THE OSCAR ISSUE
140 What If Oscar
Were a Woman?
THR commissioned A-list
artists, sculptors and
designers to reinterpret the
coveted gold statuette.142 90 Years, One
Exclusive Club
The four African-American
filmmakers with a best
director nomination gather
to break down the politics
of who can tell what story.150 “My God. It’s Not the
Right Winner!”
Dozens of key witnesses to
2017’s botched best picture
reveal open up about the
ordeal in the definitive oral
history of Envelopegate.160 Oscar’s New Home
Seven years after it was first
proposed, the $388 million
Academy Museum is closer
to done. Take a tour.174 Does Mister Tibbs
Still Matter?
Walter Mosley on the impact
of In the Heat of the Night
as its key creators reunite.178 Year of the Woman?
Sixty-seven Oscar winners
convened 25 years ago to fete
female achievement in film.
Now, they reflect on what’s
changed in Hollywood.“It’s the hardest thing
to do, to convince people
to give you money to
make your vision,” says
Get Out writer-director
Peele, photographed
by Austin Hargrave on
Feb. 13 at Werkartz
Studio in Los Angeles.142
Issue No. 9, February 28, 2018
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 16 FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Cover illustration by Hanna Barczyk