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Oscars Race Begins As Academy Opens Official Screening Room: ‘Thelma’, ‘Shirley’, ‘Hit Man’ Among First Titles For Consideration
The season begins as the Academy opens their Screening Room streaming platform for Oscars with 'Thelma', 'Shirley' and 'Hit Man' among first titles
Thelma from Magnolia Pictures, Shirley, Hit Man, and the animated Ultraman: Rising all from Netflix, plus Wildcat released by Oscilloscope Laboratories are the movies currently available, but that list is sure to grow much bigger as the nascent season moves along. Netflix is aiming attention for breakout Glen Powell’s versatile turn donning several disguises in the Richard Linklater comedy Hit Man, a movie based on real events. Just yesterday he appeared on MSNBC’s The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell to talk about its significance and relevance in light of the recent rise of Kamala Harris to become the first Black woman ever to receive the Democratic Presidential nomination.
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