The annual Academy Awards—known by many as the Oscars, in reference to the small statue given to winners—honor the film industry’s technical and artistic accomplishments for a given year. Awards are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 24 different categories.
Everything Everywhere All at Once got its fairy-tale ending.
Despite a history of embarrassment, the Academy has somehow managed to hold on to its prestige.
The Oscars Slap was low-hanging comedic fruit, and the show lunged at it. But there was nothing left to say.
Black people and white people aren’t necessarily discussing the Oscars slap in the same way.
The most stunning moment at the Academy Awards was an incident the show refused to examine.
What followed an unprecedented moment of violence was almost as surreal as the incident itself.
Two beautiful speeches from early in the night showed the emotional power of live TV.
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These films were underappreciated by the Academy, receiving just one nomination for their screenplays. They’re also undeniable crowd-pleasers.
This year’s Academy Awards tried to be like a movie. So we tried to review it like one.
When Youn Yuh-jung collected her latest trophy for Minari, she showed everyone why she keeps winning.
The awards’ new Best Picture eligibility rules are so lenient, they’d shame any film that can’t meet them.
“Lose Yourself” was not celebrating any anniversary, nor gaining new relevance. But it did pass the time okay.
The singer’s opener showed that for women and people of color, tongue-in-cheek references and talk of progress mean nothing without trophies.
When Bong Joon Ho accepted the directing trophy for Parasite, his heartfelt remarks flipped a predictable-seeming ceremony into must-see live television.
Bong Joon Ho’s drama became the first South Korean film to nab the top prize. But its success as a global phenomenon was cemented long before last night.
Can Parasite triumph over 1917? Will Brad Pitt win his first acting Oscar? Here is The Atlantic’s forecast.
The author, who is an Academy Award voter, inadvertently captured why Hollywood’s biggest ceremony faces a diversity problem year after year.
Every year, plenty of excellent films are excluded from the awards-season conversation for reasons that have nothing to do with talent or artistry. This year is no different.
The ceremony’s ratings rose for the first time in five years. But it’s probably not because of any specific change made to the Oscars.
