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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Dune: Building a spice world
World building in cinema can be a richly rewarding experience that will encircle and fully immerse the audience, pulling them out of their everyday lives and…
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The Last Duel: A matter of perspective
Two men – former close friends – battle to the death for honor and the truth in God’s eyes. It’s a singular moment in time that…
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No Time To Die: The final adventure
What defines James Bond, the longest running character in cinema history? Is it the suits that make the man or the boundless charisma that gets him…
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Stillwater: Floating under the radar
One of the year’s best films can’t seem to find its audience. With an Oscar winner at the helm and box office draw Matt Damon delivering…
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In The Heights: Capturing the spirit of community
Much of great filmmaking comes down to proper world building, creating a community within the narrative to help bring the audience into an unfamiliar, unique place.…
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Cruella: Is there redemption for villainy?
Growing up on animated films, there are any number of terrifying villains that easily scare young children with their wicked and cruel nature. One such baddie…
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Oscars 2021*: Nomadland win slighted
“One day very, very soon take everyone you know into a theater, shoulder to shoulder, in that dark space and watch every film that is represented…
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The Father: Waging war on aging
First time filmmakers delivering quality debut features has been a staple of this year’s award season with Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman and Regina King’s One…
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Another Round: To life’s freedoms and excesses
Danish teenagers play an unusual drinking game at the beginning of director Thomas Vinterberg’s new film. Teamed in pairs, they run around a large lake carrying…
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Minari: Struggling toward the American dream
There’s something simple, yet elegant about director Lee Isaac Chung’s latest feature, a semi-autobiographical tale base on his childhood growing up in America’s heartland. The story…
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