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Mikey Madison shows off her Academy Award at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party. Here are some of the biggest moments of the 97th Oscars. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

‘Anora’ wins big at 97th Academy Awards

By Emily Beebe, Opinion Editor | March 5, 2025

The 97th annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien, was held at 6 p.m. Sunday, with the comedy-drama “Anora” winning five out of its six nominations. In addition, Nick Offerman was an announcer at the Oscars for the first...

Oscar nominations lack diversity

By Jacob Baker | January 20, 2020

The highlight of the 2010 Oscars was when female director Kathryn Bigelow took home a total of six awards for her film “The Hurt Locker” and became the first woman to win best director. In 2010, the academy featured diversity in it’s selections,...

Soundtracks play large part in film magic

By Sarah Contreras | January 30, 2013

I’ve been watching quite a lot of movies lately. This really should come as no surprise--pop culture is sort of my “thing,” so movies, music and literature are all equal in my esteem. Due to this need to absorb all things entertainment, I guess...

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