Oscars pit 2 Pittsburgh natives in production design race
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Actors Michael Potts, Glynn Turman and Colman Domingo stride along the “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” set on Pittsburgh’s North Side.
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Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” director George C. Wolfe and Chadwick Boseman discuss a scene.
Diana Stoughton
Murrysville native Diana Stoughton is up for an Academy Award as set decorator for the film “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
Jan Pascale
Beechview’s Jan Pascale is up for an Academy Award as set decorator for the film "Mank."
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Gary Oldman as Herman J. Mankiwicz in Netflix’s “Mank.” Production design by Donald Graham Burt and Pittsburgh native Jan Pascale is up for an Oscar.
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The Hearst Castle was painstakingly recreated for “Mank,” in color but shot in monochrome to match the vibe of “Citizen Kane.”
