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


Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Alfonso Cuarón’s deeply personal family drama, set in Mexico City.


Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Peter Farrelly’s road trip buddy comedy about racism, set in the 1960s.


Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for the first superhero film ever to be nominated for the top prize.


Anxiety consumerism has reached famous people.


The Academy narrowly dodged a revolt.


From Sorry to Bother You to Paddington 2, these are movies the Oscars unfairly ignored. You shouldn’t.


Winners: Roma! Black Panther! Foreign films! Losers: A Star Is Born! Emily Blunt! Mister Rogers!


Led by Black Panther, A Star Is Born, and Bohemian Rhapsody, the eight movies nominated at the Oscars have made more than $1.2 billion.


While some of the films are still playing only in theaters, others are available on streaming or for digital rental or purchase.


The movie scored seven total nominations, including Original Song, Original Score, and Costume Design.


Netflix spent a reported $25 million on Roma’s awards season campaign. It paid off.


Hollywood’s big night is slated to go forward without an emcee for the first time in 30 years.


The Academy Awards will be host-less for the first time in three decades.


Kevin Hart’s Oscars downfall reminds us that not all internet backlashes are the same, no matter how much he and Ellen DeGeneres dismiss “haters” and “trolls.”


The comedians will discuss Hart’s Oscars controversy on Ellen. But their chat itself is already controversial.


The comedian was announced as the host for the 2019 Academy Awards on Tuesday.


With smaller movies flopping left and right, the frontrunners might be big movies like A Star Is Born and Black Panther.


The Academy says the idea “merits further study.” But a different, possibly more damaging change is moving forward.


The buzziest movies yet to be released in 2018, from superhero sagas to comedies to awards-season contenders.


An Oscar for Best Stunt Coordination? For Best Casting? For Best Voice Performance? For Best Trailer?! Let’s make it happen!


The Academy Awards are the most prestigious honor in the film industry.


There are many reasons the new category is concerning, but three in particular stand out.


It’s part of several big (and vague) changes voted in by the Academy.


If nominated for Best Picture, it would be a historic first.


Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has broken its record for new members four years running — all in pursuit of diversity.


Bill Mechanic, the Hacksaw Ridge producer and former Governors Board member, isn’t on board with the new direction of the Film Academy.


It’s a safe choice for an industry that wants to signal its values.


This year’s winners were about basketball, deafness, and an outsider artist.


Most are available to stream at home.


Will Black Panther get a Best Picture nomination? Its chances are stronger than you might think.


The host took on Hollywood harassment and inequity with straightforward candor.


The Best Actress winner told her peers to put their money where their mouth is with financing and an “inclusion rider.”


This year’s Best Actor race has been deeply marked by the #MeToo movement.


The montage focused on representation and ignored systemic abuse.


How celebrities like Tiffany Haddish are using fashion as image-building at the Oscars.




The Shape of Water wins big, Lady Bird loses out, and we all win thanks to Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph.


The show itself wasn’t necessarily groundbreaking, but it did include specific calls for change — many of them by women.


A look at all the notable milestones from the 2018 Oscars — and some that didn’t happen.


The Mexican director, an unlikely winner for his supernatural romance The Shape of Water, makes a heartfelt plea to support immigrants.