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J. LO’S LOVE DON’T COST A THING*

How Jennifer Lopez Lived to Sing About Bennifer • CO-EDITORS-IN-CHIEF

Contributors

Can ‘Barbenheimer’ Boost the Oscars? • Some of the year’s top awards contenders were box office blockbusters — will viewers tune in?

Battered and Bruised • The most savage fights involving the remake of ‘Road House’ took place off-screen

Inside Mattel’s Toy Box • After ‘Barbie’s’ success, can these plastic fantastic toys bring viewers back to theaters?

Time to Shine • Casting directors will finally get the Oscar attention they deserve after years of lobbying

EXECUTIVE SHUFFLE

A High Note for a Highbrow Career • Sheila Nevins nabs an Oscar nom as she ends her run at MTV

Indelible Stories • The veteran producer picks a few favorites from her long list of credits

Call Them by Their Name • How many Oscar noms will it take before these perennials finally win?

EXPOSURE

J. Lo Rises Again • The ultimate multi-hyphenate is back with an album, a movie and a documentary all about love

THE STERLING REPORT • Two-time Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown shows his funny side in ‘American Fiction’ — and lands his first Oscar nomination

Global Gold • International feature nominees tell stories ranging from heroic struggles to tragic history to a simple life in the city

International Truth Seekers • All five documentary feature nominees were made by filmmakers outside the U.S.

Mix It Up • Oscar’s original song category spotlights veterans, rookies and ‘Barbie’

Eclectic Selection • Oscar nominees for score illustrate different approaches to music

Jury’s Still Out on BAFTA Voting Process • Hybrid system makes for a lively, unpredictable list of nominees

EE BAFTA FLIM AWARDS

Mirren, Mirren • Helen Mirren talks her cut ‘Barbie’ scene and the best acting advice she’s received

The Voice Behind the Annie Awards • For nearly 20 years, Dina Sherman has been the woman behind the curtain for the animation industry gala

Bob Marley: One Love

The New Look

Vince Staples • “I have questions about life, and I make things to get to those answers.”

2 ACADEMY AWARD®NOMINATIONS INCLUDING BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE