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Frances McDormand dedicates Oscar to Michael Wolf Snyder, ‘Nomadland’ sound mixer from N.J.
Updated 4:33 AM;
She prefaced the howl with a dedication.
Who is Wolf?
Michael Wolf Snyder, a “Nomadland” sound mixer who grew up in Moorestown and went by “Wolf.”
Snyder’s father, psychiatrist David Snyder, discovered his son unconscious at his New York apartment March 1. Announcing his death on social media, he said Michael suffered from major depression.
Michael Wolf Snyder worked with Chloé Zhao on Nomadland as well as her 2018 film The Rider. Zhao and Nomadland star Frances McDormand both paid tribute to Snyder after his death. Searchlight Pictures
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Academy Awards 2021: In a year of streaming, the Oscars should go with the flow
Updated 4:05 PM ET, Mon March 15, 2021
Gary Oldman with Sean Persaud in Mank, which garnered 10 of Netflix s Oscar nominations (Gisele Schmidt/NETFLIX) (CNN)The Oscar nominations reflect the breadth of quality work produced and released in what was by any measure a difficult, terrible year for the movie industry. Viewers can now flock to the streaming services of their choice to see whether they think the voters got it right.
Therein lies the challenge for the producers of this year s awards, after a stretch that has already seen the Emmys and Golden Globes sink to record-low ratings. It has left producers of the ceremony in what looks like a difficult bind with no theatrical blockbusters to help drive interest in the ceremony but also with an opportunity, if they embrace the freedom that should come with diminished viewership expectations and having little to lose.