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Documentary on Drug War ‘Aswang’ an Official Entry to Oscars 2021

Alyx Arumpac’s Aswang, a film that portrays the grim aftermath of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, is eligible for consideration in the documentary feature category of the 93rd Academy Awards. The film qualified after winning the prestigious White Goose Award at the 12th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, Asia’s largest documentary festival, which took place in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, Korea …

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Meryl Streep Breaks Own Record for Most Oscar Noms with “The Post”

For almost 40 years Meryl Streep, has portrayed an astonishing array of characters in a career that has cut its own unique path. She has won three Academy Awards and just days ago, in a record that is unsurpassed, she earned a 21st Academy Award nomination for her role in Steven Spielberg’s, The Post (in Philippine cinemas February …

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“The Shape of Water,” “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” to Open in PH Cinemas this February

Shaping to be this year’s major award frontrunners, 20th Century Fox’s / Fox Searchlight’s highly-acclaimed films “The Shape of Water” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” have already bagged major awards from the 75th Golden Globe Awards and the 23rd Critics’ Choice Awards.                  “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” is a darkly comedic drama from Academy Award® winner …

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Mikhail Red’s “Birdshot” is Philippines’ Entry to the 2018 Oscars

Cinemalaya 2017’s opening film and Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino official entry Birdshot by young director Mikhail Red is the Philippines’ entry to the 90th Academy Awards or more commonly known as the Oscars. It will be submitted for consideration for the Best Foreign Language Film Category. “Birdshot” is a mystery-thriller film that tells a story of a …

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FULL LIST: Winners of the 88th Academy Awards

The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC, and produced by David Hill and Reginald Hudlin and directed …

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