Skip Navigation
Academy Awards
April 21, 2021
Jonathan W. Gray
Bringing the Black Radical Tradition to the Oscars
Five outstanding films nominated for Academy Awards this year depict the transformative potential of Black activism.
February 10, 2020
Nick Martin
The Dissonance of a Land Acknowledgment at the Oscars
Māori director Taika Waititi's speech signaled a first for the Academy, but it's on the non-Indigenous audience to take the second step.
December 5, 2018
Alex Shephard
Netflix Won’t Save Prestige Cinema
The streaming service desperately wants to win a Best Picture Oscar. But its foray into costly, artistic films is about more than just respect.
August 8, 2018
Jo Livingstone
The Oscars introduce a new award for “popular” movies.
April 4, 2018
Julianne Tveten
Living in a Pepsi Ad World
How corporate America has commodified the protest movements of the Trump era
January 23, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Oscars race is wide open.
February 27, 2017
Alex Shephard
A wild finish saved the Oscars from being almost completely forgettable.
February 21, 2017
Tim Grierson, Will Leitch
The Grierson & Leitch 2017 Academy Awards Predictions
"La La Land" has a chance to sweep the Oscars. But don't count out "Moonlight" or "Manchester by the Sea" to nab some big awards.
February 29, 2016
Mikaela Lefrak
As we talk about diversity at the Oscars, don’t forget what Hattie McDaniel went through in 1940.
February 4, 2016
Esther Breger
It’s hard out here for a white Oscar nominee.
January 22, 2016
Elaine Teng
Michael Caine on #OscarsSoWhite: Black actors should “be patient.”
January 21, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Oscars are maybe slowly turning into a disaster for the Academy.
January 19, 2016
Elaine Teng
The Academy president is heartbroken about #OscarsSoWhite.
January 14, 2016
Elaine Teng
The Academy celebrated a good year for women, but let’s not get too carried away here.
January 14, 2016
Will Leitch
Once Again, The Oscars Will Be Oh So White
The nominations are out, and we have snubs, surprises, and a strong field for Best Picture.
January 14, 2016
Elaine Teng
The unbearable whiteness of the Oscars.... again.
January 14, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Revenant, Spotlight, and Mad Max: Fury Road lead the 2016 Oscar nominations.
January 13, 2016
Tim Grierson, Will Leitch
Our Academy Award Predictions for 2015
Oscar nominations often say more about the people who vote for them than they do about the movies themselves.
December 2, 2015
Elaine Teng
You might want to go with Carol if you want to win your Oscar pool.
February 23, 2015
Cristian Farias
John Legend Made the Most Important Point at the Oscars

Our Writers

Kate AronoffClimate & Energy
Matt FordLaw & The Courts
Melissa Gira GrantLGBTQ Rights
Jason LinkinsPower & Plutocracy
Timothy NoahPolitics & Economy
Ellie Quinlan HoughtalingBreaking News
Edith OlmstedBreaking News
Hafiz RashidBreaking News
Greg SargentPolitics & Democracy
Grace SegersCongress & Elections
Alex ShephardPolitics & Media
Heather Souvaine HornClimate Change
Michael TomaskyPolitics & Ideas
About The New Republic’s history