Trivia Guide for the 95th Oscars
Fun facts and trivia about the 2022 Oscar nominees!
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THE OSCARS
APRIL 2021
Jonny Diaz
- Mar 10, 2022
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.
Carson Cook
- 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?
Rough Cut Staff
- Mar 10, 2022
Oscar Numbers: Shocking Wins of the 2000s
A statistical breakdown of the Oscar Shock Factor.
Carson Cook
- Jun 7, 2021
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.
Jonny Diaz
- Apr 18, 2021
Trivia Guide for the 93rd Oscars
A trivia guide for the upcoming 93rd Oscars ceremony.
Carson Cook
- Apr 17, 2021
The Highest-Grossing Oscars
Which slates of Oscar winners had the best and worst box office performances?
Carson Cook
- Apr 16, 2021
The Most Well-Regarded Oscars
Which years had the best and worst slates of Oscar winners?
Rough Cut Staff
- Apr 11, 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 7, 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 6, 2021
Mailbag, Part 1: 2021 Oscars
Our writers take on the 93rd Academy Awards.
Carson Cook
- Apr 5, 2021
The Coolest Horror Nominations in Oscar History
A journey through the Academy's occasional appreciation of horror.
Rough Cut Staff
- Apr 5, 2021
The 'Give Me A Damn Oscar Already' Awards
A countdown of the biggest "Give Me A Damn Oscar Already" performances.
Carson Cook
- Mar 14, 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
- Sep 20, 2020
The Modern Romance Oscars
The Oscars need more romance and we're here to fix it.
Jonny Diaz
- Aug 31, 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
- Jun 25, 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.
Carson Cook
- May 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.
Rough Cut Staff
- Mar 10, 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.
Carson Cook
- Feb 6, 2020
Want to Fix the Oscars’ Acting Categories? Look at the Screenplays.
Male/Female? Lead/Supporting? Why not Original/Pre-Existing?
sara
- Jan 21, 2020
They Call Him Oscar: An Elegy
A strange ritual:
Awards with a gold man.
As if men were gold.
Or worthy of it.
Rough Cut Staff
- Jan 20, 2020
The Canard of Objectivity: Why 'Quality over Diversity' Makes No Sense
It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3.
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