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Michelle Trachtenberg attends The Art Of Elysium's 13th Annual Celebration - Heaven at Hollywood Palladium on January 04, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for The Art of Elysium)

Oscars forgets Trachtenberg in memoriam

Kelly McClure
Paul Tazewell accepts the Costume Design award for "Wicked" onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025, in Hollywood, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

"Wicked" costume designer makes history

Kelly McClure
An Oscar statue is pictured on the red carpet of the 97th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 28, 2025. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

The 2025 Oscar winners list

Nardos Haile
Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda in "Wicked" (Universal Studios)

"Wicked" cast a new spell with old magic

Nardos Haile
Onstage rehearsing at an awards show whose set I don’t recognize. Proof that they are all a little bit alike (Courtesy of Bruce Vilanch)

Bruce Vilanch reflects on Oscars chaos

Bruce Vilanch
Karla Sofía Gascón attends 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival "Emilia Pérez" Talking Pictures Presented By Kering "Women In Motion" at Annenberg Theater on January 04, 2025 in Palm Springs, California. (Ann/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society)

"Emilia Pérez" star apologizes for posts

Nardos Haile
Ryan Gosling (C) performs "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 10, 2024. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Gosling brought Kenergy to the Oscars

Kelly McClure
Ramy Youssef attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California (Sarah Morris/WireImage)

Oscars: "Let’s stop killing kids"

Joy Saha
Benny Safdie, Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Josh Hartnett, Alden Ehrenreich, Casey Affleck, Emily Blunt and Kenneth Branagh, winner of the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award for 'Oppenheimer' poses at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on February 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Steve Granitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

“Oppenheimer” racks up top film awards

Joy Saha
Rihanna attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)

The 46 hottest looks from the Oscars

Joy Saha
Oscar acting winners Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh, Brendan Fraser and Jamie Lee Curtis in the press room during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Ovation Hollywood on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

An uplifting yet disappointing Oscars

Melanie McFarland
Brendan Fraser as Charlie in "The Whale" (Courtesy of A24)

"The Whale" rocked the Oscars' boat

Kelly McClure
Michelle Yeoh in "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (Allyson Riggs/A24)

Salon's infallible Oscar predictions

Russell Root
Glenn Close as Mamaw in "Hillbilly Elegy" (Lacey Terrell/Netflix)

Actors who got both Razzie & Oscar nods

Joy Saha
Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan in "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (Allyson Riggs/A24)

Oscars still so white, despite strides

Melanie McFarland
Viola Davis stars in "The Woman King" (Sony Pictures/Ilze Kitshoff)

Women at the Oscars take a big step back

Alison Stine
Chris Rock and Will Smith onstage during the show at the 94th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 27, 2022. (Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

The Oscars slap and our hero obsession

D. Watkins
Harris Faulkner on "Outnumbered Overtime" at Fox News Channel Studios (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

Fox mad WH won't remark on Smith's slap

Jon Skolnik
US actor Will Smith (R) walks away from US actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

"If Will Smith was a white guy..."

Jon Skolnik
Will Smith appears to slap Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

The slap that overshadowed the Oscars

Melanie McFarland
The Power of the Dog (Photo courtesy of Netflix )

Power of Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons

Alison Stine
In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., (L-R) Joshua James Richards, Dan Janvey, Mollye Asher, Peter Spears, Charlene Swankie, Chloé Zhao, Linda May, and Frances McDormand accept the Best Picture award for "Nomadland" onstage during the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Todd Wawrychuk/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)

The mixed bag of the 2021 Oscars

Melanie McFarland
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (NICO TAVERNISE/NETFLIX)

I didn't watch any Oscar films. Did you?

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Stills from Minari and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Photo illustration by Salon/Netflix/A24)

6 big Oscar nomination takeaways

Ashlie D. Stevens
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