Academy Awards Archives - The Observer

This year's red-carpet looks acted as political statements, tributes, and purely aesthetic hits and misses.

Oscars Red Carpet Roundup

By VICKY CARMENATE
February 11, 2020

Battle of the Oscars II

Battle of the Oscars II

By ETHAN COUGHLIN, BEN JORDAN, CLEO PAPADOPOULOS, and POLINA UZORNIKOVA
February 10, 2020

Not exactly a 'Snoscar,' but just as exciting for awards season stalwarts.

Preparing For and Celebrating the Awards Season Experience

By KEVIN STOLL
January 29, 2020

The Academy of Disappointment

The Academy of Disappointment

By ETHAN COUGHLIN
January 20, 2020

Battle of the Oscars

Battle of the Oscars

By CAITLIN BURY, ETHAN COUGHLIN, LARA FOLEY, MACA LEON, and SAMANTHA VOGEL
February 27, 2019

The Color-Changing Landscape of the Oscars

The Color-Changing Landscape of the Oscars

By CHELSEA ASHLEY
February 5, 2019

Oscars Obsession: A Movie Marathon

By PERI ROHL
February 28, 2018

Jordan Horowitz holds up the Best Picture card for

An Oscars That Was Worth the Wait

By MARYANNA ANTOLDI
March 9, 2017

Women make 77 cents to a man's dollar. (Photo illustration by Isabel Frias)

Next Step for Women’s Rights: Improving the Wage Gap

By CATHERINE ATHERTON
March 29, 2015

Was Seth MacFarlane the Best They Could Do?

By ALISSA FAJEK
February 25, 2013

George Clooney (far left), Christopher Plummer (top middle), Melissa McCarthy (bottom middle), Meryl Streep (far right)—all nominated for Oscars. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/MCT, Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/MCT, Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/MCT, Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Oscar Predictions: Will Win/Should Win

By KATIE LOCKHART
February 1, 2012