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The Academy Awards

Fewer people are watching the Oscars. Here's why that might not matter to the academy.

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Mar 24, 2022
The organization that puts on the awards show has transformed itself from a production company to an "institution with a billion dollar endowment," says data journalist Walt Hickey.
The Academy Museum in Los Angeles in February 2020, before it opened.
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An evening at the Academy Awards isn't cheap

by Barbara Platts
Feb 21, 2019
Hollywood's biggest night isn't only star studded. It's expensive.
Brie Larson, winner of best actress award for "Room," attends the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Feb. 28, 2016, in Hollywood.
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Final Note

The accountants behind that Oscars flub are out

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 1, 2017
Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs says she's 'reviewing' the awards' relationship with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants Martha L. Ruiz and Brian Cullinan walk the red carpet at the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California.
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What's your movie 'constituency'?

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Feb 27, 2017
Wesley Morris, New York Times culture critic, says the best picture nominees had very different audiences.
 A view of the stage during the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California.
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Oscars 2015

10 things you probably didn't know about the Oscars

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Feb 20, 2015
...such as, why are the Academy Awards called the Oscars, anyway?
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Oscars 2015

Without casting directors, there are no "Best Actors"

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 19, 2015
Casting directors shape films by giving them their stars
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Oscars 2015

The Oscars by the numbers

by Seth Kelley
Jan 15, 2015
In honor of the 2015 Academy Awards nominees, we share some random facts.
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