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News Articles: academy awards

Rose Byrne poses at a 2025 press conference in Berlin for <em>If I Had Legs I'd Kick You</em>.

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  • Theater

'It's one of my dreams,' Rose Byrne says of her comic turn on Broadway

Byrne is one of the few actors to receive both an Oscar and a Tony nomination in the same year —for the indie film If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, and for Fallen Angels on Broadway.

May 21, 2026
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  • Ann Marie Baldonado
An Oscar statue is seen ahead of the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 14, 2026.

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  • Arts & Life

Academy announces major overhaul to rules

The new rules focus on areas such as AI protections for writers and actors and expanded eligibility for international films.

May 02, 2026
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  • Chloe Veltman
Paul Thomas Anderson holds his Oscars for best adapted screenplay, best director and best picture for <em>One Battle After Another</em>.

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  • Movies

5 takeaways from an Oscars night that spread the love

It's thrilling to see the Academy recognize a weird, funny, scary performance like Amy Madigan's in Weapons. Here's what NPR critic Linda Holmes thought of the awards.

March 16, 2026
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
The cast and crew of <em>One Battle After Another</em> accept the Academy Award for best picture at the 2026 Oscars.

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  • Movies

'One Battle After Another' takes best picture. Here's the full list of Oscar winners

Michael B. Jordan and Jessie Buckley won best actor and best actress. Paul Thomas Anderson received best director. Cassandra Kulukundis won the Academy's first ever casting award.

March 16, 2026
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By:
  • Clare Lombardo and
  • Beth Novey
A screenshot from the all-out winner of the 46th annual Razzie Awards, <em>War of the Worlds</em>, starring Ice Cube.

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  • Arts & Life

'War of the Worlds' remake sinks to the bottom at this year's Razzie Awards

The surveillance industry version of HG Wells' 1898 classic sci-fi novel stars Ice Cube, and won accolades for worst picture, actor, director and more.

March 14, 2026
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  • Chloe Veltman
An Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre ahead of the 2015 ceremony. But who is he really?

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  • Pop Culture

And the Oscar goes to — wait, why is it called an Oscar?

The Academy Awards officially adopted the "Oscars" nickname in 1939. But who is Oscar, and who started calling them that? We may never know. But here are four enduring legends to consider.

March 14, 2026
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Michael B. Jordan plays twins Smoke and Stack in the 2025 film, 'Sinners.'

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  • Arts & Life

Who will win at the 2026 Academy Awards? Here are GPB's picks for an Oscar

The 98th Academy Awards are March 15, and Atlanta movie expert Stephen Brown joins GPB's Kristi York Wooten to talk Georgia movie connections and to make some predictions about who might take home Oscars this year.

March 13, 2026
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  • Kristi York Wooten
The Devil is busy offers an intimate look inside a women’s healthcare clinic in Atlanta, where Tracii leads security to ensure safety and care amid protests and restrictions.

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  • Arts & Culture News

Inside the Atlanta clinic at the center of the Oscar-nominated film 'The Devil Is Busy'

Co-director Christalyn Hampton talks about documenting a day inside an Atlanta women’s health clinic serving patients from across the Southeast.

March 05, 2026
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  • Pamela Kirkland
In 2021, Zhao made history as the first woman of color to win the best director Oscar for her film <em>Nomadland</em>. Her Oscar-nominated drama <em>Hamnet</em> has made $70 million worldwide.

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  • Movies

For filmmaker Chloé Zhao, creative life was never linear

Director Chloé Zhao used meditation, somatic exercises and dance to inspire the cast and crew of this Oscar-nominated story about William Shakespeare's family.

March 03, 2026
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
Kate Hudson attends the Song Sung Blue screening in London on Jan. 30, 2026.

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  • Movie Interviews

Kate Hudson on regret, rom-coms and finding a role that hits all the notes

Hudson always wanted to sing, but feared it would derail her acting career. Now she's up for an Oscar for her portrayal of a hairdresser who performs in a Neil Diamond tribute band in Song Sung Blue.

February 23, 2026
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  • Tonya Mosley
Michael B. Jordan is up for a best actor Golden Globe this weekend for his performance in <em>Sinners</em>. He's pictured above in London in February 2023.

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  • Movie Interviews

Michael B. Jordan expands his cinematic universe

From child actor to "Sexiest Man Alive" leading man status, Jordan takes on Hollywood as director-producer and soon may win awards for his performance in Sinners.

January 09, 2026
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Academy members now have to watch all the nominated films in a category if they want to cast a final-round vote. Above, Oscar winners pose with their awards in 2017.

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  • Movies

This new rule won't fix the Oscars — but it's a step in the right direction

The Academy has announced that Oscar voters will actually have to watch all the movies in a category before making their final-round picks. It's on the honor system, but hey, it's a start.

April 26, 2025
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  • Linda Holmes
From left: Zoe Saldaña's Oscar, the late Pope Francis, the un-libeled Sarah Palin.

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  • National

Are you eligible to be the next pope? Find out in the quiz

If you've paid attention to pope selection, COVID websites, national defense and libel cases, you'll do great this week!

April 25, 2025
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  • Holly J. Morris
Oscar statues in a press preview in February 2025.

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  • Movies

Oscar voters actually need to watch the nominated movies now

In an announcement Monday about rules for the next Oscars, the Academy also said that a film's use of generative AI and other digital tools "neither help nor harm the chances of achieving a nomination."

April 22, 2025
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Actresses Demi Moore (left), Fernanda Torres (center) and Cynthia Erivo (right) are among the nominees for Actress in a Leading Role at the 2025 Academy Awards.

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  • Movies

GPB's Oscar predictions: Who will win at the 2025 Academy Awards?

The Academy Awards are March 2, and this year, no one film or actor seems to have a lock on the win. GPB’s Kristi York Wooten breaks down the Oscar nominees and favorites with Atlanta movie expert Stephen Brown. 

February 27, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
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