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Vox’s coverage of the Academy Awards: Oscar predictions, analysis, winners, losers, key moments, and more.

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Joker is the most-nominated film at this year’s Oscars. It shouldn’t win Best Picture.Joker is the most-nominated film at this year’s Oscars. It shouldn’t win Best Picture.
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Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Todd Phillips’s take on the origin of the notorious villain.

By Alissa Wilkinson, Emily St. James and 1 more
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Why Parasite deserves to win Best PictureWhy Parasite deserves to win Best Picture
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Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Bong Joon-ho’s critically acclaimed thriller about deception, class, and inequality.

By Alex Abad-Santos, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
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Taika Waititi’s “anti-hate satire” Jojo Rabbit is up for Best Picture. Should it win?Taika Waititi’s “anti-hate satire” Jojo Rabbit is up for Best Picture. Should it win?
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Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for the divisive tale of a little boy and his (imaginary) best friend Hitler.

By Zack Beauchamp, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
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Stephen King’s confusing tweets about diversity missed a larger point about the OscarsStephen King’s confusing tweets about diversity missed a larger point about the Oscars
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Stephen King said diversity didn’t matter to art. Then he said it did.

By Aja Romano
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This year’s Best Documentary Feature Oscar nominees focus on a changing worldThis year’s Best Documentary Feature Oscar nominees focus on a changing world
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Here’s how to watch the unusually globe-ranging documentaries competing for an Oscar.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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5 winners and 4 losers of the 2020 Oscar nominations, from Joker to J. Lo5 winners and 4 losers of the 2020 Oscar nominations, from Joker to J. Lo
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The big loser was diversity.

By Alex Abad-Santos, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
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A brief guide to the 2020 Best International Feature Oscar nomineesA brief guide to the 2020 Best International Feature Oscar nominees
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Here’s how to watch the year’s most celebrated movies from around the globe.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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The lack of diversity among the 2020 Oscar nominees feels disappointingly familiarThe lack of diversity among the 2020 Oscar nominees feels disappointingly familiar
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The Oscars were almost so white all over again — and they mostly ignored films about women and queer people, too.

By Emily St. James
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In 2020, Little Women has a men problem. But it used to be seen as a story for everyone.In 2020, Little Women has a men problem. But it used to be seen as a story for everyone.
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The history of men ignoring Little Women.

By Constance Grady
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Why the Parasite cast deserves Oscars — and didn’t get nominatedWhy the Parasite cast deserves Oscars — and didn’t get nominated
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Parasite was honored with Best Picture and directing nods. But its cast was (predictably) shut out.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Oscars 2019: winners, nominations, and biggest momentsOscars 2019: winners, nominations, and biggest moments
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The 91st Academy Awards took place on Sunday, February 24. Green Book won Best Picture.

By Vox Staff
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Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s Oscars performance gave us one last great Star Is Born memeLady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s Oscars performance gave us one last great Star Is Born meme
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The pair’s soul-gazing “Shallow” duet sent social media off the deep end.

By Aja Romano
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6 winners and 3 losers from the 2019 Oscars6 winners and 3 losers from the 2019 Oscars
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Green Book wins, Netflix loses, and Spike Lee has a weird night.

By Alissa Wilkinson and Emily St. James
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Green Book’s frustrating Best Picture win, explainedGreen Book’s frustrating Best Picture win, explained
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The road movie is a comforting fantasy, and comforting fantasies win Best Picture.

By Emily St. James
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Here are all the 2019 Oscar winnersHere are all the 2019 Oscar winners
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Bohemian Rhapsody won the most trophies, with four, and Green Book took home the top prize of Best Picture.

By Alex Abad-Santos and Alissa Wilkinson
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How to watch all of the Oscar winners, from Bohemian Rhapsody to BaoHow to watch all of the Oscar winners, from Bohemian Rhapsody to Bao
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Catch up on every film that took home a trophy.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Lady Gaga’s Oscars necklace has a long Hollywood historyLady Gaga’s Oscars necklace has a long Hollywood history
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It almost overshadowed her performance of “Shallow.”

By Rebecca Jennings
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After 3 decades of nominations and snubs, Spike Lee finally won an OscarAfter 3 decades of nominations and snubs, Spike Lee finally won an Oscar
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Spike Lee just won his first Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for BlacKkKlansman — four years after getting an honorary nod.

By Aja Romano
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Everyone was speaking Spanish at the 2019 OscarsEveryone was speaking Spanish at the 2019 Oscars
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“Ya se puede hablar español en los Oscars.” And they did.

By Gaby Del Valle
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The 2019 Oscars broke boundaries, especially for women of colorThe 2019 Oscars broke boundaries, especially for women of color
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Black Panther and Roma pushed the 2019 Oscars into reaching new milestones.

