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Oscars’ New Diversity Rules Fail to Address Real Inclusion, Says USC’s Stacy Smith
The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative's Stacy Smith, "started laughing" when the Academy shared their standards for Oscars ...
Why are the Oscars Called Oscars? How the Academy Award Prize Got Its Name
Why Are The Oscars Called “Oscars”? Ever wonder why the Academy Awards are called the Oscars? Like most narratives in ...
‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ at the Oscars? 4 genre-friendly categories where the critically hailed horror flick could compete
Final Destination Bloodlines, the sixth installment in the beloved supernatural horror series, opens Friday in theaters. Fans ...
The Oscars Adds a New Rule That Many Are Shocked Wasn't Already in Place
The Academy Awards recently announced all voters must watch all nominated films before voting. The new rule will begin with the 2026 Oscars.
YouTube to Sell Ad Sponsorships for Cultural Moments Like the Oscars and Emmys
Unlike other networks and streamers, it doesn’t present a big slate of new programming to whet Madison Avenue’s appetite for ...
Internet reacts to learning Oscars voters didn’t have to watch all nominated movies — until now
In a development as surprising as a twist in any good movie, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced April ...
The Oscars announces new rules for using AI. Sort of.
The Oscars has landed squarely on the fence about the use of AI in potentially nominated films. Following a widely publicised controversy around the use of artificial intelligence in Best Picture ...
How Cannes Became the Ultimate Oscars Incubator
Most of the earliest best-picture Oscars, across the ’20s, ’30s and early ’40s, were handed to grand, sprawling American ...
Oscars producers reveal how Conan O’Brien made the 2025 show his own — and why they’re ‘fully in love’ with the host
According to Oscars executive producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan, working with host Conan O’Brien at the 2025 Academy ...