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Deadline Now: Oscar’s Love Affair With Union Station Runs Deep

Downtown L.A.’s Union Station isn't just the location of Sunday's Oscars. The architectural gem has played host to hundreds of movies, many of them recognized by the Academy on Oscar night. Click on the video above for a deep dive on the venue’s connection to Hollywood’s highest honor.

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Deadline Now: Will Sunday Be A “Ghost Oscars” Or A Stunning New Vision Of Hollywood’s Biggest Night?

Sunday’s Oscar ceremony will surely be like no other: It is being held during a pandemic, amid unprecedented social change sweeping across America — and Hollywood — with lower-profile nominees, in an era of declining ratings and set in what some have derisively termed “a train station.” The show’s producers face an…

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An Oscar Night Prayer: Lord, Grant Us Health, Security And Lots Of Joaquin Phoenix

I'm not especially religious. But, as they say, there are no atheists in foxholes. So I'd like to offer a short prayer for the much-delayed, Covid-weary 93rd Oscar ceremony, set for a week from tonight. Feel free to join, amend, or delete, as the spirit moves you: Dear Lord, whoever and wherever You may be, We humbly b…

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Academy Awards Street Closures Finalized For Union Station, Downtown L.A.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the City of Los Angeles have finalized street closure plans downtown in anticipation of the 93rd Oscars. The awards will held Sunday, April 25 at Union Station Los Angeles and at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. Alameda Street between…

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Oscar Producers Facing Backlash And Logistical Headaches After Requiring Nominees To Attend Ceremony In Person, Not On Zoom

The good news is the Oscars are charging forward with plans for the big show on Sunday, April 25. The bad news is more than a few nominees may not be there. Going against the grain of other awards shows, and the reality of the Covid era, the Academy informed all nominees last week via letter that there would be no…

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Academy Confirms Venues And Scaled-Down In-Person Oscars And Events; Governors Ball, Nominees Luncheon, More KO’d

Right before Oscar nominations were announced this morning, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President David Rubin confirmed Deadline’s exclusive from last week that the upcoming 93rd annual Academy Awards show would be coming from both the vast Union Station in downtown Los Angeles and the show’s usual…

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Oscars Eyeing Union Station In Los Angeles As Venue For 93rd Academy Awards

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline hears that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is seriously considering locating the 93rd Academy Awards at Union Station, the cavernous main railway station in Los Angeles. Nothing is set yet, but sources said that is the venue AMPAS and ABC favor at the moment. Even though the…

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