• Gerwig and Robbie Oscar Snub: Why It’s Such A Big Deal

    Alex Broadhurst Last week the 96th Academy Award nominations were announced and the world was shocked to learn that neither Margot Robbie nor Greta Gerwig received nominations in the best actress and director categories for their work in Barbie. Despite failing to recognise the two women responsible for this...
  • Even With an Asian Best Actress Win, Are The Oscars Still So White?

    On the 12th of March, Michelle Yeoh accepted the Academy Award for Best Actress for Everything Everywhere All at Once at the Oscars. While many have claimed that the Oscars have become more diverse, Yeoh was the first Asian woman to win this award in its 95-year history. Adaora...
  • 95th Academy Awards Nominations: Everything Everywhere All at Once Leads This Year’s Nominations

    Ben Nathan The Academy Awards are the staple and most prestigious award show in the film industry. The timeframe of the awards, dubbed ‘Oscar season’, are a time when film fanatics make their predictions on who could be nominated and win. Ben Nathan takes a look at the nominations...
  • Spotlight On…Martin Scorsese

    On November 17th, 2022, the director Martin Scorsese turned 80 years old. His career has spanned decades and genres, winning one Oscar as well as racking up thirteen nominations. Daniel Woods examines the acclaimed director’s career and achievements in cinema....
  • Spotlight On CODA: Best Picture Winner 2022

    Amongst the drama of the 2022 Academy Awards, a film about a young girl living with her Deaf family in a small fishing village in Massachusetts and discovering her own way in life snuck through the ranks of huge contenders led by some of the biggest names in Hollywood...
  • #What Just Happened: The Will Smith – Chris Rock Drama Explained

    This year’s Academy Awards ceremony will be forever remembered, just not for the reasons it should be. Rather than forever remembering Coda’s Best Picture win, celebrating the wins of Jessica Chastain, Ariana Debose or Jane Campion, or even praising Will Smith on his performance in King Richard, Smith ensured...
  • Oscars 2022: Nominations Reaction

    Another year, another mixed bag of Oscar nominations. The Academy Awards continue to be a very local awards ceremony, rarely branching out beyond the typical fanfare. There have been some efforts to widen the scope of nominated pictures, particularly to acknowledge foreign films in categories outside the norm, but...