All about the Academy Awards.

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• Captain Charisma How Mickey Rourke became irresistible again.
  Dana Stevens Feb. 19, 2009
  
• The 2009 Academy Awards A roundup of Slate's Oscar coverage.
  Feb. 11, 2009
  
• The Batman Goes Bananas Does being a jerk prevent you from winning an Oscar?
  Dana Stevens Feb. 6, 2009
  
• It Girl(s) The three sides of Anne Hathaway.
  Dana Stevens Jan. 30, 2009
  
• What, Exactly, Is Slumdog Millionaire? Is it a) a portrait of the real India, b) a Bollywood-style melodrama, c) a fairy tale, or d) a stylishly shot collection of clichés?
  Dennis Lim Jan. 26, 2009
  
• Let's Talk Oscars The Franco-Rogen bit deserves a dissertation.
  Seth Stevenson Jan. 22, 2009