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Cut. Print It. That’s a Wrap. 1 Mar 2013 | 03:25 am
The Carpetbagger signs off for the season.
New Projects for New Winners (and Your 2014 Contenders Now) 28 Feb 2013 | 11:27 pm
A roundup of what the winners (and losers) will be doing next and a look ahead at what may be competing at next year's Oscars.
Angry Viewers Are Writing the Academy (and Here’s What They’re Saying) 28 Feb 2013 | 04:05 am
Viewers upset with the Oscars telecast share the letters they've written to the Academy.
The Economics of Visual Effects 27 Feb 2013 | 11:34 pm
With visual effects firms under great financial strain, their artists are protesting their working conditions and the loss of jobs.
An Oscar for Music Supervisors? 27 Feb 2013 | 08:58 pm
An organization is making the case that music supervisors should get an Oscar category.
This Awards Season, the Politics Didn’t End With the Oscars 27 Feb 2013 | 05:00 am
A Senate investigation into "Zero Dark Thirty" ends and a photo of Michelle Obama at the Oscars gets the Iran Photoshop treatment.
Celebrity Collisions and a Possible Pinch 27 Feb 2013 | 04:15 am
Solange Knowles and Doris Kearns Goodwin were among the many, many celebrities in the mix at the Vanity Fair Oscars party.
Misogynistic or Retrogade? Discuss. 27 Feb 2013 | 02:58 am
The choice of Seth MacFarlane as a host was meant to appeal to young men, but his jokes came at the expense of the broadcast's biggest audience, women.
Of Hackles and Ratings 26 Feb 2013 | 11:36 pm
The Oscars telecast managed to be both highly watched and highly criticized.
Seth MacFarlane Says He Won’t Return as Host 26 Feb 2013 | 10:49 pm
Though the host says he won't return, it's no the first time a host has said that and then returned to the telecast.