Oscar bait movies have unfortunately been alive and well in the last five years, with films like Back to Black and Amsterdam being some of the worst.

Variety similarly asked Superman stars Nathan Fillion (who plays Guy Gardner) and James’ brother Sean Gunn (who plays Maxwell ...

From Spotlight to Birdman, these Oscar bait movies from the 2010s proved themselves worthy of the gold, with some even winning Best Picture.

Take a movie like The Danish Girl — which was probably tagged as Oscar bait more than any film last year, and which did, in fact, win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

It’s hard to definitively declare that movies are getting longer, but whether you’re watching a Marvel movie or “House of Gucci,” it feels like they are. A few reasons – from the death ...

So what makes a movie Oscar bait? And do any films this year meet the definition? Filmweek contributor and LA Weekly film critic Amy Nicholson joins John at Musso & Frank.

A forthcoming scientific study names Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King among its top 10 "Oscar bait" films.

As Hollywood held its breath and wondered what the Golden Globes nominations might portend about the upcoming Oscars, far away at the Dubai Film Festival, the ever-durable Samuel L. Jackson blew a … ...

Saoirse Ronan plays a British Rosie the Riveter looking for her 9-year-old son in what could almost be a middlebrow Oscar-bait movie from 1992. As a filmmaker, the British director Steve McQueen ...

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Bait (now on Hulu) looks like no other film in recent memory: Shooting on black-and-white 16mm film and in a narrow, boxy aspect ratio, writer-director Mark Jenkin emphasizes close-ups on faces ...