Here at The Ringer, we have a lot of opinions about the Oscars. Ahead of the 92nd Academy Awards on February 9, we’ll share our opinions about who or what should win. And since we so rarely get what we want at the Oscars, let our “Make the Case” series stand as the official record on the matter.
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Make the Case: Impassioned Arguments for the 2020 Academy Award Winners We Want
Listen up, Oscar voters
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over 4 years ago | February 7, 2020 6:30 am
Make the Case: Leonardo DiCaprio Delivered a Masterstroke in “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
Phoenix’s performance in the ‘The Joker’ is catnip for Academy Awards voters, but DiCaprio’s depiction of a fading star struggling to contend with his own irrelevance should get the Best Actor nod
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over 4 years ago | February 6, 2020 6:00 am
Make the Case: ‘The Lion King’ Is an Abomination, but It Deserves to Win Best Visual Effects
The photorealistic re-creation of Disney’s classic animated film was not a good movie, but it was a stunning technological accomplishment
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over 4 years ago | February 5, 2020 8:27 am
Make the Case: Antonio Banderas Is the One Who Deserves the Career Achievement Oscar
Joaquin Phoenix is a shoo-in for Best Actor for ‘Joker,’ but the same arguments for him can be applied to Banderas’s incredible work in ‘Pain and Glory’
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over 4 years ago | February 4, 2020 6:30 am
Make the Case: Scarlett Johansson Pulls Off the Impossible in ‘Marriage Story’
In a story about divorce, director Noah Baumbach—advertently or inadvertently—puts his female lead in the unenviable position of being a villain. Only an Oscar-deserving performance can overcome such a disadvantage.
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over 4 years ago | February 3, 2020 5:50 am
Make the Case: A Vote for Al Pacino Is a Vote for a Performance of Boundless Confidence
The ‘Irishman’ actor played Jimmy Hoffa with a mix of captivating bombast and subtle humanity—and he deserves Best Supporting Actor
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