Common on Julianne Moore's win: 'You all knew she was getting that though, right?'

Posted by · 8:43 am · February 23rd, 2015

Best Original Song winners Common and John Legend speak to the press backstage at the Oscars.

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Julianne Moore wins the award for Most Overjoyed Oscar Winner

Posted by · 11:23 pm · February 22nd, 2015

Julianne Moore talks to the press backstage at the Oscars, where she won Best Actress for her performance in “Still Alice.”

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'We should talk about suicide out loud': A moving, unexpected Oscars moment

Posted by · 8:42 pm · February 22nd, 2015

Oscar winners for Documentary Short Subject Dana Perry and Ellen Goosenberg Kent talk to the press backstage about their film “Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1,” why talking about suicide is important and Neil Patrick Harris’s joke about Perry’s gown.

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Patricia Arquette dissed the 'Mani Cam' again backstage

Posted by · 8:03 pm · February 22nd, 2015

Best Supporting Actress winner Patricia Arquette (“Boyhood”) talks to the press backstage at the Oscars.

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No, J.K. Simmons is not going to join Twitter

Posted by · 5:42 pm · February 22nd, 2015

Best Supporting Actor winner J.K. Simmons talks to the press backstage at the Oscars.

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'Winter Soldier' vfx artist Dan DeLeeuw: On Helicarriers and his 'game changer' Hayley Atwell effect

Posted by · 5:33 pm · February 10th, 2015

HitFix sits down with Oscar-nominated “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” visual effects artist Dan DeLeeuw.

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'It means nothing, and it means everything' at annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon

Posted by · 4:31 pm · February 2nd, 2015

This year’s Oscar-nominated actors and filmmakers convened at the Beverly Hills Hotel Monday afternoon for the Academy’s annual Nominees Luncheon.

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Handicapping the 2015 short film Oscar races

Posted by · 11:04 am · January 21st, 2015

Need a little help with your office pool? We’re here for you. HitFix digs in deep on the Oscar-nominated short films in the animated, live action and documentary categories ahead of the annual ShortsHD theatrical release of the program in theaters Jan. 30.

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'Grand Budapest,' 'Interstellar' dominate Oscar's craft categories

Posted by · 1:32 pm · January 15th, 2015

In Contention’s Gerard Kennedy analyzes the fallout of this year’s Oscar nominations across the 10 crafts categories, where

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'Inherent Vice,' Jake Gyllenhaal, 'LEGO Movie': Oscar nominations snubs and surprises

Posted by · 12:03 pm · January 15th, 2015

Thursday morning’s Oscar nominations announcement brought with it the usual assortment of unexpected nominees and unexpected exclusions.

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'Selma,' Laura Dern, 'Lego': the Academy, as ever, has its own ideas about the Oscar race

Posted by · 5:57 am · January 15th, 2015

HitFix’s Kristopher Tapley analyzes the morning’s Oscar nominations announcement, which featured the usual assortment of quirky Academy choices and surprises.

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