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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The Rise of Skywalker: No real end to never-ending saga
Millions upon millions of dollars have been poured into a series of Flash Gordon-esque movies about the unseen “Force” around us for the better part of…
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Marriage Story: Finding the beginning in the end
We’ve been told there’s two sides to every story. Often it feels as if it’s as simple as the truth and then anything other than the…
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A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood: The measure of a man
What is the impact that one person can have on another? How is that one life can intensely, irreversibly be altered by coming into contact with…
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The Irishman: Legacy of a cinematic Don
At the end of the day, what’s it all about? It’s a question that continuously lingers under the surface of celebrated auteur Martin Scorsese’s latest feature,…
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Jojo Rabbit: A funny thing about Adolf Hitler
Comedy is the ultimate playground for escapism, for letting the worries and cares of daily life fade away in order to decompress and unwind. The best…
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Parasite: South Korean masterpiece one of decade’s best films
Spoiler alert: The best film of 2019 doesn’t star Leonardo DiCaprio and isn’t directed by Martin Scorsese. Average American audiences probably haven’t heard of filmmaker Bong…
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Dolemite Is My Name: Return of a comedy legend
From the moment he begins a verbal diatribe that drowns out Marvin Gaye, it’s apparent that Eddie Murphy has a special passion for his latest role.…
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Judy: There’s only one true Garland
When the term “Oscar bait” gets thrown around in film criticism, it’s usually in reference to a film like “Judy.” Typically a movie with one central…
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Joker: Origins of psychosis and villainy
It can be said that there’s no true originality left in cinema. Everything seems pulled from pieces of movie history, homages or outright rip-offs of films…
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Ad Astra: Hello darkness, my old friend
In space, no one can feel your pain. At least, that’s the conceit of the latest space odyssey to hit the big screen, writer/director James Gray’s…
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