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Jessie Buckley: From reality TV hopeful to Oscar winner

Jessie Buckley: From reality TV hopeful to Oscar winner

Irish actress Jessie Buckley capped her spectacular rise to Hollywood stardom on Sunday, winning a best actress Oscar for her searing portrait of motherhood and love undone by loss in "Hamnet"

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Paul Thomas Anderson: eclectic filmmaker, critical darling

Paul Thomas Anderson: eclectic filmmaker, critical darling

Director Paul Thomas Anderson has often been on the outside looking in during an eclectic career of boundary-pushing filmmaking, but he received the ultimate insider's accolade Sunday -- the Oscar for best director of his acclaimed "One Battle After Another."

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Michael B. Jordan battles his way to Oscar for 'Sinners'

Michael B. Jordan battles his way to Oscar for 'Sinners'

Michael B. Jordan on Sunday won the best actor Oscar for playing twins confronted with pure evil in vampire race fable "Sinners" -- tortured fighters typical of the roles director Ryan Coogler has repeatedly created for him.

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Norway's Oscar winner 'Sentimental Value': a failing father seeks redemption

Norway's Oscar winner 'Sentimental Value': a failing father seeks redemption

Norwegian family drama "Sentimental Value" -- a bittersweet and melancholic story of an ageing absent father seeking forgiveness from his daughters who have learned to get along without him -- won the Oscar for best international film on Sunday.

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Races off, Mercedes dominance, McLaren woe: China GP talking points

Races off, Mercedes dominance, McLaren woe: China GP talking points

Kimi Antonelli, 19, converted being the youngest pole-sitter in history into a maiden victory at the Chinese Grand Prix after an action-packed weekend dominated by Mercedes.

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Indonesia firms in palm oil fraud probe supplied fuel majors

Indonesia firms in palm oil fraud probe supplied fuel majors

Indonesian companies targeted in a palm oil fraud probe supplied European firms including Italian energy giant Eni and Finnish sustainable aviation fuel leader Neste, an investigation by AFP and SourceMaterial has found.

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Sean Penn: Hollywood's rebel with a cause wins third Oscar

Sean Penn: Hollywood's rebel with a cause wins third Oscar

Sean Penn, Hollywood's eternal rebel, on Sunday won a third Oscar for his comic yet terrifying portrayal of an absurdly uptight soldier ashamed of his past in "One Battle After Another."

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It's 'Sinners' vs 'One Battle' as the Oscars begin

It's 'Sinners' vs 'One Battle' as the Oscars begin

The Oscars kicked off on Sunday after months of expensive campaigns, with all eyes on the race between "One Battle After Another" and "Sinners" for best picture, Hollywood's most coveted prize.

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Sinner tops Medvedev to win first Indian Wells title

Sinner tops Medvedev to win first Indian Wells title

World number two Jannik Sinner surged home to beat Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/4) on Sunday to capture his first Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 crown.

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'KPop Demon Hunters' wins Oscar for best animated feature

'KPop Demon Hunters' wins Oscar for best animated feature

Netflix's smash hit "KPop Demon Hunters" -- a tale of good and evil incorporating traditional Korean mythology and set to a thumping soundtrack -- on Sunday won the Oscar for best animated feature.

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