11 h. ago Key Oscar moments, from Zoe Saldaña's emotional win and 'Oz' opening to Kieran Culkin's baby wish

After accepting the Oscar for best supporting actress for her work in “Emilia Pérez,” Zoe Saldaña spoke emotionally about her family and her grandmother, tearing up during her speech

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12 h. ago Jeremy Strong’s reaction to Kieran Culkin’s Oscar win explained

Actors who play brothers in ‘Succession’ were both up for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars

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15 h. ago Anora dominates Oscars 2025 as The Brutalist and Demi Moore miss out on top prizes

Sean Baker’s comedy-drama completed a near-perfect sweep

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16 h. ago Oscars 2025 live: Anora sweeps awards with best picture, best director and best actress

At the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Adrien Brody wins best actor for The Brutalist, while Zoe Saldaña and Kieran Culkin take prizes. Join us for full coverage• The complete list of winners• The red carpet – in picturesAnd now a special live update from the Guardian’s Xan Brooks at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood First trip to the Oscars. Impossibly glamorous arrival. Non-celebrity guests, I discover, access the Dolby theatre by walking around the police cordons, across a filling station forecourt and past a shuttered bowling alley to the theatre doors. This is perhaps what’s known unofficially as the Karla Sofía Gascón Entrance. But I’m now safely inside and have been handed a spring roll to eat. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Kieran Culkin's wife steals spotlight after he reveals her shocking promise in exchange for Oscar win

While accepting the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, Kieran Culkin reminded his wife of the promise she made if he ever won the coveted award.

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18 h. ago Edward Norton appears to swear as Kieran Culkin beats him to Oscar

Kieran Culkin has continued his award season success streak as he was named the winner of the best supporting actor category at the 2025 Oscars.

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18 h. ago Oscars 2025 live updates: Kieran Culkin and Sean Baker’s Anora notch early Academy Award wins

Conan O’Brien is hosting the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Conclave, Anora and Wicked have picked up awards so far. Join us for full coverage• The complete list of winners• The red carpet – in picturesAnd now a special live update from the Guardian’s Xan Brooks at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood First trip to the Oscars. Impossibly glamorous arrival. Non-celebrity guests, I discover, access the Dolby theatre by walking around the police cordons, across a filling station forecourt and past a shuttered bowling alley to the theatre doors. This is perhaps what’s known unofficially as the Karla Sofía Gascón Entrance. But I’m now safely inside and have been handed a spring roll to eat. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Kieran Culkin wins best supporting actor at the Oscars, completing his sweep

Kieran Culkin has won best supporting actor at the 97th Academy Awards, completing his awards season sweep of the category

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18 h. ago Oscars 2025 LIVE: Kieran Culkin wins Best Supporting Actor, as Wicked, Conclave and Anora scoop first Oscars

All eyes will be on the Best Picture race, where indie darling Anora has emerged as the frontrunner

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19 h. ago Watch Jeremy Strong’s sullen reaction as he loses Oscar to Succession co

Jeremy Strong appeared sullen as Kieran Culkin gave a shout-out to his Succession co-star while accepting the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor at the 2025 ceremony on Sunday, 2 March.

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19 h. ago 2025 Oscars winners: Kieran Culkin kicks off 97th Academy Awards earning Best Supporting Actor

The 97th Academy Awards - which featured a star-studded red carpet - kicked off with the 42-year-old actor taking home Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in A Real Pain.

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6 d. ago Oscars 2025: best director nominees – reviews, interviews and chances for victory

All you need to know about the five directors in the running for the Academy’s prestigious film-making prize, along with reviews of their nominated films, interviews and the awards they’ve earned so far• Full list of Oscar nominationsTrack record: Baker came out of the US’s microbudget/indie subculture; his first feature, Four Letter Words, was released way back in 2000. But it took a decade and a half for Baker to make a serious breakthrough; Tangerine, shot on iPhones, was the story of a trans sex worker (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez), and won Baker some high-profile awards. His follow-up, The Florida Project, another account of marginalised Americans became a fixture on the awards circuit, bagging co-star Willem Dafoe an Oscar nom for best supporting actor. His next film, Red Rocket, premiered in competition at Cannes. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Guy Pearce shares refreshingly candid view on his Best Supporting Actor Oscar rival

It’s the first time that Pearce has been nominated for an Oscar

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7 d. ago Guy Pearce: ‘I’m not going to win the Oscar – Kieran Culkin will’

The Brutalist star is up for his first ever Academy award next week. He talks about awards fuss, living with his ex, and making his new film, Inside, in an actual prisonGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAfter his acclaimed performances in films such as LA Confidential, The Proposition, Memento, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Animal Kingdom and The Hurt Locker, you may be surprised that Guy Pearce has just been nominated for his first ever Oscar: for his turn as the sociopathic industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren in The Brutalist. Or maybe you haven’t noticed Pearce’s Oscars campaign because he keeps rubbishing his own career: he was “shit” in Memento (“I’m bad in a good movie. Fuck!”), worse in Neighbours (“I played the same thing and it fucking drove me nuts”) and has cheerfully owned up to acting in “a bunch of shit during my divorce because I needed the money”.As awards campaigns go – well, it’s a lot better than Karla Sofía Gascón’s. Not that Pearce ...

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7 d. ago Sag awards red carpet 2025: Wicked drama and men without ties – in pictures

On a fairly subdued red carpet at the Screen Actors Guild awards, the cast of Wicked stood out in full fantasy regalia. Here’s a look at what the stars wore – including Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Timothée Chalamet, Monica Barbaro, Jeremy Allen White and Demi MooreSag awards 2025: Timothée Chalamet, Demi Moore, Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña win major categories Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Sag awards 2025: Timothée Chalamet, Demi Moore, Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña win major categories

Screen Actors Guild awards go to Shōgun and Conclave ensembles, while Jane Fonda gives a rousing political speech while accepting a life achievement awardTimothée Chalamet has won best actor in a surprise upset at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild awards for his performance as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, with Demi Moore and the ensembles of Shōgun and Conclave also winning big.Chalamet won best male actor in a leading role, his first in an awards race that has been led all season by The Brutalist’s Adrien Brody, who has picked up the Golden Globe, Bafta and Critics’ Choice awards and is still widely predicted to win the Oscar next week. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago BAFTA 2025 winner Jesse Eisenberg on Kieran Culkin’s genius and his ‘love

The actor-writer-director said of Culkin: ‘There's nothing better than acting alongside somebody who's alive, who's fresh as he was in it and engaged’

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2 w. ago Why Kieran Culkin missed out on receiving his award at the Baftas

Culkin’s A Real Pain co-star Jesse Eisenberg accepted the award on his behalf

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