Cecil B. DeMille Award: presented to Jodie Foster
“Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient Jodie Foster: Credibility Over Celebrity” by Robin Hitchcock
Lincoln: nominated for Best Picture, Drama; Best Director, Steven Spielberg; Best Actor, Drama, Daniel Day-Lewis; Best Supporting Actress, Sally Field; Best Supporting Actor, Tommy Lee Jones; Best Screenplay, Tony Kushner; Best Original Score, John Williams
“In Praise of Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln” by Robin Hitchcock
Les Misérables: nominated for Best Picture, Musical or Comedy; Best Actor, Musical or Comedy, Hugh Jackman; Best Supporting Actress, Anne Hathaway; Best Original Song, “Suddenly”
“Les Misérables: The Feminism Behind the Barricades” by Leigh Kolb
“Extreme Weight Loss for Roles Is Not ‘Required’ and Not Praiseworthy” by Robin Hitchcock
“Les Misérables: Sex Trafficking & Fantine as a Symbol for Women’s Oppression” by Megan Kearns
Hitchcock: nominated for Best Actress, Drama, Helen Mirren
“Too Many Hitchcocks” by Robin Hitchcock
The Sessions: nominated for Best Actor, Drama, John Hawkes; Best Supporting Actress, Helen Hunt
“On Sex, Disability, and Helen Hunt in The Sessions“ by Stephanie Rogers
The Master: nominated for Best Actor, Drama, Joaquin Phoenix; Best Supporting Actress, Amy Adams; Best Supporting Actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman
“The Master: A Movie About White Dudes Talking About Stuff” by Stephanie Rogers
Hope Springs: nominated for Best Actress, Musical or Comedy, Meryl Streep
“Can Hope Springs Launch a New Era of Smart, Accessible Movies About Women?” by Molly McCaffrey
Cloud Atlas: nominated for Best Original Score, Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimet, and Reinhold Heil
“Cloud Atlas Loses Audience” by Erin Fenner
The Hunger Games: nominated for Best Original Song, “Safe and Sound”
“‘I’m Not Very Good at Making People Like Me’: Why The Hunger Games‘ Katniss Everdeen Is One of the Most Important Heroes in Modern Culture” by Molly McCaffrey
“The Hunger Games Review in Conversation: On Jennifer Lawrence, Female Protagonists, Body Image, Disability, Whitewashing, Hunger & Food” by Megan Kearns and Amber Leab
“The Princess Archetype in the Movies” by Laura A. Shamas
Skyfall: nominated for Best Original Song, “Skyfall”
“Skyfall: It’s M’s World, Bond Just Lives in It” by Margaret Howie
“The Sun (Never) Sets on the British Empire: The Neocolonialism of Skyfall“ by Max Thornton
Brave: nominated for Best Animated Feature
“The Princess Archetype in the Movies” by Laura A. Shamas
“Will Brave‘s Warrior Princess Marida Usher In a New Kind of Role Model for Girls?” by Megan Kearns
“Why I’m Excited About Pixar’s Brave & Its Kick-Ass Female Protagonist … Even If She Is Another Princess” by Megan Kearns
Wreck-It Ralph: nominated for Best Animated Feature
“Wreck-It Ralph Is Flawed, But Still Pretty Feminist” by Myrna Waldron
Anna Karenina: nominated for Best Original Score, Dario Marianelli
“Anna Karenina, and the Tragedy of Being a Woman in the Wrong Era” by Erin Fenner
Django Unchained: nominated for Best Picture, Drama; Best Director, Quentin Tarantino; Best Supporting Actor, Leonardo DiCaprio; Best Supporting Actor, Christoph Waltz; Best Screenplay, Quentin Tarantino
“The Power of Narrative in Django Unchained“ by Leigh Kolb
“From a Bride with a Hanzo Sword to a Damsel in Distress: Did Quentin Tarantino’s Feminism Take a Step Backwards in Django Unchained?” by Tracy Bealer
Girls: nominated for Best Television Show, Comedy or Musical; Best Actress, Television Comedy or Musical, Lena Dunham
“Girls and Sex and the City Both Handle Abortion With Humor” by Megan Kearns
“Lena Dunham’s HBO Series Girls Preview: Why I Can’t Wait to Watch” by Megan Kearns
Modern Family: nominated for Best Television Show, Comedy or Musical; Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, Sofia Vergara; Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, Eric Stonestreet
“‘Pregnancy Brain’ in Sitcoms” by Lady T
“2011 Emmy Analysis” by Amber Leab
Breaking Bad: nominated for Best Television Show, Drama; Best Actor, Television Drama, Bryan Cranston
“Seeking the Alpha in Breaking Bad and Sons of Anarchy“ by Rachel Redfern
“‘Yo Bitch’: The Complicated Feminism of Breaking Bad“ by Leigh Kolb
Boardwalk Empire: nominated for Best Television Show, Drama; Best Actor, Television Drama, Steve Buscemi
“Boardwalk Empire: Margaret Thompson, Margaret Sanger, and the Cultural Commentary of Historical Fiction” by Leigh Kolb
