90th Academy Awards boringly sticks to script
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Despite offering a surprisingly eclectic spread of nominees, the 90th Academy Awards proved to be utterly, boringly predictable.
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‘It’s a long life’: On Sufjan Stevens, finding joy in sorrow
Sufjan Stevens, who wrote a number of original songs for the soundtrack of “Call Me By Your Name,” will perform at Sunday’s 90th Academy Awards Ceremony.
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Oscars, please choose any ‘Best Actor’ nominee over Gary Oldman
Perhaps the most shocking is Gary Oldman’s “Best Actor” nomination for his performance as the famed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
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How does the Academy Awards voting process work, anyway?
Most Oscar categories are nominated by Academy members of the corresponding discipline within the organization’s total membership of more than 7,000.
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2018 Snubby Awards: Top films that weren’t nominated for Oscars
Even though the Academy Awards are distinguishable for nominating boundary-pushing films, the fact remains that some films and artists were simply snubbed.
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‘There are no more guns in the valley’: Finality in ‘Logan’
In the era of superhero movies, “Logan” stands apart. This is, in part, evidenced by the film’s Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Academy Award nominations highlight impact of #MeToo movement, remaining need for progress
The narrative of this year’s nominations has shifted towards a reflection of the Academy’s gradual emphasis on the necessity of progress in Hollywood.
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How the 2018 Academy Awards nominations redefine ‘good’ film
Yet this sudden upsurge in critical appreciation of genre films raises the question of whether the nature of filmmaking itself is changing, or if we are.
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It’s time Hollywood was frank with James Franco
It’s time for the Francos and the Ansaris of the world to not only claim to be feminist, but have their actions prove it.
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Jordan Peele and Greta Gerwig shatter Hollywood norms with Oscar nominations
I was looking at two of my favorite directors of the year in the same frame and I remembered just how much “Get Out” and “Lady Bird” blew me away.
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