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March 11, 2024
Adam Nayman
The Oscars’ Spectacle of Seriousness
The night saw a jarring dissonance between political statement and glitzy showmanship.
January 23, 2024
The New Republic
Oppenheimer Is Leading This Year’s Oscar Nominations
Here is The New Republic’s guide to the contenders for the 96th Academy Awards in 2024
March 9, 2023
Daphne Merkin
Aftersun, Close, and the Triumph of the Small
Films from Charlotte Wells and Lukas Dhont aim for intimate, almost imperceptible moments of connection rather than a grand affirmation.
April 21, 2021
Jonathan W. Gray
Bringing the Black Radical Tradition to the Oscars
Five outstanding films nominated for Academy Awards this year depict the transformative potential of Black activism.
February 10, 2020
Nick Martin
The Dissonance of a Land Acknowledgment at the Oscars
Māori director Taika Waititi's speech signaled a first for the Academy, but it's on the non-Indigenous audience to take the second step.
December 5, 2018
Alex Shephard
Netflix Won’t Save Prestige Cinema
The streaming service desperately wants to win a Best Picture Oscar. But its foray into costly, artistic films is about more than just respect.
February 27, 2017
Alex Shephard
A wild finish saved the Oscars from being almost completely forgettable.
November 3, 2016
Michelle Dean
Loving Is History at its Best
The movie shows how one couple overturned a racist law—without the usual grand speeches.
January 22, 2016
Elaine Teng
Michael Caine on #OscarsSoWhite: Black actors should “be patient.”
January 21, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Oscars are maybe slowly turning into a disaster for the Academy.
January 19, 2016
Elaine Teng
The Academy president is heartbroken about #OscarsSoWhite.
January 14, 2016
Elaine Teng
The Academy celebrated a good year for women, but let’s not get too carried away here.
January 14, 2016
Elaine Teng
The unbearable whiteness of the Oscars.... again.
February 20, 2015
Alice Robb
Don't Worry, Julianne Moore's Marriage Is Safe. The Oscar Curse Is a Myth.
February 13, 2015
Sam Eifling
Estonia's Oscar Nominee, 'Tangerines,' Is The Anti-'American Sniper'
February 9, 2015
Ethan Gates
The Oscar-Nominated Film Hollywood Loves, But the Russian Government Hates
January 15, 2015
Elaine Teng
And the Oscar Goes to... a White Person
July 15, 2014
Esther Breger
Why Network TV Has Become Home to Black Female Oscar Winners
March 3, 2014
Sacha Z. Scoblic
Ellen Was the Perfect Host
February 28, 2014
Alice Robb
The Strange Scholarship of Incest

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