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What to know about Sunday’s Oscars

A preview of what observers are expecting — potential firsts, records and oddities — at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday.

And the Oscar for best international film rarely goes to …

In the 74 years that the Academy of Motion Pictures has selected a winner in the international film category, the statistics paint a tilted global picture.

Jimmy Kimmel expects no slaps hosting the Oscars; just snarky (not mean) jokes

Jimmy Kimmel is taking the stage to lead the Oscars one year after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during the last ceremony, and raised a host of expectations about what we might see this time around.

A quirky museum in Hollywood casts a nostalgic glow on movies’ golden era

The Oscars will be handed out on Sunday. Ahead of this year’s Academy Awards, we visit the Hollywood Museum in Los Angeles, a chance to browse through movie artifacts from years gone by.

An older man grooms a teenage girl in this disturbing but vital film

Palm Trees and Power Lines is a gripping cautionary tale about abuse and trafficking — but it is scrupulous in its refusal to sensationalize.

The first Oscars lasted 15 minutes — plus other surprises from 95 years of awards

A lot can happen in 95 years. Ahead of the Academy Awards on Sunday, we take a look back at the surprises, the scandals, the slap and — yes — even the streaker.

Russian movie ‘The Challenge’ is the first to be filmed in space

An actor and a producer joined a real-life cosmonaut on the International Space Station. The film is about a female doctor performing life-saving surgery in space.

‘Return to Seoul’ is a funny, melancholy film that will surprise you start to finish

In this wonderfully unpredictable film, first-time actor Park Ji-min stars as Freddie, a young woman raised by adoptive parents in France who returns to the country of her birth.

How should we be ‘Living’? Kurosawa and Ishiguro tackle the question, 70 years apart

As a kid, Kazuo Ishiguro saw Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 film Ikiru. “It made a terrific impact on me,” the Nobel prize-winner recalls. His film Living is nominated for an Oscar for best adapted screenplay.

Spielberg shared his own story in ‘parts and parcels’ — if you were paying attention

Steven Spielberg says he’s been hiding from his own story since he was 17. The Fabelmans is a lightly fictionalized version of his life, without raptors, sharks, or historical figures to hide behind.

The 2023 Oscars’ best original song nominees, cruelly ranked

This year’s crop may not have a James Bond theme or a ubiquitous Disney banger, but it’s got range — thanks in part to a viral dance number from RRR.

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