Ava DuVernay’s Activism Takes a Step Forward in the Awards Campaign for ‘13th’
In a new conversation with Oprah Winfrey on Netflix, the director of Selma shares six insights about activist documentary filmmaking.
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Is There Still Awards Season Promise for ‘The Birth of a Nation’?
Today the NAACP became the first major American organization to nominate Nate Parker’s beleaguered film after 17-year-old rape allegations resurfaced in August.
The Original Six: The Story of Hollywood’s Forgotten Feminist Crusaders
In 1979, six women directors banded together to challenge the male-run Hollywood machine—then the industry tried to erase them. On the eve of the Oscars, the Original Six share important truths about the industry.
Is Hollywood Starting to Care About Its Lack of Diversity?
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has promised some changes.
America Loves Diverse Movies, So Why Isn’t Hollywood Making Them?
Research on diversity and the film industry suggests studios are shooting themselves in the foot by promoting and awarding too many stories about white men.
Why ‘Star Wars’ Won’t Win the Best Picture Oscar
We use different criteria to decide which creative products we like, and which we find worthy of recognition.
When Hollywood Pats Itself on the Beak
Birdman was a deserving Oscar winner, sure. But it also plays into Academy voters' favorite subject: themselves.
How to Win an Oscar Nomination
Sociologists at the University of California-Los Angeles have come up with statistical predictors for getting the nod.
Why the Oscars Should Be Segregated by Gender
Awards shows are great for women in Hollywood, but they can still do much more.
The Self-Fulfilling Oscar Calendar
How the Academy Awards shrink the year in movies to down to no more than a few months.