Oscar

Harry Potter, Downton Abbey star Maggie Smith dies aged 89

She was one of few actors to win the treble of an Oscar (two), Emmy (four), and Tony

Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Charles Roven pose with the Oscar for best picture for Oppenheimer at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood.

Oppenheimer wins seven Oscars including best picture, director

OPPENHEIMER, the biographical film about the inventor of the atomic bomb, picked up a total of seven Academy Awards including best picture and best director for Christopher Nolan.

Christopher Nolan’s drama about the father of the atomic bomb, half of last summer’s massive “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, is the firm favourite to win the prize for best picture and much more.

Stars head to Oscars with ‘Oppenheimer’ poised for glory

HOLLYWOOD A-listers are set to party with Barbie and lavish awards on Christopher Nolan’s atomic blockbuster Oppenheimer on Sunday at the Oscars, the biggest night in showbiz.

The new Oscar for best casting will be the first competitive new golden statuette added to Hollywood’s most important award show in more than two decades.

New Oscar to be introduced for best casting

A NEW Oscar for best casting will be added to the Academy Awards from 2026, organisers announced Thursday.

Actors Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid pose for a photo after announcing the 96th Oscars Nominations, in Beverly Hills, California.

'Oppenheimer' tops Oscar nominations with 13

Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan’s masterly portrait of the father of the atomic bomb – topped the Oscars nominations on Tuesday (Jan 23), earning an impressive 13 nods, including for best picture.

Greta Gerwig is the first film-maker in history to have her first three solo features – Lady Bird, Little Women and Barbie – nominated for best picture.

Why was Greta Gerwig snubbed for a best director nomination?

IN HER own world, Barbie can accomplish just about anything. But in the real world, Barbie was dealt a significant setback Tuesday (Jan 23).

Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy (left), is leading wins over Barbie, which has Margot Robbie (right) playing the titular doll.

‘Barbenheimer’ sitting pretty as Oscar nominations to be unveiled

NOMINATIONS for this year’s Oscars will be unveiled on Tuesday (Jan 23), with the “Barbenheimer” juggernaut expected to roll on to the climax of Hollywood’s awards season with multiple chances at glo...

The Dolby Theatre has a contract to host the Oscars till 2028.

Theatre that hosts the Oscars is up for sale

THE Dolby Theatre, which has hosted the Academy Awards in Los Angeles for more than two decades, is up for sale.

The Governors Awards gala is the latest high-profile casualty on Hollywood’s calendar as the crippling industry-wide strikes drag on with no resolution in sight.

Honorary Oscars gala postponed until January amid strikes

THE Governors Awards gala, at which honorary Oscars are handed out for lifetime achievement, has been pushed back from November to January, organisers said on Wednesday, as Hollywood reels from the on...

Arkin appeared in scores of films, was nominated for an Academy Award four times and won a Tony Award, Broadway’s top honours, in 1963 for his first major stage role in Carl Reiner’s Enter Laughing.

Versatile Oscar-winning American actor Alan Arkin dies at 89

Alan Arkin, a versatile and prolific American actor who thrived in both comic and dramatic roles and won an Oscar for playing a heroin-using grandfather in the 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine, has died...