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Oscars 2018: winners, nominations, and biggest moments from the 90th Academy Awards
The Academy Awards are the most prestigious honor in the film industry.
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March 2, 2018
The difference between the Oscars’ Adapted and Original Screenplay categories, explained
Why does the Academy categorize some true stories as original screenplays and others as adapted screenplays?
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March 2, 2018
Why the Oscars love method actors
From Marlon Brando to Daniel Day-Lewis, Hollywood’s infatuation continues.
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March 2, 2018
Oscars cheat sheet: the disappointing Animated Feature category, explained
A rule change filled a once daring category with dreck. Here are this year’s five nominees, from Coco to The Boss Baby.
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March 2, 2018
The case for and against every Oscars Best Picture nominee
Predicting Best Picture this year is a total mess. We tried to make it less messy.
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March 2, 2018
Darkest Hour feels like a classic Best Picture winner. It absolutely shouldn’t win.
Our critics roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Joe Wright’s blurry WWII history centered on Winston Churchill.
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March 1, 2018
2 years after #OscarsSoWhite, the Academy’s diversity efforts seem to be working — slowly
The 2018 nominees show a more diverse slate than would have been expected a few years ago, but there’s still work to be done.
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March 1, 2018
Phantom Thread is a very enigmatic Best Picture nominee. Can it win anyway?
Our critics roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Paul Thomas Anderson’s precisely crafted, twisted romance.
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March 1, 2018
This montage of Oscar winners suggests that a film's legacy depends on cinematography
Wide shots, silhouettes, the color red — these are the traits of Oscar-winning camerawork from 1927 to today.
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March 1, 2018
How The Shape of Water, a romance between a mute woman and a fish-man, could win Best Picture
Our critics roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Guillermo del Toro’s watery fantasy-romance.
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February 28, 2018
Call Me by Your Name probably won’t win Best Picture. Here’s why.
Our critics roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Luca Guadagnino’s lush gay romance.
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February 28, 2018
Movies about teen girls don’t often win Best Picture. Can Lady Bird?
Our critics roundtable dissects the Oscar chances for Lady Bird, a beautiful movie with a huge heart.
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February 27, 2018
Oscars cheat sheet: meet the Best Director nominees
This year’s talent slate broke Oscar records.
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February 27, 2018
Get Out was 2017’s most biting social critique. Is it also this year’s Best Picture?
Our critics roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Jordan Peele’s horror film.
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February 27, 2018
Dunkirk is a pure cinematic experience. Does that make it the Best Picture?
Our critics roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Christopher Nolan’s big, audacious war epic.
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February 27, 2018
How the Afrofuturism behind Black Panther and Get Out combines social justice and sci-fi
Afrofuturist ideas are at the core of both films.
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February 26, 2018
Oscars cheat sheet: what to know about the wide-open Best Picture race
Here’s what makes each of this year’s nine nominees distinctive.
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February 26, 2018
Why The Post is a Best Picture contender, and why it probably won’t win
Our critics roundtable discusses the Oscar chances of the Steven Spielberg movie that ought to have been a shoo-in.
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February 26, 2018
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri could win Best Picture. Why? It’s complicated.
Our critics roundtable discusses the Oscar chances of the year’s most controversial nominee.
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February 7, 2018
Oscars cheat sheet: The 5 nominees for Best Documentary Feature, explained
How and why to watch this year’s documentary nominees.
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January 25, 2018
Casey Affleck, previously sued for sexual harassment, drops out of presenting at the Oscars
Affleck would have presented the award for Best Actress but has instead opted to step aside.
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January 23, 2018
Get Out’s Oscar nominations illustrate the Academy’s changing relationship to the horror genre
The Oscars rarely acknowledge horror films outside of the technical categories. That’s changing fast.
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January 23, 2018
12 surprising records and milestones from the 2018 Oscar nominations
2018 may be one of the most surprising years on record.
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January 23, 2018
Why Logan’s Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar nod is such a surprise
It’s rare that the Academy recognizes comic book or superhero movies beyond technical categories.
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January 23, 2018
8 winners and 4 losers from the 2018 Oscar nominations
Winners: The Shape of Water and Get Out. Losers: The Post and Call Me by Your Name’s supporting actors.
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January 23, 2018
A quirky Oscars milestone also represents Hollywood’s insidious gender bias
The Oscars love to give awards to very young women and middle-aged men.