83 m. 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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87 m. ago Oscars 2025: Ben Stiller distracted by Knicks victory despite presenting awards

‘Zoolander’ star is known for being a die-hard New York Knicks fan

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96 m. ago Tinseltown's tradwife makeover: What the return of TRUE Oscars glamour reveals about Hollywood in the age of Trump, writes fashion insider JANE TIPPETT

After almost two decades of red-carpet dressing that has at times seemed as much about pushing boundaries, aesthetic or otherwise, as it does about looking good, something has shifted.

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2 h. ago Jubilant Brazilians hail I’m Still Here’s Oscar as landmark in fight for justice

Walter Salles’s dictatorship-era movie turns focus on dark time in country’s history and more recent coup attemptAhead of the Oscars ceremony, Brazil’s Fernanda Torres – star of Walter Salles’s dictatorship-era movie I’m Still Here – had warned her compatriots not to get into a “World Cup fever” over the Academy Awards.Her plea went in vain on Sunday night, however, as crowds across the country – already gathered to celebrate carnival – erupted in joy over Brazil’s first-ever Oscar win, for best international feature. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Goldie Hawn jokes she is 'completely blind from cataracts' at 2025 Oscars while presenting with Andrew Garfield

Goldie Hawn left viewers of the 2025 Academy Awards stunned after she gave a heartbreaking health update on stage.

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3 h. ago The main Oscars takeaway? Hollywood is as scared of the world right now as you and I are | Emma Brockes

Perhaps the Ozempic was making people light-headed, or the stars felt they should stay silent. Either way, there was a notable lack of politicsThe Oscars ceremony on Sunday night was long and boring, as it has been for a few years, but this year its shortcomings landed differently. Hollywood’s waning influence, which registered most glaringly last month in the large number of American nominees who showed up in London for the Baftas – not something they were inclined to do in better times – gave the ceremony a sense of low-stakes irrelevance that was frankly a relief from the rest of the news cycle. Still, the question lingers as to why the actors and presenters largely, and mercifully in my view, stayed away from mention of Donald Trump.After the devastating forest fires in Los Angeles in January, the classy thing to have done this year would’ve been to cancel or at least radically downsize the Oscars ceremony, but of course no one involved was going to vote for that. Instead, audie...

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3 h. ago What is a ‘coalition of the willing’? Key takeaways from Starmer and Macron’s Ukraine peace talks

European leaders reaffirmed their support for Zelensky after tense Trump meeting

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3 h. ago Fires, frocks and the president who must not be named: my very weird night in the Oscars cheap seats

After the horror of the LA wildfires and with the world in uproar, some had called for the show not to go on. But up in the mezzanine with the shouty hoi polloi, I saw that hope really does spring eternal hereOscars 2025: Brody beats orchestra, Brits keep it classy and Kieran Culkin botches his big momentIt’s the calm before the storm of the 97th Academy Awards and the announcer, Nick Offerman, is rehearsing his lines on the auditorium’s PA system. He introduces the nominees and trails the potential stories. He says: “Conclave won six awards tonight, including best picture,” and then pauses a moment to allow this momentous result to sink in. Upstairs at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood, the early arrivals have barely had time to get a drink in their hands. Now, all at once, they look stricken and cast nervous glances back and forth. Is Offerman joking, or has he just emitted white smoke by electing Edward Berger’s papal thriller? The Oscars don’t even start for another two hours and t...

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4 h. ago Inside the Vanity Fair Oscars party 2025: Jeff Bezos reveals 007 plans at Hollywood’s glitziest night

At one of the most exclusive afterparties in Los Angeles, Kevin E G Perry soaks up the atmosphere with billionaires, Oscar winners and plenty of margaritas

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4 h. ago Inside the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscars party, where Jeff Bezos revealed 007 plans at Hollywood’s glitziest night

At one of the most exclusive afterparties in Los Angeles, Kevin EG Perry soaks up the atmosphere with billionaires, Oscar winners and plenty of margaritas

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4 h. ago Diane Warren has witty response to losing Best Song Oscar for the eighth consecutive time

Legendary singer-songwriter has endured a total of 16 nominations for Best Song with no wins

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5 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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5 h. ago Oscars viewers slam 'disrespectful' tribute to David Lynch during the In Memoriam segment

While Lynch was remembered in a four second clip, furious fans criticized the ceremony for not going above and beyond given his impact on film.

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7 h. ago Demi Moore goes viral for reaction to Mikey Madison’s surprise Best Actress Oscars win

Demi Moore reacted with grace to Mikey Madison’s Best Actress win at the 2025 Oscars on Sunday (2 March), but her fans were less accepting.

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7 h. ago Viewers react to Lily Rose Depp and Timothée Chalamet's 'awkward' reunion at 2025 Oscars

Lily Rose Depp was placed right in front of her former flame and his current girlfriend Kylie Jenner, during part of the prestigious award ceremony

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7 h. ago Oscars 2025: Mick Jagger reveals real 'reason' he stood in for Bob Dylan

The Rolling Stones legend, 81, let slip that he was second choice to present Best Original Song on the night after the elder statesman of songwriting passed on the offer.

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7 h. ago Oscars 2025's biggest moments: From Adam Sandler storming out to Kieran Culkin’s baby pact

The 2025 Oscars had the internet in a frenzy, delivering shocking wins, major snubs, and unforgettable fashion moments on Hollywood’s biggest night.

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8 h. ago Oscars 2025: Halle Berry's revenge kiss with Adrien Brody on red carpet

Berry went for a lingering kiss and then said sorry after the pair hugged and kissed on the red carpet.

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8 h. ago Oscars 2025: how could the Emilia Perez cast and crew forget about trans people?

The Oscars are notorious for heaping awards on films about marginalised communities, so why did Netflix ignore this one?

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8 h. ago The Emilia Perez cast and crew threw trans people under the bus at the Oscars

The Oscars are notorious for heaping awards on films about marginalised communities, so why did Netflix ignore this one?

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