Skip to Main Content
Your Community. Your Stories.

KentStater

World and Nation:
Your Community. Your Stories.

KentStater

Your Community. Your Stories.

KentStater

Actor John Krasinski and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs "Straight Outta Compton" as a nominee for Original Screenplay at the announcement of the 88th Academy Awards nominations during a live news conference on Jan. 14, 2016 at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Our View: Respect diversity in the awards

January 18, 2016

For the second year in a row, the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards drew criticism as every nominated actor happened to be white. The announcements resulted in the revival of the Twitter trend...

The hills are alive with the sound of Gaga

Megan Brown February 24, 2015

Only a few performances caught my eye at the 87th Annual Academy Awards. After host Neil Patrick Harris’ great, theatrical opening featuring Anna Kendrick and Jack Black, the majority of the performances...

Mike Richards is a senior English major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at mricha51@kent.edu.

Opinion: Oscars 2015: A Year of Great Films Gone to Waste

Mike Richards February 23, 2015

I’m bitter. An understatement, but only certain words could express how I felt after watching the annual train-wreck celebrating the previous year of cinema. But I also like my job, so fill the words...

AP: ‘Birdman’ takes flight at Oscars

Jake Coyle (AP) February 23, 2015

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The long take of "Birdman" has stretched all the way to the Academy Awards, where the jazzy, surreal comedy about an actor fleeing his superhero past, took Hollywood's top honor in...

Our View: #Askhermore makes us think about the expectations of all women

KS Editors February 22, 2015

The Academy Awards is one of the biggest nights for celebrity actors, all of whom will be wearing their best outfits and bringing their most important guests and significant others down the red carpet...

AP: ‘Timbuktu,’ an Oscar nominee, explores Islamic extremism

Associated Press February 20, 2015

An Islamic extremist can't summon the necessary fervor while making a video hailing the jihadi cause in a scene from "Timbuktu," an Oscar nominee for best foreign language film that is based on the militant...

Mike Richards is a senior English major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at mricha51@kent.edu.

Opinion: And the Oscar goes to…

Mike Richards January 20, 2015

In what has become a rather touchy subject in the world of Hollywood, The Academy Award nominations were revealed last Thursday.To the dismay of most, it became immediately and shockingly apparent that...

Neville Hardman is a sophomore magazine journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.  Contact her at nhardma1@kent.edu.

Opinion: Menzel sells herself short at Oscars

Neville Hardman March 6, 2014

Idina Menzel had a night equivalent to a fraternity boy’s wicked hangover. It was powerful, painful and rough all over, but luckily it will be forgotten with time. The Broadway star participated in the...

Contact Zac Younkins at zyounkin@kent.edu.

Simply a selfie or shameless advertising?

Zac Younkins March 5, 2014

The Academy Awards was, for the most part, fairly predictable this year. Nothing out of the ordinary happened and no unexpected winners were crowned. Everyone predicted “12 Years A Slave,” Matthew...

First Egyptian film at Oscars not shown at home

Edith M. Lederer, Maggie Hyde, AP February 27, 2014

CAIRO (AP) — Directors of Egypt's first Oscar-nominated film will be walking the red carpet at the Oscars ceremony next week in Los Angeles, but most Egyptians have yet to see the hard-hitting movie...

In three-horse Oscar race, who’s the favorite?

Jake Coyle, AP January 16, 2014

In a hydra-headed Oscar race, "American Hustle," ''12 Years a Slave" and "Gravity" all have legitimate claims to favorite status. And that's a good thing.Even if a front-runner emerges from the much-nominated...