance at Oscars, Finally Gets to Perform ‘Lose Yourself’ — Variety

Bong Joon Ho and Jin Won Han have won the best original screenplay Oscar for “Parasite” — becoming not only the first South Korean film to win an Oscar, but a relatively rare win for a foreign language screenplay. 19 more words

via ‘Parasite’ Best Original Screenplay Win Earns South Korea Its First Oscar — Variety

Netflix’s “American Factory,” produced by Michelle and Barack Obama, took home the award for best documentary at the 92nd Oscars. It’s the first Academy Award for the Obamas’ production company, Higher Ground. 28 more words

via Obamas’ Production Company Wins First Oscar With ‘American Factory’ — Variety

Laura Dern won best supporting actress at the 92nd Academy Awards on Sunday night for her role in Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story.” It’s the first Oscar win for Dern, and also the first time an actor has won an Oscar for a role in a movie distributed by a streaming service — Netflix. After taking…

via Laura Dern Just Won Netflix Its First Acting Oscar — Variety

“Toy Story 4” has won for the Academy Award for best animated feature for Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen & Jonas Rivera — a decade after “Toy Story 3” took the prize. 28 more words

via Oscars: ‘Toy Story 4’ Becomes 10th Pixar Film to Win Best Animated Feature — Variety

Taika Waititi has won best adapted screenplay at the 2020 Academy Awards for “Jojo Rabbit.” Taking the stage the actor, director and writer joked about his statue, “This is really light! 29 more words

via Taika Waititi Dedicates His Oscar to Win the Indigenous Kids of the World — Variety

Janelle Monae kicked off the Academy Awards with a song-and-dance production number based on her 2010 song “Come Alive,” lyrically rewritten to reference the Oscars and some of the year’s top films — with spoken asides about the lack of female directors represented among the nominees, and what she personally represented as the show opener.…

via Janelle Monae Opens Oscars in Song, Celebrates Being ‘a Black Queer Artist Telling Stories’ (Watch) — Variety

Despite not having an official host, the 92nd Oscars still had a monologue-esque moment following the show’s opening number from Janelle Monae. Former hosts Chris Rock and Steve Martin had some fun at the expense of some of the night’s attendees, including Martin Scorsese and Mahershala Ali. 12 more words

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