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From a nightmarish train voyage to a heartbreaking Russian romance, the Academy offers a strong and eccentric collection.
By Andrew O'Hehir
February 21, 2008
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From a devastating, Bergmanesque drama to a dreamlike train voyage and a tender Russian romance.
By Andrew O'Hehir
February 21, 2008
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An Oscar-nominated short brings back Prokofiev's classic music -- but a host of videos show it's been with us all along.
By Caitlin Shamberg
February 21, 2008
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Does Daniel Day-Lewis' overwrought, Oscar-nominated turn in "There Will Be Blood" prove he's too taken with himself to surrender to a role?
By Stephanie Zacharek
February 20, 2008
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Salon writers and special guests weigh in on their favorite performances and movies of the year -- and the ones they couldn't stand.
February 19, 2008
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The Academy has turned its back on the multiplex moneymakers and wrapped smaller indie films in its warm, glittery embrace. But Hollywood isn't crying (yet).
By Andrew O'Hehir
February 18, 2008
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The range and diversity of Tuesday's Oscar nominations signal the triumph of Indiewood -- and the depth of Hollywood's self-hatred.
By Andrew O'Hehir
January 22, 2008
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More streaking, less speeching and other ways to improve the broadcast -- courtesy of Salon's reader community, Table Talk.
March 2, 2007
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Salon critics and special guests weigh in on the Academy Awards -- the wins, the dresses, the absence of Anna Nicole!
February 26, 2007
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Ellen was 'Ellish in her tacky leisure suits. But at Sunday night's Oscars, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Hudson, Al Gore and the rest restored fame's good name.
By Cintra Wilson
February 26, 2007
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The Oscar's best political gag.
By David Puner
February 26, 2007
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Comedian's theory on how to make leap to Oscar-worthy performance: Skip the laughs and take "that gay coalmining film with James Spader."
By David Puner
February 26, 2007
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An Oscar summary. BitTorrent goes legal. Plus: Davis tells Love, "I want to squirt on you"?
By Scott Lamb
February 26, 2007
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It's time we recognize the unsung heroes -- the Sonys, the Fords, the Aston Martins -- who worked their hardest to worm their way into our hearts.
By Kerry Lauerman
February 26, 2007
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Hen and Bunny take on the 2007 Oscar nominees for Best Picture!
By Heather Havrilesky
February 25, 2007
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Alec Baldwin, who blew us away in not one, not two, but three movies this year alone. Someone hand that man a gold statuette!
By Stephanie Zacharek
February 24, 2007
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Most of these Oscar-nominated actors gave it 110 percent in some cheesy roles.
By David Puner
February 23, 2007
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Move over, Clint! Out of the way, Marty! On Sunday night, the Academy will also honor some amazing documentary and foreign films. Here's a look at them.
By Andrew O'Hehir
February 22, 2007
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Fifteen years ago, Jackie Earle Haley had given up on acting. Now the former teenage heartthrob is back with an Oscar nomination for his creepy role in "Little Children."
By Willa Paskin
February 21, 2007
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A podcast with Oscar nominee Jackie Earle Haley
February 21, 2007
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Watch the Oscar-nominated Disney short -- and its earlier incarnations.
By David Puner
February 20, 2007
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I'd like to thank my agent, my accountant and my therapist. No, really.
By Debra J. Dickerson
February 19, 2007
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This extraordinary and deeply moving Oscar-nominated movie illuminates a forgotten patch of history.
By Stephanie Zacharek
February 16, 2007
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Can a grey rapper win the academy's highest honor?
By Kerry Lauerman
January 30, 2007
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The Academy's nominations this year are more memorable for what isn't nominated than what is.
By Stephanie Zacharek
January 23, 2007
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