By the 2nd Academy Awards, campaigning was already a standard. See: Mary Pickford’s Best Actress victory for her performance in Coquette. I discuss Pickford’s concerted effort to secure Oscar glory in the latest episode of @loneactingnoms. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Images from my fanatic #SCMS26 panel “Media Awards and Cultural Capital Across Film and Television History.” Featuring myself, @bkrugerr.bsky.social, @betsywal.bsky.social and Jazmine Hudson!

I will be presenting at the #SCMS on Sunday at 2:15 pm along with a fantastic group of scholars, including @betsywal.bsky.social, @bkrugerr.bsky.social and Jazmine Hudson, all studying different award shows. #AwardSeason #Oscars

The announcement that the Academy will be moving the location of the Academy Awards is especially surprising, considering how much consideration went into building the Dolby (originally Kodak) Theatre to be the Oscar venue. #Oscars

+ @812filmreviews.com @alexpagliuca.bsky.social @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social & many more. Please share the thread widely to get all this great work to all the folks, & enjoy, team! blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

Hello everyone in Indiana! I will be leading a special screening of Best Picture winner One Battle After Another at the Kan-Kan Cinema & Bar in Indianapolis next Wednesday. I would love to see you there if you're in the area! #Indianapolis #Indy #Oscars2026 #OneBattleAfterAnother

In the aftermath of the #Oscars, I appeared on the Curiosity Invited podcast to break down Sunday's event and examine broader historical patterns at the Academy Awards. #Oscars2026 #AcademyAwards Listen and watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDMy...

Yay Amy Madigan! I gave some live Oscar commentary on @WWJ950 at 9:30pm. Listen here: www.audacy.com/stations/wwj...

I will be giving some brief live commentary on the unfolding Oscars night on @WWJ950 at 9:30pm Listen here: www.audacy.com/stations/wwj...

To honor the 98th Academy Awards, a quote from its founder: "I found that the best way to handle [workers] was to hang medals all over them. If I got them cups and awards they’d kill themselves to produce what I wanted." -Louis B. Mayer Happy Oscars! #Oscars #AcademyAwards

Oscar Explainer: Who actually votes for the Academy Awards? I overviewed voting policies as well as the history of the Academy membership policy in my recent interview with Road To Now podcast. #AcademyAwards Listen in full here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

What is my favorite moment in Oscar history? Easy! The opening of the 1974 event, where Liza Minnelli sang an ode to herself winning Best Actress the year before. #AcademyAwards #Oscars2026 #Oscars

The program & menu of the first Academy Awards at the #Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (1929) courtesy of the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library: digitalcollections.oscars.org/cdm/ref/coll... #Oscars

More of my favorite moments in Oscar history: Angela Lansbury, Joan Collins, and Dana Wynter perform "It's an Honor Not to be Nominated" and roast the Best Actress nominees, complete with reading glasses, at the 31st Oscars in 1959. Because reading is fundamental. #AcademyAwards

Amongst my favorite moments in Oscar history: Jane Fonda presents the nominees for Best Costume Design in 1969 in a moment that can only be described as groovy. I wish the Oscars were still this campy! #Oscars #Oscars2026 #BestCostumeDesign

My recent interview on the Unsung History podcast about the #Oscars was included on #ScholarSunday Thread by @americanstudier.bsky.social.

Before the Oscars, I’m nominating myself for Best Supporting Scholar with my 267th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share widely, & the winner will be … all of us! 🗃️ blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

The Oscars and Hollywood Monica Sandler is a film and media historian at Ball State University, currently completing her book manuscript, *The Oscar Industry, based on her doctoral research at UCLA with unprecedented access to the Academy's internal archives. We'll have her back when the book is…

Politics at the Oscars?! I am quoted in an article on Status.News, addressing the history of war, protests, and political turbulence at the ceremony. #oscars2026 www.status.news/p/oscars-hol...

I was on KIRN 670am discussing international cinema at the Oscars. I addressed the political climate going into Sunday, amid the war in Iran. I spoke about #ItWasJustAnAccident & how director Jafar Panahi has used the visibility of the award season to speak out. #oscars2026

Where did the name Oscar come from anyway? I am quoted in an article on @npr.org that overviews the origins of the Academy Award nickname. #Oscars2026 www.npr.org/2026/03/13/n...

From my convo on the Road to Now podcast. I discuss Frank Capra's showdown before the 1939 #AcademyAwards. Capra was President of both the Academy & DGA, and after threatening to cancel the ceremony a week before the event, he helped secure the DGA's 1st standard contract.#Oscars2026

Great Moments in Oscar History: The opening to Cavalcade of Academy Awards, a documentary short on the event produced by the Academy in 1940. #Oscars #AcademyAwards #Oscars2026

The #AcademyAwards are one of the most recognizable cultural events in the world—but their origins reveal a deeper story about Hollywood, labor, & California’s film industry. I discussed all this & more on the History of California Podcast. #Oscars2026 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

Getting excited for the Oscars on Sunday? I discussed the evolution of the ceremony from a small banquet dinner to a global phenomenon on the Unsung History podcast. #Oscars2026 #AwardSeason #AcademyAwards Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbwa...

