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Academy Awards
The Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, takes place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
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9 September, 2024
Karla Sofia Gascon, right, and Zoe Saldana in a scene from Emilia Perez. The film has met with criticism in Mexico for its use of non-Mexican actors, implausible story and being filmed in France. Photo: AP
European cinema

‘Vain’ and ‘offensive’: Mexico-set Oscars darling Emilia Perez irks many there

Filmed in France with non-Mexican actors, musical about a drug cartel boss who has a sex change angers Mexicans, including LGBTQ community.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Karla Sofía Gascón’s wife, Marisa Gutiérrez – who she met in her teens?

American cinema

Anora star Yura Borisov on Mikey Madison, Sean Baker and playing Igor

Fame and celebrity

Yura Borisov is the first Oscar-nominated Russian actor in almost 50 years

Borisov, who is married and a father of 2, was cast in Sean Baker’s 2024 romantic comedy-drama on the strength of his performance in Russian film Compartment No. 6.

Yura Borisov is the first Oscar-nominated Russian actor in almost 50 years. Photo: Getty Images
Cinema

Emilia Perez film leads Oscar nominations with 13 – read the full list here

Read on for the full list of Academy Award nominations, as well as analysis of the surprise (and not-so-surprise) choices.

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Natural disasters

Oscar nominations postponed for second time because of LA fires

The names of Oscars finalists, initially planned for Friday, will be announced on January 23.

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American cinema

What comeback? The Substance director hails Demi Moore after Golden Globe

Coralie Fargeat says Moore ‘always delivered pretty great performances’, as talk turns to Oscar prospects of actress after Golden Globe win.

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Demi Moore poses with the award for best actress in a musical or comedy, for The Substance, at the Golden Globes. Photo: Reuters
Fame and celebrity

Meet Echo Quan, the force behind Ke Huy Quan’s history-making Oscar win

Celebrated actor Ke Huy Quan credits his return to fame to his wife, Echo, who supported him through tough times and worked as a translator on Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Obituaries

Olivia Hussey, star of Oscar-winning 1968 film Romeo & Juliet, dies at 73

Hussey was 15 when she was cast in Shakespeare’s tragedy. Decades later she sued Paramount Pictures alleging sexual abuse over nude scenes.

Asian cinema

Director’s joy as her art-house movie gains fans in Bollywood-mad India

Golden Globes and Oscar nominee All We Imagine as Light has shown an Indian art-house film can challenge Bollywood’s dominance of cinemas.

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Kani Kusruti (left) and Divya Prabha in a still from All We Imagine as Light. The art-house film is challenging Bollywood’s dominance in India. Photo: Spirit Media
Fame and celebrity

Who is 2025 Oscars host Conan O’Brien’s wife, Liza Powel?

Liza Powel O’Brien and Conan O’Brien’s meet cute was captured on camera after he showed up at her advertising agency when she was a copywriter; they married in 2002, and Conan’s ex Lisa Kudrow attended.

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Meet Liza Powel, Conan O’Brien’s supportive playwright wife. Photo: @teamcoco/Instagram
American cinema

15 new Hollywood movies to watch this winter, from Sonic 3 to Snow White

Other films being released from December 2024 to March 2025 include Paddington in Peru, Captain America: Brave New World and The Brutalist.

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India

Bollywood’s Aamir Khan almost retired during Covid, but Kiran Rao changed his mind

Khan, famous for “Laal Singh Chaddha,” credits his ex-wife Kiran Rao for his comeback, saying he felt guilty and needed to re-evaluate his priorities.

Rolex

Rolex and the Oscars: a century of timeless elegance and cinematic excellence

The partnership has cemented Rolex’s role in cinema away from the screen, supporting the Oscars and the Academy Museum Gala, the ‘Met Gala of the West Coast’.