By Constance Grady
Money
How Vice’s makeup designer turned Christian Bale into Dick CheneyHow Vice’s makeup designer turned Christian Bale into Dick Cheney
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Vice’s Oscar winning makeup designer explains how he transformed the Best Actor nominee into the former VP.

By Cheryl Wischhover
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Watch: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper get intimate for “Shallow”Watch: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper get intimate for “Shallow”
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Their performance is pure old Hollywood glamour.

By Constance Grady
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Watch Melissa McCarthy’s hilarious The Favourite spoofWatch Melissa McCarthy’s hilarious The Favourite spoof
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The Best Actress nominee presented with Brian Tyree Henry and so, so many stuffed rabbits.

By Rebecca Jennings
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Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, and Amy Poehler opened the Oscar ceremony by roasting its chaotic yearTina Fey, Maya Rudolph, and Amy Poehler opened the Oscar ceremony by roasting its chaotic year
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There’s no host, for starters.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Queen and Adam Lambert opened the 2019 Oscars. It was fine.Queen and Adam Lambert opened the 2019 Oscars. It was fine.
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No host? No problem, so long as you can recruit one of the greatest rock bands of all time to perform.

By Emily St. James
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Why there’s no Oscars host this yearWhy there’s no Oscars host this year
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The 2019 Academy Awards are the first since 1989 to go host-free.

By Aja Romano
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What to expect at the 2019 OscarsWhat to expect at the 2019 Oscars
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Roma and The Favourite lead the nominations with 10 each. But which movie will win Best Picture is anyone’s guess.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Here are all the 2019 Oscar nomineesHere are all the 2019 Oscar nominees
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Roma and The Favourite are the two most-nominated films, with 10 nods each.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Almost every Best Picture nominee has a real chance of winning. Here’s the case for each one.Almost every Best Picture nominee has a real chance of winning. Here’s the case for each one.
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This year’s Oscars race just might feature the most unpredictable Best Picture category ever.

By Emily St. James
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A guide to this year’s exceptionally good Oscar-nominated documentariesA guide to this year’s exceptionally good Oscar-nominated documentaries
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And how you can watch them.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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The complicated case of A Star Is Born and its Best Picture dreamsThe complicated case of A Star Is Born and its Best Picture dreams
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Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Bradley Cooper’s remake of the old Hollywood story.

By Constance Grady, Aja Romano and 2 more
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“All the Stars” is up for an Oscar, but Kendrick Lamar and SZA won’t perform it during the show“All the Stars” is up for an Oscar, but Kendrick Lamar and SZA won’t perform it during the show
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The pair turned down an invitation to perform their Black Panther song at the ceremony on Sunday.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Why Bohemian Rhapsody should not win Best PictureWhy Bohemian Rhapsody should not win Best Picture
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Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Bryan Singer’s movie about Freddie Mercury and Queen.

By Noam Hassenfeld, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
How to win an Oscar
Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

The campaign trail for the Academy Awards is expensive, exhausting, and not really about the movie.

By Alissa Wilkinson
The strange, beautiful, gross aesthetic of The Favourite, explained
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Yorgos Lanthimos’s interpretation of Queen Anne’s court isn’t quite historically accurate, but that’s part of the point.

By Eliza Brooke
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Why The Favourite is our favo(u)rite Best Picture nomineeWhy The Favourite is our favo(u)rite Best Picture nominee
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Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Yorgos Lanthimos’s wickedly funny tale of three women’s power games.

By Alex Abad-Santos, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
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All 5 nominees for the Animated Feature Oscar are worth seeing. One stands above the rest.All 5 nominees for the Animated Feature Oscar are worth seeing. One stands above the rest.
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From Spider-Man to Mr. Incredible, this is a category full of winning, imaginative movies.

By Emily St. James
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80 years ago, 20,000 New Yorkers cheered for Nazis at Madison Square Garden80 years ago, 20,000 New Yorkers cheered for Nazis at Madison Square Garden
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Watch the Oscar-nominated short film about the pro-Nazi rally that Americans forgot.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Vice is in the running for Best Picture. But how good is its history, really?Vice is in the running for Best Picture. But how good is its history, really?
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Our roundtable discusses the historical veracity and Oscar potential for Adam McKay’s movie about Dick Cheney and the modern GOP.

By Alissa Wilkinson, Jennifer Williams and 1 more
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BlacKkKlansman is a searing indictment of American racism. Should it win Best Picture?BlacKkKlansman is a searing indictment of American racism. Should it win Best Picture?
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Our roundtable discusses the film’s Oscar chances and whether it might finally net Spike Lee the trophy he deserves.

By Emily St. James, Zack Beauchamp and 2 more