Oscars
Mohammad Rasoulof Sees Hope for Dissident Directors in ‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Oscar Campaign
The filmmaker's drama on the Women, Life, Freedom movement, banned in Iran, was submitted by Germany in the best international feature race: "It gives hope to all filmmakers working under repression."
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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.
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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 number of titles — including a hilarious mock doc about Irish hip-hop hooligans, hand-drawn animation out of Pakistan and chilling period horror out of Austria — could make the cut.
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No Man Born After 1990 Has Won an Acting Oscar. Could This Be the Year That Changes?
A generational battle looms at the Academy Awards, with millennials like Timothée Chalamet and Ariana Grande facing off against Gen X geezers. But this time the kids have the edge.
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Oscars: Nominations Voting Extended by Two Days, Noms Announcement and Other Events Postponed, in Light of Devastating L.A. Fires
Many Academy members' lives have been upended by the ongoing tragedy.
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The Salvation for an Overlooked Oscar Category? ‘The New Yorker’
How the revered magazine is redeeming documentary shorts.
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Column: The Doc Oscar Race’s ‘Will’ Wild Card
Can the Oscar-shortlisted Netflix documentary feature 'Will & Harper' overcome the doc branch's strange aversion to celeb-related projects? THR's executive editor of awards weighs in.
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Oscar Predictions via Feinberg Forecast: Scott’s Updated Picks Post-Globes, Pre-Nominations Voting
The Hollywood Reporter's executive editor (awards) shares his latest assessment of 20 categories.
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Palm Springs Film Fest: Even Starrier Than Usual Awards Gala Reflects Wide Open Oscar Race
Angelina Jolie, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Kieran Culkin, Nicole Kidman, Ralph Fiennes and Selena Gomez were just a few of the A-listers who trekked out to the desert for Friday night's festivities.
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Lucky No. 5: Larry Ellison’s New Mystery Bride Unveiled
Plus: How the gross-out film became high art, and the continued struggles of video game voice actors.
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‘I’m Still Here’ Star Fernanda Torres on a True-Life Story of Resistance: “They Couldn’t Break Her”
The Brazilan actress pulled off a surprise Golden Globe best actress win for her role in Walter Salles' true-life drama, playing a mother of five who reinvents herself after her husband is "disappeared" by the Brazilian dictatorship in the 1970s.
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Crafting the Scene: How Denis Villeneuve Devised the Cruel, Sexy, Black-and-White World of House Harkonnen for ‘Dune: Part Two’
Director Villeneuve, production designer Patrice Vermette, cinematographer Greig Fraser and editor Joe Walker join THR for an in-depth discussion about the creation of that mind-blowing set-piece on the 'Dune' planet of Giedi Prime — involving infrared cameras, septic tanks and a very sadistic Austin Butler.
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