5 h. ago And the loser is politics: why was this year’s Oscars so reluctant?

Taking place in the middle of a chaotic time for the US and the world at large, this year’s ceremony was light on statements and devoid of the Trump word entirelyTwenty-two years ago, the last time Adrien Brody won the Academy award for best actor, film-maker Michael Moore accepted his own Oscar for Bowling for Columbine, a documentary about America’s obsession with guns, by offering a preview of sorts of his next feature, Fahrenheit 9/11. He decried then president George W Bush as “fictitious” (alluding to his fishy, supreme court-assisted election win a year and a half earlier) and excoriated the Bush administration for sending the United States to war with Iraq – just three days earlier, in fact – for “fictitious reasons”. It was received with a mixture of applause and boos, probably the most memorable moment of the night, give or take Brody planting a kiss on Halle Berry.Two years later, when Fahrenheit 9/11 might have been similarly honored (and almost certainly would have been...

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8 h. ago Russian state propagandists overjoyed at Anora’s Oscar triumph

The film’s five Academy Awards seen as act of normalisation by commentators in country still persecuting critics of its war on Ukraine• Anora dominates the Oscars as Mikey Madison named best actress• How Anora swept the OscarsIt was an unfamiliar sight for Russians watching state TV on Monday morning. For the first time since Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago, the Oscars made the news.The state anchor devoted the tightly controlled news bulletin to Anora, the night’s runaway success, spotlighting its cast of Russian actors – chief among them best supporting actor nominee Yura Borisov, who earned global praise for his performance as a brutish yet unexpectedly sensitive Russian bodyguard. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Cynthia Erivo shares 'hidden detail' as she makes her 'final ode' to Wicked at the Oscars

The Wicked star celebrated her time as Elphaba in the Oscar nominated film

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11 h. ago Oscar winners let their hair down at the Vanity Fair after party

Many stars transformed their looks for the star-studded event at the Wallis Annenberg Centre for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.

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13 h. ago Amazon Prime adds film that 'will be remembered and discussed' for decades despite Oscar loss

Critics and fans alike praise the film as 'one of the greatest of this decade'

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14 h. ago Emilia Perez star responds to Mexican people offended by film

The film was ‘really hurtful for us Mexicans’, the Oscar winner was told

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16 h. ago Oscars 2025: The full list of Oscar 2025 winners, as Anora and Mikey Madison shine

No film won more than five Oscars on a night where the honours were largely split at the 97th Academy Awards ceremony - and at least one favourite missed out

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16 h. ago ITV viewers beg for return of ad breaks after ‘insufferable’ Oscars coverage

Audiences branded coverage ‘awful’

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17 h. ago Isabella Rossellini paid a subtle tribute to David Lynch at the Oscars

Oscar-nominated actor starred in acclaimed director’s 1986 film ‘Blue Velvet’

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17 h. ago Oscars viewers fume as ITV star takes brutal swipe at Demi Moore and The Substance

The 97th Academy Awards took place at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, but ITV viewers were left fuming at one star's swipe at Oscar nominated film The Substance

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18 h. ago Adrien Brody speaks of antisemitism and racism as he picks up best actor Oscar

He has won a slew of awards for his role playing Hungarian-Jewish architect Laszlo Toth, who flees from post-war Europe to the US.

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20 h. ago US foreign policy blocking path to Palestinian freedom – Israeli Oscar winner

No Other Land, about the disputed West Bank, picked up the Oscar for best documentary feature film.

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20 h. ago British composer Daniel Blumberg wins best original score Oscar for The Brutalist

Sole previous scoring credit on a full-length film for the singer, guitar player and visual artist is The World to ComeAnora dominates the Oscars — here’s the complete list of winnersThe young British composer Daniel Blumberg has won his first Oscar for his second-ever musical score for a feature film, for Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist.Blumberg, 34, won the Bafta award last month for the score, which has met with considerable praise and which plays a prominent role in the film. The Brutalist is the story of a fictitious Hungarian architect, László Tóth, who moves to the US after surviving the Holocaust.Anora takes home best picture OscarAdrien Brody and Mikey Madison win best acting prizesKieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña win supporting awardsAnora’s Sean Baker wins for directing, editing and screenplay Continue reading...

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20 h. ago ‘I’m Still Here’ from Brazil wins Oscar for best international film

A Brazilian film about a family torn apart by the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for more than two decades, won the Oscar for best international film

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20 h. ago I’m Still Here wins Oscar for best international film, becoming first Brazilian film to do so

Brazil’s official entry beats beleaguered French favourite Emilia Pérez to the podiumOscars 2025 — follow live Academy Awards updatesSee complete list of winners and photos from the red carpetI’m Still Here has won the Oscar for best international film at the Academy Awards, which are currently taking place in Los Angeles. It is the first Brazilian film to win the award – and was also the first to be nominated.Directed by Walter Salles and starring Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here is a political drama based on the true story of Eunice Paiva, whose husband Rubens was “disappeared” and murdered in 1970s Brazil. The film had to overcome a lineup including Danish true-crime story The Girl With the Needle, Iran-set legal drama The Seed of the Sacred Fig and trans gangster musical Emilia Pérez, which had been the hot favourite for the award.Anora wins best original and Conclave wins best adapted screenplayKieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña win supporting prizesNo Other Land wins best documentar...

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21 h. ago ITV Oscar coverage divides opinion with fans complaining about 'negative' hosts

ITV's coverage, fronted by broadcast legend Jonathan Ross, has divided viewer's opinions online, with some complaining that the pundits have been too critical of certain nominees

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21 h. ago Tearful Zoe Saldana wins first Oscar for role in Netflix’s Emilia Perez

She won the Oscar for her role in the Spanish-language film.

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21 h. ago Oscars viewers slam 'pointless' part of ITV coverage fronted by Jonathan Ross as they moan: 'We don't care!'

Oscars viewers slammed a 'pointless' part of the ITV coverage fronted by Jonathan Ross as they moaned: 'We don't care!' while it aired on Sunday night.

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21 h. ago ITV viewers blast 'genuinely insufferable' Oscars coverage presented by Jonathan Ross

Those in the UK who wanted to see who the major winners were had to stay up until the early hours of Monday morning

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22 h. ago ITV viewers all say same thing as Jonathan Ross leads controversial coverage

UK fans are all saying the same thing about ITV's coverage of the Oscars, hosted by Jonathan Ross alongside Jason Isaacs, Mariella Frostrup and Elle Osili-Wood

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