It's thrilling to see the Academy recognize a weird, funny, scary performance like Amy Madigan's in Weapons. Here's what NPR critic Linda Holmes thought of the awards.

The Oscar-winning documentary includes the preserved bedroom of Uvalde victim Jackie Cazares.

Michael B. Jordan and Jessie Buckley won best actor and best actress. Paul Thomas Anderson received best director. Cassandra Kulukundis won the Academy's first ever casting award.

Yvette Benavides and Peter Orner discuss Roberto Bolaño' short story " Gómez Palacio." A young writer travels to a desolate northern Mexican town to interview for a teaching position during a particularly grim period of his life. Telling the story in hindsight allows us to see the ways the place was actually unforgettable.

In Texas, a long-forgotten series of prison albums offers a rare way to hear what incarceration sounded like decades ago. Maurice Chammah, a staff writer at The Marshall Project is rescuing and reporting on the music recorded behind the walls.

The Oscars start at 7 p.m. Eastern, 4 p.m. Pacific on Sunday, airing on ABC and streaming on Hulu.

Best picture nominees are spending less time in wide release. But indie theater owners say Oscar season is still a draw.

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.

This week on Texas Matters — forgotten songs from Texas prisons. Heartfelt tracks written, performed, and recorded by incarcerated men. The resurrected recordings from the '60s, ’70s, and ’80s tell us about crime and punishment, rehabilitation, and the humanity of the men locked inside.

There are some major music events worth checking out in San Antonio this weekend.