Sean Baker wins best director Oscar for 'Anora' in Academy Awards sweep

“Anora” creator Sean Baker won best director, best picture and two other Academy Awards at the Oscars on Sunday, bookending a dominant awards season for the American filmmaker whose stories seek to humanize sex workers and immigrants.

Entertainment 03 Mar, 2025

Zoe Saldaña wins first Oscar, sweeping awards season as best supporting actress in 'Emilia Pérez'

Zoe Saldaña earned her first Academy Award for best supporting actress in “Emilia Pérez,” capping an already accomplished awards season Sunday.

Entertainment 03 Mar, 2025

Strip club Cinderella story 'Anora' wins best picture at 97th Academy Awards

"Anora,” a strip club Cinderella story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, handing Sean Baker’s gritty, Brooklyn-set screwball farce Hollywood’s top prize.

Entertainment 03 Mar, 2025

Adrien Brody wins best actor for 'The Brutalist,' taking home his second career Oscar

Adrien Brody clinched his second Oscar for best actor, winning Sunday for his role as a visionary Hungarian architect in “ The Brutalist ” and solidifying his legacy as one of Hollywood's most compelling talents.

Entertainment 03 Mar, 2025

Breakout star Mikey Madison wins best actress Oscar for 'Anora' over Hollywood veteran Demi Moore

Mikey Madison won the best actress Oscar on Sunday for “Anora," a role that catapulted the 25-year-old into a burgeoning film career after achieving initial success on television.

Entertainment 03 Mar, 2025

The Oscars are more international than ever. So why is the international film category broken?

For many filmmakers, the Oscars are a pipe dream. But not because they think their movies aren’t good enough.

Entertainment 21 Feb, 2025

What to know about thousands of evacuations and homes burned in Los Angeles-area fires

At least 10 people were killed and thousands of structures were burned as fierce wildfires raged in the Los Angeles area, officials said.

World 10 Jan, 2025

Hollywood stars gather for honorary Oscars event celebrating Quincy Jones, Bond producers, more

The family of Quincy Jones was not sure they wanted to attend the Governors Awards.

Entertainment 18 Nov, 2024

Those Godzilla claw shoes on the Oscars red carpet are just one of Hazama's 'dark fantasy' creations

One Japanese creation grabbing attention on the Oscars red carpet wasn't a movie: the kitsch shoes that seemed to be clenched in Godzilla's claw.

Lifestyle 27 Mar, 2024

Japanese animation studio founder Miyazaki isn't ready to retire just yet, after latest Oscar win

Ghibli, the Japanese studio that just won its second Oscar for feature animation for “The Boy and The Heron," hasn't said yet what it plans next.

Entertainment 12 Mar, 2024

'Oppenheimer' wins 7 prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards

Atom bomb epic “Oppenheimer” won seven prizes, including best picture, director and actor, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, cementing its front-runner status for the Oscars next month.

Entertainment 19 Feb, 2024

'Oppenheimer' dominates Golden Globes, 'Poor Things' upsets 'Barbie' in comedy

Christopher Nolan's blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer” dominated the 81st Golden Globes, winning five awards including best drama, while Yorgos Lanthimos' Frankenstein riff “Poor Things” pulled off an upset victor over “Barbie” to triumph in the best comedy or musical category.

Entertainment 08 Jan, 2024