Jonny DiazMar 27Trivia Guide for the 94th OscarsFun facts and trivia for the nominees and winners at the 94th Academy Awards, honoring the films of 2021.
Rough Cut StaffMar 19The Best Best Picture Nominees (& Other Oscar Stats)A collection of statistics from Oscars history.
Jonny DiazMar 11Denzel Washington, Black Actors, and the Academy AwardsA celebration of the 55 Black actors nominated at the Academy Awards for their performances on film as of 2020.
Carson CookMar 11Can a Superhero Movie Win Best Picture?Black Panther and Joker broke through with Best Picture nominations, but what will it take to win Hollywood's top prize?
Rough Cut StaffMar 10Oscar Numbers: Shocking Wins of the 2000sA statistical breakdown of the Oscar Shock Factor.
Carson CookJun 7, 2021Best Original Song Runners-Up: A RankingThere's no shame in losing to an all-timer: in honor of Enchanted we rank the Best Original Song nominees that fell to an undeniable great.
Carson CookApr 17, 2021The Highest-Grossing OscarsWhich slates of Oscar winners had the best and worst box office performances?
Carson CookApr 16, 2021The Most Well-Regarded OscarsWhich years had the best and worst slates of Oscar winners?
Rough Cut StaffApr 11, 2021Awards Season Proposal: Calendar ShuffleA simple calendar shake-up could bring more fun, surprise, and attention to Awards season.
Rough Cut StaffApr 7, 2021Mailbag, Part 2: The Best in Oscars HistoryOur writers take on the best and worst of the Academy before rewriting Oscar history.
Carson CookApr 6, 2021The Coolest Horror Nominations in Oscar HistoryA journey through the Academy's occasional appreciation of horror.
Rough Cut StaffApr 5, 2021The 'Give Me A Damn Oscar Already' AwardsA countdown of the biggest "Give Me A Damn Oscar Already" performances.
Carson CookMar 15, 2021Grading the Oscars: Best Visual EffectsHow defensible is the lack of Wachowski presence in the VFX category at the Oscars post-Matrix?
Carson CookSep 21, 2020The Modern Romance OscarsThe Oscars need more romance and we're here to fix it.
Jonny DiazAug 31, 2020Amy and the Academy A rundown of six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams's up-and-down (but mostly up!) history with the Academy Awards
Jonny DiazJun 25, 2020Spike Lee and the Ambivalent AcademyA history of Spike Lee's ambivalent (and often contentious) relationship with the Oscars, from Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop to BlacKkKlansman.
Carson CookMay 25, 2020Oscar Winners' Action Follow-Ups: RankedActors have been using action movies to cash in on their Oscar wins for decades. Here's the definitive ranking of those decisions.
Carson CookFeb 6, 2020Want to Fix the Oscars’ Acting Categories? Look at the Screenplays.Male/Female? Lead/Supporting? Why not Original/Pre-Existing?
Sara D'AmicoJan 21, 2020They Call Him Oscar: An ElegyA strange ritual: Awards with a gold man. As if men were gold. Or worthy of it.
Rough Cut StaffJan 20, 2020The Canard of Objectivity: Why 'Quality over Diversity' Makes No SenseIt’s as simple as 1, 2, 3.