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  1. objection!
    A French Criminal Justice Expert Answers Our Questions About Anatomy of a FallThe Oscar-winning drama is an only mostly realistic portrait of the funnily dressed, anything-goes nature of French courts.
    By Jessica M. Goldstein
  2. gold rush
    How (Almost) Every Best Picture Nominee Can End Up With a TrophyThe participation-trophy ethos is alive and well at the Oscars.
    By Nate Jones
  3. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: The 12 Contenders of ChristmasLet’s get into the Christmas spirit by running down the 12 awards ho-ho-hopefuls with the best chance of nabbing Oscar’s Best Picture.
    By Nate Jones
  4. oscars 2022
    How CODA Won Best PictureAll season long, Sian Heder’s movie was overshadowed by bigger, starrier contenders. But none of that mattered come final voting.
    By Nate Jones
  5. oscars 2022
    CODA Becomes First Streaming Movie to Win Best Picture at the OscarsApple TV+’s intimate family comedy-drama is the first streaming movie to win Best Picture.
    By Rebecca Alter
  6. oscars 2021
    After the Oscar Nominations, Who’s the Early Leader in Best Picture?After Monday’s nominations, here’s a rough ranking of the eight Best Picture nominees, from The Father to … well, no spoilers.
    By Nate Jones
  7. awards seasom
    The Reign of Incorporating ‘Everyday People’ Into the Oscars Is OverThey “don’t get me ratings,” the ceremony’s producer said.
    By Devon Ivie
  8. oscars 2019
    Can You Guess the Oscar Film From the IMDb Parents Guide Content Warning?Worried about which Oscar nominees you can share with your children? So are others. Can you guess which movies the parents of IMDb are describing?
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  9. oscars 2019
    What the 1948 Best Picture Race Has in Common With This Year’s CompetitionThis year’s Best Picture race isn’t the first time films with conflicting takes on a controversial issue were pitted against each other.
    By Kristin Hunt
  10. best picture
    Steve Harvey on the Oscars Best Picture Mistake: ‘I Was Free! Thank You, God!’“When he walked out there and snatched that card out of Warren’s hand, that’s when I knew redemption was mine.”
    By Hunter Harris
  11. Biggest Mistakes in 9 Oscar-Winning MoviesNo movie is completely perfect — even if it’s won an Oscar for Best Picture.
    By Brittany Stephanis
  12. oscars 2017
    Academy President Promises Oscars Changes to ‘Ensure This Never Happens Again’Cheryl Boone Isaacs addressed PwC, Beatty and Dunaway, and more in a note to Academy members.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  13. spill the tea
    The Oscars Stage Manager Says He Was Stunned by PwC Accountant Incompetence“When La La Land was announced, she did not try to get my attention, she did not say anything. And she’s supposed to have memorized the winners.”
    By Hunter Harris
  14. oscars 2017
    Trump’s Theory on the Oscars Debacle: Everyone Was Too Busy Thinking About Trump“They were focused so hard on politics that they didn’t get the act together at the end.”
    By Tolly Wright
  15. oscars 2017
    The Accounting Firm Behind Oscar Voting Apologizes for the Best Picture Mix-up“We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred.”
    By Hunter Harris
  16. oscars 2017
    See the Casts of Moonlight and La La Land the Moment They Learned of Oscar SnafuPlus a bonus Meryl reaction shot, just for fun.
    By Halle Kiefer
  17. oscars 2017
    Emma Stone Says Her Best Actress Envelope Not to Blame for Best Picture Shocker“I don’t mean to start stuff, but whatever story that was — I had that card.”
    By Hunter Harris
  18. vulture cover story
    How Crash Crashed the OscarsAn oral history of a Best Picture shocker.
    By Stacey Wilson Hunt
  19. oscars 2016
    Remember, Tom McCarthy Also Directed The Cobbler“I love that movie. If you have four children and one of them’s wacky, you go, ‘Hey, he’s wacky, but I love that kid!’”
    By Jada Yuan
  20. oscar futures
    So, What the Hell Is Going on in Best Picture?This year’s Oscar category seems wide open, but here are the likeliest contenders.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  21. awards season
    Online Critics Society Picks Mad Max As Best PicWhat a lovely day. 
    By Halle Kiefer
  22. The Oscars May Go Back to 5 Best Picture NomsWell, that didn’t last long.
    By Dee Lockett
  23. primer
    Everything We’ve Written About the 2015 Best Picture Oscar Nominees [Updated]Fun facts and reviews galore.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  24. The Oscars Got Selma Actress Tessa Thompson’s Name Wrong on Instagram#OscarsSoWhite?
    By E. Alex Jung
  25. primer
    Everything You Need to Know About This Year’s Best Picture NomineesFrom 12 Years a Slave through Dallas Buyers Club: Everything we’ve written about the nominees.
    By Anna Silman
  26. New Oscar Host Seth MacFarlane Will Be Forced to Dress Nice, Be […]Family Guy guy Seth MacFarlane has just been hired to host the 2013 Oscars. The awards will air on ABC in February. Good thing the Academy has […]
    By Bradford Evans
  27. chat room
    Toy Story 3 Director Lee Unkrich and Writer Michael Arndt on Their Oscar Nominations“That sense of being a total impostor has lessened slightly.”
    By Lane Brown
  28. movies
    Ranking the Best Picture Nominees by Their ReviewsNo. 1 may surprise you.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  29. kudos
    Spiteful, Undervoting Academy Members to Do Not Much of AnythingAcademy members intentionally flouting the directions on their ballots in hopes of hurting their favorite movies’ competition probably won’t make much of a difference.
    By Lane Brown
  30. kudos
    Up Director Pete Docter Reacts to His Oscar Nominations“It’s surreal to have your name read out over the Internet at 5:30 in the morning.”
    By Lane Brown
  31. kudos
    The Case for Precious As Best Picture Front-runnerFour reasons this little movie is no underdog.
    By Logan Hill
  32. backlash
    A Best Picture Contender’s Guide to Running Against Slumdog MillionaireNow that the underdog is the odds-on favorite, we’ve drafted a list of anti-’Slumdog’ talking points that might be helpful to publicists running rival Oscar campaigns.
    By Lane Brown