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WITH NOMADLAND,’ EARNED A BEST PICTURE OSCAR AND BECAME THE SECOND WOMAN — AND FIRST WOMAN OF COLOR — TO WIN FOR DIRECTING BY KATE AURTHUR CONTENTS VARIETY ● 3 P.30 Milestone Moment “Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao By reflects on her historic Oscar Kate wins at Sunday’s Academy Awards Aurthur and reveals what’s next for her P.38 Money Matters By David Shared sacrifice didn’t play Lieberman FEATURES much of a role in CEO and compensation drops for 2020 Brent Lang P. 30 38 P.30 Chloé Zhao took home statuettes for directing and picture for “Nomadland.” Hair: Richard Collins/TMGLA/Oribe; Dress: Hermès Dress: Collins/TMGLA/Oribe; Hair: Richard Cover photograph by Andrew Eccles 4 ● CONTENTS 04.28.2021 P.46 Hollywood is trying new things to boost diversity and audience numbers. FOCUS Plus: 10 Innovators to Watch P.54 Walk of Fame honoree Kathy Lee Gifford reflects on her career BIZ + BUZZ P.13 22 P.13 TV networks claim Nielsen underesti- mated viewership during the pandemic P.16 Sony Pictures closes massive U.S. film licensing deal with Disney P.20 The Oscar ceremony reflects a movie industry in the midst of transition P.22 After months of lockdown, Hollywood celebrated its biggest night P.46 P.45 Big data is playing a role in creating diverse projects such as Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” OUR TOWN ARTISANS REVIEWS FILM TV “Tom Clancy’s “The Mosquito Without Remorse” Coast” P.63 P.65 P.27 29 P.59 61 P.63 65 P.27 Joseph Fiennes shares what it was P.59 New agencies and databases are like filming “The Handmaid’s Tale” helping underrepresented composers amid the COVID-19 pandemic to get noticed — and hired P.28 Christine Baranski and friends donate P.61 “Stowaway” production team built clothes to benefit The Actors Fund illusion of overcrowded spaceship P.29 Artist B. 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