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It Takes Two to Make a Film Go Right: The Couples Behind Oscar Contenders

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Lexy Perez
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From power couples like Elton John and David Furnish to first-time collaborators Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, Hollywood's hottest creative duos are bringing their on- and off-screen chemistry to this year's Oscar contenders.
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  • Married directors Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold have co-written and co-produced four films together, including their buzzed-about period epic 'The Brutalist,' calling their creative process 'obsessive' and 'hard to stop'.
  • Filmmaker Sean Baker and his producer wife Samantha Quan cast breakout star Mikey Madison in their romance 'Anora' after being 'enamored' with her work, and Quan even helped find the film's infectious opening song.
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Brande Victorian, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Orna Guralnik, Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, Adrien Brody, Sean Baker, Samantha Quan, Mikey Madison, Quentin Tarantino, Elton John, David Furnish, R.J. Cutler, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Couples Therapy, The Sleepwalker, The Childhood of a Leader, Vox Lux, Red Rocket, The Florida Project, Take That, Ici Radio-Canada, The Brutalist, Anora, Elton John: Never Too Late, Dune: Part Two
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