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    Top court won’t hear de Havilland’s case about TV miniseries

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    In this June 18, 2016, file photo, U.S. actress Olivia de Havilland poses during an Associated Press interview, in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
    WASHINGTON (AP) --

    The Supreme Court is declining to revive a lawsuit by Olivia de Havilland over the FX Networks miniseries "Feud: Bette and Joan," which centered on the rivalry between actresses Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.

    The high court on Monday said it would not take the actress's case. That means a California appeals court's decision throwing out the lawsuit stands. The appeals court unanimously ruled in 2018 that California law and the First Amendment required the lawsuit's dismissal.

    The 102-year-old de Havilland had objected to her depiction on the eight-part miniseries. She said her likeness was illegally used and her character, played by Catherine Zeta-Jones, came across as a vulgar gossipmonger.

    As is its usual practice, the Supreme Court did not say anything about the case in declining to hear it.

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    Cinema Audio Society reveals finalists for the 2025 Student Recognition Award

    Tuesday, December 16, 2025
    CAS Student Recognition Award finalists announced

    The Cinema Audio Society has announced its 12th Student Recognition Award finalists.

    The finalists are invited to attend the 62nd CAS Awards in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on March 7, 2026, when the recipient of the CAS Student Recognition Award will be revealed. The Student Recognition Award honoree receives a check for $5,000 and a gift bag from industry-leading companies.

    “Each year, the Student Recognition Award reminds us why the future of sound is in such capable hands,” said CAS president Peter Kurland. “This year’s finalists exemplify the passion, technical skill, and curiosity that drive our craft forward. The Cinema Audio Society is honored to celebrate these rising talents who are demonstrating great potential for a career in sound mixing. Our gratitude goes to committee chair Sherry Klein CAS and the dedicated panel of judges who continue to champion and mentor the next generation.”

    The 2025 CAS Student Recognition Award Finalists are:

    JOSEPH CREWS
    Belmont University

    AIDAN JONES
    Savannah College of Art and Design

    LINNAN LIU
    University of Southern California

    EVAN NOWACK
    Chapman University

    MINGXI XU
    National Film and Television School

    The CAS Awards will also honor multi-award-winning re-recording sound mixer Skip Lievsay CAS with the Career Achievement Award and director Guillermo del Toro with the CAS Filmmaker Award at the 62nd CAS Awards ceremony.

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