Awards Shows
Vox’s coverage of all things awards shows, from the Oscars to the Golden Globes, Emmys, and more.


Lifetime Oscar voting rights for Academy members are no longer a guarantee, among other things.


The director explains why he’s sitting out this year’s awards.


The Academy Awards still struggle to honor films about LGBTQ people, too.


Oh, Carol.


How many times can you watch Mad Max before February 28?


Understanding how this happens is key to understanding why the Oscar nominees can feel so bland.


The Academy Awards make their 88th annual choices.


The Academy Awards’ diversity problem, explained.


Plus: the supporting categories are even wilder.


Plus: Best Director and both screenplay categories.


There weren’t many, though. This was one boring awards show.


“Classic Brad. It’s just classic, classic Brad.”


Taraji P. Henson for president!


All the categories, updated live.


“You are gonna hold the magazines, take the pictures, and you’re gonna win the award. [Pause] I won the award.”


But here’s why it was predictable.


But look whom he forgot to thank!


Or is it Charo and Selma?


The show needed — and deserved — this.


Here’s the full list of nominees for tonight’s awards.


It’s the only way to watch.


Expect a good night for Spotlight, The Big Short, Matt Damon, and Mr. Robot.


You can follow along with us here.


This in a year with lots of award-friendly movies driven by women characters.


Taylor Swift and the Weeknd are next in line.


Many of the Oscar hopefuls this year are about women, a welcome change.


And the Game of Thrones creators proved her right.


The big winner was a network, not a show


It beat The West Wing.


It was fun while it lasted.


“Sure, Donald Trump seems racist ... what else?”


The actors — including a Voldemort-esque Depp — are giving their all. But there’s not nearly enough there to give.


We’ve found room to reward everything from Inside Amy Schumer to Game of Thrones


The Big Bang Theory was dropped. Empire was snubbed. And what do we have to do to get The Americans a nomination?


What makes one show a comedy and another a drama? What determines whether someone is a supporting actor or a guest? Those questions and more, answered.


The year’s biggest TV awards announce their slate of nominees.


The Oscars haven’t changed. The movie-going public has.


It was either a beautiful paean to the universality of childhood or a movie built around a complete cipher.



