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The replica of an Oscar, photographed during a press event of the film studios Babelsberg in Potsdam (Brandenburg) on ​​23.02.2015 in front of the logo of the studio. The Grand Budapest Hotel was awarded Four Academy Awards on Monday night in Hollywood for Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Make-Up and Best Hairstyles, and Best Film Music.

OPINION: The Oscars will only work when they remember their roots

Cameron Hoover February 20, 2019

There isn’t much I can say that hasn’t already been said about this year’s Oscars ceremony. From the potential “Best Popular Film” category to Kevin Hart’s hiring and subsequent firing to trimming...

Host Jimmy Kimmel speaks at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

REVIEW: 90th Academy Awards (The Oscars)

Alex Novak March 5, 2018

The 90th Academy Awards celebrated the many achievements of the action-packed past year in film.Returning to host the Oscars for the second straight year, Jimmy Kimmel opened with a handful of light-hearted...

Directors J.J. Abrams, left, and Alfonso Cuaron announce the nominations for 11 of 24 categories for the 87th Academy Awards from Beverly Hills on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015 in Los Angeles.

AP: ‘Boyhood,’ ‘Budapest Hotel,’ ‘Birdman’ deserve Oscar nods

Kirk Baird January 15, 2015

Tied for nine nominations each, "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel," two art films by fiercely independent directors, lead the pack of this year’s surprising...

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...