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Nigeria: Streamed Films to Be Eligible for Oscars Amid Pandemic
Premium Times, 29 April 2020
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has said it will temporarily consider movies on commercial streaming platforms for Oscars eligibility this year because of the… Read more »
Streamed Films Eligible for Oscars in 2021, Thanks to COVID-19
Movies that debuted on a streaming service without a theatrical run will be eligible for the Oscars, but only for this year. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the change for the 93rd Academy Awards as a response to how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the film industry.
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Africa: Netflix Renews Queen Sono For Season 2
Netflix, 28 April 2020
Today, Netflix announced that its first African Original series, Queen Sono, has been renewed for a second season. Read more »
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In order to embody her role in an adaptation of Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel, Americanah, Oscar-winning Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o has said that she is ... Read more »
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The Academy has disqualified Nigeria's Lionheart from the Oscar race in the Best International Feature Film category "for having too much dialogue in English". It was the first ... Read more »
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The #OscarsSoWhite hashtag will likely start trending once again, given that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released the list of Oscar nominees and, ... Read more »
