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Alexandra Lowery | Monday, January 25, 2016
The 2016 Oscar nominees announced last Thursday incited not only the resurrection of trending hashtag #OscarsSoWhite on Twitter, but also an outcry among actors and creators to boycott the awards show after it was revealed that for the second year in a row all 20 nominees in the acting categories were white. Accusing Hollywood of its
Alexandra Lowery | Monday, February 23, 2015
Sunday night marked the end of 2015’s award show season with the 87th Annual Academy Awards, an evening that left America surprised, inspired and a little uncomfortable. Neil Patrick Harris, four-time host of the Tonys and two-time Emmy master of ceremonies, found himself on primetime yet again, taking on the Oscars for the first time in
Alexandra Lowery | Monday, January 19, 2015
Thursday morning brought about the final round of nominee announcements for the 2015 award show season with the broadcast of the contenders for the 87th Annual Academy Awards. Leading the pack in nominations were Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s “Birdman” and Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” each earning nine nods despite the Anderson comedy’s inability to snag