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The 95th Academy Awards: Is Hollywood Still Only Flirting with Change?
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The 95th Academy Awards: Is Hollywood Still Only Flirting with Change?

By / 15 March 2023

The 95th Academy Awards laid bare a political contradiction, and an attempt to fix a lack of previous recognition for Jamie Lee Curtis was controversial. But is Hollywood still just flirting with the change it needs to make?

The Flipside #10: The 2018 Oscar Nominations
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The Flipside #10: The 2018 Oscar Nominations

By / 1 March 2018

With the Academy Awards upon us, the Flipside examines whether the world's biggest platform for movie recognition might actually get it right this year, and avoid any, let's say, giant televised mishaps.

Animation Film ‘The Breadwinner’ Speaks to Issues That Most Adults Would Find Harrowing
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Animation Film ‘The Breadwinner’ Speaks to Issues That Most Adults Would Find Harrowing

By / 17 November 2017

Like Siddiq Barmak's 2003 film Osama, Nora Twomey's The Breadwinner presents the challenge to the girl who is "passing" in vivid detail.

35 Years of Best Original Song: The Conflux of Music and Cinema from Oscar’s Perspective
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35 Years of Best Original Song: The Conflux of Music and Cinema from Oscar’s Perspective

By / 26 February 2016
We take a look back at all the Best Original Song winners and nominees from 1980 through today to see who won, who should have won, and who were snubbed completely.
The Oscar Curse
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The Oscar Curse

By / 24 February 2014
For more recent winners who don't have the benefit of the studio system, Oscar can be like a frenemy to them.
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Body-Blind?

By / 25 January 2013
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Naomi Watts’ “Impossible” Odds

By / 15 January 2013
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‘Chico & Rita’ Is a Neon Nod to Old Hollywood

By / 21 October 2012
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The Cost of Success: When Lives Intersect With Fame

By / 25 March 2012
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OSCARWATCH 2012: Documentary Features

By / 24 February 2012
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OSCARWATCH 2012: Foreign Language Films

By / 23 February 2012
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In Defense of Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree of Life’

By / 23 February 2012