The man, Patrick Griffin, and his family allowed The Times to follow him for much of the past year because they wanted people to understand the realities of living with drug addiction and how it upends families. When they weren’t in a state of emergency, they were bracing for the next.

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8. Latino actors, the minority group that Hollywood excludes the most onscreen, are waiting for their own #OscarsSoWhite moment. There are unlikely to be any Hispanic actors named when this year’s Academy Awards nominees are announced on Tuesday.

Above, the only three Hispanic actors to win an Academy Award in the past 20 years: Benicio del Toro, Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem.

Hoping to avoid a repeat of last year’s embarrassing best picture mix-up, PwC, the accounting firm that tabulates the voting, has adopted some new rules. They include a strict directive for the backstage accountants: no phones or social media during the ceremony.

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