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This episode of Deja View, host Rachael Weinberg invites DKA programming chair, Ciara Naughton to recap the 2020 Oscars.

At the 92nd Academy Awards, actress Jane Fonda dramatically paused briefly before announcing the Best Picture winner: “Parasite.” The announcement caused the audience to respond with excited cheers and a standing ovation.

This week, host Rachael Weinberg has on The Ithacan Life and Culture editors, Avery Alexander and Arleigh Rodgers, to talk about the Oscar nominations and predict winners!

Sami Khan’s ’03 Oscar-nominated documentary short is titled “St. Louis Superman.” The film follows the story of a rapper and activist Bruce Franks Jr.

“Marriage Story,” “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker,” “Little Women” and “Cats” were statement films this winter season.

In the first episode of 2020, co-hosts Rachael Weinberg and Diego Medina compare Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman to his 1990 film Goodfellas.

Jake Leary and returning guest Liza Gillespie attempt to achieve emotional peace by ranting about this year’s Academy Awards.

“having worked in the broadcast industry for over a decade, I knew firsthand what it was like for women to be behind the scenes,” Guest said.

“Moonlight,” featuring Ithaca College student Jharrel Jerome, won Best Picture at the Oscars.

The racially diverse films recognized by the Academy also reveal a problem with how mainstream America consumes films about race.

Garth Davis excels in ways that shouldn’t look so easy: His world is appropriately naturalistic and his story smoothly balances its emotional heft.

In this special video edition of Deja View, Assistant Life & Culture Editor Jake Leary sits down with Assistant Multimedia Editor, Connor Duffy, Opinion Editor Celisa Calacal and Proofreader Tyler Obrapta to discuss the 2017 Academy Awards.