The Oscars once honored sound in two races: one for building the sounds, one for balancing them. Here is the difference between the two crafts.
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.
Before any campaign or ballot, a film has to clear a checklist of eligibility rules — and each one has quietly reshaped the race.
The German actor built a career on risk, then turned two roles in one season into the rarest kind of awards recognition.
The industry's biggest actors' group votes early, and its picks have a habit of showing up again on Oscar night.
A contender's year runs on a fixed calendar: festivals, guilds, two rounds of Academy voting, and one envelope.
Housing, day jobs and entry-level paths, laid out plainly — the industry hires people who can afford to stay, not just people who show up.
The PGA votes the way the Academy does, and when its top two finish dead even, the season's Best Picture race is officially a split field.