Skip to main content

The context you need, when you need it

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own.

We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?

Join now

Awards Shows Archive

Archives for April 2021

Culture
The pandemic made live events surprising againThe pandemic made live events surprising again
Culture

Why the Oscars and the DNC were so great in lockdown and the Golden Globes and RNC weren’t.

By Emily St. James
Culture
7 winners and 4 losers from the deeply eccentric 2021 Oscars7 winners and 4 losers from the deeply eccentric 2021 Oscars
Culture

A fantastically unpredictable show ended on a huge bummer of an anticlimax.

By Emily St. James, Constance Grady and 2 more
Culture
Best Picture winner Nomadland doesn’t just tell a story about America. It embodies it.Best Picture winner Nomadland doesn’t just tell a story about America. It embodies it.
Culture

The quiet drama makes a lot of sense for this strange Oscars year.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
4 ways the 2021 Oscars made history4 ways the 2021 Oscars made history
Culture

Major milestones from a historically weird Academy Awards.

By Constance Grady and Aja Romano
Culture
The 2021 Oscars have been shrouded in mystery. Here’s what to expect.The 2021 Oscars have been shrouded in mystery. Here’s what to expect.
Culture

The Academy Awards will look different this year.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Breaking down the 2021 Best Picture nominees
Culture

The merits, demerits, and awards chances of each film in a weird year at the Oscars.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Minari is AmericaMinari is America
Culture

Why we love this Best Picture nominee.

By Alex Abad-Santos, Emily St. James and 2 more
Culture
Why Best Picture nominee Sound of Metal resonatesWhy Best Picture nominee Sound of Metal resonates
Culture

Great performances and fascinating technical choices power the riveting drama starring Riz Ahmed as a drummer who’s going deaf.

By Emily St. James, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
Culture
On Nomadland, the Oscars, and that Amazon questionOn Nomadland, the Oscars, and that Amazon question
Culture

How the Best Picture nominee depicts grief, gig employment, and the American heartland.

By Dylan Scott, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
Culture
Don’t sleep on seeing The Father, one of our favorite Best Picture nomineesDon’t sleep on seeing The Father, one of our favorite Best Picture nominees
Culture

The movie, starring Anthony Hopkins, is heartbreaking and brilliant.

By Emily St. James, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
Culture
Promising Young Woman’s explosive ending and Best Picture chances, explainedPromising Young Woman’s explosive ending and Best Picture chances, explained
Culture

Our critics have wildly differing opinions about the movie. Will the Oscars?

By Alex Abad-Santos, Constance Grady and 2 more
Culture
Mank is the most-nominated film at the Oscars. Should it win Best Picture?Mank is the most-nominated film at the Oscars. Should it win Best Picture?
Culture

Exploring David Fincher’s complicated movie about Hollywood and the making of Citizen Kane.

By Alissa Wilkinson, Tim Ryan Williams and 1 more
Culture
Our mixed feelings about The Trial of the Chicago 7, explainedOur mixed feelings about The Trial of the Chicago 7, explained
Culture

The Netflix historical courtroom drama seems like a classic Oscar movie. Will it win?

By Meredith Haggerty, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more