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Busy Philipps attends the Mean Girls premiere in New York City on Jan. 8, 2024. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images hide caption

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She missed out on 'Mean Girls' 20 years ago — but Busy Philipps got a second chance

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Da'Vine Joy Randolph is up for an Oscar for her role as Mary Lamb in The Holdovers. Conrad Khalil/Focus Features hide caption

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Filmmaker Sean Wan moved back in with his grandmothers Yi Yan Fuei, left, and Chang Li Hua during the pandemic. His film chronicling their day-to-day life has been nominated for an Academy Award in the Documentary Short Film category. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption

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He moved in with his grandmas during COVID. Now, they're all going to the Oscars

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Tótem chronicles one afternoon for Sol (Naíma Sentíes) a young girl about to undergo a massive loss. It was written and directed by Lila Avilés. Courtesy of Sideshow and Janus Films hide caption

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A birthday party for a dying father chronicles childhood before loss in 'Tótem'

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A 19th century taste test. Carole Bethuel/IFC Films hide caption

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The 'food' you see on-screen often isn't real food. Not so, in 'The Taste of Things'

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Actor Mark Ruffalo poses during his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2024. Michael Tran/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Mark Ruffalo shed the Hulk suit and had 'a blast' making 'Poor Things'

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"I love being a mom, but I want to play somebody who pushes the story along," says actor Molly Ringwald. She plays Joanne Carson, ex-wife of Johnny Carson, in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans. Shervin Lainez hide caption

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Molly Ringwald breaks free from 'mom purgatory' in 'Feud: Capote vs. The Swans'

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Laura Linney, left, and Nico Parker in Suncoast. The film was inspired by writer-director Laura Chinn's teenage experience, caring for her older brother as he died from brain cancer. Eric Zachanowich/Searchlight Pictures hide caption

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How do you live while your brother is dying? 'Suncoast' is a teen take on hospice

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Emma Stone has been nominated for an Oscar for her performance as Bella in Poor Things. Atsushi Nishijima/Searchlight Pictures hide caption

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How 'Poor Things' actor Emma Stone turns her anxiety into a 'superpower'

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Tracee Ellis Ross, shown here in Los Angeles in June 2022, plays a doctor in American Fiction. The film is up for five Academy Awards, including best picture. Amy Sussman/Getty Images hide caption

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If the part isn't right, Tracee Ellis Ross says 'turn it into what you want it to be'

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Ava DuVernay describes her new movie Origin, which is based on Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste, as "a film about a woman in pursuit of an idea." Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Academy Museum hide caption

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With 'Origin,' Ava DuVernay illuminates America's racial caste system

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Fantasia as Celie in The Color Purple (2023) Warner Bros. hide caption

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Paul Giamatti stars as Paul Hunham in Alexander Payne's new film, The Holdovers. Seacia Pavao/Focus Features hide caption

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Paul Giamatti's own high school years came in handy in 'The Holdovers'

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Society of Snow is the latest to tackle the true story. Courtesy of Netflix hide caption

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They crashed in the mountains and turned to cannibalism. He focuses on the humanity

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Sterling K. Brown, shown here in January 2020, stars in the new film American Fiction. Amy Sussman/Getty Images hide caption

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Sterling K. Brown recommends taking it 'moment to moment,' on screen and in life

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Bradley Cooper plays composer Leonard Bernstein in Maestro. Jason McDonald/Netflix hide caption

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To become the 'Maestro,' Bradley Cooper learned to live the music

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Clockwise from left: Brad Mehldau, Maryam Keshavarz, Samantha Irby, Lauren Fleshman, Ke Huy Quan and Christian Cooper. Giorgio Perottino/Getty Images for OGR; Fred Hayes/Getty Images for SAGindie; Lori Morgan Gottschling/Random House; Ryan Warner/Oiselle; A24; Matt Licari/Invision/AP hide caption

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(L-R) Taraji P. Henson as Shug Avery, Fantasia Barrino as Celie and Danielle Brooks as Sofia in The Color Purple, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Warner Bros. Pictures hide caption

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'Everyone walked away with part of themselves healed' – 'The Color Purple' reimagined

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Nicolas Cage attends the Dream Scenario premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9, 2023. Robin L. Marshall/Getty Images hide caption

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Forget Hollywood's 'old guard,' Nicolas Cage says the young filmmakers get him

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Taraji P. Henson plays singer Shug Avery in the new film The Color Purple. Warner Bros. hide caption

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Taraji P. Henson says she's passing the 'Color Purple' baton to a new generation

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Jeffrey Wright stars as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison in American Fiction. Claire Folger/Orion Releasing LLC hide caption

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What does it mean to be Black enough? Cord Jefferson explores this 'American Fiction'

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