How Lena Khan Became Hollywood's First Hijabi Director
As a child, Lena Khan was obsessed with American films. Now, she’s bringing her own stories to the big screen as…
You Don't Need to Worry About Tiffany Haddish
When I first heard Beyoncé’s verse on DJ Khaled’s new single, “Top Off”—the only verse that matters on that track,…
I Wonder Why Ryan Seacrest's Oscar Night Ratings Fell Off a Cliff
Sunday night’s Oscars may have been the lowest-rated ceremony in history, but the 19% drop in total viewership doesn’t…
Trump Has Something Deranged and Pathetic to Say About This Year's Oscars
Sunday night’s Oscars may have represented a small step toward inclusion in the film industry, but despite Jimmy…
FUCK WALMART HYPOCRITE HOLLYWOOD SCUM
Nice Oscar awards last night. Lots of talk about equality and women’s empowerment. The biggest and most prominent…
Claire McCaskill Dressed Up for the Oscars as the Terrible Sheriff From Three Billboards
The Oscars were last night, and Missouri Senator and self-processed “Oscar nerd” Claire McCaskill invited her family…
Conservatives Spent the Oscars Freaking Out About the Dumbest Shit
Last night’s Oscars gave us a lot to talk about. From the multiple Times Up shoutouts to that diversity sizzle reel to…
Casey Affleck Will Not Be Presenting at the Oscars for Obvious Reasons
It’s an Oscars tradition for the award for Best Actress to be presented by the previous year’s Best Actor recipient,…
Gina Rodriguez Writes a Scathing Essay on the Lack of Latinx Representation in Hollywood
On Tuesday, the Oscar nominations were announced, and while writers and directors of color did see some recognition,…
The Oscars Are Trying
The nominations for the 2018 Oscars are out, and honestly, the Academy did better than I expected.
The Oscars Are Being Run by Old White Men Again
Last night, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (yes, that Academy, which doles out the Oscars every year)…
The Oscars Just Took Another Big Leap Towards Actually Becoming a Diverse Organization
In the latest chapter of its push for diversity—spurred by film consumers from all backgrounds who object to the ways…
Now Seems Like A Good Time For My Extremely Correct Oscars Conspiracy Theory
This week, it was announced that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—the people who bring you the…
Jimmy Kimmel's turn hosting the Oscars was filled with casual racism
The Oscars were weird this year–and not just because of that jaw-dropping La La Land/Moonlight Best Picture mix-up.
'Moonlight' just won Best Picture after the most wild, stunning screw-up in Oscars history
OH MY GOD DID YOU SEE THAT?!?!?!?!
The 'Moonlight' writers gave an amazing Oscars speech—and helped set a huge record
YES. Barry Jenkins just won his first Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Moonlight , along with playwright Tarell…
WTF was up with Jimmy Kimmel's 'Lion King' bit?
Oh, the Oscars: where the moments of brilliance (hi, Mahershala Ali and Viola Davis) are the diamonds in Jimmy Kimmel's…
This Iranian Oscar winner just gave a searing condemnation of Trump—without even being in the room
Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi wasn't in the Dolby Theater to accept his Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for The…
Viola Davis just gave one of the most incredible Oscars speeches you will ever see
Damn damn damn. Viola Davis is sweeping it up this awards season. She took home the Golden Globe, she took home the SAG…
Mahershala Ali just became the first Muslim actor in history to win an Oscar
Well, despite Jimmy Kimmel’s utter failure to bring the searing, painful Trump roasting that we all kind of expected,…