Academy Awards
Emotional and heartbreaking, shocking and impactful, theses short films are an exemplary showcase of Hollywood’s menagerie of talent. Here’s a brief rundown of 2018’s Oscar nominated live action shorts.
The Post will likely be overlooked at this year’s Oscars, but with its historical depiction of the fight for the press and democracy, as well as its similarities to present day, it is still worth watching.
We look back to the 2006 Academy Awards when Brokeback Mountain, a groundbreaking film about two homosexual cowboys, was snubbed for Best Picture in potentially the most controversial decision in Oscar history.
We review this year’s oscar nominated documentary shorts, and while all of them are strong contenders, we also discuss their general lack of experimentation and originality.
Sentimental and surprising, gorgeous and gory; watching them one after another it’s impossible not to be struck by the talent on show. Here’s a brief rundown of 2018’s Oscar nominated animated shorts.
We argue that Lady Bird’s Nick Houy should have been nominated for Best Editing for the subtlety of editing that brought script and character to life.
Jay is re-jojned by Mike Daringer, as well as John Mark Junkins (host of the Junk About Movies podcast), to talk all things Oscars.
Sidney Poitier paved the way for African American actors with a string of critically lauded roles in the late fifties and sixties. Here are some of his best performances, that remain influential to this day.
We break down this year’s weird, surprising, and mostly awesome Oscar nominations and how well they reflect the great films of 2017.
In our latest entry of The Nominated Film You May Have Missed series, we discuss the 1989 Robin Williams drama Dead Poets Society.
Not only the birth of star Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone is also a gritty, eagerly grim look at small-town, poverty-stricken America.
The Academy Awards: an evening of glamour, grace and sophistication. In a room full to the brim of Hollywood’s most celebrated stars, this is to be expected.
The Film Inquiry team present a rundown of all nine Best Picture nominees, and why they each might deserve the most prestigious award.
For the documentary short film section, The Academy mostly nominated shorts about the refugee crisis that attempt to humanize the victims.
This year’s nominees for the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film are a diverse selection of stories from across the globe.
