Oscars
"The Holdovers" at BFI

Did "The Holdovers" Plagiarize a Highly-Regarded Screenplay?

Writer Simon Stephenson has argued that the film used elements from his unproduced screenplay

Best Supporting Actor nominees

And the Award for Most Stacked Oscar Category Goes to: Best Supporting Actor

Downey? Gosling? Brown? Whoever wins, so do we.

antique lamp with man on it, speakers, radios, drinks, books

14 Things to Do in LA This Weekend
A scene from "The Zone of Interest"

There’s Never Been a Holocaust Movie — or a Best Picture Nominee — Like “The Zone of Interest”
Photos of celebrities and actors by Greg Williams from his new book "Greg Williams Photo Breakdowns: The Stories Behind 100 Portraits"

Celebrity Photographer Greg Williams Takes Us Behind the Lens of 10 Photos
Saule Pictys touches up Oscar cutouts as crews continue to build the red carpet at the 94th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater.

How Oscar Campaign Reforms Will Affect What You'll See on Social Media

This is in response to a controversial nomination earlier this year

Movie theater

Rumored Oscars Changes Could Shake Up Theatrical Distribution

Would some recent nominees be ineligible?

Annemarie Bradley-Sherron, Judy Chin and Adrien Morot accept the Best Makeup and Hairstyling award for "The Whale" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards.

The Oscars Need to Stop Cutting People Off

Multiple winners missed their opportunity to speak entirely during Sunday night's broadcast

a photo of Paul Mescal at the 95th Academy Awards

The Best Menswear Fits From the 2023 Academy Awards

Our favorite looks from the 2023 Oscars, including Paul Mescal, Brendan Fraser and more

"EO" donkey

Turns Out 2022 Was a Big Year for Donkeys On Screen

Some cinematic years have asteroids, this one had donkeys

The Batmobile, based on a 1969 Dodge Charger, in "The Batman" starring Robert Pattinson

The Oscar for Best Movie Car of the Year Goes To…

These vehicles won’t be getting a nod from the Academy, so let’s celebrate them ourselves

Andrea Riseborough

What Does the Academy's "Review of the Campaign Procedures" Mean for This Year's Best Actress Nominees?

Andrea Riseborough's grassroots campaign has sparked controversy

Will Smith

Will Smith Announces Resignation From the Academy

Their investigation into his slap will continue

Will Smith accepts the Actor in a Leading Role award for ‘King Richard’ onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards.

Why Does the Will Smith Slap Warrant a Weeks-Long Investigation?

Protocol is protocol, but maybe it's time to just move on

Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars with Celebrity Memoir Bookclub logo on the left corner

This Podcast About Celebrity Memoirs Prepared Me for The Will Smith Slap

But more importantly, why you should be listening to “Celebrity Memoir Bookclub”

A collage of actors from the oscars

And the Oscar Goes To: 6 Award-Winning Menswear Moments From the Silver Screen’s Biggest Night

The 94th Annual Academy Awards featured some stylish, stunning and downright stellar suiting

The cast of CODA hold their award for Best Picture in the press room during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022.

Apple TV+ Takes Best Picture In Huge Win For Streaming Services

In a slap in the face to Netflix, Apple is the first streamer to get the coveted trophy

Leonardo DiCaprio attends the "Don't Look Up" World Premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 05, 2021 in New York City.

Why We’ll Never Get Tired of Jokes About Leonardo DiCaprio’s Age-Gap Relationships

On Sunday night, Oscar's co-host Amy Schumer made a joke that never seems to get old

Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards.

Will Smith Gave the Oscars Exactly What They Wanted, In the Worst Possible Way

They wanted more excitement, and they got a shocking display of toxic masculinity when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock

Amy Schumer attends Hulu's "Life & Beth" New York Premiere at SVA Theater on March 16, 2022 in New York City.

Amy Schumer Made Hollywood Seem More Self-Important Than Ever

How about opening your checkbooks instead?

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The cast of CODA hold their award for Best Picture in the press room during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022.

Apple TV+ Takes Best Picture In Huge Win For Streaming Services

In a slap in the face to Netflix, Apple is the first streamer to get the coveted trophy

Leonardo DiCaprio attends the "Don't Look Up" World Premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 05, 2021 in New York City.

Why We’ll Never Get Tired of Jokes About Leonardo DiCaprio’s Age-Gap Relationships

On Sunday night, Oscar's co-host Amy Schumer made a joke that never seems to get old

Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards.

Will Smith Gave the Oscars Exactly What They Wanted, In the Worst Possible Way

They wanted more excitement, and they got a shocking display of toxic masculinity when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock

Amy Schumer attends Hulu's "Life & Beth" New York Premiere at SVA Theater on March 16, 2022 in New York City.

Amy Schumer Made Hollywood Seem More Self-Important Than Ever

How about opening your checkbooks instead?

Benedict Cumberbatch speaks onstage during the 26th annual Art Directors Guild Awards at InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown on March 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

Benedict Cumberbatch Defends “The Power of the Dog”

The Best Actor nominee said that the film was “not a history lesson,” but it actually could have been

Lewis Tan as Lu Xin Lee in Fistful of Vengeance

Is It Time for a “Best Stunts” Oscar?

The actor and martial artist chats about his most memorable fight sequences, filming in Thailand and a glaring Academy omission

Samuel L. Jackson attends the LA premiere of Netflix's "Dolemite Is My Name" at Regency Village Theatre on September 28, 2019 in Westwood, California.

What Would a Popular Movie Oscar Even Mean?

During a recent interview, Samuel L. Jackson suggested the Academy should hand out a special award to the year's most popular film

The Oscars Experience is seen at the Academy Museum Opening Press Conference at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on September 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Eight categories will be cut from this year's telecast.

The Oscars Are Banking on the Fact That You Don't Actually Care About Movies That Much

Eight categories will no longer be awarded live during the telecast

Bruce Willis attends the premiere of "Motherless Brooklyn" during the 57th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall on October 11, 2019 in New York City. The actor was recently nominated for 8 Razzie Awards.

The Razzies Created a Special Category Just to Dunk on Bruce Willis

The anti-Oscars nominated eight films by the actor under the banner "Worst Performance by Bruce Willis in a 2021 Movie"

A Bears fan with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell

Way More Americans Watched the NFL Draft Than the Oscars

The first round of the Draft averaged 12.6 million viewers on television and digital sources

Anthony Hopkins attends the "The Two Popes" premiere during AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 18, 2019 in Hollywood, California.

The Oscars' Abrupt Ending Was the Result of Their Dumb No-Zoom Rule

Best Actor winner Anthony Hopkins reportedly offered to accept his award via Zoom but was turned down

Theater awning with letters that read "This place matters"

Frances McDormand Urged a Return to Movie Theaters. What Will That Look Like?

For one, there might be a lot more private screenings

Lash Fary holding a little hammer designed to smash car windows from PETA

Why Was There a Hammer for Smashing Car Windows in the Oscars Gift Bags?

The weirdest party favor for the weirdest Academy Awards

Lakeith Stanfield Oscars 2021 Look

Lakeith Stanfield’s 2021 Oscar Look Will Go Down as One of the Best in History

The actor's Saint Laurent jumpsuit could be the future of red carpets

A view of the Oscar statuettes backstage during the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

The Oscars Were Ruined by a Lack of Film Clips

Instead of footage of nominated work, we got awkward praise and fun facts from presenters

Oscar statue

The Mets' Director of Baseball Analytics Is Scarily Good at Predicting the Oscars

What will this year's awards have in store?