By BETH HARRIS, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mikey Madison won the best actress Oscar on Sunday for “Anora,” a role that catapulted the 25-year-old into a burgeoning film career after achieving initial success on television. The Brooklyn-set comedy-drama … Continued
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean Baker won best director at the Oscars on Sunday for “Anora,” bookending a dominant awards season for the American filmmaker whose stories seek to humanize sex workers and immigrants. Baker, … Continued
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrien Brody clinched his second Oscar for best actor, winning Sunday for his role as a visionary Hungarian architect in “ The Brutalist ” and solidifying his legacy as one … Continued
Morgan Freeman honored Gene Hackman at the Academy Awards on Sunday, opening the telecast’s in memoriam segment by saying the film community had “lost a giant.” Last week, Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found dead in … Continued
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. LOS ANGELES (AP) — “I’m Still Here,” a Brazilian film about a family torn apart by the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for more than two decades, won the Oscar on Sunday for best international film. … Continued