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[ad_1] Backlash after Oscars snub Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie - CBS News Watch CBS News The criticism continued Wednesday after actress Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig failed to receive Oscar nods for their work in the global blockbuster hit "Barbie." Jo Ling Kent has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On [ad_2] Source link https://worldnews2023.com/entertainment/backlash-after-oscars-snub-greta-gerwig-margot-robbie/?feed_id=315793&_unique_id=66d5b846da5af

[ad_1] Actress Andrea Riseborough will keep her surprise best actress Oscar nomination  following an internal investigation, the CEO for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday.  Riseborough was nominated earlier this month for the little-seen film "To Leslie," prompting serious questions about the legitimacy of the movie's Oscar campaign process. Academy CEO Bill Kramer said in a statement obtained by CBS News that the organization conducted a "review into the film's campaign tactics" and "determined the activity in question does not rise to the level that the film's nomination should be rescinded." However, Kramer said that the investigation "did discover social media and outreach campaigning tactics that caused concern. These tactics are being addressed with the responsible parties directly." Andrea Riseborough attends The BAFTA Tea Party ...

[ad_1] Warner Bros Discovery will revisit Middle-earth after penning a deal with New Line Cinema to produce "multiple" film adaptations of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit," Warner Bros. Discovery's CEO David Zaslav said Thursday in an earnings call. This latest Middle-earth cinematic universe expansion forms part of a larger strategy to lean into a catalog of tried-and-true movie franchises that executives hope will boost the company's streaming numbers. "For all the scope and detail lovingly packed into the two trilogies, the vast, complex and dazzling universe dreamed up by J.R.R. Tolkien remains largely unexplored on film," Warner Bros. Pictures Group Co-Chairs and CEOs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy said in a statement following the announcement.  Sean Astin and Elijah Wood in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001). Warner Bros. Discovery executives hope the newly annou...

[ad_1] First-time director Cord Jefferson on "American Fiction" and Oscar buzz - CBS News Watch CBS News First-time director Cord Jefferson joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss his new comedy, "American Fiction," which is nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and is already getting Oscar buzz. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On [ad_2] Source link https://worldnews2023.com/entertainment/first-time-director-cord-jefferson-on/?feed_id=296027&_unique_id=661164dfefea4