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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 12:28PM By Ben Miller
It's been a few years, but we are finally back! The Oscars brought back acting clips for the Oscars and I'm here to rank them from 20 to 1. Let's get to it!
"If there's a straight line, you've got a problem."
20. Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
19. Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
18. Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 12:00PM By Ben Miller
It's that time of year again! Every year since 2017 (minus 2020, when they didn't show clips), this is the piece I most look forward to writing. The Oscars always throw a few curveballs with their clip choices. They certainly made some choices this year. Let's rank the clips 20 to 1.
I'm gonna not be selfish. I'm gonna be your mom.
What Are We Doing?
20. Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans
19. Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All At Once
18. Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All At Once
For all three of these performers, their roles had big showy moments that were tailor-made for Oscar clips. Instead, they went with odd choices...
Monday, March 28, 2022 at 4:31PM By Ben Miller
We're back, baby! After the Academy made the terrible decision to showcase the 2020 acting nominees without utilizing clips, the one good decision was to bring them back for the 94th Academy Awards honoring the films of 2021. So let's over-analyze it to death. Let’s get it!
You went with that?
