This week on "Sunday Morning" (March 10)

The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET.  "Sunday Morning" also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET. (Download it here.) 

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Hosted by Jane Pauley

COVER STORY: After the strikes: Fran Drescher on the outlook for labor in Hollywood
Last year, actors and writers walked off the job after contract talks with film and TV producers broke down. Fran Drescher, president of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, spearheaded the negotiations that ended up winning huge concessions from corporations in Hollywood. Drescher talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about what studio bosses learned about her over the course of the strike – and what she learned about herself. 

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• SAG-AFTRA

     
COMMENTARY: Luke Burbank on taking "spring ahead" to the next level
It's that time of year, when Daylight Saving Time costs us an hour of sleep, but gifts us another hour of light at the end of the day. Correspondent Luke Burbank is ready for more.

MOVIES: The art of "Gruff," a film that's handmade
A new short film called "Gruff" features extraordinary artwork by filmmaker Julian Curi. But it's not computer animation. Curi drew all of his characters and backgrounds by hand on paper, manipulated his drawings like puppets before the camera, and used computers to erase the wires, giving his film a uniquely intimate feel. The film centers on the relationship between its heroine, Hazel, and her emotionally distant father, Abuelo, a character loosrly based on Curi's own father. Curi talks with correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti about creating his unique film, which got its start via crowdsourcing on Kickstarter.

To watch "Gruff" click on the video player below:

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• Julian Curi/Righteous Robot
• Follow Julian Curi on Facebook and Instagram

     
ALMANAC: March 10
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.

TV: Marcia Gay Harden on a role you may not know: herself
Since breaking out in the Coen Brothers' "Miller's Crossing," Marcia Gay Harden has won an Oscar (for "Pollack") and a Tony Award, and says she's appeared in more movies than she can count. But the self-described workaholic is much more comfortable being known as an actress than a celebrity. She talks with correspondent Seth Doane about her TV series, "So Help Me Todd," her interest in pottery, and how her three kids inspired her LGBTQ+ activism.  

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• "So Help Me Todd," on CBS and streaming on Paramount+
• Faenza Art Ceramic Center, Faenza, Italy
• Cafe au Clay, Vancouver, Canada

     
PASSAGE: In memoriam
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week.

MOVIES: Read all about it: The popularity of turning captions on
Whether you have lousy TV speakers, are hard of hearing, are distracted by the kids, or are watching a film with actors who mumble, chances are you are using the captions option while watching TV, even if they're not translating a foreign language. Correspondent David Pogue talks with Oscar-winning sound mixer Tom Fleischman, who explains – despite technological advances in audio – why films may be getting harder to hear. Pogue also sits down with Jeff Tashige, whose closed-caption work for Netflix has gone viral.

     
COMMENTARY: Josh Seftel's mom
     

TV: Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney on preparing for Oscar's big night
The host and the co-head writer of late-night's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney, share more than a job; their marriage colors their humor. And now, they're responsible for Hollywood's biggest show, when Kimmel hosts and McNearney executive-produces the 96th annual Academy Awards. They talk with "Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel about how much is too much when making fun of celebrities, and share some jokes you won't hear at Sunday's Oscar ceremony.

For more info:

• The 96th Academy Awards will be broadcast live on ABC Sunday, March 10 beginning at 7 p.m.

VIDEO: Why the i's have it
Is there a physiological reason why we say "tick tock" rather than "tock tick?" Why does the "i" get first position in all of our i/o word combinations (as in "ping pong")? Writer and narrator Robert Krulwich explores the phenomenon in this "CBS Sunday Morning" video essay, featuring animation by Nate Milton and music by Buck St. Thomas.

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• Created by Robert Krulwich and Nate Milton. Animation by Nate Milton
• Music by Buck St. Thomas

   
MILEPOST

    
HARTMAN: TBD

     
NATURE: Elk at Point Reyes National Seashore
     

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WEB EXCLUSIVES:

ACADEMY AWARDS: Behind the scenes with the best actor Oscar nominees
Watch scenes from the performances nominated in the category of best actor at the 2024 Academy Awards, as well as interviews with the Oscar nominees.

Also: 

• Best supporting actor nominees
• Best actress nominees (coming soon)
• Best supporting actress nominees (coming soon)
• Best picture nominees (coming soon)

GALLERY: Notable deaths in 2024
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.

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David Morgan

David Morgan is senior producer for CBSNews.com and the Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning." He writes about film, music and the arts. He is author of the books "Monty Python Speaks" and "Knowing the Score," and editor of "Sundancing," about the Sundance Film Festival.

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