Fences
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The Oscar nominations 2017 – Shocks, snubs, and surprises
The Oscar nominations for 2017 have been announced and as ever, there are a handful of surprises and snubs, as well as all the stuff that everyone was expecting. What we predicted: ‘La La Land’ is expected to sweep the board, but will it top the record of 14 nominations, as received by the movies ‘Titanic’ and ‘All About Eve’? It’ll be an impressive achievement for director Damien Chazelle, who picked up a glut of awards for his last movie ‘Whiplash’ at last year’s awards. ‘La La Land’ is only
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Denzel Washington and Viola Davis' Fences just became an Oscar front-runner
In a stroke of savvy timing, it looks like the forthcoming drama ‘Fences’, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, could be heading for Oscar glory. The movie, an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by August Wilson, was shown to industry folk over the weekend, according to reports. Though reviews have been embargoed, the audience included a glut of Screen Actors Guild nominating committee members, press and Academy voters. ...