Monica R. Sandler
@monica-sandler.bsky.social
Assistant Teaching Professor at Ball State University, PhD in Cinema & Media Studies from UCLA, Academy Awards and Award Season Expert, Film & Comics Historian.
Pretty cool: I was a guest on The Lone Acting Nominees Podcast, discussing Bette Davis's notorious Academy Award snub in 1935 for her performance in Of Human Bondage. #Oscars
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Episode 221 - Of Human Bondage (with Monica Sandler)
Podcast Episode · The Lone Acting Nominees · 10/30/2025 · 1h 29m
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October 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Pretty cool: I was a guest on The Lone Acting Nominees Podcast, discussing Bette Davis's notorious Academy Award snub in 1935 for her performance in Of Human Bondage. #Oscars
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My USA Today article is now available online. #Oscars2025 #Oscars #EmiliaPerez www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Oscars nominated their first openly trans performer. What would her win mean? | Opinion
Karla Sofia Gascón's nomination for best actress ushers in the latest chapter in a long history of breaking barriers at the Academy Awards.
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March 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
My USA Today article is now available online. #Oscars2025 #Oscars #EmiliaPerez www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
I am featured in print in the opinion section of USA Today today. #Oscars2025, #Oscars, #EmiliaPerez
February 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I am featured in print in the opinion section of USA Today today. #Oscars2025, #Oscars, #EmiliaPerez
I was on WISH-TV yesterday afternoon to discuss the Oscar nominations. #Oscars2025 #Oscars
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Breaking down this year's Oscar nominations
Discover the diverse nominees for the Oscars, including Carla Sofia Gascon, the first openly transgender actor in the Best Actress category. Learn about the season's focus on philanthropy and cultural...
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January 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I was on WISH-TV yesterday afternoon to discuss the Oscar nominations. #Oscars2025 #Oscars
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2025 marks a decade since #OscarsSoWhite. Sharing my essay on the wider history and legacies of the movement. #Oscars ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/ci...
The First Years of #OscarsSoWhite
| Cinephile: The University of British Columbia's Film Journal
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January 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
2025 marks a decade since #OscarsSoWhite. Sharing my essay on the wider history and legacies of the movement. #Oscars ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/ci...
Last year, I was featured on Wallet Hub among a survey of experts asking about the upcoming Oscars and the current state of the Academy. wallethub.com/blog/oscars-...
Oscars Facts: 96th Academy Awards By The Numbers
Oscars Facts: 96th Academy Awards By The Numbers
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January 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Last year, I was featured on Wallet Hub among a survey of experts asking about the upcoming Oscars and the current state of the Academy. wallethub.com/blog/oscars-...
In 2024, I was interviewed on ABC Radio National Breakfast in Australia about the Oscar nominations. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Lily Gladstone makes history with Oscars nomination - ABC listen
Lily Gladstone has been nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards in March.
She becomes the first Native American woman to be in the running for an Oscar for her role in Martin Scorsese's film...
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January 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In 2024, I was interviewed on ABC Radio National Breakfast in Australia about the Oscar nominations. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
In 2024, I was interviewed by TIME this morning about Lily Gladstone’s historic nomination. time.com/6565410/lily...
Lily Gladstone and Indigenous Representation at the Oscars
The history of indigenous representation at the Oscars behind Lily Gladstone's nomination for 'Killers of the Flower Moon.'
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January 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
In 2024, I was interviewed by TIME this morning about Lily Gladstone’s historic nomination. time.com/6565410/lily...
In 2023, I was featured in a Teen Vorgue article a the Academy's ties to Hollywood's unionization movement in the 1930s. www.teenvogue.com/story/oscars...
The Union-Busting Roots of the Oscars
Giving filmmakers and actors awards was a ploy to keep them from organizing.
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January 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In 2023, I was featured in a Teen Vorgue article a the Academy's ties to Hollywood's unionization movement in the 1930s. www.teenvogue.com/story/oscars...
I was quoted in the LAist in 2023 about 1985 Best Supporting Actor winner Haing Ngor, a truly remarkable figure in Academy Award history. laist.com/news/arts-an...
Remembering Haing Ngor, The First Asian To Win Best Supporting Actor — For 'The Killing Fields' In 1985
Ngor wasn’t an actor — he was a Cambodian OB-GYN, who came to the U.S. after surviving torture and imprisonment. Ke Huy Quan has now become the second Asian actor to win, almost 40 years later.
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January 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I was quoted in the LAist in 2023 about 1985 Best Supporting Actor winner Haing Ngor, a truly remarkable figure in Academy Award history. laist.com/news/arts-an...
In 2023, I was interviewed by TIME about the history of Asian representation at the Oscars. time.com/6260236/asia...
The Complex History of Asian Representation at the Oscars
From Merle Oberon's obscured identity to a win for an actress in yellowface to 2023's record-breaking year
time.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In 2023, I was interviewed by TIME about the history of Asian representation at the Oscars. time.com/6260236/asia...
In 2023, I was interviewed by the LAist about Merle Oberon's Oscar nomination and career. laist.com/news/arts-an...
Michelle Yeoh Isn’t The First Asian Woman Nominated For Best Actress — That Would Be Merle Oberon
But Yeoh is the first to publicly identify as Asian. We take a look at Oberon's complicated path in Hollywood.
laist.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In 2023, I was interviewed by the LAist about Merle Oberon's Oscar nomination and career. laist.com/news/arts-an...
In 2020, I was interviewed by Time for an article on the history of foreign films at the Academy Awards. It also responds to some of Trump’s frustrating comments about Parasite’s victory this year. time.com/5788686/trum...
Where Trump's 'Parasite' Attack Fits in Hollywood History
An earlier effort to be more inclusive ended up making the Oscars, in some ways, just the opposite
time.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In 2020, I was interviewed by Time for an article on the history of foreign films at the Academy Awards. It also responds to some of Trump’s frustrating comments about Parasite’s victory this year. time.com/5788686/trum...
In 2018, I was interviewed by TIME about other controversial awards additions throughout Oscar history. Beyond the arbitrary distinction between the two best picture categories in 1929, the article discusses the politics connected the Doc and Foreign film prizes. time.com/5362713/acad...
The First Academy Awards Had Two Best Picture Categories, Too
One for "Outstanding Picture" and one for "Unique and Artistic Picture"
time.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
In 2018, I was interviewed by TIME about other controversial awards additions throughout Oscar history. Beyond the arbitrary distinction between the two best picture categories in 1929, the article discusses the politics connected the Doc and Foreign film prizes. time.com/5362713/acad...