by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com While Birdman swept four awards at the 87th Academy Awards, the dark comedy seems to have irked some South Korean netizens and film critics over […]
Tag: Oscars
‘Big Hero 6’ Wins Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Although the 87th Academy Awards were criticized for being the “whitest” Oscars since 1998, Asian Americans held their breath and cheered as they […]
“Let it Go” Composers Are Writing a Song for Neil Patrick Harris to Sing at the Oscars
Recognize Robert Lopez? Well you certainly should. Lopez was the very first Filipino American to win an Oscar during the 86th Academy Awards. If you don’t yet recognize […]
LINK ATTACK: Oscar Noms, Eddie Huang, ‘Fresh Off the Boat’
The Whitest Oscars Since 1998: Why the ‘Selma’ Snubs Matter For the first time in almost two decades, no person of color received an Oscar nomination for acting. The […]
South Korea Submits ‘Sea Fog’ For Foreign-Language Category at Oscars
by REERA YOO South Korea has selected the thriller Sea Fog (Haemoo) as their official candidate for the foreign-language feature category at the 2015 Oscars, reported the Hollywood Reporter. Based on […]
Asian Designers at the 86th Academy Awards
While we’re ecstatic for Robert Lopez, the first Filipino American to win an Oscar for composing Frozen‘s “Let it Go,” the Academy Awards was once again slim when it […]
Post Oscars 2011: Oscars Afterglow
So what’d you think of the Oscars? Did your favorite films win? Your supporting actress picks? (Hailee’s still got the next 50 years to win!) What’d you think of […]
Oscars 2013 Red Carpet | Asian Celebrity Edition
Olivia Munn in Marchesa. Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images. The Oscars are now in full swing! Check out some of the Asian celebrities hitting the red carpet! Ang Lee […]
December Issue: The Making of an Oscar Contender
Photo by John Park Only two Asian films have won the best foreign language Academy Award in the entire history of the prize. Korean director Jang Hun’s The Front […]
Chicago Filmmaker Wins Student Oscar
A graduate film student at Columbia College in Chicago was awarded a Student Academy Award in the documentary category last Saturday. Wonjung Bae accepted the Student Oscar for her […]
