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mildly quirky, but still entirely inside the Academy wheelhouse. ThinkThe Kings Speech(Colin Firth stutters! Twelve nominations, four wins);The Queen(Helen Mirren mourns a deer! Credit: Yorgos Lanthimos/Twentieth Century Fox; Weinstein Co/Uk Film Council/See Saw/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock; Pathe/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Four nods, one win). Such is the power of the crown. But you tell me, am I being too cynical about all this? Whatcantthat lady bird do? Royals trump all when it comes time for Academy members to fill out their Oscar ballots....

CHRIS:Let me start off by saying I adore the firstRocky. And, in theory, I have no problem with it winning Best Picture. In fact, it makes almost perfect sense coming as it did in Americas feel-good bicentennial year. Credit: Everett Collection Is it the greatest sports movie of all time? Rockyis an endearing, rousing underdog story that most people wrongly remember as a triumph-of-the-the-little-guy epic. After all, Rocky lost in the end to Apollo Creed....

CHRIS NASHAWATY:Leah, theres a sort of Darwinian ritual that happens every year around this time. Overnight, their chances for a statuette go from promising to nonexistent. Theyre dead on arrival. Credit: Sony Pictures Theres a long and not-so-proud tradition of this ruthless sorting-hat process. And some past examples that immediately leap to mind include Leonardo DiCaprios prosthetics-and-putty 2011 biopic snoozefestJ. ); and the 2009 importance-of-being-earnest Hilary Swank Amelia Earhart flick,Amelia....

Nevertheless, she persisted. A sense that fighting back comes with a cost, but surrendering has an even steeper price. William Churchill famously claimedMrs. Credit: MGM/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock For all his fury and boasts, hes no match for this valiant housewife. (In tribute, a similar plotline was lifted for a 2010 episode ofDownton Abbey.) Miniverlures the audience into these lighthearted plotlines only to shatter them. John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Thats why its so effective....

Seemingly overnight, Netflix has become the one-stop big-box superstore of streaming services. But what about the macho dads out there looking for a quick hit of rah-rah action fodder? I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss them a little. Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix And apparently, J.C. Chandor did, too. What matters, though, isn’t so much past proof-of-concept credits as whether or not the movie works. With a few brief qualms, his old pals are up for it....

That capture is the center focus ofOperation Finale,Chris Weitzs taut spy thriller (in theaters now). One of the things he would do was he would disarm bombs, Isaac says of Malkin. And here he was presented with the most complex bomb of all, which was Adolf Eichmanns mind. Credit: MGM Pictures For Kingsley, the film presented a chance to shine a light on a lesser-known part of Holocaust history. The tragedy is that the Nazis were human beings, Kingsley says....

Adolf Eichmann did not. The cold-blooded architect of the Final Solution fled with his family to Argentina. His capture would have to wait almost 15 years. Credit: MGM Pictures Its his way of reckoning with survivors guilt. The white-knuckle mission to capture and extract Eichmann is the centerpiece ofOperation Finale. And it unspools in predictably unpredictable spy-movie fashion. Everything that can go wrong does; each escape is narrower and hairier than the one that preceded it....

But his big capper seemed almost overshadowed by one of his costars. It was such a milestone, he said. And then I said a few words. And its also Anthony Daniels last day on set! Way to take the thunder. According to Isaac, though, it was an emotional experience for both of them. It was just amazing to see that piece of history close. So we can look forward to some added banter between Poe and the gold-plated droid comeEpisode IX....

Oscar-nominated actress Sondra Locke reportedly died at the age of 74 on Nov. 3. The Los Angeles County Public Health Department confirmed her death toVariety. For the role, she also received Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Newcomer. Credit: REX/Shutterstock This marked the beginning of the long professional and personal relationship between the actors. After years of watching Eastwood often direct his own films, Locke took her turn with 1986’s Ratboy....

And the nominees are … Monday marked the annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where more than 175 nominees gathered to to celebrate the years top films. Part of the luncheon includes the yearly class photo (shown here), which brings together the entire crop of Oscar nominees to commerorate their achievements. Click through for a look at the attending nominees, including Timothee Chalamet, Stephen Spielberg, Greta Gerwig, and more....

Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, and Spike Lee were among the big-name attendees at the annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon on Monday, where this year’s hopefuls mingled and celebrated as they inch closer to Feb. 24’s Academy Awards. More than 200 Oscar-nominated filmmakers and actors gathered at the event to catch up, eat, and drink champagne over a laid-back lunch. Cooper and Lee were seen chatting, and Cooper also hung out withMarvel Studios President Kevin Feigeand Disney chief Bob Iger....

Below you’ve got the option to also see the official cover forMamas Boy, exclusive to EW. The book publishes April 30 and isavailable for pre-order. It was a little surprise visit to lift my moms spirits, and a big birthday present to myself. Credit: Maarten de Boer/Getty Images Portrait My mom cried with joy and relief when I walked into her bedroom. I spent all three days with her there....

Still, for some it was an unforgettable experience. BLAIR UNDERWOOD:I was doingL.A. Lawat the time, and Holly Robinson Peete asked me if I wanted to be a part of it. Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage It was an opportunity to be on the Academy Awards stage. I may never make it back, so why not? As soon as I landed, Kenny Ortega reached out. Courtesy of AMPAS We did a thing onOprah.I was doing dances fromHairspray....