Movies

Late-Night Stunner: Best Picture Mix-Up At The Oscars

6:46am February 27, 2017

by Mandalit del Barco

Talk about a surprise Hollywood ending — Moonlight was crowned the winner of Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony. The coming-of age film won for best picture after much confusion onstage.

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Host Jimmy Kimmel during his opening monologue at the 89th Annual Academy Awards.

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Oscars 2017: Follow Our Live Coverage With Pop Culture Happy Hour

11:44pm February 26, 2017

NPR's team of pop-culture commentators is live-blogging tonight's Academy Awards. Watch along.

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Oscars 2017: Follow Our Live List As The Winners Are Announced

11:34pm February 26, 2017

by Emma Bowman

The 89th Academy Awards airs Sunday. Check back here as we update the our post with the complete list of winners.

2017 Oscars: Nominations For Documentary Category Upends Genre

5:34pm February 26, 2017

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nina Gilden Seavey, director of the Documentary Center at George Washington University, about what this year's documentary lineup mean for the art and industry.

Bill Paxton attends the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles last month.

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Bill Paxton, Prolific Actor And Star Of 'Titanic' And 'Apollo 13,' Dies At 61

12:43pm February 26, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Paxton was perhaps best known for his roles in Hollywood blockbusters, but he also took starring turns in TV series like Big Love and Training Day.

Hollywood Speaks Out About Politics

8:12am February 26, 2017

by Mandalit del Barco

Actors and agents were involved in teach-ins and rallies in the past week to oppose President Trump. Award shows and other events have been peppered with political opposition as well.

From left to right, Salvatore Corsitto as Bonasera, James Caan as Santino 'Sonny' Corleone and Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone in 'The Godfather'.

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'Take The Cannoli': 45 Years Spent Quoting 'The Godfather'

8:28am February 25, 2017

by Scott Simon

The Godfather was released 45 years ago this spring. NPR's Scott Simon takes the anniversary as an opportunity to revisit some of his favorite lines from the classic film.

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Oscar Nominee Lin Manuel-Miranda Aims For EGOT

4:46pm February 24, 2017

If Lin Manuel-Miranda wins an Academy Award in the Best Original Song category, he will become only the 13th person in history to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. We hear from past EGOT winners.

David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike play real-life couple Seretse and Ruth Khama in A United Kingdom.

David Oyelowo On The Real 'United Kingdom' Marriage And Its Diplomatic Fallout

4:46pm February 24, 2017

by NPR Staff

The film tells the story of Ruth Williams, a London typist, and Seretse Khama, heir to the throne of modern-day Botswana. In 1948, their interracial marriage sparked a political firestorm.

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For Film's Creators, 'Moonlight' Provided Space To Explore A Painful Past

1:42pm February 24, 2017

Playwright Tarell McCraney and filmmaker Barry Jenkins drew on their childhood experiences in making Moonlight, which has been nominated for eight Academy Awards. Originally broadcast Oct. 19, 2016.

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