Jacob Stolworthy runs through 15 of the awards show’s most ridiculous victors... and what should have won instead ...

1944: Paul Lukas, Watch on the Rhine Paul Lukas won the award for Best Actor for his performance as German engineer Kurt Muller in Watch on the Rhine. At the 15th Academy Awards, James Cagney won ...

The genre-hopping “Anora,” a nonchalant take on sex work filled with shouted profanities, won best picture and four other Oscars at the 97th Academy Awards. It was a nontraditional choice that ...

Adrien Brody won best actor for “The Brutalist” and Mikey Madison best actress for “Anora.” Zoe Saldaña and Kieran Culkin won for best supporting actress and actor.

Sometimes, it's a little more chaotic. Remember Envelopegate? At the 2017 Academy Awards, the musical "La La Land" was named best picture – and then it wasn't, when the correct envelope revealed indie ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Matlin was also the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award. She would remain the sole winner until Troy Kotsur won the Oscar for Best ...

1945: Bing Crosby, Going My Way Bing Crosby brought home the award in 1945 for his performance as a young priest, Father O'Malley, in Going My Way. At the 15th Academy Awards, James Cagney won the ...