The Hollywood Reporter

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The Hollywood Reporter

All the World’s a Stage: Stirring Performances Dominate the International Race • The 15 shortlisted contenders for best international feature are less defined by the global themes that link them than they are by the actors who brought their stories to life

Oscar-Winning Portrayals in Many Languages • These actors are among an elite group who won Academy Awards for their non-English-speaking roles

Oscar Shortlists Not Long Enough for Everyone • Notable inclusions and omissions from the 10 categories for which the Academy announced finalists

Finding Cyrano’s Romantic Palette • Production designer Sarah Greenwood created warm looks for the Focus Features film in its Sicilian location

Yes, I Did Say That! • A look at who’s saying what in the awards race

‘Sometimes When You Have to Fight Harder, You End Up Winning the Thing’ • To portray Venus and Serena Williams’ tennis coach Rick Macci in King Richard, Jon Bernthal lost 30 pounds and trained a nationals player in character. Both men speak to THR about their collaboration and shared drive for success

True Stories, Powerfully Told • As reviewed by THR, the 15 documentary features shortlisted for the 2022 Academy Awards reveal tales of struggle, resistance and resilience as well as the enduring gift of artistic expression

Human Stories in Many Languages • The 15 films shortlisted for best international feature, as reviewed by THR, include meditations on family and home, surprising and tender love stories, and boundary-breaking filmmaking

A HERO • Iranian auteur Asghar Farhadi had been pondering the themes behind his latest drama since his ’90s college days, but finding the right actor to tell the story of one man’s rise and fall proved to be the filmmaker’s biggest challenge

HOW THIS SPIDER-MAN GOT ‘ALL THESE VILLAINS AND HEROES BACK TOGETHER’ • No Way Home’s VFX team used archives, facial tracking systems to de-age and plenty of CG to bring back classic characters from Doc Ock to Sandman

A TUNE THAT TURNS A FILM’S ENDING INTO A NEW BEGINNING • CODA writer-director Sian Heder and her musical collaborators discuss the shortlisted ‘Beyond the Shore’ from the acclaimed Apple TV+ drama

THE ‘SHAPE-SHIFTING’ MUSIC THAT BRINGS SUBTLETY TO MELODRAMA • Pedro Almodóvar’s longtime collaborator Alberto Iglesias lent a romantic sound to the Spanish auteur’s Parallel Mothers, which has been shortlisted for best original score

ENSURING THAT THE ‘EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE’ IS SEAMLESS • Sound pros from three shortlisted films explain their approach

CREATING CHARACTERS, NOT CARICATURES • Prosthetics played a major role in three shortlisted films, and the hair and makeup designers behind these looks explain how their work captured humor, horror and realism

THE FINAL FIFTEEN • These small films bring big competition to this year’s Oscars

BRIEF STORIES WITH A BIG IMPACT • The 15 shortlisted titles in the live-action short film category span the globe, offering complex and compelling tales full of hope, compassion and desire

IMMIGRATION, POLITICS, CULTURE: TOPICS OF THIS YEAR’S SHORTS • THR takes a look at some of the best documentary shorts of the year, which focus on global issues

HIDDEN DESIRES, RIGHT OUT IN THE OPEN • The Oscar-shortlisted Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker uncovers the subliminal messaging in the work of one of advertising’s queer forefathers

Departures Gave Japan a Surprise Oscar Win in ’09