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Sizing up this year’s submissions for the Best International Feature Oscar

by Charles Bramesco

Could this be Titane’s time to shine? Will Memo­ria make the cut? Or will Dri­ve My Car cruise to victory?
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David Squires on…. What to expect at the 93rd Academy Awards

by Little White Lies

Our res­i­dent car­toon­ist preview’s this year’s star-stud­ded (and Covid-safe) ceremony.
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The Academy Awards have set new diversity standards, but to what end?

by Charles Bramesco

It’s dif­fi­cult to think of a film that wouldn’t clear this low bar.
A person in a black suit holding two Oscar statuettes on stage.
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With Parasite’s big night, Oscar’s world gets a little bigger

by Charles Bramesco

The ​“local” awards cer­e­mo­ny reflects an indus­try inch­ing towards globalization.
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What can we learn from this year’s Oscar nominations?

by Charles Bramesco

No love for J.Lo and a strong show­ing from Par­a­site as the short­list for the 92nd Acad­e­my Awards is announced.
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The Academy is getting into streaming – and that could be good news

by Charles Bramesco

Awards screen­ers will be avail­able to view online, dras­ti­cal­ly chang­ing the physics of voting.
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How the 1969 Oscars marked a turning point for Hollywood

by Justine Smith

The 41st Acad­e­my Awards went ahead with­out a host, and sig­nalled the tran­si­tion from Old to New Hollywood.
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Why the ideal Oscars host is… Nobody

by Victoria Luxford

With Kevin Hart out of the frame, the Acad­e­my would be wise to put the focus back on the films.
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Frances McDormand and Guillermo Del Toro were the 2018 Oscars MVPs

by Hannah Strong

The world was watch­ing a lit­tle more close­ly last night as the first post-Wein­stein Acad­e­my Awards took place.
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What’s the key ingredient at this year’s Oscars? Eggs, of course

by Emma Fraser

This break­fast sta­ple fea­tures in five out of the nine Best Pic­ture nom­i­nees at the 90th Acad­e­my Awards.