Showbiz Sandbox 402: How the 90th Annual Oscars Took Shape
March 5, 2018
The 90th Academy Awards went down pretty much as everyone expected it would. After a lengthy awards season there were few surprises over who would go home with Oscars. There were no upsets (or mistakes) when it came time to announce Best Picture, as Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” won the honor.
During a year which saw the rise of the #MeeToo movement, the vociferous calls from the Oscar stage for gender inclusion and racial diversity within the motion picture industry were also highly anticipated. Anne Thompson, Indiewire’s editor-at-large, was backstage during the ceremony and she joins us to share her insights about.
Meanwhile, though Comcast may have been turned down by 20th Century Fox, the cable giant hasn’t given up on growing its conglomerate through acquisitions. Last week they made a $31 billion offer to buy Europe’s Sky Broadcasting, something Fox has been struggling to do for some time now.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including how Spotify is finally going public, the Swiss back public broadcasting and why YouTube is punishing a prominent conservative conspiracy theorist.
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comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of March 4, 2018
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-march-4-2018-300607822.html
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Release Date Moves Up One Week
http://variety.com/2018/film/news/avengers-infinity-war-release-date-moves-up-1202714656/
Xi Jinping May Be President for Life. What Will Happen to China?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/xi-jinping-may-be-president-for-life-what-will-happen-to-china
China’s Censors Ban Winnie the Pooh and the Letter ‘N’ After Xi’s Power Grab
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/world/asia/china-censorship-xi-jinping.html
MoviePass Won’t Let Its Customers Buy Tickets to Red Sparrow In Some Markets
https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/2/17073386/moviepass-limited-access-red-sparrow-death-wish-amc-film-studio-negotiations
MoviePass Partners with TaskUs to Sharpen Focus on Customer Experience
https://celluloidjunkie.com/wire/moviepass-partners-with-taskus-to-sharpen-focus-on-customer-experience/
Cesar Awards: ‘BPM ‘ Wins Best Film as France Promotes #NowWeAct
http://variety.com/2018/film/news/robin-campillos-bpm-beats-per-minute-wins-best-film-at-cesar-awards-1202715674/
Film Independent Spirit Awards Lean Into Future Oscar Winners, Including ‘Get Out’ and ‘Three Billboards’
http://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/film-independent-spirit-awards-get-out-oscars-1201935216/
Final Oscar 2018 Predictions: ‘The Shape of Water’ Will Win Four of its 13 Nominations
http://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/final-oscar-2018-predictions-the-shape-of-water-three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri-get-out-1201934184/
Oscar Winners 2018: ‘Shape of Water’ Was Warmly Received, But ‘Dunkirk’ Was Too Cool For the Room
http://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/oscars-2018-1201935461/
Spirit Awards: Complete Winners List
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/spirit-award-winners-2018-updating-live-1067773/item/best-first-feature-1057846
E! Plans Oscars Red Carpet Delay Amid Ryan Seacrest Harassment Claim
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/e-plans-oscars-red-carpet-delay-ryan-seacrest-harassment-claim-1090943
The Woman’s Hour by Elaine Weiss – BookFilter
http://bookfilter.com/2018/02/08/the-womans-hour/
Hollywood Sexism Rules: Number of Female Protagonists Falls in 2017
http://variety.com/2018/film/news/hollywood-sexism-women-representation-in-film-1202707406/
Alexie Addresses Charges in Statement
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/76184-sherman-alexie-addresses-charges.html
Weinstein Co. Reaches Deal With Ron Burkle-Backed Investor Group
http://variety.com/2018/biz/news/weinstein-co-ron-burkle-maria-contreras-sweet-1202694056/
Spotify Files to Go Public
http://variety.com/2018/digital/news/spotify-ipo-1202713303/
Fox News Wins Appellate Showdown Against Service That Facilitates Sharing of TV Clips
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/fox-news-wins-appellate-showdown-service-facilitates-sharing-tv-clips-1088824
MPAA Wants Filmmakers to Pay Licenses, Not Rip Blu-rays
https://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-wants-filmmakers-to-pay-licenses-not-rip-blu-rays-180227/
Swiss Vote to Retain Licence Fee
https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2018030551143/swiss-vote-to-retain-licence-fee.html
Mike Huckabee Resigns From Country Music Association Board as Nashville Firestorm Ignites
http://variety.com/2018/music/news/mike-huckabee-resigns-country-music-foundation-nashville-controversy-1202714847/
Michael Riedel is leaving the New York Post for radio
https://broadway.news/2018/02/27/michael-riedel-leaving-new-york-post-co-host-radio-show/
Sky to Bundle Netflix
https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2018030151112/sky-to-bundle-netflix.html
NBCUniversal Vows to Cut Primetime Ads by 20% Across All TV Networks
http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/nbcuniversal-nbc-advertising-cut-primetime-ad-load-1202712956/
YouTube’s Crackdown Goes Beyond Alex Jones
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/youtubes-crackdown-goes-beyond-alex-jones-w517346
Disney Movies Anywhere Shutting Down Today, but Your Movies Won’t Be Lost Forever
http://variety.com/2018/digital/news/disney-movies-anywhere-shutdown-1202712998/
Comcast Makes $31 Billion Takeover Offer for Sky
http://variety.com/2018/biz/news/comcast-makes-takeover-offer-for-sky-1202711484/
David Ogden Stiers, Major Charles Emerson Winchester III on ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 75
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-ogden-stiers-major-charles-emerson-winchester-iii-mash-dies-at-75-1090841
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