After last year’s nominations spawned the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, all eyes were on the Academy Award nominations on Jan. 24. Dev Patel was nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actor) for his performance in the film “Lion” — becoming just the third actor of Indian descent ever nominated for an Oscar — and only the 13th […]
A-POP! So over you, Academy Awards. (And Asian American newcomers on the big and small screens!)
With February coming to a close, we’ve finally reached the holiest of award shows: the Oscars. Read on to see what the Academy Awards meant to Asians and other news in Hollywood this past month.
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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” begins with a gray clamminess, where seven English characters work to
Critics: ‘Airbender’ & ‘Prince’ were whitewashed
Ever since he first came out of a block of ice in the Nickelodeon cartoon series “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” the other tribes in his fictional, Asian-inspired
June: Keeping up with the stars in H-town
Marital troubles were the talk of the town for Jon and Kate Gosselin of “Jon and Kate Plus 8.”