Oscars

A Woman Hasn’t Won a Writing Oscar in 13 Years. That Could Change on Sunday.

Blonde woman smiling in front of a Sundance Film Festival backdrop.
by Alexis Schwartz
April 23, 2021 at 9:45am
A female screenwriter hasn’t won an Oscar since George W. Bush was in office.
a side-by-side collage of four actresses: Ana de Armas, Park So-dam, Lupita Nyong’o, and Jennifer Lopez

Presenting Our Alternative Oscars List Because the Academy Is Still White as Fuck

by Bitch HQ
February 7, 2020 at 1:45pm
Cinema means so much to so many different people, and we hope this list is reflective of that. Read more »
a black graphic that includes Bye Oscars with the statue turned into a middle finger

#ByeOscars: We Are Not Covering the 2020 Academy Awards. Here’s Why.

by Bitch HQ
February 3, 2020 at 10:55am
Bitch is boycotting the Oscars. Read more »
John Cho and Issa Rae, an Asian man and a Black woman, respectively, sit next to each other at the Oscars.

The 2020 Oscars Noms Aren’t Just White—They’re Boring: A Point/Counterpoint

by Evette Dionne
January 13, 2020 at 3:05pm
Once again, the Oscars are snow white and it’s become so predictable that it’s boring. Read more »
Viggo Mortensen leans out the window of a turquoise Cadillac while Mahershala Ali sits in back

Douchebag Decree: No One Asked for "Green Book"

by Dahlia Balcazar
January 11, 2019 at 11:51am
Literally, no one asked for this film. Read more »
Trump sits at a desk in the Oval Office and addresses the nation, the chryon says “Trump campaign now fundraising off Trump address”

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The Futility of Trump's Oval Office Address

by Bitch HQ
January 10, 2019 at 3:00am
Even Trump reportedly said the speech was pointless. Read more »
A screenshot of Kevin Hart's tweet in which he steps down from hosting the Oscars because he doesn't want to distract from the night and apologizes to the LGBTQ community

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Kevin Hart Is Not a Victim

by Bitch HQ
December 11, 2018 at 3:00am
The real question is, why didn’t he just apologize in the first place? Read more »
Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph presenting an award at the 2018 Oscars

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Big Changes Are Coming to the Oscars

by Bitch HQ
August 9, 2018 at 6:00am
A most-popular film award?!? Read more »
Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Radical Patience: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Turned Courtrooms into Feminist Battlegrounds

by Bedatri D. Choudhury
May 17, 2018 at 1:01pm
The Notorious RBG practiced radical patience as she built a gender-just legal system. Read more »
Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph presenting an award at the 2018 Oscars

Dear Oscars: Inclusion Is the Name of the Game

by Evette Dionne
March 6, 2018 at 2:59pm
Ninety years after the first Academy Awards, Hollywood is still celebrating firsts. Read more »

Bitch Predicts: 2018 Oscars

by Dahlia Balcazar
February 23, 2018 at 2:30pm
Bitch senior editors Evette Dionne and Dahlia Grossman-Heinze on who they think will win—and who they want to win. Read more »

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