Awards Season
Oscar contenders, major performances, awards conversations and the films that define each season.
Explore 174 articles in the original Oscar Contenders collection, from individual film criticism to nominations, predictions and post-ceremony analysis.
From the Awards Archive
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A whole new multiverse: Academy celebrates creativity, unique artistry with Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All At Once
It was practically unfathomable a year ago that a quirky blend of science fiction, drama and martial arts would be remember by more than a few…
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The Whale: Fraser’s emotional odyssey
Film is often about redemption, the seeking of absolution or, at times, both. There’s tales about comeback kids, underdogs, the forgotten, the unforgiven, the unforgivable, the…
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Babylon: All the glitz and glamour
When auteur directors get to the point in their careers where they have established the pedigree to have carte blanche with a studio’s checkbook, it opens…
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Glass Onion: Whodunnit in the modern era
Three years ago, writer/director Rian Johnson wowed audiences with an unexpected, compelling and hilarious take on the classic Agatha Christie-esque murder mystery genre. His Knives Out…
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Avatar 2: Big waves, shallow depth
James Cameron hasn’t made a new film in over a decade. The blockbuster spectacle-creator behind epic movies like Aliens, The Terminator and Titanic last showed his…
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Empire of Light: Cinema in all capital letters
One of an auteur’s favorite things to center their films around is the art of cinema itself. Filmmakers started off their careers as moviegoers and these…
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The Fabelmans: Making movies about making movies
Steven Spielberg has always been a director who cares deeply about the artistry behind his films. Influenced by some of the great filmmakers of the past…
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Armageddon Time: Uneven American angst
For whatever reason, 2022 seems to be the year in which celebrated auteurs have decided to collectively look back at their childhoods to mine their youth…
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Black Panther Wakanda Forever: Masterfully uneven
As the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) continues to expand now 30 films deep into its plethora of movie and television franchises, it’s become exceptionally hard for…
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Causeway: Return to form
It’s unclear if Apple, a major player in the technology world but relatively new in film production, has any idea what to do with the movies…
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