Academy Awards--Oscars
Displaying 1 - 15 of 15 in reverse chronological order
| # | Title | Date | Summary |
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| 1 | And the Oscar goes to... Northern Iowan 119:41, p.3 |
Bailey Klinkhammer shares her predictions on who will take home awards during the Oscars premiering on March 12, 2023; photo. | |
| 2 | Sans smith slap, another tiring Oscars Northern Iowan 118:45, p.4 |
The author critiques the Academy Awards ceremony for being predictable and formulaic, not including all awards in the broadcast, and its long runtime, along with overt product placement and flat jokes. Friesen also discusses Will Smith slapping Chris Rock after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair. However, the author concludes that loyal viewers will continue to watch; photo. | |
| 3 | 94th Academy Award predictions Northern Iowan 118:43, p.5 |
Hunter Friesen gives their Academy Award predictions; photo. | |
| 4 | Ranking this year's Best Picture nominee Northern Iowan 118:39, p.5 |
Hunter Friesen gives their ranking of the Oscars' ten Best Picture nominees. | |
| 5 | 2022 Academy award nominations recap Northern Iowan 118:33, p.5 |
The author lays out all of the above-the-line categories and their nominees for the Academy Awards, as well as giving analysis. | |
| 6 | 2021 Oscar nomination predictions Northern Iowan 118:32, p.4 |
Hunter Friesen gives his predictions for the 2021 Oscar nominations. | |
| 7 | An Oscars to remember for the wrong reasons Northern Iowan 117:54, p.5 |
Friesen reviews the 93rd Academy Awards and grades it a "D"; photo. | |
| 8 | 2021 Academy Award predictions Northern Iowan 117:52, p.5 |
Friesen predicts the winners of the 93rd annual Academy Awards. Predictions include: Best Supporting Actor - Daniel Kaluuya; Best Supporting Actress - Yuh-Jung Youn; Best Leading Actor - Chadwick Boseman; Best Leading Actress - Carey Mulligan; Best Original Screenplay - "Promising Young Woman"; Best Adapted Screenplay - "Nomadland"; Best Director - Chloe Zhao; Best Motion Picture - "Nomadland"; photos. | |
| 9 | Friesen: Oscars were predictable Northern Iowan 116:35, p.4 |
Friesen reviews the 92nd Academy Awards and concludes that "Parasite" made history, Bong Joon-ho had the biggest night, the show itself wasn't very good, it was a pretty predictable night, and history was made on all fronts; photo. | |
| 10 | Academy Awards predictions Northern Iowan 116:33, p.4 |
Friesen makes predictions for the 2020 92nd Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Brad Bitt; Best Supporting Actress - Laura Dern; Best Leading Actor - Joaquin Phoenix; Best Leading Actress - Renee Zellweger; Best Original Screenplay - Parasite; Best Adapted Screenplay - Little Women; Best Director - Sam Mendes; Best Motion Picture - "1917"; photo. | |
| 11 | Film critic predicts Oscar wins Northern Iowan 115:37, p.4 |
Friesen predicts the 91st Academy Awards winners: Best Supporting Actor - Mahershala Ali; Best Supporting Actress - Regina King; Best Leading Actor - Rami Malek; Best Leading Actress - Glenn Close; Best Original Screenplay - The Favourite; Best Adapted Screenplay - BlackKkKlansman; Best Director - Alfonso Cuaron; Best Motion Picture - Roma; photos. | |
| 12 | Columnists React to Oscars Northern Iowan 114:43, p.3 |
Columnists Cristian Ortiz and Nicole Baxter each write about their reactions to the Oscars; photos. | |
| 13 | LTE: Oscars embrace violence Northern Iowan 114:43, p.3 |
In his letter UNI Graduate Student James Keane writes about his concerns about the Academy's decision to honor and applaud the U.S military. In his opinion the ovation contradicted what was said by participants about social issues which all entail violence against fellow human beings. | |
| 14 | Your Oscar nominations are in! Northern Iowan 114:31, p.3 |
Cristian Ortiz offers his opinions on the 2018 Oscar nominations. | |
| 15 | Oscar controversy symptom of international racism Northern Iowan 112:34, p.3 |
In Slaughter's opinion, the lack of the diversity in Oscars nominations is tied to Hollywood's attempts to sell films internationally, in markets that may not approve of the racial representation the USA finds normal; photos. |