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    2014 Oscar Predictions

    We know, we know, it's extremely early to be making Oscar predictions.  But we're taking a shot anyway. And surprisingly, it's not always a total crapshoot. Last year, we did manage to properly predict 5 of the 9 best picture nominations (7 if you count the alternates) way back in March. Wh...

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    Seth MacFarlane Will Not Host Oscars Again... Suggests Joaquin Phoenix Instead

    "Traumatized critics exhale: I'm unable to do the Oscars again," Seth MacFarlane announced on his Twitter feed today.

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    Academy Changes Rules For Animated Feature Oscar Category

    The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved the rules for next year's Oscars, with the most significant change affecting the Animated Feature Film category.

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    Oscars Rehire Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron

    While we here at Women and Hollywood had many problems with the Oscars executive produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the Academy is very pleased that the show was able to bring in that coveted young male demographic.  They are so happy that they made the early decision to rehire Meron and Z...

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    Quvenzhane Wallis is All of Our Daughters

    I thought I was done with all the Oscar postscripts but there is still have one more thing to write about.  I am going to take a mulligan on not getting to this sooner, but I was off last week, and am only now really digesting all the blog posts and news stories.

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    One Week Out- A Last Look at the 2013 Oscars

    I left town the morning after the Oscars on a much needed vacation.  While I wasn't writing last week (and a big thanks goes out to Women and Hollywood writer Kerensa Cadenas for taking care of the site while I was gone), I didn't shut off my brain completely.  I was able to read all the p...

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    Oscar Commentary Round Up

    With everything surrounding this year’s Oscars there has been a wealth of really great commentary out there.

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    Women Deserved Better at the 2013 Oscars

    With Seth McFarlane hosting the Oscars, we here at Women and Hollywood weren’t expecting much. But the sexist, racist, homophobic and completely unfunny spree that McFarlane hosted was even worse than imagined.

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    Watch: All The Oscar Acceptance Speeches From Affleck to Adele

    While some unfortunate folk got ushered offstage aggressively by the "Jaws" playoff music (the genius-or-uncalled-for debate continues), the night's biggest Academy Awards winners stole the show with their great speeches. We gave the nominees some pointers last week with our 10 Best Os...

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    To the Academy: Consider the Women Directors

    It's Academy Awards week and the ballots are closed.  While we don't know the winners yet, one thing we know for sure is that no women have again been nominated for best director.

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