Tagged Oscars

March 28, 2022 9:04 am

Awards, Features, News

In 2021, it felt like the Oscars had stumbled onto something profound. Limited by COVID restrictions — and not wanting to flash opulence in the midst of an ongoing pandemic — the Academy gave us an Oscars that...

Jessica Chastain Wins Best Actress For ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’

March 27, 2022 11:30 pm

For Jessica Chastain, the third time is the charm. After two previous nominations - one for Best Supporting Actress in “The Help,” another for Best Actress in “Zero Dark Thirty” - Chastain has been named Best ...

Will Smith Wins Best Actor For ‘King Richard’

Matthew Monagle and Gregory Ellwood

March 27, 2022 11:21 pm

It was a moment that many expected to play differently — Will Smith finally taking home his Best Actor trophy 20 years after his first Academy Award nomination. It was supposed to be a triumph for an actor, wh...

Jane Campion Wins Best Director Oscar For ‘Power Of The Dog’

March 27, 2022 11:01 pm

Jane Campion has made history once again. Just the second woman nominated for Best Director in 1994 for “The Piano,” she now has become the third woman to win the prestigious Oscar category for “The Power of t...

‘Summer of Soul’ Soars Winning Best Documentary Oscar

March 27, 2022 10:55 pm

From "The Tonight Show" to the Oscar stage. In his remarkable directorial debut, Ahmir Khalib "Questlove" Thompson won the Best Documentary Oscar for "Summer of Soul: ...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Te...

‘Drive My Car’ Wins Best International Film Oscar Becoming 5th Japanese Film To Claim Award

March 27, 2022 9:32 pm

Not surprisingly, the most celebrated film of the year took one of the most coveted Oscars in the world. No, this isn't about "Power of the Dog" or the Best Picture race. We're referring to Ryusuke Hamaguchi's...

‘CODA’s’ Troy Kotsur Wins Best Supporting Actor & Becomes Second Deaf Actor To Win An Academy Award

March 27, 2022 9:21 pm

In one of the best stories of the entire awards season, Troy Kotsur has topped his remarkable run by winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. The “CODA” star became just the second deaf actor to win an Aca...

‘Encanto’ Wins Best Animated Feature

March 27, 2022 9:03 pm

Awards, News

To the surprise of absolutely no one, "Encanto" - the Disney musical from directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard - has taken home the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The win comes in an otherwise-crowd...

Greig Fraser Wins First Cinematography Oscar For ‘Dune’