Academy Awards

Everyone Knows About Hollywood's Lack of Representation. This Woman Fought to Remedy It More Than 50 Years Ago

In 2015, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite went viral as a criticism of the lack o...

In 2015, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite went viral as a criticism of the lack of inclusion in Hollywood films. Not only was Selma's Ava duVernay missing from the best director category and its star David Oyelowo...

Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Eliza Scanlen and Florence Pugh in 'Little Women.'

Greta Gerwig Didn't Get a Best Director Nod. But the Radical Triumph of Little Women Will Outlive the Oscars

Even if 'Little Women' comes away empty-handed, Gerwig will still have pull...

Even if 'Little Women' comes away empty-handed, Gerwig will still have pulled off a historic coup

A view of the Oscar Statue during preparations for the 90th annual Academy Awards week in Hollywood, California, on March 2, 2018. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)

The Internet Has a Lot of Ideas About Who Deserves to Host the 2019 Oscars

Twitter has suggestions for Kevin Hart's replacement

The Oscars' New 'Popular Film' Category Confirms That Hollywood Thinks We're Stupid

On Aug. 8, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences made an announ...

On Aug. 8, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences made an announcement that has industry observers, Oscar prognosticators, film critics and random movie fans up in arms—or at least genuinely puzzled. Under the...

( L-R) Actor Meryl Streep, activist Ai-Jen Poo, actor Natalie Portman, activist Tarana Burke, actors Michelle Williams, America Ferrera, Jessica Chastain, Amy Poehler and activist Saru Jayaraman attend the 2018 InStyle and Warner Bros. 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 7, 2018.

Free Speech, Forced Speech and the Right to Silence

Here is a challenge for our polarized age: If you value the right to speak ...

Here is a challenge for our polarized age: If you value the right to speak freely, then what about the right not to? The right to express any opinion or none at all, to inflame...

Chilean actress Daniela Vega stars in 'A Fantastic Woman,' which is up for best foreign language film at the 2018 Academy Awards.

This Oscar-Nominated Film Asks Viewers a Question: 'What Are You Seeing in Me?'

A nominee for best foreign language film makes for uncomfortable and powerf...

A nominee for best foreign language film makes for uncomfortable and powerful viewing. It's also making history

Oscar statuettes are displayed the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois.

Everything You Need to Know About the 2018 Oscars

It's been almost a year since the infamous envelope mix-up of 2017, which m...

It's been almost a year since the infamous envelope mix-up of 2017, which means the 90th annual Academy Awards are fast approaching. New procedures have been implemented to prevent another envelope snafu in this year's...