Sometimes Oscar voters absolutely nailed it. Other times, they chose a great movie while an even better one sat a few rows away trying not to look annoyed. Using each film’s release year, here are the winners—and the films that actually should have won.
Loni Anderson became a television icon on WKRP in Cincinnati, using wit, ambition, and comic talent to prove she was always far sharper than her glamorous bombshell image ever suggested.
Discover why Gary Burghoff left M*A*S*H at the height of its success, how Radar O’Reilly’s farewell unfolded, and how family, burnout, music, art, and inventing shaped his remarkable life afterward.
Everybody remembers The Office. Everybody remembers How I Met Your Mother. Those shows never really left. But the 2000s also cranked out dozens of sitcoms that were genuinely funny...then somehow disappeared without a trace.
Discover how Conrad Janis built a remarkable career in Broadway, film, television, jazz, and art decades before joining Robin Williams on Mork & Mindy.
Angela Lansbury married actor Richard Cromwell at 19, but their Hollywood marriage ended nine months later. Discover the surprising story behind her brief first marriage and lasting perspective on love.
For nearly 30 years, Captain Kangaroo made television feel like the safest place a child could be. But the man behind the red coat had spent years keeping parts of himself out of sight. And the closer you look, the less simple that comforting smile becomes.
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