The overwhelming odds against women in this Oscar category
CNN
This year's Academy Awards will make history, not only because of the pandemic but because of their relative inclusivity, says Nadia Neophytou. But the Oscars are also a time to spotlight the hindrances for women in other parts of the film industry, she writes -- especially those faced by composers.
But this year's event is set to be memorable for who might scoop up top honors. Five years after #OscarsSoWhite first gained momentum, Garret Bradley, the documentary filmmaker behind "Time," the late actor Chadwick Boseman and filmmaker Chloé Zhao all stand to make history — the kind that's long overdue and much needed for women filmmakers and people of color.President Joe Biden warned against a streak of “semi-isolationism” in the US as he stressed the importance of alliances during a symbolic visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery on Sunday, honoring the thousands of Americans who died in World War I at a site former President Donald Trump skipped during a 2018 visit to Paris.
Looking to shore up Latino votes in Nevada and Arizona for his reelection campaign, President Joe Biden is on the verge of soon following up last week’s executive action aimed at curbing border crossings with another move focused on providing legal status for long-term undocumented immigrants married to American citizens and without criminal records.