“Max’s Field Guide to Returning Fall TV Shows” by Max Thornton
“Boardwalk Empire“ by Amanda ReCupido
Downton Abbey: nominated for Best Television Show, Drama; Best Actress, Television Drama, Michelle Dockery; Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, Maggie Smith
“A Gilded Cage: A Feminist Critique of the Downton Abbey Christmas Special” by Amanda Civitello
Homeland: nominated for Best Television Show, Drama; Best Actress, Television Drama, Claire Danes; Best Actor, Television Drama, Damian Lewis; Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, Mandy Patinkin
“The Best of 2012 (I Think)” by Rachel Redfern
“Homeland‘s Carrie Mathison” by Cali Loria
“Homeland‘s Carrie Mathison: A Pulsing Beat of Jazz and ‘Crazy Genius'” by Leigh Kolb
Mad Men: nominated for Best Actor, Television Drama, Jon Hamm
“Emmy Week 2011: Mad Men Week Roundup” [includes links to 9 pieces written about Mad Men]
“Mad Men and The War on Women, 1.0″ by Diana Fakhouri
New Girl: nominated for Best Actress, Television Comedy or Musical, Zooey Deschanel; Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, Max Greenfield
“Why I’ve Fallen in Love with New Girl“ by Lady T
30 Rock: nominated for Best Actress, Television Comedy or Musical, Tina Fey; Best Actor, Television Comedy or Musical, Alec Baldwin
“Max’s Field Guide to Returning Fall TV Shows” by Max Thornton
“The Casual Feminism of 30 Rock“ by Peggy Cooke
“Liz Lemon: The ‘Every Woman’ of Prime Time” by Lisa Mathews
“Jane Krakowski and the Dedicated Ignorance of Jenna Maroney” by Kyle Sanders
VEEP: nominated for Best Actress, Television Comedy or Musical, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
“Political Humor and Humanity in HBO’s VEEP“ by Rachel Redfern
Parks and Recreation: nominated for Best Actress, Television Comedy or Musical, Amy Poehler
“Why We Need Leslie Knope and What Her Election on Parks and Rec Means for Women and Girls” by Megan Kearns
“Max’s Field Guide to Returning Fall TV Shows” by Max Thornton
“Ann Perkins and Me: It’s Complicated” by Peggy Cooke
“I Want to Establish the Ron Swanson Scholarship in Women’s Studies” by Amanda Krauss
“Parks and Recreation Seasons 1 & 2″ by Amber Leab
“Leslie Knope” by Diane Shipley
Louie: nominated for Best Actor, Television Comedy or Musical, Louis C.K.
“Listening and the Art of Good Storytelling in Louis C.K.’s Louie“ by Leigh Kolb
The Girl: nominated for Best Miniseries or Television Movie; Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, Sienna Miller; Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, Toby Jones
“Too Many Hitchcocks” by Robin Hitchcock
Argo: nominated for Best Picture, Drama; Best Director, Ben Affleck; Best Supporting Actor, Alan Arkin; Best Screenplay, Chris Terrio; Best Original Score, Alexandre Desplat
“Does Argo Suffer from a Woman Problem and Iranian Stereotypes?” by Megan Kearns
Moonrise Kingdom: nominated for Best Picture, Musical or Comedy
“An Open Letter to Owen Wilson Regarding Moonrise Kingdom“ by Molly McCaffrey
The Deep Blue Sea: nominated for Best Actress, Drama, Rachel Weisz
“The Deep Blue Sea“ by Eli Lewy
The Big Bang Theory: nominated for Best Television Show, Comedy or Musical; Best Actor, Television Comedy or Musical, Jim Parsons
“The Evolution of The Big Bang Theory“ by Rachel Redfern
“Big Bang Bust” by Melissa McEwan
Zero Dark Thirty: nominated for Best Picture, Drama; Best Director, Kathryn Bigelow; Best Actress, Drama, Jessica Chastain; Best Screenplay, Mark Boal
“Jessica Chastain’s Performance Propels the Exquisitely Sharp But Aloof Zero Dark Thirty“ by Candice Frederick
‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Raises Questions On Gender and Torture, Provides No Easy Answers by Megan Kearns
The Newsroom: nominated for Best Television Show, Drama; Best Actor, Television Drama, Jeff Daniels
“The Newsroom: Misogyny 2.0″ by Leigh Kolb
Sherlock: nominated for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, Benedict Cumberbatch
“‘I Misbehave’: A Character Analysis of Irene Adler from BBC’s Sherlock” by Amanda Rodriguez
The Impossible: nominated for Best Actress, Drama, Naomi Watts
“It’s ‘Impossible’ Not to See the White-Centric Point of View” by Lady T
Silver Linings Playbook: nominated for Best Picture, Musical or Comedy; Best Actor, Musical or Comedy, Bradley Cooper; Best Actress, Musical or Comedy, Jennifer Lawrence; Best Screenplay, David O. Russell
“Silver Linings Playbook, or, As I Like to Call It: fuckyeahjenniferlawrence” by Stephanie Rogers