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Oscars 2026: What’s in this year’s six-figure celebrity goodie bag?

Luxury vacations, pricey skincare products, goodies from the “Hermès of Marijuana”, and a custom prenuptial agreement created by a celebrity divorce attorney... The Oscar nominees won’t go home empty handed on Sunday... Here’s what’s inside the ‘Everyone Wins’ 2026 swag bag.

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Oscars 2026: Which categories should be next after Best Casting?

The Oscars are adding new categories, including Best Casting and the upcoming Achievement in Stunt Design. Which should be next?

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Oscars 2026: Ranking every Best Picture winner of the last 15 years

From 'The King’s Speech' to 'Anora', Euronews Culture ranks all the Best Picture Oscar winners since 2010. Who will be joining the illustrious list on Sunday?

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Oscar-nominated screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian arrested in Iran

Mehdi Mahmoudian worked on the script of Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just An Accident', which won last year's Palme d'Or and is nominated for Best Screenplay and Best International Feature at this year’s Oscars.

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Óliver Laxe on Oscar-nominated ‘Sirāt’ and giving birth to 'a monster'

Euronews Culture sat down with director Óliver Laxe at this year’s European Film Awards to discuss his freshly Oscar-nominated film ‘Sirāt’, the pitfalls of streaming platforms and how cinemas are “a place for transformation”.

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Oscar nominations 2026: ‘Sinners’ makes Oscar history with 16 nods

The record in the Academy Awards' 98-year history was 14 nominations, and Ryan Coogler's vampire horror 'Sinners' has shattered that achievement. Here's everything you need to know about this year's Oscar nominations.

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An Oscar-winning lens on Ukraine's fight for the village of Andriivka

Oscar-winning filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov, known for his documentary 20 Days in Mariupol, again presents the brutal face of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in his latest film, 2,000 Metres to Andriivka. It's also Ukraine's entry for the 2026 Best International Film at the Academy Awards.

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Leonardo DiCaprio on the importance of creating cinema over content

Leonardo DiCaprio has shared his fears regarding the future of cinema amid “huge transition”: “Movies are still meant to be experienced, together, in a theatre. Right now, that belief matters more than ever.”

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Goodbye TV, hello streaming: The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that YouTube will have the exclusive global rights to the Oscars from 2029 to 2033.

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James Cameron wants Netflix films out of Oscar consideration

Oscar winner James Cameron says that only films made for a theatrical release should be eligible for Academy Awards, excluding movies released primarily on streaming platforms like Netflix.

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Tom Cruise has finally been awarded an Oscar

Tom Cruise remains one of Hollywood's biggest movie stars, and a competitive Oscar has eluded him - despite being nominated four times. Now, the leading man finally got to hold his own Academy Award on a Hollywood stage...

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Israeli army raids Oscar-winning Palestinian director's West Bank home

Basel Adra co-directed the film No Other Land, a joint Palestinian-Israeli production that chronicles the struggle by residents to stop the Israeli military from demolishing the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta.

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Happy 80th Birthday Helen Mirren! Celebrating an incredible career

Dame Helen Mirren celebrates her 80th birthday this Saturday. Euronews looks back at the six-decade career of an acting queen.

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Tom Cruise and Dolly Parton are finally getting Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that Tom Cruise, Dolly Parton, Debbie Allen and Wynn Thomas will receive Honorary Oscars in November.

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Harvey Weinstein faces retrial for sex crimes as case ends in disarray

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein faces yet another trial on sex crime allegations after the judge declared a mistrial on a remaining rape charge.

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Israeli soldiers bar West Bank tour organized by Oscar winners

The directors of 'No Other Land' said they had invited journalists to interview residents about increasing settler violence in the area. Israeli soldiers prevented them from doing so. "It's clear they don't want the world to see what is happening here.”

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Marcel Ophuls, director of 'The Sorrow and the Pity', dies aged 97

His most famous work, The Sorrow and the Pity (1969), was a groundbreaking four-hour documentary that shattered France’s myths about resistance during World War II.

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Oscars implement new rules for voting, AI and refugee filmmakers

The Academy has put forth a handful of new regulations on issues including voting, AI, refugee filmmakers and the newly launched casting category. Here's everything you need to know.

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Oscars announce new stunt design award for its 100th ceremony

The Achievement in Stunt Design award will make its debut at the annual ceremony beginning in 2028, where it will honour stunt work in films from 2027, and while it’s a step in the right direction, why has it taken so long?

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From Hamdan Ballal to La La Land: A short history of Oscars apologies

The Academy has apologised to 'No Other Land' co-director Hamdan Ballal after criticism for failing to address his violent attack, adding to a list of public apologies by the institution.