Category: Academy Awards
Academy Awards 2025: Conan Lands Flat, Political “Rants” Are Nonexistent, The Substance is Shut Out and Anora Ascends to “Oscar Darling”
On the long road to the Oscars a lot can happen. One minute, you’re hot shit (Emilia Pérez), the next you’re canceled (Emilia Pérez). Or [Read More…]
Sabrina Carpenter Does Dress Homage Right—By Not Wearing the Original
Despite the numerous reports that, for her red carpet appearance at this year’s MTV VMAs, Sabrina Carpenter wore the original Bob Mackie dress famously showcased [Read More…]
The Irony of “I’m Just Ken” Grafting “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” at the 2024 Oscars
There is a long tradition of women emulating Marilyn Monroe’s famed performance of “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. In fact, [Read More…]
Are You Surprised A Visual Effects Extravaganza About Paying Your Taxes and Honoring Family Was the Oscar Darling?
Triangle of Sadness never stood a chance as a major Oscar contender, of course. And as a skewering of the rich and a society that [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #46: The Inquiry Into Andrea Riseborough’s Oscar Nomination
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies and faux pas in pop culture… and all that it [Read More…]
The Reality TV Drama (We’re Talking The Real World: Seattle) of the 2022 Academy Awards
Where does one even begin with Oscar night 2022? Well, the obvious place is with the now infamous exchange that went down between Will Smith [Read More…]
The Tried-and-True Cheap Shot: When Will Men Stop Mocking Bald Women?
Perhaps what’s most useful to note about the scuffle heard ‘round the world at the 2022 Oscars is that it all could have been avoided [Read More…]
“Talk to Me General Schwarzkopf, Tell Me All About It!”
A far cry from the barely ten million viewers tallied for the 93rd Academy Awards this year, the 63rd Academy Awards, in contrast, fetched forty-three [Read More…]
While Oscars May Be So White, Parasite’s Win Somewhat Miraculously Goes Against A Present Racial Stigma
Even though Parasite was a critical darling throughout the tail end of 2019, the probability of it winning for Best Picture at the 92nd Academy [Read More…]
Unclear Why Britney Spears’ “Lucky” Isn’t the Official Opening Song to the Oscars
It’s been two decades since Britney Spears brought us the second single from Oops!… I Did It Again. That masterpiece being, of course, “Lucky,” a [Read More…]
