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August 9, 2018
The Oscars’ new “popular film” category is a bad idea from a panicked organization
There are many reasons the new category is concerning, but three in particular stand out.
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March 7, 2018
Why The Shape of Water is a natural choice for Best Picture
It’s a safe choice for an industry that wants to signal its values.
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March 6, 2018
How to watch this year’s Oscar-winning short films
This year’s winners were about basketball, deafness, and an outsider artist.
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March 6, 2018
How to watch the Oscar-winning movies, from The Shape of Water to Get Out
Most are available to stream at home.
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March 6, 2018
The case for Black Panther as a 2019 Oscar behemoth
Will Black Panther get a Best Picture nomination? Its chances are stronger than you might think.
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March 5, 2018
Jimmy Kimmel delivered a surprisingly pointed Oscars monologue
The host took on Hollywood harassment and inequity with straightforward candor.
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March 5, 2018
Frances McDormand tells Hollywood how to support women with action rather than words
The Best Actress winner told her peers to put their money where their mouth is with financing and an "inclusion rider."
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March 5, 2018
The Shape of Water, from Guillermo del Toro, is a beautiful adult fairy tale about a fish-man
The watery, bittersweet romance is rich, moving, and loaded with meaning.
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March 5, 2018
Gary Oldman just won the Oscar for Best Actor. He’s also been accused of domestic violence.
This year’s Best Actor race has been deeply marked by the #MeToo movement.
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March 5, 2018
The Oscars’ Time’s Up tribute was too polite for its own good
The montage focused on representation and ignored systemic abuse.
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March 5, 2018
4 Oscars fashion moments worth talking about
How celebrities like Tiffany Haddish are using fashion as image-building at the Oscars.
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March 5, 2018
8 winners and 2 losers from the 2018 Oscars
The Shape of Water wins big, Lady Bird loses out, and we all win thanks to Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph.
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March 5, 2018
#MeToo at the 2018 Oscars: the good, the bad, and the in between
The show itself wasn’t necessarily groundbreaking, but it did include specific calls for change — many of them by women.
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March 5, 2018
Oscars 2018: a night of no frontrunners led to unexpected milestones
A look at all the notable milestones from the 2018 Oscars — and some that didn’t happen.
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March 5, 2018
Oscars Best Director winner Guillermo del Toro on how movies erase our lines in the sand
The Mexican director, an unlikely winner for his supernatural romance The Shape of Water, makes a heartfelt plea to support immigrants.
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March 5, 2018
Common and Andra Day’s Oscars performance recapped all of this year’s news
The musicians backed political activists and called out the NRA and Donald Trump in their Oscars performance.
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March 4, 2018
James Ivory’s win for Call Me by Your Name makes him the oldest Oscar winner ever
The night honored several of Hollywood’s oldest living legends.
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March 4, 2018
Oscars 2018: And the award for best supporting actress goes to … women’s anger
A montage introducing the Best Supporting Actress award referenced the outrage felt by many women inside and outside Hollywood right now.
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March 4, 2018
Oscars 2018: the complete list of nominees
The Shape of Water leads this year’s Academy Award nominations with 13 nods, but there’s no clear frontrunner in the wide-open Best Picture race.
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March 4, 2018
Why the Oscars red carpet matters — and why it’s not really built for political protest
Celebrity fashion experts Tom and Lorenzo break down how one of the biggest events in Hollywood comes together.
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March 4, 2018
What to expect at the 2018 Oscars
The Shape of Water leads with 13 nominations. But which movie will win Best Picture is anyone’s guess.
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March 2, 2018
At the Oscars, an original song is supposed to be important to its film
Are you a major recording star? Here’s a way you can win an Oscar!
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March 2, 2018
Who takes home the Oscar for Best Picture?
Hint: It’s not the director, who wins something else entirely.
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March 2, 2018
Yes, the Oscars for sound mixing and sound editing really reward two different things
One awards the overall mix of the film’s sound design. The other is for sound effects added in post-production.