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THE OSCARS
APRIL 2021


Trivia Guide for the 95th Oscars
Fun facts and trivia about the 2022 Oscar nominees!
Jonny Diaz
Mar 5, 2023


Denzel Washington, Black Actors, and the Academy Awards
A celebration of the 55 Black actors nominated at the Academy Awards for their performances on film as of 2020.
Jonny Diaz
Mar 10, 2022


Can 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?
Carson Cook
Mar 10, 2022


Oscar Numbers: Shocking Wins of the 2000s
A statistical breakdown of the Oscar Shock Factor.
Rough Cut Staff
Mar 10, 2022


Best Original Song Runners-Up: A Ranking
There'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 Cook
Jun 7, 2021


Trivia Guide for the 93rd Oscars
A trivia guide for the upcoming 93rd Oscars ceremony.
Jonny Diaz
Apr 18, 2021


The Highest-Grossing Oscars
Which slates of Oscar winners had the best and worst box office performances?
Carson Cook
Apr 17, 2021


The Most Well-Regarded Oscars
Which years had the best and worst slates of Oscar winners?
Carson Cook
Apr 16, 2021


Awards Season Proposal: Calendar Shuffle
A simple calendar shake-up could bring more fun, surprise, and attention to Awards season.
Rough Cut Staff
Apr 11, 2021


Mailbag, Part 2: The Best in Oscars History
Our writers take on the best and worst of the Academy before rewriting Oscar history.
Rough Cut Staff
Apr 7, 2021


Mailbag, Part 1: 2021 Oscars
Our writers take on the 93rd Academy Awards.
Rough Cut Staff
Apr 6, 2021


The Coolest Horror Nominations in Oscar History
A journey through the Academy's occasional appreciation of horror.
Carson Cook
Apr 5, 2021


The 'Give Me A Damn Oscar Already' Awards
A countdown of the biggest "Give Me A Damn Oscar Already" performances.
Rough Cut Staff
Apr 5, 2021


Grading the Oscars: Best Visual Effects
How defensible is the lack of Wachowski presence in the VFX category at the Oscars post-Matrix?
Carson Cook
Mar 14, 2021


The Modern Romance Oscars
The Oscars need more romance and we're here to fix it.
Carson Cook
Sep 20, 2020


Amy 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 Diaz
Aug 31, 2020


Spike Lee and the Ambivalent Academy
A history of Spike Lee's ambivalent (and often contentious) relationship with the Oscars, from Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop to BlacKkKlansman.
Jonny Diaz
Jun 25, 2020


Oscar Winners' Action Follow-Ups: Ranked
Actors have been using action movies to cash in on their Oscar wins for decades. Here's the definitive ranking of those decisions.
Carson Cook
May 25, 2020


How the Trump Administration Has Impacted Best Picture - And What That Means for 2020
It’s high time Hollywood accepts that film and politics have always walked hand-in-hand, and that's not going to change.
Rough Cut Staff
Mar 11, 2020


Want to Fix the Oscars’ Acting Categories? Look at the Screenplays.
Male/Female? Lead/Supporting? Why not Original/Pre-Existing?
Carson Cook
Feb 6, 2020


They Call Him Oscar: An Elegy
A strange ritual:
Awards with a gold man.
As if men were gold.
Or worthy of it.
sara
Jan 21, 2020


The Canard of Objectivity: Why 'Quality over Diversity' Makes No Sense
It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3.
Rough Cut Staff
Jan 20, 2020
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