Oscars

Why Animated Films Should Be Included In The Best Picture Category
Why Animated Films Should Be Included In The Best Picture Category

While it might take longer than we want, I hope that in the years to come we have an Academy Awards that shows the true range of cinema.

2021 Oscar Live Action Shorts: Loneliness and Survival Dominate This Year's Nominees
2021 Oscar Live Action Shorts: Loneliness and Survival Dominate This Year’s Nominees

Stephanie Archer takes a look at 2021’s Oscar-Nominated Live Action Short Films.

The Difference Between Sound Editing And Mixing
The Difference Between Sound Editing And Mixing

Sound design, despite being one of the most important elements of filmmaking, is one of the most misunderstood. We break down the difference.

2021 Oscar Animated Shorts: Animated Passion Comes To Life
2021 Oscar Animated Shorts: Animated Passion Comes To Life

Stephanie Archer takes a look at 2021’s Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films: Burrow, Genius Loci, Opera, Yes-People and If Anything Happens I Love You.

7 Categories The Academy Awards Should Consider
7 Categories The Academy Awards Should Consider

Clement Tyler Obropta looks at the need for diversity and inclusion within the Academy Awards through seven new categories the Oscars should consider.

Staff Inquiry: Best Oscar Nominees That Won Nothing
Staff Inquiry: Best Oscar Nominees That Won Nothing

Plenty of legendary films have gone home empty-handed, so to remind ourselves just how precious this year’s ceremony really was, we’re taking a look back at some of the best movies that were up for Oscars but somehow won nothing.

2020 Oscar Animated Shorts: Catharsis In Animated Relationships
2020 Oscar Animated Shorts: Catharsis In Animated Relationships

Stephanie Archer takes a look at 2020’s Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films, Daughter, Hair Love, Kitbull, Mémorable and Sister.

Around The World In 101 Minutes: 2020’s Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts
Around The World In 101 Minutes: 2020’s Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts

From the streets of Belgium to the desert of Tunisia, from an orphanage in Guatemala to an apartment in Brooklyn, this year’s Oscar-nominated live action short films manage to take the viewer on a trip around the world in less than two hours.

Junk About Movies Ep #93 – 2019 Oscars Recap

Friends of the pod, Jane and Brian, join host, John Mark Junkins, this week to recap the 91st Academy Awards Show!

The All-Decade Oscars
The Oscars Keep Trying To Put A Bandage On A Broken Leg

After last night’s Oscars ceremony, we examine just how the Academy has struggled with their identity these past few years, now more than ever.