The Oscars, happening tonight, is one of the most sparkling events in showbiz. But they’ve had their share of scandals, leading to some people being banned from The Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, the group behind the awards. The awards have been going since 1929, but only recently has the Academy started banning … Read more
The qualifications to get a nomination for Best Picture at this year’s Oscars were drastically altered. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new rules were approved by the group’s 54-member board of governors in 2023. They expanded the theatrical requirement for films to qualify for Best Picture at the 97th Academy Awards. So … Read more
Having made almost $1 billion at the box office and received critical acclaim, Oppenheimer has a leading 13 nominations at this year’s Academy Awards. Christopher Nolan is widely considered to be one of the greatest living Hollywood directors but incredibly has never won a major award until this year. Following his Golden Globe and BAFTA … Read more
Ryan Gosling has spoken of his disappointment after Barbie star Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig were snubbed for Oscar nominations. Gosling said he was “honoured” to be nominated for best supporting actor for “portraying a plastic doll”. He also says he is “so happy” that America Ferrera was nominated for supporting actress for her … Read more
The kids are all right, it’s the teachers that require disciplinary measures in Alexander Payne’s eagerly awaited return to the director’s chair. The Holdovers arrives 20 years after the filmmaker and actor Paul Giamatti took a road trip through rolling Californian vineyards in the Oscar-winning comedy drama Sideways. Lightning strikes twice because their reunion is … Read more
Every awards season there are the favourites who tend to win big gongs at other ceremonies before picking up the Oscar at the end of it all. This year the most likely contender across the board in the Best Actor categories is Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer. The 47-year-old star is hotly tipped to win the … Read more
