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London Film Festival Explained: How to Read Awards Season's Starter Gun
The October stop in London has become the international launch point of the Oscar race. Here is what actually happens there, and how to follow it.
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Stunt Performers Deserve an Oscar: The Case Explained
The most dangerous work on a film set still has no Academy award. Here is why the gap persists, and what recognition elsewhere looks like.
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How Films Qualify for Best Picture: Runtime, Release and Representation Rules Made Simple
Before any campaign or ballot, a film has to clear a checklist of eligibility rules — and each one has quietly reshaped the race.
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Film Festival News: How to Read a Premiere Lineup for Early Signals on the Season's Biggest Films
A premiere slot is a studio's bet. Here is what the calendar, the venue, and the slot actually say.
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Awards Won by Sandra Hüller: Europe's Breakout Contender, From Festival Floors to the Oscar Ballot
The German actor built a career on risk, then turned two roles in one season into the rarest kind of awards recognition.
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Awards Won by Daveigh Chase: From Donnie Darko to Lilo
A cult-favorite child performance built a career the major academies never quite measured.
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Awards Won by Mahershala Ali: A Career Trophy Case, From Moonlight to Green Book
Two Oscars in three years put the character actor in rare company. Here is what the hardware says about the career.
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Why the SAG Awards Acting Winners So Often Repeat at the Oscars
The industry's biggest actors' group votes early, and its picks have a habit of showing up again on Oscar night.
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How Awards Season Really Works: From Screeners to Statuettes
A contender's year runs on a fixed calendar: festivals, guilds, two rounds of Academy voting, and one envelope.
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Lynette Howell Taylor Re-Elected Academy President by Board of Governors
The Oscar-nominated producer keeps the top job at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after a vote of the Board of Governors.