2017 Vintage: The “Zootopia” Victory
Why did it win Best Animated Feature? Because a bunny cop and a fox con artist solved a social crisis, which was a lot more… Read More »2017 Vintage: The “Zootopia” Victory
2017 Vintage: The Best Documentary Feature
Why did O.J.: Made in America win? Because 7 hours of O.J. Simpson is apparently the exact amount of O.J. Simpson the Academy wanted. Part… Read More »2017 Vintage: The Best Documentary Feature
2017 Classic: Adele’s Broken Trophy
Why did Adele break her Grammy? Because she wanted to give half to Beyoncé, proving that even the Academy’s favorites know when a masterpiece like… Read More »2017 Classic: Adele’s Broken Trophy
2017 Vintage: Best Metal Performance
Why “Dystopia” by Megadeth? Because after 12 nominations, the Academy finally remembered that Dave Mustaine knows how to play a guitar. Part of the 35… Read More »2017 Vintage: Best Metal Performance
2017 Vintage: Best Music Video
Why “Formation”? Because Beyoncé’s vision was so strong it practically redefined how we watch 4-minute movies. Part of the 35 Grammy Jokes: The 2017 “Adele’s… Read More »2017 Vintage: Best Music Video
2017 Classic: The Razzie Redeemer – A Safe Haven
Why did no one win? Because in 2017, the Razzies felt that Hollywood was doing so poorly that nobody actually deserved a “get out of… Read More »2017 Classic: The Razzie Redeemer – A Safe Haven
2017 Vintage: The “Chips” Burn
Why Dax Shepard? For a remake that felt like a very long, very loud episode of a show nobody wanted back. Part of the 33… Read More »2017 Vintage: The “Chips” Burn
2017 Vintage: The Kate McKinnon Tears
Why did she win again? Because her Hillary Clinton and Kellyanne Conway were the only things keeping America laughing through the 2016 cycle. Part of… Read More »2017 Vintage: The Kate McKinnon Tears
2017 Classic: The Black Mirror “San Junipero” Win
Why did this episode win? For proving that even in a technological hellscape, you can find a beautiful 80s neon love story. Part of the… Read More »2017 Classic: The Black Mirror “San Junipero” Win
2017 Archive: The Phantom Thread Mushroom
Why Daniel Day-Lewis? For his “final” role, proving that a high-end dressmaker is just a guy who wants a very specific type of breakfast. Part… Read More »2017 Archive: The Phantom Thread Mushroom