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Is Karla Sofía Gascón being erased from 'Emilia Pérez' Oscar campaign?

Oscar-nominated 'Emilia Pérez' actress Karla Sofía Gascón has apologised for her past social media posts and will reportedly not be attending awards events in the run-up to the final round of Oscar voting. Netflix are trying to salvage their awards campaign...

4 February 2025

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Why are people turning against Karla Sofía Gascón and 'Emilia Pérez'?

Here’s everything you need to know about the recent backlash against ‘Emilia Pérez’ star Karla Sofía Gascón and how Jacques Audiard’s award-winning film and Oscar hopeful has seen its buzz dwindle in the past weeks. Could this hurt the film’s Oscar chances?

31 January 2025

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Film(s) of the Week: The 10 unfairly snubbed Oscar movies of 2025

Oscar snubs are to be expected. But these ones hurt.

31 January 2025

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Oscar-nominated French director Coralie Fargeat on 'The Substance'

Having just been nominated for five Academy Awards – including Best Picture and Best Director – there seems to be no stopping French director Coralie Fargeat’s 'The Substance'. Euronews Culture sat down with the filmmaker to discuss the film and the vital changes society needs to implement.

24 January 2025

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Oscar nominations 2025: Who has the most nods and who got snubbed?

France's 'Emilia Pérez' breaks several Academy records, while the race to Best Film remains open. Here's the full breakdown of today's nominations.

23 January 2025

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Oscar nominations delayed once more due to California wildfires

In light of the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, the Oscar nominations have been pushed back. Awards season calendar continues to be impacted.

14 January 2025

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after 8 years

One of Hollywood's most bitter and long-running separation battles has come to an end with Angelina Jolie announcing her divorce from fellow actor Brad Pitt.

31 December 2024

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European films are frontrunners for Best International Film Oscar

The Academy has revealed its shortlist for the Best International Feature Film category and the frontrunners represent the very best of European cinema.

18 December 2024

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Sean Penn slams Oscars for ‘extraordinary cowardice’

Actor / Director Sean Penn has criticised the Academy and Hollywood, especially for its lack of courage when it comes to funding films that expand "cultural expressions". He also slammed how the system made it difficult for the Donald Trump origin story 'The Apprentice' to find a distributor.

4 December 2024

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Student Academy Award winners announced and head to London this year

Here are the winners of this year’s Student Academy Awards, with the ceremony taking place next month in London as opposed to the US. Academy CEO Bill Kramer’s international outreach initiative continues, to further highlight global membership growth.

24 September 2024

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Oscar-winning writer of Chinatown, Robert Towne dies aged 89

The American screenwriter and director, born Robert Bertram Schwartz, was widely considered one of the greatest writers in Hollywood.

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Are the Oscars going to introduce gender-neutral categories?

Academy CEO Bill Kramer has confirmed that conversations are ongoing regarding the possibility of gender-neutral categories for the Oscars. Not everyone thinks this is a good idea...

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Towering Canadian actor Donald Sutherland dies at 88

Sutherland was known for playing offbeat characters like Hawkeye Pierce in Robert Altman’s “M.A.S.H.,” and the stoned professor in “Animal House.”

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'Super Size Me' documentary maker Morgan Spurlock dies of cancer

The US documentary director took on the mighty fast-food sector over what it served up to millions, even though the diet caused him severe physical and psychological damage.

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Pulitzer-winner David Mamet blasts Hollywood's diversity efforts

During the L.A. Times Festival of Books, David Mamet spoke out against the initiatives in Hollywood to create diversity, equity, and inclusion - referred to as DEI.

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Celebrated Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. dies aged 87

Louis Gossett Jr. was best known for his Oscar-winning role in 'An Officer And A Gentleman' as well as his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots".

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David Seidler: Oscar-winning 'The King's Speech' screenwriter dies

Best known for his screenplay for the Oscar-winning film 'The King's Speech', Seidler - who grew up with a stammer - dedicated his 2011 Oscar to "all the stutterers around the world."

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Artists weigh in on controversial ‘The Zone of Interest’ Oscar speech

Jonathan Glazer's words on Oscar night have been labelled “morally indefensible” and "reprehensible." Now, several Oscar-winning directors have weighed in - including 'Son of Saul' director László Nemes and 'Amy' director Asif Kapadia.

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Was Jonathan Glazer's Oscar speech really 'morally indefensible'?

The US Holocaust Survivors Foundation has labelled Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech “morally indefensible”. The director of the Oscar-winning Holocaust drama 'The Zone of Interest' said those killed in both Israel and Gaza were victims of "dehumanisation".

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Al Pacino announces release of 'astonishingly revelatory' memoir

Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino has announced the release of an "astonishingly revelatory" memoir ‘Sonny Boy’ after his rather anticlimactic performance at this year's Oscars.