Awards Shows Archive
Archives for April 2021


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


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


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


Major milestones from a historically weird Academy Awards.


The Academy Awards will look different this year.

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


Why we love this Best Picture nominee.


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


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


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


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


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


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