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Harvey Weinstein expelled from motion picture academy

Embattled film mogul Harvey Weinstein — a once-dominant force in the Academy Awards who rewrote the rules of Oscar campaigning — has been expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in response to mounting allegations of sexual harassment and assault against him.

Kate Winslet didn't thank Harvey Weinstein when she won the Oscar. Here's why

When Kate Winslet won the lead actress Oscar for “The Reader” in 2009, she thanked 19 people by name along with many others in general.

She did not mention Harvey Weinstein, whose company financed and distributed the movie.

“That was deliberate. That was absolutely deliberate,” Winslet told The Times in an interview Saturday.

“I remember being told. ‘Make sure you thank Harvey if you win.’

Is Harvey Weinstein's downfall a watershed moment?

Harvey Weinstein is gone. But the problem of systemic sexism in Hollywood will be much tougher to erase.

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I'm Glenn Whipp, The Times' awards columnist and your newsletter host.

Has anyone fallen faster than Harvey Weinstein?

'The Florida Project' is probably the best movie you'll see this year

A year after “Moonlight,” could A24 Films have another best picture contender on its hands?

Welcome to the Gold Standard, the newsletter from the Los Angeles Times that helps guide you through the ins and outs of the awards season leading up to the Oscars.

I'm Glenn Whipp, The Times' awards columnist and your newsletter host.

Oscars' foreign language submissions hit a new record

A record 92 countries submitted movies for consideration in the foreign-language film category for the 90th Academy Awards, the film academy announced Thursday, blowing past last year’s milestone mark of 85.

Six countries — Haiti, Honduras, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mozambique, Senegal and Syria — are first-time entrants.

Make way at the Oscars for 'Blade Runner 2049'

“Blade Runner 2049” will blow your mind — and maybe finally win cinematographer Roger Deakins an Oscar.

Welcome to the Gold Standard, the newsletter from the Los Angeles Times that helps guide you through the ins and outs of the awards season leading up to the Oscars.

I'm Glenn Whipp, The Times' awards columnist and your newsletter host.

Bow down before ‘Blade Runner 2049’

Let’s face it.