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Oscars Recap: “Mad Max,” “Spotlight” and Chris Rock the big winners

Daniel Woodiwiss
March 3, 2016

Between controversy surrounding the ceremony, a host expected to address that very controversy, one of Hollywood’s most famous actors pursuing his first Oscar and the closest Best Picture race in years,...

Letter to the Editor: Whitewashing

Nolan Wolffis
February 14, 2016

Dear Chimes, Chimes recently printed an article that dealt with a “whitewashed” Academy Awards. In that article, I saw no mention of the fact that the president of the Academy Awards board of governors...

Academy Awards darkened by entirely white Oscar nominations

Nate Hunt
February 3, 2016

For the second year in a row, the Academy Awards have sparked controversy over their lack of nominations for nonwhite actors and directors. After the nominations were announced on Jan. 14, the hashtag...

Opinion: The ‘whitest Oscars in decades’ shows biases in Hollywood

Christian Becker
January 22, 2015

Last week, the Oscar nominations were announced for the 87th annual Academy Awards. There were many surprises, but a surprise that had me scratching my head (other than a snub for “The Lego Movie”...