49 m. ago Vancouver producer Samantha Quan wins best picture Oscar for ‘Anora’

Vancouver-born producer Samantha Quan celebrated the "incredible, impossible" journey of "Anora" while accepting the best picture Oscar on a night when the film reigned supreme.

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5 h. ago Canadian Anora producer, Vancouver Dune VFX supervisors Oscar winners

'I don't know how this can be real life. This is really an incredible, impossible journey for the past 10 months,' producer Samantha Quan said before thanking her family

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5 h. ago Why ‘Anora’ dominated the Oscars, including Mikey Madison’s big win

The more Hollywood changes, the more it remains the same. Let us count the ways that “Anora” running the tables at the 97th Academy Awards is a groundbreaking accomplishment. Mikey Madison, at 25, is the ninth-youngest best actress winner. Sean Baker is the first person to win four Oscars for the same movie: He produced, […]

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8 h. ago Key Oscar moments, from Zoe Saldana’s emotional win and ’Oz’ opening to Kieran Culkin’s baby wish

There were a lot of smiling faces at the Oscars but one had to stand out — Sean Baker saw his film “Anora” go home with the top film prize and he took four for himself. Its star Mikey Madison was crowned best actress. Twenty-two years after winning best actor for “The Pianist,” Adrien Brody […]

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18 h. ago Vancouver visual effects supervisors among team to win Oscar for Dune: Part Two

Stephen James and Rhys Salcombe, both of DNEG Vancouver, worked as visual effects supervisors on the film

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18 h. ago Big night for Vancouverites at the Oscars with wins for best picture and visual effects

Vancouver producer Samantha Quan won best picture as part of the producing team for Anora, while Stephen James and Rhys Salcombe won as visual effects supervisors for Dune: Part Two

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20 h. ago Kieran Culkin wins best supporting actor at Oscars after Erivo and Grande kick off show

LOS ANGELES — Ariana Grande sang “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and Cynthia Erivo sang Diana Ross’ “Home” to kick off the 97th Academy Awards in a tribute to Los Angeles following wildfires that devastated the Southern California metropolis. After opening the show, the “Wicked” stars then joined together to perform “Defying Gravity” from their blockbuster […]

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20 h. ago Zoe Saldana wins supporting actress as Oscars spread awards around

LOS ANGELES — The 97th Academy Awards spread the love around, dishing out awards to “Anora,” “Conclave,” “Wicked” and “The Substance” in the ceremony’s first two hours. Half of the 10 movies nominated for best picture came away with at least one award. That included the beleaguered Netflix contender “Emilia Perez,” which, despite a backlash […]

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20 h. ago Strip club Cinderella story ’Anora’ wins best picture at Oscars

LOS ANGELES — “Anora,” a strip club Cinderalla story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, handing Sean Baker’s gritty, Brooklyn-set screwball farce Hollywood’s top prize. In a stubbornly fluctuating Oscar season, “Anora,” the Palme d’Or-winner at the Cannes Film Festival, emerged as the unlikely frontrunner. […]

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21 h. ago Oscars 2025 winners list: Musical movies face off for top honours

This year the focus is on the music with musical 'Emilia Pérez,' Broadway musical adaptation 'Wicked' and Bob Dylan musical biopic 'A Complete Unknown.'

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21 h. ago Oscars 2025 winners list: ‘Anora’ wins 5 awards, including best picture

This year the focus is on the music with musical 'Emilia Pérez,' Broadway musical adaptation 'Wicked' and Bob Dylan musical biopic 'A Complete Unknown.'

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3 d. ago Harrowing 911 call reveals moment Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa were found: ‘Damn, damn, damn’

Two-time Oscar winner was found dead along with his wife and dog in their New Mexico home Wednesday

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4 d. ago George Clooney blames media for hiding Biden’s mental decline

Oscar winner opens up on decision to turn on former president

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4 d. ago Actor Gene Hackman left his mark on the Alberta film industry with roles in Unforgiven, Superman

Actor Gene Hackman, the two-time Oscar winner whose career spanned more than 45 years, left an indelible mark on the Alberta film industry by starring in a number of locally shot films that included 1992’s Unforgiven, 1978’s Superman and 1972’s Prime Cut. Multiple sources reported Thursday morning that the actor was found dead alongside his […]

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4 d. ago 'He was one of a kind': Actor Gene Hackman left his mark on the Alberta film industry with roles in Unforgiven, Superman

Actor Gene Hackman, the two-time Oscar winner whose career spanned more than 45 years, left an indelible mark on the Alberta film industry by starring in a number of locally shot films that included 1992’s Unforgiven, 1978’s Superman and 1972’s Prime Cut. Multiple sources reported Thursday morning that the actor was found dead alongside his […]

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7 d. ago Jack Nicholson checked in on ex Anjelica Huston during L.A. wildfires

'When the chips are down, he’s there,' Oscar-winning actress says of former partner

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1 week ago Robert De Niro hopes fiery ‘Zero Day’ speech makes viewers think about threats to democracy

'I hope they think about that line,' two-time Oscar winner says

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1 week ago Oscar presenters will include Selena Gomez and Oprah Winfrey

After devastating wildfires tore through Los Angeles, the 97th Academy Awards are going forward. Like the Grammys and other awards shows this year, the ceremony will be transformed by the fires and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has pledged to help its members and the broader film community recover. Here’s everything you […]

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1 week ago Oscar favourite Anora wins best international honour from Vancouver Film Critics Circle

Vancouver director Ann Marie Fleming's Can I Get a Witness earns VFCC honours for her and stars Sandra Oh and Kiera Jang

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