The #AcademyAwards were created as part of a wider push in Hollywood to reclassify film as an artform. The primary reason: censorship. #Oscars2026 I broke down this history in my interview on the SoCal Voices Podcast.

The 98th #Oscars are this Sunday, but what was the first event like? It was a small banquet dinner that organizers had to nag people into attending...& there were TWO Best Picture categories! I broke down this history in my recent interview on The Road to Now podcast. #Oscars2026

The #WGAawards as we know them today were launched in 1949; however, the Guild held an earlier version of the ceremony in 1935. Designed as a direct jab to the Oscars, this article, entitled "An Award that Means Something," announced the event. #AwardsSeason #Oscars2026

7 days until #Oscars2026! I'll be sharing my insights into #OscarsHistory all week. I'm often asked by students: What is your favorite moment in Oscar history? Easy! The opening of the 1974 event, where Liza Minnelli sang an ode to herself winning Best Actress the year before.

I am featured on Indiana Public Radio's "Pop of Culture," where I previewed next weekend's Academy Awards. #awardseason #oscars2026 #academyawards Listen here: indianapublicradio.org/popofculture/

I was featured on the Bronxnet Social Justice and Anti-Violence Forum, discussing the legacies of systemic exclusion at the Academy Awards. #Oscars2026 #AwardSeason www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGwW...

I was interviewed for the latest episode of the Road to Now Podcast. This is one of my favorite conversations about Oscar history that I have had, discussing everything from the 1st ceremony to modern voting policies & practices. #Oscars2026 #AwardSeason podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3...

Celebrating the #ActorAwards! Started in 1995, the #SAGAwards reshaped the #awardseason. Barry Gordon, Prez, said "For the 1st time, the people who're in the tranches & make their living as performers will have a chance to express appreciation for the work of their colleagues."

Excellent article on the history of SAG, just in time for the #ActorAwards! www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

SAG Explainer: I broke down this season's major acting category contenders in a recent interview on WURD's Midday Breakroom. #sagawards #actorsawards #oscars2026 #SAG #bestactor #bestactress

The #NAACPImageAwards were first held in 1967, but the organization held other film awards before that. The first, in 1940, were referred to as the Black Oscars at the time, and honored Hattie McDaniel, Louise Beavers, & Ben Carter. For more info, see: ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/ci...

Tonight is the 37th PGA Awards! Originally called the Golden Laurel Awards, in the 1990s, the event helped turbocharge the Award Season into the PR firestorm it is today. This 1991 article describes the early event. #PGAawards #AwardSeason

Award Season Explainer: We are in the heart of the award season now, but how did it come to exist? I discussed the development of the award season in post-WWII Hollywood in a recent interview on the culturalstudies podcast. #oscars2026 #awardseason #dgaawards #wgaawards #ACEEddie

Award Season Explainer: People don't just win awards; they are campaigned for. I discussed the award season and the art of the Oscar campaign in my recent interview with WURD's Midday Breakroom. #Oscars2026📷📷 #AwardSeason

I was on the culturalstudies podcast discussing the Oscars, representation, and labor rights. #Oscars #AwardSeason #Oscars2026 www.podbean.com/media/share/...

The first #BAFTAs were directly tied to the Oscars. After the success of films like Hamlet and The Red Shoes at the US ceremony, many British winners picked up their trophies at the first BAFTAs. #AwardSeason #Oscars2026 #BAFTA

I am featured on the SoCal Voices podcast, discussing the history of movie awards in Hollywood #Oscars2026 #OscarHistory #AwardSeason podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

Pretty cool: I was a guest on The Lone Acting Nominees Podcast, discussing Bette Davis's notorious Academy Award snub in 1935 for her performance in Of Human Bondage. #Oscars podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

My USA Today article is now available online. #Oscars2025 #Oscars #EmiliaPerez www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

I am featured in print in the opinion section of USA Today today. #Oscars2025, #Oscars, #EmiliaPerez

I was featured as a guest columnist for the IndyStar. #Oscars2025 www.indystar.com/story/opinio...

I was on WISH-TV yesterday afternoon to discuss the Oscar nominations. #Oscars2025 #Oscars www.wishtv.com/news/breakin...

2025 marks a decade since #OscarsSoWhite. Sharing my essay on the wider history and legacies of the movement. #Oscars ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/ci...

Last year, I was featured on Wallet Hub among a survey of experts asking about the upcoming Oscars and the current state of the Academy. wallethub.com/blog/oscars-...

In 2024, I was interviewed on ABC Radio National Breakfast in Australia about the Oscar nominations. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...