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Actors on Actors Signals the Start of Oscar Season

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Lost in the Stream • CNN’s decision to gut sibling HLN is sign of tough times for nets that were once cable staples

Exhibitors Yearn for Surprise Gifts From Holiday Box Office • Theater owners expect ‘Avatar 2’ to easily dominate given the thin pipeline of new releases

TV News Biz Gets Tawdry for Leaders

LA3C Festival Celebrates Region’s Artistry, Culture

A Big Swing at 60 • APA positions itself for growth at a moment of upheaval for Hollywood talent agencies

1951-2022: Kirstie Alley

The Secret to Great ‘Sex’

What Women Want? More Oscar Nods for Writing • There are alarmingly few female contenders for screenplay recognition

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Viola Davis The Woman King (SONY) & Jennifer Lawrence Causeway (APPLE ORIGINAL FILMS/A24)

Michelle Yeoh Everything Everywhere Allat Once (A24) & Cate Blanchett Tár (FOCUS FEATURES)

Eddie Redmayne The Good Nurse (NETFLIX) & Ana de Armas Blonde (NETFLIX)

Kate Hudson & Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (NETFLIX) & Glen Powell (SONY) Devotion Top Gun: Maverick (PARAMOUNT)

Margot Robbie Babylon (PARAMOUNT) & Carey She Said (UNIVERSAL) & Mulligan

Adam Sandler Hustle (NETFLIX) & Brendan Fraser The Whale (A24)

Austin Butler Elvis (WARNER BR OS.) & Janelle Monáe (NETFLIX) Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Paul Dano The Batman (WA RNER BROS.) The Fabelmans (UNIVERSAL) & Brian Tyree Causeway (APPLE ORIGINAL FILMS/A24) Henry

Joe Alwyn Stars at Noon (A24) Catherine Called Birdy (AMAZON STUDIOS) & Paul Mescal Aftersun (A24)

Laura Dern The Son (SONY PICTURES CLASSICS) & Michelle Williams The Fabelmans (UNIVERSAL)

Letitia Wright Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (DISNEY) & John Boyega Breaking (BLEECKER STREET) The Woman King (SONY)

Jamie Lee Curtis Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24) & Colin Farrell The Banshees of Inisherin (SEARCHLIGHT)

Directors/Intl. Film Previews/Oscar Shortlist • Foreign-language movies break into other categories, including the director race, while we handicap the shortlist nominees. Also, pics in Critics Choice phase 1 and European Film Awards are in the mix.

Through the Female Gaze • Gender, personal experiences affected quartet of helmers in awards race

DGA and Academy Connect • All but eight guild winners have failed to score an Oscar

Docs on the Awards Season Path • Newcomers mingle with vets for a shot at making the shortlist

Intl. Directors Stand in Hollywood’s Spotlight • From Mexico to South Korea, these helmers deserve Oscar recognition

Tough Truths in Tender Film • ‘Armageddon Time’ probes the socio-economic seeds planted in 1980

Critics Choice Awards Ready for Their Close-up • Expanding beyond film and TV, org is planning to move up kudos ladder

Euro Film Awards Turn Into Month-Long Celebration • Matthijs Wouter Knol is looking to make continent’s cinema shine brighter

Does European Film Awards Success Fuel Oscar Buzz? • Acad hopefuls are looking to use Euro kudos as a springboard

Breaking Into Oscar’s Intl. Film Race • With help from festivals, countries push aside the usual suspects

Philippines Film ‘Missing 8’ Double Dips • Intl. Emmy nominee wins acclaim as a film

The World Is Oscar’s Oyster • No longer confined, international films break into many races

Intl. Film Category Yields Plenty of Pics...