Monica Sandler discusses how culture, campaigning and the Academy’s changing membership shape the Oscars and Emmys.

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Social Impact Authors: Why & How Monica R. Sandler of Ball State University Is Helping To Change Our WorldAn Interview With Yitzi WeinerI often attribute my ability to write and research, and my passi...

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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 published.The Oscars at 100 – Taste, Power, and the Future of Film On Sunday night, the film industry will gather in Los Angeles for the 98th Academy Awards.

The attack on Iran again brings heightened security and the backdrop of war into the Academy Awards ceremony, coming at a time of tension and uncertainty surrounding the industry.

The Academy Awards officially adopted the "Oscars" nickname in 1939. But who is Oscar, and who started calling them that? We may never know. But here are four enduring legends to consider.

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The founding generation of screen actors, who fought hard and risked much to establish a labor union for the profession, would likely balk at the deletion of the name.