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Cillian Murphy (from left), Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr. stand on a stage holding microphones. "Oppenheimer" has 13 nominations and could make a sweep at the Oscars. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Northern Star predicts, picks Oscar winners

By Nick Glover and Lindsay Curtis | March 5, 2024

As the countdown to the 96th Academy Awards comes to an end, tensions rise to see which nominees win in their respective categories. If you think you know who is going to win, please take part in the Northern Star's film award contest. By entering...

Many gold trophies sit in a line. The 96th Academy Awards will occur Sunday, and the Northern Star is hosting a contest to see who can predict the winner of six of the biggest categories. (Prayitno | CCA2.0)

The Northern Star to host film awards contest

By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor | March 4, 2024

At 6 p.m. Sunday, the 96th Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, will occur. In commemoration of film lovers’ biggest night of the year, the Northern Star will host a contest to see who can predict the closest ballot of winners for the six...

The Oscars trophy stands in front of red curtains. This year's Oscar Nominations were announced Tuesday. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

2024 Oscar nominations disappoint

By Lindsay Curtis, Copy Editor | January 24, 2024

The long-awaited nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were finally revealed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday. Like any other award show, this year’s nominations are filled with snubs and surprises, so here’s a list...

Ryan Gosling (from left), Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig look at a screen on the set of "Barbie." Gosling has been receiving far more praise for his performance as Ken in the film, where Robbie and Gerwig are receiving less praise. (Jaap Buitendijk | Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

The Oscars didn’t do ‘Ken-ough’

By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor | January 24, 2024

It’s Ken’s world, and we’re just living in it. Well, at least that’s what the award shows want us to think. Oscar nominations came out Tuesday, and, like always, they caused some stir in the film world.  Whether it be the Flamin’ Hot...

The Egyptian Theatre marquee hangs over the icy sidewalk Friday. The Countdown to the Oscars occurs at 7 p.m. Tuesdays between Jan. 16 and March 5. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

Egyptian Theatre hosts countdown to Oscars

By Jonathan Shelby, Assistant Lifestyle Editor | January 20, 2024

DeKALB - With the Oscars only two months away, the organizers behind it will be showing previous film nominees and Academy Award winners in a special film series to celebrate the upcoming event.  The movies shown will be “The Philadelphia Story”,...

Academy Award winners Ke Huy Quan (left), Michelle Yeoh, Brendan Fraser and Jamie Lee Curtis pose after winning. While Quan and Yeoh were the consensus picks, viewers were unhappy with Curtis' win.

The Academy once again disappoints

By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor | March 20, 2023

Every year the Oscars remind us why we turn to cinema: to become inspired by intoxicating stories from around the world. The 95th Oscars award ceremony kicked off with Jimmy Kimmel making a sweeping appearance on stage by way of a parachute. Kimmel,...

The President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Janet Yang presents at the 95th Oscar nomination ceremony.

Oscars oust heroes, owe the overlooked honors

By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor | January 30, 2023

Award show season is in full swing, and the Oscars draw millions of viewers in each year. The 95th Academy Awards will take place at 7 p.m. CT on Sunday, March 12.  ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE There are five nominees for the best Actor In A Leading Role...

First foreign film to win Best Picture makes Oscars history

By Jacob Baker | February 10, 2020

Korean film “Parasite” won big and made history Sunday at the 92nd annual Oscars, taking home best picture, best director, best international feature film and best original screenplay.This is the first time in Academy Award history that a foreign...

“1917” ends 2019 with an epic tale

By Jacob Baker | January 24, 2020

Acclaimed director Sam Mendes and the modern day great cinematographer Roger Deakins ended 2019 on an epic and emotional note with their ultra realistic World War I film “1917.” Mendes helms the true story based on the events his own grandfather...

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,...

Peele joins Oscar veterans

By Ginger Simons | February 15, 2018

In a departure from his previous comedic claims to fame, director Jordan Peele delivers suffocating suspense in the thriller “Get Out,” making Peele the third person in Oscar history to be nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original...

Egyptian screens Oscar winners

By Victoria Kosuth | February 12, 2018

DeKALB — The Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., brings some of the biggest Oscar winners in history to the big screen with their Best Picture film series running 7 p.m. every Tuesday.The series presents best pictures from the 1930s to present day...