Your Guide to this year's Oscar Nominated Shorts
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Here is a rundown of what should win, what will win, and the also-rans in the Best Live Action, Animated, and Documentary Short Film categories.
15 Great Oscar fashions from the last 16 years
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
This list is a combination of the iconic, recognizable looks, others that are personal favorites, and notable outfits that bridge the gap between message and fashion.
#OscarsSoDad
by Ashley Jane Carruthers, Rosalie Kicks, Liz Locke and Jaime Davis
Blondes, bombs, nostalgic trips and fast cars are this year’s Oscar nominations in a nutshell. With such a bland vanilla list, it raises the question: Is the Academy truly just a bunch of dads?
Read MoreCan't Care - Week of February 28, 2017: Academy Awards Edition
Welcome to this week’s installment of Can’t Care, Moviejawn’s weekly roundup of all the entertainment news we just can’t care about. This week's target: the Oscars. Because snooze.
Read MoreNo More Heroes
by Francis Friel, The Projectionist
Fuck the Oscars.
Why are we racing? Why are we constantly poking and prodding each other, tripping each other right as we're crossing the finish line? How did we get to a point where "Oscar-bait" is a recognized sub-genre of Cinema? Why are we trusting a boring-taste-having gang of FOOLS to tell us who lives and who dies?
Read MoreOscars in ROBE.
by Rosalie Kicks
Old Sport at Moviejawn
I think I have finally found a way to survive the Oscars...by watching it in ROBE with copious amounts of whiskey.
With my completed ballot sheet, a taco buffet within reach, and whiskey cocktail in hand- I was ready to enjoy the Oscars in comfort. The question shouldn't be who wore it best... the real inquiry is were you able to stay awake? Not falling asleep during the Oscars is truly a feat of strength. The person that can stay awake thru the entire event definitely deserves a shiny lapel pin. Viewing OSCARS in ROBE was the perfect solution to the madness. I was not only cozy, but was prepared to catch some winks at any moment. During any of the slow/meaningless dribble I was able to catch a quick snooze (example: Spectre song or when that homeless looking dude (Dave Grohl) was performing).
Read MoreIf Jaime Ruled the Oscars (2016 Edition)
by Jaime Davis
The Fixer at Moviejawn
originally published on whatjaimewatched.com
Guys, guys. It’s Oscars time. And Indie Spirits time. This weekend is typically like my second Christmas, my happy happy, my special Jaime Mardi Gras. But this year I’m just not feeling it. It’s not that I don’t like any of the nominees. I do. I like the nominees a lot. But there are a lot of people not nominated who I think should’ve been. Or at the very least, could’ve been. And we’ve all heard the endless #Oscarssowhite talk. We’ve seen the tag, we’ve heard from Will and Jada, Spike and Clooney and Jamie Foxx. Even goddamn Charlotte Rampling had to go off and say something. Something extremely, ridiculously dumb. I’m not going to use this (very small platform) to give my overall opinion on #Oscarssowhite. Because it doesn’t fucking matter. And, more importantly, the Academy Awards are only a small problem at the tail end of a much larger issue.
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