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Oscar winning Irish musician Glen Hansard dies aged 56 following crash

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Police officer drama: Sean Penn to direct film on Capitol riots

Sean Penn has signed a deal with Warner Bros. to direct a film he's scripted about the deadly attack on the US Capitol on January 6 in 2021.

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Cannes winner Jafar Panahi now faces prison and travel ban from Iran

On Sunday, Mostafa Nili, lawyer for Jafar Panahi, announced that a Tehran Revolutionary Court has rejected the objections and fully upheld the in-absentia verdict against the prominent Iranian filmmaker.

Cinema

Oscars: New rules announced - AI actors and scripts cannot win awards

The Academy has updated its rules for how artificial intelligence is used, including one that says all screenplays must be humanly created. There are more ambiguous statements regarding acting, however...

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Exiled director’s Oscar lost after US security brand it as ‘weapon’

The Oscar belonging to the co-director of the documentary 'Mr Nobody Against Putin' has gone missing after the US’ TSA would not allow him to carry statuette on his Lufthansa flight from New York.

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Mr Nobody rallies against Russia: Pavel Talankin on leaving Moscow

In an exclusive interview, Paval Talankin, winner of the 2026 Best Documentary Oscar, tells Euronews about live outside his Russian homeland and the "discarded" generation for whom he made 'Mr Nobody Against Putin'.

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Oscars 2026: Viewership figures drop by nine per cent

Compared to 10 years ago, this year's Oscars ceremony has lost 16 million viewers... What's behind the drop?

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One Skip After Another: Why was Sean Penn a no-show at the Oscars?

It turns out that Sean Penn skipped the Oscars and missed out on collecting his third Academy Award for a good reason. He was seen in Ukraine on Monday, where he met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a show of support for the war-torn country.

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French icon Brigitte Bardot omitted from Oscars In Memoriam tribute

The 2026 Oscars featured an extended In Memoriam segment and a few controversial snubs — including that of iconic French actress and singer Brigitte Bardot.

Travel News

How KPop Demon Hunters is driving a new wave of Seoul set-jetting

Key neighbourhoods, museums and spa rituals are some of the main attractions for fans visiting the South Korean capital.

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How this Oscar-winning documentary exposed Putin’s youth propaganda

'Mr Nobody Against Putin' has won Best Documentary Feature at this year’s Academy Awards. It follows Russian teacher Pavel Talankin, who secretly filmed pro-war messaging and patriotic lessons aimed at students after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Lifestyle

The 14 best dressed stars on the 2026 Oscars red carpet

The 98th Oscars have wrapped, but the fashion on the red carpet still has us talking. While One Battle After Another dominated the awards, who were the winners in the style stakes?

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Oscars 2026: ‘One Battle After Another’ triumphs - Full results

It was One Oscar After Another for Paul Thomas Anderson’s 'One Battle After Another', which emerged victorious with 6 wins – while 'Sinners', the most Oscar-nominated film in Academy history, won 4. Here's everything you need to know about this year’s award ceremony.

Food and Drink

Who is Wolfgang Puck? The chef feeding Hollywood at the Oscars 2026

Born in Austria and trained in some of Europe’s top kitchens, Wolfgang Puck made his name in Los Angeles, where his inventive cuisine won over Hollywood’s elite.

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Oscars 2026: Euronews Culture’s full Oscar predictions

Who will take home the biggest awards of the night on Sunday and which film will nab Best Picture? Here are Euronews Culture's full predictions.

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Oscar-winning Brutalist cinematographer retraces steps to stardom

One year after winning an Oscar, British cinematographer Lol Crawley reflects on the long, uncertain road that took him from an audio-visual course in Wrexham to the heart of Hollywood. In a rare, personal conversation, Crawley speaks candidly about graft, self-belief and imposter syndrome.

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Oscars 2026: Which records could be broken at the 98th Academy Awards?

Only a few more days before awards season comes to a close... Euronews Culture looks at some of the potential record-breaking moments that could make the 2026 Oscars one for the history books.