Thompson On Hollywood

Yes, a stage recording of Laurence Olivier as "Othello" received nominations, as did James Whitmore for another play that was filmed.

With HBO's "Big Little Lies," the Apple TV+ series "The Morning Show," and Hulu's "Little Fires Everywhere," Witherspoon is on a roll.

Those cheers you hear are agents finally being allowed to vote for the Oscars.

"Princess Mononoke," along with the floating islands in "Castle in the Sky," influenced Cameron's jungle paradise Pandora in "Avatar."

Like the Oscars, the Golden Globes will offer Hollywood more time to finish and release their movies.

The new Oscar dates have forced the entire film calendar to shift in a matter of days, while the fall festivals consider their options.

"We've been distracted from our real lives for a long time," says the Oscar winner, who lets loose from lockdown in Scotland.

The Academy announced a new phase of equity and inclusion initiatives, and plans to establish representation and inclusion standards for Oscars eligibility. 

Directors Dave Filoni, Taika Waititi, and Bryce Dallas Howard reveal the genius behind the Disney+ series, and how Werner Herzog was the first to get Baby Yoda.

"It was as DIY as you could possibly imagine," said the writer/director/producer/editor, "until the do-it-yourselfness needed some structure."