The Hollywood Reporter

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MGM’s Amazon Era Begins With Big, Unanswered Questions • As the $8.5 billion deal closes, insiders debate how autonomous MGM operations may be, how quickly Amazon will mine its IP and how soon its vaunted library will make its way to Prime Video

Netflix Tries to Monetize Password Sharing. Will It Work? • As it looks for ways to boost revenue, the streaming platform is experimenting with adding a fee for account sharing outside households — a tack its rivals could take as well

What the Oscar Nominees Have Lined Up Next • Olivia Colman heads to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ariana DeBose will topline a spy thriller at Apple while Denzel Washington goes behind the camera as contenders plan their follow-up projects

The Playlist • Podcast and audio news worth following

How Much Does Box Office Really Impact Oscars TV Ratings? • Data from over three decades of telecasts shows that, yes, big grosses matter to viewership and there’s a historical edge for more popular films among the Academy membership

Rights Available! • Hot new books with Hollywood appeal

NFL’S $100B IN RIGHTS DEALS SPARKS BOOM TIMES FOR TV BOOTHS • Who’s inking on the dotted line this week

Abbott’s Solid Network Debut

$308M • Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel’s 2021 pay package, thanks almost entirely to a one-time restricted stock grant, which is tied to performance.

Odessa Young • The actress stars as a maid who begins an affair with an aristocrat in the romantic drama Mothering Sunday: ‘I treated my body like a costume’

Reappraising the Life of Michael Cimino • ‘Failure is instructive,’ says Charles Elton, author of a new bio of the late Deer Hunter and Heaven’s Gate director, who became a symbol of directorial overreach. ‘I always thought he had been treated unfairly’

Yes, I Did Say That! • A look at who’s saying what in entertainment

Rambling Reporter

Red Carpet

Power Dining

Hitched, Hatched, Hired • Inside the industry’s celebrations and news

Robin Thede • The innovative creator and star of A Black Lady Sketch Show has happily traded political commentary for absurdist comedy: ‘It’s really hard to watch the world burn and have to make jokes’

How Superstars Can Make ‘Many Millions’ Signing Merch • The explosion of the superhero genre and the cancellation of red carpets and fan conventions amid the pandemic have created a new revenue stream for A-listers: private autograph signings

Brutally Honest Ballot • An L.A.-area male member of the Academy’s producers branch, granted a cloak of anonymity, speaks about the state of the Academy and how he filled out his final Oscar ballot

Stunning Jewels for ‘Envelope, Please’ Moments • From a vintage ’70s vibe to a celebration of dance, these red carpet-worthy sparklers play off themes, characters and places seen in some of 2022’s best pic nominees

Perfect for Peacocks • Red carpet-bound guys will love this plethora of polished status watches and camera-ready jewels

Kodi Smit-McPhee’s ‘Avant-Garde’ Red Carpet Moment • The Power of the Dog supporting actor Oscar nominee, this season’s breakout style star, on representing his personality through fashion: ‘I feel like you can say so much beyond words’

Lip Lifts That Promise a Better Smile, Without Fillers • An advanced version of the ‘more natural-looking’ lip-enhancing procedure, which shortens the area between the nose and mouth, is in demand in L.A.

Oscar Week: Beauty Pop-Ups and Skin Clinic...