Cinema

And the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film goes to....

There are several European movies in the running for the Best Foreign film Oscar this year but the hot favourite for the award is Asghar Farhadi’s ‘The Salesman'.

24 February 2017

Cinema

And the nominees for Best Picture are....

On Sunday, the American film industry celebrates the 89th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

24 February 2017

Cinema

Best Actress Oscar shapes up for a classic contest

Hollywood duo to slug it out with English, Irish and French nominees for 2017 Best Actress Oscar.

23 February 2017

Cinema

Golden and silver Bears on awards night at the Berlinale

The bear hunt is over – in Berlin at least and the stars could relax.

22 February 2017

Cinema

'Land of Mine' opens door into corner of Danish history

Beneath a vast expanse of sand on the Danish coast lie thousands of deadly land mines.

13 February 2017

Cinema

'13th' - Oscar-nominated doc examines legacy of slavery

‘13th’ is ‘Selma’ director Ava DuVernay’s Oscar-nominated documentary.

10 February 2017

USA

Iranian actress to boycott Oscars over Trump's 'racist' Muslim ban

The star of an Iranian film nominated for an Oscar has said she will boycott next month’s Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood in protest at US President Trump’s proposed ban on immigrants from severa

27 January 2017

Cinema

Oscar nominations create new records

“La La Land” has equalled the record for Oscar nominations.

25 January 2017

USA

Oscars respond to “so white” criticism

Last year the Academy were lambasted for ignoring black and ethnic minority talent. So how does 2017 compare?

24 January 2017

USA

La La Land receives record-equalling 14 Oscar nominations

Musical romance La La Land is in the running for a record-equalling 14 awards at this year's Oscars.

24 January 2017

Cinema

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis reprise their 2010 Tony winning roles in the movie 'Fences'

A story of a lost dream the film ‘Fences’, which is based on a stage play of the same name by August Wilson tells of how Troy Maxson aspired to becoming a Major League baseball…

3 January 2017

Cinema

The hot-runners in the race for Europe's top cinema awards

Valerie Bruni Tedeschi is among the nominees for Best Actress in the European Film Awards for her performance in the movie “Like Crazy".

9 December 2016

Cult

Hans Zimmer reveals he had stage fright ahead of his career-spanning tour

It is a little bit of cinema and a little bit of rock and roll.

2 December 2016

Cinema

Governors Awards celebrate Hollywood veterans

The creme de la creme of Hollywood was out for the 8th Annual Governors Awards, the so-called “honorary Oscars” handed out in recognition of lifetime achievement within the film…

14 November 2016

Poland

Iconic film director Andrzej Wajda dies

The Polish director's films are seen as reflecting Poland's turbulent history, manoeuvring between a repressive communist government and an audience yearning for freedom.

10 October 2016

Cinema

'Clash': Egyptian nail-biter is Egypt's Oscar entry

A hit in Cannes where it opened the ‘Un Certain Regard’ section, ‘Clash’ by Mohamed Diab has been selected as Egypt’s entry to the Oscars.

23 September 2016

USA

"L.A. Confidential" director Curtis Hanson found dead

Movie director Curtis Hanson, who won an Oscar for “LA Confidential”, was found dead in his California home on Tuesday (September 20), the Los Angeles Police Department…

21 September 2016

World News

Oscars invites record number of members in effort to push diversity

Following an outcry over a lack of diversity, the organisers of the Oscars have invited a record number of new members to vote in next year’s Academy Awards.

30 June 2016

USA

Three clips with three messages the Oscars wanted to deliver

From Chris Rock on why the Oscars are a bit racist, to Leonardo Di Caprio on why global warming is making life hard for film-makers, the Oscars

29 February 2016

World News

The world says goodbye to memes mocking Leonardo DiCaprio

29 February 2016