Rolex watches have a long history of appearing on screen, as in this scene from the film Crazy Rich Asians, so it’s only appropriate that the brand is a partner of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Photo: Handout
Malaysia

Michelle Yeoh says not being able to have kids ‘biggest sadness’ of her life

Yeoh’s candid reflection on infertility and acceptance offers a poignant perspective on navigating life’s challenges, and she has no regrets.

Michelle Yeoh arrives at the 10th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on April 13 at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

Who is Leonardo DiCaprio’s estranged stepbrother Adam Farrar?

Adam Farrar’s mother married Leonardo DiCaprio’s father George, and the two boys lived a bohemian childhood together in Hollywood – but the similarities end there.

Fame and celebrity

Tootsie and Young Frankenstein actress Teri Garr dies at age 79

The Oscar-nominated actress also appeared in Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and on TV series like Star Trek and Batman.

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Profile

Antonio Sánchez on composing the soundtrack to the Oscar-winning Birdman

Sánchez’s latest album features Dave Matthews and Trent Reznor on guest vocals; he also hung with Jeff Goldblum and Bill Murray.

Antonio Sánchez went from a respected member of the jazz community to a low-ranking Hollywood celebrity. Photo: Handout
Asian cinema

‘Time has come’ for Indian women directors with 3 set to vie for Oscars

Director of wife-swapping comedy Laapataa Ladies (Lost Ladies), Indian Oscars entry, hails ‘special moment’ for South Asian women filmmakers.

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Celebrity children

Who are Al Pacino’s children? The Hollywood great has 4 kids, aged 1 to 35

Pacino’s Shrek phone case was spotted when he was out and about with Jason Momoa – and Scarface has held on to it after making a promise to his kid.

Obituaries

Kris Kristofferson, American country music star and actor, dead at 88

Kris Kristofferson became one of the most influential American singer-songwriters of his time and a successful actor.

Kris Kristofferson in 2017. File photo: AFP
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong picks action movie set in Kowloon Walled City for Oscars race

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In put forward as city’s entry for Academy Awards’ best international feature film.

Box office figures in July showed that Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In had grossed more than HK$105 million since its premiere on May 1. Photo: Entertaining Power Co Limited
American cinema

Is The Shawshank Redemption, 30 this month, the best movie of all time?

The Stephen King novella adaptation with Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins lost out to Forrest Gump at the 1995 Oscars but holds up 30 years on.

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Obituaries

James Earl Jones, acclaimed actor and voice of Darth Vader, dead at 93

The multi-award-winning actor was a dominating presence whether on stage, on screen or merely by sound.

Obituaries

Edward B. Johnson, second CIA officer in Iran for ‘Argo’ rescue mission, dies at 81

Rescue of 6 American diplomats who fled 1979 US embassy takeover in Tehran was immortalised in Ben Affleck’s Oscar-winning film Argo.

Edward B. Johnson, right, receives the CIA’s Intelligence Star from John N. McMahon, then the agency’s deputy director for operations, in 1980. File photo: Family of Edward B. Johnson / CIA via AP
American cinema

Netflix backs Kristen Wiig song from Will Ferrell trans film for Oscar

Comic actress co-wrote Harper and Will Go West for Will & Harper, a documentary about fellow Saturday Night Live actor Will Ferrell’s road trip with a friend who comes out as a trans woman.

Will Ferrell and Harper Steele in a still from Will & Harper. Harper and Will Go West, a song written for the documentary about being trans in America, mixes humour and emotion, and has Netflix backing to win best original song at the 2025 Academy Awards. Photo: Netflix
Fame and celebrity

SNL alumni net worths, ranked: who’s Saturday Night’s highest-paid comedian?

These comedians have gone on to make fortunes with pioneering hit films, cult classic TV shows, and even profitable businesses – so who’s been laughing all the way to the bank?

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Obituaries

Donald Sutherland, star of M*A*S*H and The Hunger Games, dead at 88

One of Canada’s most famous sons, Donald Sutherland played dashing leading men as well as anti-heroes and villains.

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