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Zootopia 2: From Buried Districts to Billion-Dollar Breakthrough

At Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, celebration and craftsmanship went hand in hand. In honor of the home release of Zootopia 2, Awards Focus correspondent Melissa Vaupel joined director Byron Howa... Read More...

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Oscar-nominated screenwriter Eskil Vogt discusses the origins of “Sentimental Value,” the discipline behind its restrained dialogue, and how careful calibration across four characters helped propel the Norwegian drama to nine Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.

Oscar-Nominated Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas on Crafting a Defining Performance in ‘Sentimental Value’

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas discusses her breakthrough performance as Agnes in “Sentimental Value,” the quiet strength behind the film’s emotional center, and how restraint helped propel the ensemble to four acting nominations and nine Academy Award nods overall.

Oscar-nominated Olivier Bugge Coutté on Crafting the Rhythm of ‘Sentimental Value’

Editor Olivier Bugge Coutté discusses shaping the delicate rhythm of “Sentimental Value,” trimming a three-and-a-half-hour cut to two hours, and protecting performance over manipulation in one of the year’s most precisely balanced and Oscar-nominated international dramas.

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Against all odds, the small Norwegian drama “Sentimental Value” earned nine Oscar nominations, including recognition for all four principal actors. Stellan Skarsgard discusses his monomaniacal take on Gustav, why reconciliation was never the point, and how artistic obsession reshapes a family.

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