35 h. ago The Oscars 2025: We rank the nominees for Best Picture at the 97th Academy Awards

The most glittering ceremony in cinema is just days away 🏆

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41 h. ago Oscars 2025: best actor nominees – awards, interviews and what their chances are

What to know about the actors nominated for the Academy Awards’ biggest acting prize, along with the Guardian’s reviews and interviewsFull list of nominationsWant more? Our guide to the best picture raceAhead of the 2 March Oscars ceremony, the Guardian film looks at how the big contenders are shaping up in the race for glory. We sort through the nominees for the best actor Oscar, assessing each one’s chances and how you can watch or stream each film. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago This is the year the Oscars found God – but can they keep the faith?

From Conclave to The Brutalist to A Real Pain, films about religion are unusually well represented at the Academy Awards – some with decidedly unorthodox themes• Warning: contains spoilersWhat Tony Blair’s former spin doctor Alastair Campbell said of New Labour – “We don’t do God” – applies also to the Academy Awards. The secular gong-dispensing rite annually sweeps religion off its proverbial red carpet. The last best picture winner to deal with the subject was 2015’s Spotlight, which hardly proselytised for organised religion – it dramatised the Boston Globe’s investigation into sexual abuse in the Catholic church. You have to go back to 1973 to find a movie with a priestly protagonist that really beguiled the Academy: William Friedkin’s horror movie The Exorcist received 10 Oscar nominations, winning awards for screenplay and sound.This year, though, may be different. Two leading contenders, The Brutalist (10 nominations) and Conclave (eight), put faith front and centre. And let’...

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53 h. ago Angela Bassett says she was ‘deserving’ of 2023 Oscar that went to Jamie Lee Curtis

Bassett was up for an Academy Award in 2023 for her role in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

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62 h. ago Oscars 2025: Is the Academy Award the most valuable trophy in the world of TV and Film?

Just how much is an Academy Award worth - and is it the most valuable prize in town? 🤔🏆🎞

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3 d. ago 'Wicked' choice: Cynthia Erivo will host the Tony Awards in June

“Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo, who has been earning awards left and right, will next be handing them out

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3 d. ago Oscars 2025: Selena Gomez, Ben Stiller and Oprah announced as presenters

New batch of names join previously announced presenters such as Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz, and Elle Fanning

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3 d. ago The story behind the longest Oscars acceptance speech in history

In 1943, English actor Greer Garson won the Academy Award for Best Actress and spoke for an undefeated four minutes. Clémence Michallon revisits this page in Oscars history

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3 d. ago Oscars 2025: best picture nominees – reviews, awards and where to watch

What to know about the 10 films nominated for the Academy Award’s biggest prize, along with the reviews, interviews and the big prizes earned so far• Full list of Oscar nominationsThe Golden Globes and Baftas are done and dusted, the Critics Choices packed up for another year. But the big one, the Academy Awards, is yet to come, and with it the ultimate prizes the film industry can bestow on its peers. Ahead of the 2 March Oscars ceremony, Guardian film looks at how are the big contenders shaping up in the race for glory. We sort through the nominees for the best picture Oscar, assessing each one’s chances and how you can watch or stream each film. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago British star makes history at 2025 Oscars with milestone nominations

John Powell, 61, has written the scores to hits like How to Train Your Dragon, Happy Feet, the Bourne film series, X-Men: The Last Stand and Don't Worry Darling.

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5 d. ago Who will win the Oscars 2025? Here's who the bookies think will win the 10 biggest gongs of the night at the Academy Awards

It’s the biggest night of the year for the film industry.

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5 d. ago Oscars 2025: nominations, ceremony date, favourites to win and how to watch in the UK

The longlists for several categories have already been unveiled, and these will be narrowed down when the official nominations are revealed

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5 d. ago Race to the Oscars 2025: Updated leader board after this year's BAFTA ceremony

A look at our update leader board after this year’s BAFTA and DGA Ceremonies - here’s who’s on top

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