Jada Yuan

New York City and Washington, D.C.

Feature reporter covering culture and entertainment

Education: Yale University, BA in history

Jada Yuan is a writer for The Washington Post's Style section with a focus on culture and entertainment. For The Post, she's criss-crossed the country following national political campaigns, as well as covered two very different First Ladies of the United States. She's particularly proud of the work she did on the ground in New York, chronicling the in the early months of the pandemic as life shut down in America's biggest city. In 2023, she published her first book, "Unleashing Oppenheimer: Inside Christopher Nolan's Atomic-Age Thriller," and she is working on a book proposal about her grandm
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How the 2025 Oscars race could shape up, based on film festivals

The battle to win over Academy Awards voters played out at fancy parties and splashy premieres at international film festivals in Venice, Toronto and Telluride.

September 17, 2024
Actress Zoe Saldaña poses at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of “Emilia Pérez,” held Sept. 9. (Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images)

The best — and most shocking — moments at the 2024 Emmy Awards

“Hacks” took the top comedy prize over “The Bear.” “Shogun” made history and broke an Emmys record. And “Baby Reindeer” won enough statues to turn your nose red.

September 16, 2024
Anna Sawai won for outstanding leading actress in a drama.

Emmys 2024 recap: ‘Shogun,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘Baby Reindeer’ won big

“Shogun,” “Hacks,” “The Bear” and “Baby Reindeer” were among the big winners at the 2024 Emmy Awards.

September 15, 2024

Adam Kinzinger doc ‘The Last Republican’ shows toll of opposing Trump

Adam Kinzinger talks to The Post about Trump’s smell, how the GOP “lost its mind,” and his new Toronto Film Festival doc “The Last Republican.”

September 10, 2024
Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) in his congressional office, before it gets cleared out, in “The Last Republican.”

Elton John’s friendship with John Lennon explored in new Toronto doc

In “Elton John: Never Too Late,” John says he did “mountains” of cocaine with John Lennon and claims he may have brought Lennon and Yoko Ono back together.

September 8, 2024
Elton John and John Lennon anxiously wait backstage before performing together at Madison Square Garden in front of a sold-out crowd in 1974.

Errol Morris tackles horror of Trump’s border policy in ‘Separated’

The Trump administration’s practice of separating children from parents at the southern border is the subject of “Separated,” a new documentary from Errol Morris.

September 7, 2024
For the documentary, Errol Morris filmed reenactments of a mother and son’s harrowing border crossing and detention. Here, actress Gabriela Cartol and actor Diego Armando Lara Lagunes film a scene in Mexico.

‘Homegrown’ embeds with ‘dynamic’ Trump supporters as they plan Jan. 6

“Homegrown” director Michael Premo tracked three Proud Boys through their everyday lives, and followed one, Christopher Quaglin, to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

September 6, 2024
Christopher Quaglin gets treated for tear gas and pepper spray exposure at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in “Homegrown.”

Joaquin Phoenix’s artful non-answers at ‘Joker 2’ presser in Venice

Joaquin Phoenix, Lada Gaga and Todd Phillips discussed their musical sequel to “The Joker” in Venice, but Phoenix refused to address certain questions.

September 4, 2024
Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga and director Todd Phillips arrive for the premiere of “Joker: Folie à Deux,” in Venice, on Wednesday.

Glitz! Glamour! Gondolas! See the stars at the Venice Film Festival

A rundown of all the stars and best fashion looks at Venice Film Festival 2024.

September 4, 2024
Nicole Kidman stuns in Schiaparelli Couture on the red carpet for “Babygirl.”

Daniel Craig says gay romance ‘Queer’ has everything he’d want in a role

Daniel Craig, better known for playing James Bond, stars opposite Drew Starkey in Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer,” an adaptation of a William S. Burroughs novella.

September 3, 2024
Daniel Craig, left, and Drew Starkey in “Queer.”