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Oscars OK the Use of A.I., With Caveats

Reporter USApril 21, 2025

The Oscar gods embraced A.I. on Monday. Sort of. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said in a statement that it had updated its plethora of rules for voting and campaigning. Going forward, for instance, members must now watch all nominated films in each category before they can vote in the final round. […]

Marvin Levy, Oscar-Winning Publicist to Spielberg, Dies at 96

Reporter USApril 15, 2025

Reporters trying to get interviews with Steven Spielberg would sometimes grouse that his publicist’s job amounted to speaking a single word: “No.” But Marvin Levy, who served as Mr. Spielberg’s publicist for 42 years, was responsible for much more than body blocking the fifth estate (which he usually did with a gentlemanly grace). Mr. Spielberg […]

Stunt Design Becomes a New Oscars Award Category

Reporter USApril 11, 2025

There will soon be a new category at the Oscars: achievement in stunt design. Starting with movies released in 2027, for the ceremony the following year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will honor the people who make some of the most memorable and audience-pleasing moments. It is recognition that to many people […]

Conan O’Brien to Host the Oscars Next Year, Too

Reporter USMarch 17, 2025

Conan O’Brien will reprise his Oscar hosting duties next year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday morning, in one of the earliest renewals for an Oscar host. Mr. O’Brien received high marks for his work as the emcee of the 97th Oscar telecast, which delivered a five-year ratings high for ABC […]

On Second Count, ABC Says Oscar Viewership Increased

Reporter USMarch 5, 2025

On Monday, ABC said that the Oscars audience declined by about 8 percent this year compared with last year, citing Nielsen data. Well, it turns out the awards show did not suffer from an audience decline after all, the network said on Tuesday. The Academy Awards attracted 19.7 million viewers, strong enough to eclipse last […]

Oscars Draw 18 Million Viewers

Reporter USMarch 4, 2025

The Academy Awards drew 18 million viewers on Sunday, ABC said, citing Nielsen data. That is an 8 percent drop from the 19.5 million who watched last year. The audience decline ends a three-year streak when Oscar ratings had been on the rise. The decline follows a trend among other award shows, which have seen […]

My Red Carpet Quest: A Two-Year Search for Steve

Reporter USMarch 2, 2025

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. Steve Olive was my white whale. I had been trying for two years to write a profile of Mr. Olive, the co-founder of Event Carpet Pros, the California-based company responsible for custom-making the colorful, though […]

Oscars Audience Size Poses a Test of Hollywood’s Cultural Relevance

Reporter USMarch 1, 2025

Politics could also prove problematic. Most of the movies that Hollywood is poised to celebrate represent a cultural paradigm that was shattered by the presidential election. “Emilia Pérez,” a musical exploration of trans identity, has 13 nominations, the most of any film. In one way or another, “The Brutalist” (10 nods), “Wicked” (10), “Conclave” (eight), […]

How ‘The Substance’ Helped Mubi Become a Streaming Success Story

Reporter USFebruary 27, 2025

Early on in “The Substance,” the body horror film starring Demi Moore that has been nominated for five Academy Awards, Dennis Quaid grotesquely consumes an endless amount of peel-and-eat shrimp while firing Ms. Moore’s character for the crime of turning 50. Shells fly and sweat collects on his upper lip while he gesticulates wildly with […]