The Chant

Recently the 92nd Academy Awards aired on ABC and this year the ceremony had a handful of remarkable moments such as the show-stopping performances and speeches. The award show also set many new precedents for the majority of its categories, best represented by Parasite becoming the first foreign film to win Best Picture.

Highlights from the 92nd Oscars

Luis Ponce, Features Editor
February 13, 2020

#OscarsSoSnobby: How the Academy’s culture hurts the film industry

Ashu Ebot-Tabi, Reporter, Photographer
February 25, 2019

The Chant makes their Oscar predictions for this Sunday's annual show.

Oscars 2016 roundtable: who wins big?

Emmett Schindler, Anabel Prince, Kat Shambaugh, Riley O'Neill, Caroline Long, Dylan Kellos, Fatima Elfakahany, Alex O'Brien, News editor, Copy editor, Features editor, Reporter, Reporter, Reporter/Photographer, Opinions editor, Photo editor
February 26, 2016

The Revenant impresses with stunning cinematography and a gripping performance from Oscar-nominee Leonardo DiCaprio.

Stunning cinematography catapults The Revenant into glory

Graciela Soldatenko, Reporter, Photographer
January 20, 2016

Staffers wildly disagree over this year's best and worst films.

Oscars Roundtable: The Chant staffers predict winners and losers for Academy Awards Sunday

Emmett Schindler, Kayley Rapp, Fatima Elfakahany, Sophia Mackey, Anabel Prince, Melissa Hines, and Carli Troutman
February 20, 2015

The movies nominated for Best Pictures at the Oscars, from left to right: The Imitation Game, American Sniper, Birdman, Boyhood, Whiplash, The Theory of Everything, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Selma.

The Chant views the eight nominated “Best Picture” contenders

Anabel Prince, Features editor, reporter
February 20, 2015

#OscarsSoWhite and why racial bias awareness in media matters

Kayley Rapp and Sophia Mapua
January 29, 2015