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New Jersey Director, Actors Receive Oscar Nominations New Jersey Director, Actors Receive Oscar Nominations
New Jersey Director, Actors Receive Oscar Nominations The Garden State will be well represented at the 97th annual Academy Awards with natives Sean Baker, Zoe Saldaña, Sebastian Stan and Jesse Eisenberg all receiving nominations on Thursday, Jan. 23. Sean Baker, who was born in Summit, was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Original Screenplay for "Anora," about a Russian stripper who  impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch, only for his family to try and get the marriage annulled. Growing up in Short Hills, Baker later attended Gill St. Bernard's School in Somerset County. Baker's films prima…

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Sussex Native Paul Downs Wins Golden Globe Award Sussex Native Paul Downs Wins Golden Globe Award
Sussex Native Paul Downs Wins Golden Globe Award New Jersey was well-represented at this year’s Golden Globe Awards/ Several Garden State natives and alumni took home top honors in some of the night’s biggest categories at the Sunday, Jan. 5 event hosted by Nikki Glaser. Zoe Saldaña, a Passaic native, won Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Netflix's "Emilia Pérez." The role has been widely praised as one of her most dynamic yet. Sebastian Stan, a Rutgers University graduate, earned the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his role in "A Different Man." Stan was also nominated in the Best Actor in a…

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