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Oscars 2025

Academy Says Oscars Will “Honor Los Angeles” Amid Wildfire Crisis

This year's ceremony will also "move away" from live performances and will instead focus on the songwriters.

Oscars: Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang to Announce Nominees

The noms for the 97th annual Academy Awards will be unveiled Thursday.

Oscar Predictions via Feinberg Forecast: Scott’s Final Nominations Projections as Voting Closes

Anticipated nominations tallies: 'The Brutalist' and 'Emilia Pérez' with 10 each; 'Conclave' and 'Dune: Part Two' with nine each; and 'Anora,' 'A Complete Unknown' and 'Wicked' with six each.

Stephen King Urges Oscars to Cancel, Prompting Backlash

"No glitz with Los Angeles on fire," says the horror author.

Film Academy Donates $250,000 From Canceled Oscar Nominees Luncheon to Fire Relief (Exclusive)

This brings the nonprofit organization's total contributions to the Motion Picture & Television Fund over the past week to $1 million.

Academy Sources Say Ignore the Chatter: Oscars Are Happening (Exclusive)

Despite a tabloid report and social media speculation that the show is in jeopardy, top film Academy sources categorically state that it will proceed on March 2, with elements to support L.A. fire relief.

Oscars: Nominations Voting Extended and Announcement Delayed Again, Nominees Luncheon Canceled

Four members of the film Academy's board of governors and its former CEO have lost their homes in the fires.

Haunt Couture: The Goth Allure of ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’

Costume designer Colleen Atwood details how fantastical fabric intended for her sofa became the iconic striped suit, while an elaborate aging process was required for underworld costumes.

‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin’: How Norwegian Filmmakers Turned Mats Steen’s Online Life into a Netflix Oscar Contender

In Benjamin Ree's documentary, Steen's parents learn about their son's rich social life as an avid 'World of Warcraft' gamer after he dies of a degenerative neuromuscular disease.

Which International Films Will Rival ‘Emilia Pérez’ for the Oscar?

French director Jacques Audiard’s audacious transgender-crime-musical-drama is the clear international favorite, but a handful of other buzzy contenders will be hard for the Academy to ignore.

This Year’s International Oscar Dark Horses, From ‘Kneecap’ to ‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’

Beyond the apparent locks for the shortlist, a hilarious mock-doc about Irish hip-hop hooligans, an animation film out of Latvia, and a Thai comedy about mortality could make the cut.

‘From Ground Zero’ Review: In Palestine’s Striking Shortlisted Oscar Entry, Gazans Find Hope Amid Wreckage

The anthology feature, produced by Rashid Masharawi and executive produced by Michael Moore, showcases 22 shorts by filmmakers documenting life in Gaza.