Winners

MIT economists analyzed the “winner’s curse” in job-training and housing voucher programs, introducing analytical tools to improve policy evaluation accuracy. Their work highlights the complexities of replicating initial successes and underscores the importance of sound evidence in decision-making. Credit: SciTechDaily.comWhen interventions or policies perform well in studies, they may disappoint later on. An MIT economist’s tools can help planners recognize this trap.Back in the 1980s, researchers tested a job-training…

The 55th NAACP Image Awards was held at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday, March 16. At the event hosted by Queen Latifah, Vice President Kamala Harris made an appearance in the pre-taped cold open. The big star-studded night saw The Color Purple emerge as the big winner, while Usher was honoured with the President's Award. Other special awards winners were Amanda Gorman, who received the Chairman's Award and June Ambrose, who won the Vanguard Award. Check out the full list of winners below:…

Awards presented at the 96th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood: Picture: “Oppenheimer: Actor: Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer” Actress: Emma Stone, “Poor Things” Supporting actor: Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer” Supporting actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers” Director: Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer” Animated feature: “The Boy and the Heron” International feature: “The Zone of Interest” Documentary feature: “20 Days in Mariupol” Adapted screenplay: Cord Jefferson, “American Fiction”…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe biggest night in film finally arrived, with the 2024 Oscars bringing an end to this year’s awards season.On Sunday (10 March), Hollywood stars, including Paul Giamatti, Cillian Murphy and Margot Robbie, made their way to the illustrious Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for a star-studded ceremony honouring the best in cinema over the past year.It was a night of fierce competition with…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe 2024 Oscars was a glittering night that saw Oppenheimer and Poor Things win big while Killers of the Flower Moon went home empty-handed.You can find a list of all the winners here.The Academy Awards, which aired in the UK on ITV, were once again hosted by late-night titan Jimmy Kimmel. In his opening monologue, the host took aim at Sony’s Madame Web, disgraced French actor Gerard…

The Oscars – winner!Academy organisers promised a short and snappy ceremony – and the rest of us rolled our eyes. Don’t they do that every year? Well this time they meant it, delivering a ceremony that felt tightly scripted when needed, but enjoyably loose when there was capacity for it. The result was the most watchable Oscars in years, full of mischief and frivolity – John Cena streaking, I’m Just Ken – but never undercutting moments of real weight either. It helped that the big names turned up, by and large – where…

The 96th Academy Awards held in Los Angeles was the much awaited Award night. Many took away the Oscar Trophy with them at home. The year 2023 was a treat of many blockbuster and noticeable movies, like Oppenheimer, Barbie etc. Christopher’s Oppenheimer proved its worth once again at the Academy Awards, whereas Barbie failed to garner a single Academy Award. Here is the entire list of 96th Academy Award winners. Best Picture: Oppenheimer Best Actor: Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) Best Actress: Emma Stone…

Poor ThingsImage: SearchlightAfter enduring the pandemic and a pair of industry-stopping strikes, Hollywood seemed extra jazzed about celebrating itself at this year’s Oscars. While there weren’t a ton of genre movies on the ballot—truly, last year’s Everything Everywhere All at Once sweep still feels rather validating—a few did find their way to the podium.What Should Fans Take Away from Imaginary?Most notably it was Poor Things leading the charge for genre, including a Best Lead Actress win for Emma Stone for her…

Best pictureAmerican FictionAnatomy of a FallBarbieThe HoldoversKillers of the Flower MoonMaestroOppenheimer Past LivesPoor ThingsThe Zone of InterestBest actor in a leading roleBradley Cooper – MaestroColman Domingo – RustinPaul Giamatti – The HoldoversCillian Murphy – OppenheimerJeffrey Wright – American FictionBest actor in a supporting roleSterling K Brown – American FictionRobert De Niro – Killers of the Flower MoonRobert Downey Jr – OppenheimerRyan Gosling – BarbieMark Ruffalo – Poor ThingsBest actress in a leading…

The 96th Academy Awards will be presented Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, beginning at 4 p.m. PT.As was the case for much of last year, all eyes will be on “Barbenheimer” at the 2024 Oscars, with heavy favorite “Oppenheimer” leading the nominations with 13 and “Barbie” earning eight. Other films that made an impression on voters include “Poor Things,” which tallied 11 noms; “Killers of the Flower Moon” with 10; and two international features, “The Zone of Interest” and “Anatomy of a Fall,” with five apiece. Red…