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Oscar-Winning ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Director Defends Drag Queens and Drag Children: ‘A Threat to Nobody’
In the evening’s most explicitly political moment, Everything Everywhere All at Once co-director Daniel Scheinert defended drag queens and drag children while accepting his Oscar for best director Sunday at the 95th annual Academy Awards. A clearly excited Daniel Scheinert thanked his parents during his speech: “Thank for you not squashing my creativity when I was
Oscar-Winning Iranian Director Asghar Farhadi Found Guilty of Plagiarizing Student Doc for ‘A Hero’
Asghar Farhadi, the Iranian director of two Academy Award-winning foreign language films, has been found guilty of plagiarizing the story for 2021 Cannes Grand Jury prize-winning “A Hero” from a former student’s documentary, according to multiple reports. The Iranian court’s ruling cannot be appealed. Sentencing could range from prison time to Farhadi being forced to…