Oscar

Harry Potter, Downton Abbey star Maggie Smith dies aged 89

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

Theatre that hosts the Oscars 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

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