Academy President Responds to Criticism Over 2015 Oscar Nominations

We present complete coverage of the animation-related Oscar nominees for the 87th annual Academy Awards. This year's Oscar nominations are in. Here's the full list of nominees. We present complete coverage of the animation-related Oscar nominees for the 87th annual Academy Awards. In a year with lots of films in contention but little consensus on … Read more

'Birdman' flies high at Oscar nominations

Contenders: This may finally be the year that quirky formalist Anderson ("The Grand Budapest Hotel") gets in. The film won the Golden Globe for comedy/musical, and he picked up a Directors Guild nomination — a key indicator, given that Oscar If Thursday's Oscar nominations are any indication, the best Hollywood movies aren't being made by … Read more

The Oscar nominations: Sure things, snubs and surprises

When the Oscar nominees were announced Thursday morning, neither snubs nor surprises were particularly egregious. Aligning with expectations, “American Hustle” and “Gravity” led the pack with 10 nominations each, followed closely by “12 Years a Slave”  The most Academy Award nominations went to three very different best picture possibilities: “Gravity” and “American Hustle,” with 10 … Read more

"12 Years a Slave" 1/3

Director David O. Russell seems to have the golden touch. His con-man comedy "American Hustle" is not only a box office hit, but it earned 10 Academy Award nominations Thursday morning including best picture and director and nominations in all four  Hadley Freeman keeps us updated as nominees for the 86th Academy Awards are unveiled. … Read more

Oscar nominations 2014: The curious case of 'Alone Yet Not Alone'

The nominees for the 86th Annual Academy Awards were announced early this morning from Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Chris Hemsworth and AMPAS President Cheryl Boone Isaacs will take to the podium bright  David O. Russell's "American Hustle" and Alfonso Cuarón's "Gravity" led the 2014 Academy Award nominations, taking 10 nods a piece including best picture … Read more

5 things we learned from Oscar nominations

(CNN) — Two stories of America — one about its sometimes perverse capacity for reinvention, the other about the most tragic period in the country's history — were among the leaders Thursday for the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards. "American  Want to know who will be competing for little gold men at the 86th … Read more

5 things we learned from Oscar nominations

Judgment day is upon us. At precisely 8:38 a.m. ET, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — via the beautiful mouth of announcer Chris Hemsworth — will reveal which filmmakers, performers, and other creative  The Oscar nominations were announced Jan. 16, and while we all congratulate the lucky ones, we can also lament … Read more

'Hustle,' '12 Years' are among top Oscar nominees

The nominees for the 86th Annual Academy Awards were announced early this morning from Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Chris Hemsworth and AMPAS President Cheryl Boone Isaacs will take to the podium bright  The Oscar nominations were announced Jan. 16, and while we all congratulate the lucky ones, we can also lament those left off the … Read more