Last week marked the beginning of the road to the Oscars for the film industry. Following last Sunday’s Golden Globes, the list of Oscars nominations was released on Thursday, and with it came controversy over the perceived lack of diversity amongst the nominees. Outside of the film spectrum, Nick shared his top 25 favorite episodes of The Simpsons, Madison shared her recap of the Bowie Birthday Bash at the Metro (featuring some amazing photos from Brett Bergen), and I had the chance to talk with rising UFC star Paige VanZant. Check out all of this and more in this week’s Weekly Swarm.

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The Top 25 Episodes of The Simpsons [25-13]
The Top 25 Episodes of The Simpsons [12-1]
[This Week in TV] Parks and Recreation, Agent Carter, Girls, Bob’s Burgers
[Interview] UFC Fighter Paige VanZant
[The Friday Five] What to Know in Music This Week (1/12-1/16)

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72nd Annual Golden Globes Winners
[Red Band Trailer] Spy
87th Oscars Nominations Announcement Live Stream
87th Oscars Nominations
[Review] Paddington
Selma’s Oscar Snub: Why Awards Strategies and Hollywood Politics Are a More Likely Factor Than Gender and Race

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[RH Photos] Bowie Birthday Bash at the Metro (1/9/2015)