Da 5 Bloods,
News of the World, and
The Truffle Hunters on other platforms, since the Oscars left these fine films behind. But more on that to come.
This year,
Mank leads the Oscar nominations in ten categories.
Judas and the Black Messiah became the first feature with all Black producers up for Best Picture. Two women directors, Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell, are nominated in the same year. Steven Yeun became the first Asian-American leading actor nominated, and Riz Ahmed the first Muslim.
The Oscars matter. Why? It’s a chance for the public to see or hear about work that has been overlooked or under-distributed. It keeps filmmakers themselves shooting for the moon, not just big box office.
to the west. i ll show you that coming up in just a couple of minutes. allison, back up stairs to you. tucker, thanks. we re sticking with the weather now. d.c. area getting off lightly compared to many other cities. about a third of the nation is seeing snow, ice, gusty winds. heartland is paralyzed with drivers stranded for hours. chicago could get as much as 2 feet of snow. oklahoma, kansas, missouri also getting pounded with a major snowstorm. here is one prime example of the hazards. a dangerous combination of gusty wins and ice caused a school bus crash in missouri. the bus slid on the slick road, hit some trees and flipped over. luckily none of the students were seriously hurt. the monster storm is crippling air travel across the country. there are thousands of canceled flights and some airports have closed altogether. sarah simmons is live at reagan national with the latest. sarah, good morning. reporter: good morning, tony and allison. most of the morning