Here at The Ringer, we have many opinions about the Oscars. Ahead of the 93rd Academy Awards on April 25, 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 2021 Oscar Winners We Want
Listen up, Academy
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March 18, 2022
Penélope Cruz Carries ‘Parallel Mothers.’ Give Her the Oscar.
She may not be the favorite in the Best Actress race, but her performance in Pedro Almodóvar’s film is, well, unparalleled
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April 16, 2021
Make the Case: Viola Davis for Best Actress
‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ touches on many themes, but because of its star actress and character, it is, at its core, a story about the act of anticipation
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April 15, 2021
Make the Case: Anthony Hopkins for Best Actor
In Florian Zeller’s elegiac ‘The Father,’ Hopkins gives one of the strongest performances in his storied career, playing a character grappling with his own mortality
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April 14, 2021
Make the Case: Maria Bakalova for Best Supporting Actress
If there were ever a time for the Academy to abandon its traditional bias against comedy, it’s now
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April 13, 2021
Riz Ahmed’s Devastatingly Loud ‘Sound of Metal’ Performance
As a drummer rapidly losing his hearing, Ahmed pushes the movie beyond cliché
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April 12, 2021
Make the Case: The Restraint of Steven Yeun in ‘Minari’
He’s one of Hollywood’s most charming actors. What makes his performance as a struggling patriarch Oscar-worthy, then, is the way he rejects that innate talent.