Oscars
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Oscars 2017: And your bill for the evening is … $44mFrom courting voters to hiring red carpet, the Academy Awards are big business. Here’s what they cost, what they earn – and how much you need to spend to help secure victory -
When the cameras stop, the party starts: what going to the Oscars is really likeOscars regular Hadley Freeman on why the hottest ticket in Hollywood is even more ridiculous – and wonderful – than TV makes it seem -
There is something pretty hilarious about people saying celebrities shouldn’t talk about politics, when a celebrity is currently the president of the United StatesCelebrities getting political at the Oscars? Give them an award
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Oscars diversity debate must include learning disabilityLetters: For the few roles that do show disability on screen, actors with disabilities are still overlooked
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Ezra Edelman on making his epic Oscar-nominated documentary OJ: Made in AmericaHe set out to tell the story of the trial – and ended up with a devastating social history of a country in turmoil. As Edelman’s eight-hour film heads for the Oscars, the director reveals how he got the key players to break their silence
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Red carpets and deadly toxins go hand in handAwards season demands complexion perfection: no wonder some stars turn to a toxin seven million times more poisonous than cobra venom
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‘You do gush sometimes’: secrets of an Oscar engraverAlex Yust on engraving Oscars for Alicia Vikander, Colin Firth, Anne Hathaway and other Hollywood stars
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My favorite best picture Oscar winner: The StingContinuing our series of Guardian writers’ picks of the great Academy Award winners, Andrew Pulver explains why the Paul Newman and Robert Redford caper is the most purely enjoyable film in Oscar history
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My favorite best picture Oscar winner: UnforgivenClint Eastwood went back to the genre that made his name and deconstructed its tropes, making it current by incorporating the psychological impact of killing
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Why Hidden Figures should win the best picture OscarTheodore Melfi’s feelgood biopic about three African-American women working for Nasa in the 1960s breaks boundaries with a knowing kick of its kitten heel
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Moonlight's Mahershala Ali: anti-Islam prejudice 'not a shock' if you have grown up blackOscar-nominated Muslim actor reveals additional discrimination he has faced since converting to Islam in 1999
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Hollywood chooses protests over parties as the stars get ready for Oscars activismThe Trump travel ban has led to outcry and rallies for Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, nominated for an Academy Award
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Lobster corn dogs and gold-dusted popcorn: the stars' Oscars canapesCelebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, cooking for the Governors Ball afterparty for the 23rd year in a row, unveils his luxurious menu
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#OscarsSoAgeist: study finds diversity fail among best picture nomineesFewer than 12% of characters in last three years’ best film nominees 60 years old or more, university paper shows
Razzies: Hillary's America and Batman v Superman tie in worst-film awards