Academy Awards

A sharp ranking of the biggest Oscar contenders from the landmark race, with stats, awards momentum, and why each film mattered.

Sharpen your Oscar ballot with confident category predictions, voting clues, and smart upset warnings for the biggest races.

At this year’s Academy Awards, Chris Rock used the spotlight to point out something that most of us probably never noticed. “…And if you’re a black man, you can play a donkey or a zebra. You can’t play white? My God!” Rock was referring to the disparity between white and black actors doing voice work. Read more