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London Film Festival Explained: How to Read Awards Season's Starter Gun
The October stop in London has become the international launch point of the Oscar race. Here is what actually happens there, and how to follow it.
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Awards Won by Sandra Hüller: Europe's Breakout Contender, From Festival Floors to the Oscar Ballot
The German actor built a career on risk, then turned two roles in one season into the rarest kind of awards recognition.
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Awards Won by Daveigh Chase: From Donnie Darko to Lilo
A cult-favorite child performance built a career the major academies never quite measured.
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Awards Won by Mahershala Ali: A Career Trophy Case, From Moonlight to Green Book
Two Oscars in three years put the character actor in rare company. Here is what the hardware says about the career.
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Why the SAG Awards Acting Winners So Often Repeat at the Oscars
The industry's biggest actors' group votes early, and its picks have a habit of showing up again on Oscar night.
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How Awards Season Really Works: From Screeners to Statuettes
A contender's year runs on a fixed calendar: festivals, guilds, two rounds of Academy voting, and one envelope.
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Why the Producers Guild Uses Preferential Ballots Too, and What Its Rare Best Picture Tie Means
The PGA votes the way the Academy does, and when its top two finish dead even, the season's Best Picture race is officially a split field.
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Major Acting Awards Explained: Who Votes, Who's Eligible and What Each Trophy Means for a Career
The Oscar, the Emmy, the SAG Award and the rest are decided by very different voting bodies, and the differences shape which wins move careers.
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Lynette Howell Taylor Re-Elected Academy President by Board of Governors
The Oscar-nominated producer keeps the top job at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after a vote of the Board of Governors.