The 98th Oscar nominations, announced on Jan. 22, have become a popular topic of discussion among those in UMKC’s Film Department.   Some of this year's most anticipated categories are Best Actor and Actress in a leading role, Best Actor and Actress in a supporting role,...

In a historic move, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences put forth sweeping eligibility guidelines on their biggest award of the night, “Best Picture.” The Oscars established these guidelines to address a lack of diversity and equal representation on and off-screen,...

Movies are an American invention, but film is a universal language. From the artform’s most adolescent moments, people from around the world have been putting stories on film. But there seems to be a divide with American movie-goers between foreign and non-foreign films....

First and foremost, The Academy Awards do not matter. The merit of a film and the talent of those who made it is in no way dependent on how many statues of naked gold men they get and the ceremony is basically just a place for rich producers to pat themselves on the back. That...