Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

Academy Awards

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Film academy gifts a replacement of Hattie McDaniel's historic Oscar to Howard University

Hattie McDaniel’s best supporting actress Oscar in 1939 for “Gone With the Wind” is one of the most important moments in Academy Award history

Film academy gifts a replacement of Hattie McDaniel's historic Oscar to Howard University
Entertainment

Academy shakes up Oscars show team for 96th edition in March

The Oscars are enlisting a group of live television veterans to oversee its 96th show in March

Academy shakes up Oscars show team for 96th edition in March
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Will an earlier Oscars broadcast attract more viewers? ABC plans to try the 7 p.m. slot in 2024

Academy Awards enthusiasts won’t have to stay up quite as late to hear the best picture winner in March

Will an earlier Oscars broadcast attract more viewers? ABC plans to try the 7 p.m. slot in 2024
Entertainment|News

Jeffrey Wright, shape-shifter supreme, sees some of himself in 'American Fiction'

Jeffrey Wright has played Jean-Michel Basquiat, Martin Luther King Jr. and Muddy Waters

Jeffrey Wright, shape-shifter supreme, sees some of himself in 'American Fiction'
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Christopher Nolan on 'Oppenheimer' Oscar success: 'Sometimes you catch a wave'

Christopher Nolan was still sleeping when his film, “Oppenheimer,” landed a leading 13 Academy Awards nominations Tuesday

Christopher Nolan on 'Oppenheimer' Oscar success: 'Sometimes you catch a wave'
Entertainment

Jodie Foster's back, 'Barbie' brings novel numbers and other Oscar nomination facts and figures

Here's a look at some notable facts and figures from this year's Oscar nominations

Jodie Foster's back, 'Barbie' brings novel numbers and other Oscar nomination facts and figures
Entertainment

New York Philharmonic will play excerpts from 'Maestro,' with Bradley Cooper conversation to follow

The New York Philharmonic will play excerpts of music from the Academy Award-nominated “Maestro” on the life of former music director Leonard Bernstein on Feb. 14

New York Philharmonic will play excerpts from 'Maestro,' with Bradley Cooper conversation to follow
Entertainment

Coming in 2026: The Oscars will add Academy Award for casting directors

Casting directors are some of the most important creatives in Hollywood but have never been celebrated as such on Hollywood’s biggest night

Coming in 2026: The Oscars will add Academy Award for casting directors
Entertainment

Oscar nominees for films from 'Oppenheimer' and 'Barbie' to documentary shorts gather for luncheon

The annual Academy Award nominees luncheon is a chance for all the Oscar hopefuls to come together for photos, hugs and congratulations

Oscar nominees for films from 'Oppenheimer' and 'Barbie' to documentary shorts gather for luncheon
Entertainment

Sean Wang made a home movie. Now, he and his grandmothers are going to the Oscars

The 29-year-old filmmaker Sean Wang can't believe it, himself, but he's going to the Oscars with his grandmothers

Sean Wang made a home movie. Now, he and his grandmothers are going to the Oscars
Entertainment|News|World

Godzilla, Oscar newbie, stomps into the Academy Awards

Godzilla has been to Tokyo, Hong Kong, Paris, San Francisco, Boston, Moscow, London and Hawaii

Godzilla, Oscar newbie, stomps into the Academy Awards
Entertainment|News|Political|World

Two daughters ran away to join Islamic State. Years later, their family’s story is an Oscar nominee

A documentary about a Tunisian family and the radicalization of two teenage daughters who joined the Islamic State group is up for one of the most prestigious film awards in the world

Two daughters ran away to join Islamic State. Years later, their family’s story is an Oscar nominee
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What will win at the Oscars? AP's film writers set their predictions

It's been a stellar year in film, and not just because of the convergence of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” and their release dates

What will win at the Oscars? AP's film writers set their predictions
Entertainment|News|World

An Oscars comeback? How the film academy went global and found its footing again

After some rough patches, the Oscars may have finally met the moment with a diverse, global membership and a batch of best picture nominees that reflect global cinema

An Oscars comeback? How the film academy went global and found its footing again
Entertainment

Q&A: Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the Oscars again. This time, it's an election year

Through one of the most tumultuous periods in Oscar history, through flub and slap, Jimmy Kimmel has emerged as the steadying hand and abiding face of the Academy Awards

Q&A: Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the Oscars again. This time, it's an election year
Entertainment

Best cameo? Best hat? Ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards, AP hands out its own Oscars

The Academy Awards honor many things in movies but not some of the most important

Best cameo? Best hat? Ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards, AP hands out its own Oscars
Business|Entertainment|News|World

This Rome atelier is behind many an Oscar for costume design. Will 'Napoleon' be next?

The Tirelli atelier in Rome's Prati neighborhood has woven itself into the fabric of Italian and international film history, with its costume designs behind 17 Academy Awards for costume design

This Rome atelier is behind many an Oscar for costume design. Will 'Napoleon' be next?
Entertainment|News|World

Oscars producers promise cameos and surprises for Sunday’s (1 hour earlier) show

With just a few days to go until the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday, the show’s producers are feeling good about what they’ve put together

Oscars producers promise cameos and surprises for Sunday’s (1 hour earlier) show
Arts

The failures of ‘Oppenheimer’ and the ascent of the foreign film - 6 essential reads for the Oscars

Before you tune into Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, check out our coverage of the stars of this year’s show.

The failures of ‘Oppenheimer’ and the ascent of the foreign film - 6 essential reads for the Oscars
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Vanity Fair and Saint Laurent toast ‘Oppenheimer’ at a historic home before Oscars

On the Friday before the Oscars, the center of Hollywood seemed to be at a private home in Los Feliz

Vanity Fair and Saint Laurent toast ‘Oppenheimer’ at a historic home before Oscars
Entertainment|News

'Kung Fu Panda 4' opens No. 1, while 'Dune: Part Two' stays strong

As Universal Pictures prepared for a big night at the Academy Awards with “Oppenheimer,” the studio also celebrated the No. 1 debut of “Kung Fu Panda 4,” which collected $58.3 million in domestic theaters over the weekend

'Kung Fu Panda 4' opens No. 1, while 'Dune: Part Two' stays strong
Entertainment|News

At 83, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki earns historic Oscar for ‘The Boy and the Heron’

The legendary Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki made a historic and golden return to the Academy Awards

At 83, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki earns historic Oscar for ‘The Boy and the Heron’
Entertainment|Environment

The monster wins one at last as 'Godzilla Minus One' wins the Oscar for visual effects

Godzilla finally made it to the Oscars this year — and slayed

The monster wins one at last as 'Godzilla Minus One' wins the Oscar for visual effects
Entertainment

Billie Eilish and Finneas win best original song Oscar for 'Barbie' ballad, 'What Was I Made For?'

What were Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell made for

Billie Eilish and Finneas win best original song Oscar for 'Barbie' ballad, 'What Was I Made For?'
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'Oppenheimer' crew keeps it low key, other winners revel at Vanity Fair's Oscar after-party

Vanity Fair's post-Academy Awards party had its usual decadent food, dancing and opulent fashions where the most popular accessory is an Oscar

'Oppenheimer' crew keeps it low key, other winners revel at Vanity Fair's Oscar after-party

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