Highlights of the 86th Annual Academy Awards
Highlights of the 86th Annual Academy Awards.
Festivals & Awards
The Winners of the 86th Annual Academy Awards
A continuously updated list of the winners of the 86th Annual Academy Awards, announced on March 2, 2014.
From The Duke to The Departed: RogerEbert.com Writers Share Memories of the Academy Awards
RogerEbert.com writers share their favorite memories of watching the Oscars.
And the Winners Will Be… Our Predictions for the Oscars
The calculation of odds is finished. The campaigning is done. Erik Childress predicts the winners of the Oscars.
Watching the Oscars with My Mom
Odie Henderson launches our coverage of Oscar Memories from some of our most notable contributors.
The 10 Most Psychologically Rich Characters of Sundance 2014
Robert Cameron Fowler, a Roger Ebert Scholarship recipient, reports on ten memorable characters in films form the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
If We Picked the Winners: Best Picture
Matt Zoller Seitz presents the RogerEbert.com pick for Best Picture: “12 Years a Slave”.
Meant to Be Heard, Not Seen: The Invisible Performances Behind Foley Art
Katherine Kilkenny, one of the Roger Ebert Fellowship recipients at the Sundance Film Festival, talks to Foley artists about sound effects.
If We Picked the Winners 2014: Best Actress
Susan Wloszczyna presents the RogerEbert.com pick for Best Actress: Cate Blanchett.
If We Picked the Winners 2014: Best Actor
Odie Henderson champions Chiwetel Ejiofor as the Best Actor of 2013.
Documenting a Life: On Biographical Documentaries at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival
Three filmmakers talk about their different challenges in adapting for the screen from a novel, a memoir and histirical accounts.
The Book Was So Much Better: Adapting for the Screen
The makers of three films from the 2014 Sundance Film Festival muse on the challenges of adaptation.
If We Picked the Winners: Table of Contents
Links to all the essays about our picks for who deserves Oscars during this week-long event. Updated daily.
Messages from Abroad: Four Foreign Directors Discuss Their Relationship to American Films
Ebert Scholarship recipient Carlos Aguilar talks to four filmmakers from around the globe about American cinema,
American audiences, and their experiences at the 2014 Sundance Film
Festival.
If We Picked the Winners 2014: Best Director
Peter Sobczynski makes the case for Alfonso Cuaron to win the Oscar for Best Director.
If We Picked the Winners 2014: Best Documentary
Olivia Collette argues for The Act of Killing to be named the Best Documentary of 2013.
If We Picked the Winners 2014: Best Original Screenplay
Nell Minow makes the case for Best Original Screenplay for Spike Jonze’s “Her.”
How Much Attention Does BAFTA Deserve in the Oscar Race?
Erik Childress analyzes the impact of the recently-awarded BAFTAs on the Oscar race.
If We Picked the Winners 2014: Best Adapted Screenplay
Brian Tallerico champions “Before Midnight” for Best Adapted Screenplay.
If We Picked the Winners 2014: Best Supporting Actor
Omer M. Mozaffer champions Barkhad Abdi for Best Supporting Actor of 2013.
