Oscar voters will be required to demonstrate that they have watched all the films in each category before they cast their final ballots, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday. The new rule, which addresses a longstanding concern that voters are skipping some films, will apply for the next Oscars ceremony in … Read more
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decide that its official stance towards AI-use in films is to take no stance at all, according to a statement the organization shared outlining changes to voting for the 98th Oscars. The issue of award-nominated films using AI was first raised in 2024 when the productions … Read more
Table of Contents Table of Contents The Fall Guy (2024) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Ben-Hur (1959) Police Story (1985) John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) The Dark Knight Rises (2012) The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) The Academy Awards … Read more
Israeli police released Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal on Tuesday, after detaining him a day earlier for “hurling rocks” following what activists described as an attack by settlers in the occupied West Bank. Basel Adra, who worked with Ballal on the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land”, posted a photo of Ballal on X after his … Read more
March has started off with a bang if you’re still roaming the streets of Los Santos in GTA Online. Along with the long-awaited Enhanced Edition that arrived for PC players, Rockstar Games also launched a new set of missions and released a plethora of additional content. The new missions fall under the name “Oscar Guzman … Read more
In comparison to the cultural domination of “Barbenheimer,” which was followed by a Best Picture win for Oppenheimer, the competition for the top prize at the 2025 Oscars is much more uncertain. Online controversies, lack of strong buzz around any one film, and a growing international voter base all make predicting the Best Picture winner … Read more
“Everyone say Oscar nominee!” Meet the Oscars class of 2025, (mainly) all smiling and sitting up straight for the annual class photo. The event usually takes place several weeks before the ceremony, but was called off earlier in the year due to the wildfires that hit Los Angeles in January. It’s a chance for first-time … Read more
For a film about sex work to win an Oscar is rare. For it to win the respect of sex workers is even rarer. If Sean Baker’s “Anora” triumphs at the Academy Awards next Sunday, as predicted by most pundits, it will have achieved both. “Sean gets sex work. He just does,” porn actress and … Read more
Denzel Washington has had his fair share of Oscar success over the decades, and he isn’t sweating the fact that the Oscars ignored his performance in Gladiator II. In speaking with The New York Times, Washington said that he’s been around too long to care that much about recognition for individual performances. “I was sitting there … Read more
Listen, there’s a lot going on right now, and it may feel indulgent to get excited about something frivolous like the Academy Awards. But watching movies is self-care, and trying to catch up on the nominees before the ceremony on Sunday, March 2 will definitely be a good distraction. (The show, hosted by Conan O’Brien, … Read more