Yesterday
And the award goes to … why Australia’s film gongs are on the nose
The purported redundancy of the man who once invented a new award to avoid embarrassing Robert De Niro has left many hoping for a fresh start. Except he’s refusing to go.
This Month
What to expect at this week’s Oscars
This has been an unusually fluid season in which several categories still feel wide open as we head into Monday’s (AEDT) awards ceremony.
Plenty of perks and worldwide attention: the life of an Oscar voter
For some, the invitation to join comes as a happy surprise. Others lobby hard to become a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
February
How ‘Mr Nobody’ in a small-town school took on Putin
When Russia overhauled the curriculum to turn students into patriotic soldiers, school videographer Pavel Talankin recorded it all. Now he’s shortlisted for an Oscar.
January
Byrne and Elordi lead Aussie charge at a record-breaking Oscars
Rose Byrne, Jacob Elordi, Nick Cave and Fiona Crombie all secured Academy Award nods, as vampire epic Sinners landed a record 16 nominations.
Rose Byrne, Timothee Chalamet win their first Golden Globes
Chalamet won for best actor in a movie, musical or comedy for his role in “Marty Supreme”, Byrne for “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”.
Classic, black and daring: fashion on show at Golden Globes
Celebrities are holding on to their gowns and watching their steps as they pose for photos on this year’s Golden Globes red carpet.
The Golden Globes are on. Here’s what to look for
Hollywood is coming off a disappointing box office year and now anxiously awaits the fate of one of its most storied studios, Warner Bros.
Upstart studio behind ‘Parasite’ earns a good table at Golden Globes
Neon’s foreign-language films are vying for prizes usually reserved for English-language movies: best picture, best director, best actor, and best screenplay.
Sarah Snook and Jacob Elordi take home Critics Choice awards
The two Australian actors have also been nominated for Golden Globes, which this year take place after the journalists’ awards.
December 2025
Byrne, Snook score Golden Globe nods as awards season heats up
Australia’s Jacob Elordi also led the way with two nominations, and Joel Edgerton with one, as the annual Hollywood awards season gets under way.
November 2025
Rose Byrne delivers one of the best screen performances of the year
The Australian could be on the cusp of her first Oscar nomination as an increasingly frazzled mother who feels her life is crashing.
October 2025
Diane Keaton, star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies at 79
The unexpected news was met with shock around the world. The Oscar-winning luminary was the kind of actor who helped make films iconic and timeless.
April 2025
And you thought Oscar voters actually watched the films?
The new rule ordering Academy members to view the movies they vote on has been met with laughter and disbelief that it had not been required all along.
February 2025
The Oscars scandal Hollywood is ignoring
Sean Baker’s stripper drama is the 2025 Oscars frontrunner. But why has the pro-Kremlin work of its Russian cast been forgotten?
‘Conclave’, Chalamet win at SAG Awards, setting up Oscars battle
The Conclave cast won best movie ensemble at the awards, the last major honours before next weekend’s Oscars.
‘Conclave’ and ‘The Brutalist’ top BAFTAs amid scandal
The Papal thriller and period drama both collected four trophies, while audacious musical “Emilia Pérez” won two awards amid the continuing drama surrounding its lead.
January 2025
‘Ozempic’s biggest night’: major winners at Golden Globes
“The Brutalist” was named best movie drama and star Adrien Brody won best film actor. “Emilia Perez” claimed best movie musical or comedy.
Why Coppola has no qualms blowing the family fortune
Francis Ford Coppola’s films have always provoked strong reactions but as he quips, the things “they fire you for are the same they give you lifetime achievement awards for when you’re old”.
March 2024
And the Oscar goes to … a movie most people have seen
The clear best-picture favourite “Oppenheimer” is steam rolling toward the kind of big-movie dominance the Academy Awards hasn’t seen in two decades.
