The organization that puts on the awards show has transformed itself from a production company to an “institution with a billion dollar endowment,” says data journalist Walt Hickey.
Hollywood's biggest night isn't only star studded. It's expensive.
Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs says she's 'reviewing' the awards' relationship with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Wesley Morris, New York Times culture critic, says the best picture nominees had very different audiences.
…such as, why are the Academy Awards called the Oscars, anyway?
Casting directors shape films by giving them their stars
In honor of the 2015 Academy Awards nominees, we share some random facts.
