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Method actor Robert De Niro won the Oscar in 1981 for his performance as a retired boxer in Raging Bull.

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How the Method transformed film — and made acting more human

12:15pm February 09, 2022

by Terry Gross

Method acting is more than mining personal experiences to play a character — or physically transforming for a role. Author Isaac Butler traces the history of the technique in The Method.

'Power of the Dog' and 'Dune' lead nominations for the 94th Academy Awards

1:23am February 09, 2022

Hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan, the Academy named Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog and Denis Villeneuve's Dune as the big possible Oscar winners this year.

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Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog), Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth), Flee and Drive My Car are among this year's Oscar nominations.

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6 quick takeaways from this year's Oscar nominations

6:42pm February 08, 2022

by Glen Weldon

Fears of an #Oscarssowhite redux go largely unfounded in this year's acting nominations, and the actress categories provided some real surprises. The battle for best picture will be fascinating.

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'The Power of the Dog' receives the most Oscar nods

5:09pm February 08, 2022

Movie box offices may not be booming yet, but that won't keep Hollywood from throwing itself a big party. Invitations went out Tuesday in the form of Oscar nominations.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Jesse Plemons in The Power of the Dog. Both actors are up for Oscars this year.

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'The Power of the Dog' and 'Dune' nab the most 2022 Oscar nominations

4:47pm February 08, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

Jane Campion's and Denis Villeneuve's films got the highest amount of nominations, 12 and 10 each. Drive My Car, from Japan, got nominated for both Best Picture and Best International Feature.

Troy Kotsur says his character in the film CODA is "kinda like a papa bear." The Oscar nominee is seen here with co-star Marlee Matlin in New York City last November.

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Troy Kotsur is the first deaf man nominated for an acting Oscar

2:50pm February 08, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Kotsur was born deaf and grew up in Mesa, Arizona. In CODA, he plays a father whose teenage daughter is passionate about singing.

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How Black activists used lynching souvenirs to expose American violence

12:04pm February 08, 2022

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Christine Turner, the filmmaker behind the short documentary, Lynching Postcards: 'Token of A Great Day,' about her film and its present-day resonance.

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A preview of some of the movies that may get an Oscar nomination

5:08am February 08, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

Nominations for the 94th annual Academy Awards are announced Tuesday by Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan. Power of the Dog, West Side Story and King Richard are among those likely to be nominated.

the covers of Miles: An Autobiography; Zeely; Gorilla, My Love; Song of Solomon; Friday Black; Adulthood Rites; Dawn; and Brown Girl Dreaming

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What great book by a Black author should be brought to the screen next?

3:20pm February 07, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

Octavia Butler's 1979 novel Kindred is being made into a TV series. So we asked authors and critics what other not-yet-filmed books by Black authors they'd most like to see adapted for screen.

Composer Jonny Greenwood arrives for the Academy Awards on March 4, 2018, in Hollywood, Calif. Greenwood was nominated for an Oscar his work on Phantom Thread.

For Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, there are no rules to composing for film

1:24pm February 07, 2022

by Terry Gross

Greenwood says writing the music for The Power of the Dog allowed him to experiment by mixing a banjo and a string quartet. He also recently scored Spencer and Licorice Pizza.

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