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Oscars 2021 preview: Could ‘Promising Young Woman’ or ‘Nomadland’ win Best Picture?
The Academy Awards are happening this Sunday. There hasn’t been a ton of buzz, and there won’t be a host. But unlike some other recent awards shows, this one will be live, like pre-pandemic days. There are some reasons to tune in.
By Madeleine Brand • • 9m ListenThe Academy Awards are happening this Sunday. There hasn’t been a ton of buzz, and there won’t be a host. But unlike some other recent awards shows, this one will be live, like pre-pandemic days. There are some reasons to tune in.
The nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role are the most diverse in history. For Best Actress in a Leading Role, this is the second time in history that more than one Black woman has been nominated. For Best Director, it’s the first time two women have been nominated simultaneously, according to Kyle Buchanan, pop culture writer for the New York Times.
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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Angie Perrin
Producer, Press Play
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Kyle Buchanan
pop culture writer for the New York Times, author of “Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road”
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5 of 5Can LA house Skid Row residents by October?- 0:00Biden wants 50% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by end of decade. What will that take?
- 8:12Proposal to cut greenhouse gas emissions ‘sucks’ — literally. Enter carbon vacuums
- 17:26LA must offer shelters to Skid Row residents by October, says federal judge. Can it be done?
- 27:37Inside the secret culture of whales, from favorite foods to family names
- 42:01Oscars 2021 preview: Could ‘Promising Young Woman’ or ‘Nomadland’ win Best Picture?You’re reading this