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Filmmaker Spike Lee to stay away from Oscars over ongoing diversity row

In Hollywood they preparing for the Oscars – the movie industry’s biggest night. But how much is all the work papering over the cracks of a world

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Oscar Academy makes reforms amid diversity row

Faced with big name boycotts over a lack of diversity in nominations, the Academy behind the Oscars has pledged to double its membership of women and

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How much is an Oscar nomination worth?

With the ink yet to dry on this year’s Oscar nominations, we take a look at the financial boost official recognition gives a film. We’ve used the

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'Embrace of the Serpent': Colombia's soulful Oscar entry

‘Embrace of the Serpent’ takes us to the heart of darkness in the Amazon. Directed by Colombian filmmaker Ciro Guerra, it features a shaman in the

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Kosovo bags first ever Oscar nomination with short 'Shok'

Best Live Action Short Film is one of those Oscar categories which offers new talents a chance. Among this year’s five contenders is the short drama

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Director Spike Lee calls for boycott of "White Oscar Awards"

American director Spike Lee has vowed to boycott next month’s Academy Awards ceremony because of the mostly white actors among the Oscar nominees

USA

The Revenant picks up 12 Oscar nominations

The Revenant led the way for the 2016 Oscars with 12 nominations while Mad Max, Fury Road scored 10. The two films will battle it out for the Best

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Should Golden Globe winners prepare their Oscar speech?

It is said that the Golden Globe Awards predict who will probably win at the Oscars. We looked at the four most “important” categories to see what

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Oscars 2016 - nominations

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Finnish movie 'The Fencer' tells tale of 1950s Estonia

Set in Estonia in the 1950s, ‘The Fencer’ is the Finnish contender for an Oscar nomination in the Foreign Film category and it has already received a

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Establishment triumphs at the European Film Awards

The great and the good of the European film industry flocked to Berlin for the 28th European Film Awards. As well as a celebration of the continents

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'Youth' scoops three gongs at European Film Awards in Berlin

Comedy drama “Youth” has triumphed at the European Film Awards in Berlin. It scooped three gongs – best movie, best director and Britain’s Michael

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LUX prize awarded to for Deniz Gamze Erguven's "Mustang"

Another award for Deniz Gamze Erguven’s “Mustang” one of this year’s film sensations. The French-Turkish-German co-production has been awarded the

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British short 'The Bigger Picture' wins Cartoon d'Or

British animated short film ‘The Bigger Picture’ by Daisy Jacobs has won the Cartoon d’Or, a pan-European award for animation short films. Daisy

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Top animators collaborate on Kahlil Gibran's 'The Prophet'

The animated film Kahlil Gibran’s ‘The Prophet’ has premiered in the United States. The film is based on the 1920s bestseller written by Lebanese

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Oscar-winning doc 'Citizenfour' chronicles Edward Snowden's

'Citizenfour' chronicles Edward Snowden's exchanges with journalists in a Hong Kong hotel room as he reveals the scale of the US government's spying programme at home and abroad.

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'Birdman' awarded Best Picture, with Mexican Alejandro Iñárritu Best Director

Groundbreakers, veterans and newcomers flocked together for the 87th Academy Awards on Sunday night, also simply known as ‘the Oscars’. Alejandro

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Stars dazzle on the red carpet at the 87th Academy Awards

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Oscars: Foreign Film category dominated by dramas

Five formidable films are competing for the Best Foreign Film Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards. Polish-British filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski

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Oscars 2015 - best documentary nominations

The “Salt of the Earth” directed by Juliana Ribeiro Salgado and Wim Wenders, is one of the documentaries nominated at the 87th Annual Academy Awards