The Academy Awards announced a timetable for the 2016 awards season as well as broadcast dates for the 2017 and 2018 telecasts.
Set your calendars: Academy announces Oscar telecast dates for 2016, 2017 and 2018
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:19 am · April 9th, 2015
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Dare to dream: Oscar producer's tweet suggests team may not return
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:11 am · March 9th, 2015
Three-time Oscar producer Craig Zadan suggests he and partner Neil Meron may not return for a fourth Academy Awards telecast.
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Report: Academy Old Guard wants to go backward with just 5 Best Picture nominees
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:12 am · March 4th, 2015
The faction of the Academy who believes the current Best Picture nominee system needs to be changed are simply grasping at straws in attempt to take the Oscars dangerously backward.
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The 5 Best Ways to Present an Oscar
Posted by Louis Virtel · 4:40 pm · February 20th, 2015
Oscar presenters are secretly the problem with most telecasts. These five people knew how to present an Academy Award.
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A Definitive Guide to Oscar-Winning Horror Films: From 'Jekyll and Hyde' to 'Wolfman'
Posted by chris-eggertsen · 12:49 pm · February 20th, 2015
A rundown of all the horror movies that have won Oscars, from “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” to “The Exorcist” to “Black Swan.”
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Can you ace HitFix's brutal 21-question Oscars quiz?
Posted by Louis Virtel · 3:26 pm · February 19th, 2015
Sick of all that familiar Oscars trivia? We kick it up a notch for you.
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Lee Daniels says Mo'Nique was 'blackballed' for not campaigning for an Oscar
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:42 am · February 19th, 2015
In a recent interview, “Precious” Oscar winner Mo’Nique says director Lee Daniels told her she was “blackballed” for not playing the campaign game in the run-up to the 2010 Academy Awards.
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9 different bitter reactions to awards show losses: From Kanye to Lauren Bacall
Posted by Katie Hasty · 5:49 pm · February 18th, 2015
Nobody likes to lose. Some people have a hard time hiding it on national television, though. We outline some of the bitterest reactions to losing awards.
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Jennifer Hudson and Anna Kendrick to perform at (apparently) musical-stuffed Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:32 am · February 10th, 2015
Jennifer Hudson and Anna Kendrick have been added to the upcoming Oscars telecast as performers, with producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron threatening “several musical sequences.”
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Harvey Weinstein has an Oscar prediction for you
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:00 pm · February 5th, 2015
HitFix talks to The Weinstein Company Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein about “The Imitation Game,” attacks on historical accuracy in films like “American Sniper” and “Selma,” using the awards season as a vital part of his business model and what he expects to happen at the 87th Oscars.
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Adorable kids reenact Best Picture nominees
Posted by Louis Virtel · 5:02 pm · February 3rd, 2015
Children reenact all eight Best Picture nominees. Their version of “Whiplash” might be better than the real thing.
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'It means nothing, and it means everything' at annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:31 pm · February 2nd, 2015
This year’s Oscar-nominated actors and filmmakers convened at the Beverly Hills Hotel Monday afternoon for the Academy’s annual Nominees Luncheon.
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Contender Countdown: Will 'Boyhood's' Oscar destiny be cemented this weekend?
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:49 am · January 22nd, 2015
Will “Boyhood” seal its Oscar destiny this weekend? With the PGA and SAG honors on deck we take another look at the Best Picture race.
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Handicapping the 2015 short film Oscar races
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:04 am · January 21st, 2015
Need a little help with your office pool? We’re here for you. HitFix digs in deep on the Oscar-nominated short films in the animated, live action and documentary categories ahead of the annual ShortsHD theatrical release of the program in theaters Jan. 30.
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The 11 Most Psychotic Oscar-Winning Characters
Posted by Louis Virtel · 4:55 pm · January 19th, 2015
And the Oscar goes to… craycray. Join us as we revisit Anton Chigurh, the Joker, Daniel Plainview, and more.
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George Lucas on #OscarsSoWhite: 'It's not just the show,' it's Hollywood
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:07 am · January 18th, 2015
The dust has most certainly not settled on the #OscarsSoWhite controversy in the wake of “Selma’s” perceived snubs by the Academy Thursday.
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'Grand Budapest,' 'Interstellar' dominate Oscar's craft categories
Posted by gerardkennedy · 1:32 pm · January 15th, 2015
In Contention’s Gerard Kennedy analyzes the fallout of this year’s Oscar nominations across the 10 crafts categories, where
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'Inherent Vice,' Jake Gyllenhaal, 'LEGO Movie': Oscar nominations snubs and surprises
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:03 pm · January 15th, 2015
Thursday morning’s Oscar nominations announcement brought with it the usual assortment of unexpected nominees and unexpected exclusions.
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