Regina King – who directed this year’s “One Night in Miami” – addressed the Derek Chauvin verdict head on in her opening speech at the Academy Awards.
Author: David Oliver, USA TODAY
It was thrilling to see diversity in this year’s Oscar winners. The finale ruined it.
The emotion in Sunday night’s Oscars speeches showed the impact wins can be for diverse communities. But the Academy can do more.
Report card: Would this year’s Oscar best picture nominees meet 2024 inclusion standards?
The Oscars best picture race might start to look different come 2024 given new Academy standards – or will it? We grade this year’s nominees.
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Creative people are busy and burgeoning with ideas and projects that aim to teach the next generation about what equality means.
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The creative gamble of “R#J” — William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” meets Instagram — at Sundance Film Festival paid off.
Sundance 2021: ‘CODA’ star Marlee Matlin talks inclusion, calls on Hollywood to ‘hire more deaf actors’
Propelled by its powerful inclusivity of the deaf community, “CODA” is a refreshing reboot of the traditional teen romance and coming-of-age story.
‘Vicious’: Armie Hammer decries online allegations against him as he exits JLo movie
Armie Hammer’s alleged ex-girlfriend is speaking out amid a controversial time for the actor, who’s dropped a film role following sexual accusations.
What the outcry from Kumail Nanjiani’s sculpted body tells us about racism, masculinity standards
Experts say the outcry over Kumail Nanjiani’s chiseled physique is a result of systemic racism and a misguided standard of masculinity.