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These Movies Should've Won Best Picture
These Movies Should've
Won Best Picture
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Mar 15, 2026 6:49 AM CDT

These Movies Should've Won Best Picture

WaPo analysis picks Jaws over Cuckoo's Nest , Sixth Sense over American Beauty , among others

(Newser) - The Academy Awards are on Sunday, which means we can probably expect the usual debate over whether certain movies deserved to win, as well as perhaps some surprise upsets. Writing for the Washington Post , Dan Zak and Amy Argetsinger don't seem terribly optimistic that the right films will take...

Oscars Isn't the Only Big News for KPop Demon Hunters Fans

Netflix confirms a sequel, with original director on board, though it will likely be a few years off

(Newser) - Huntrix isn't done fighting demons, or breaking Netflix records. Per The Hollywood Reporter , the streaming service has locked in original directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans for a sequel to KPop Demon Hunters, striking a multiyear writing and directing deal with the pair ahead of what could be a...

Timothee Chalamet Sets Off Tempest in a Teapot

Actor makes a crack about popularity of ballet, opera; it does not go over well

(Newser) - Timothée Chalamet didn't mean to start a culture war with an offhand line about ballet and opera, but here we are. In a recent interview with Matthew McConaughey, the 30-year-old Oscar nominee said he didn't want to end up working in "ballet or opera" trying to...

Corey Feldman Makes Ask Over Apparent Oscars Snub

Stand By Me actor says he wasn't invited to Rob Reiner tribute but doesn't want fans pushing for him

(Newser) - Corey Feldman says he's sitting out a big Oscars moment, though not by choice. In a Friday post on X , the 54-year-old actor wrote that he wasn't asked to take part in the 2026 Academy Awards tribute to Rob Reiner, despite having starred in Reiner's 1986 classic...

Michael B. Jordan Reveals First Call After Oscar Nomination

Actor phoned his mom after hearing about record 16 noms for Sinners , including his for best actor

(Newser) - Michael B. Jordan woke up Thursday to a milestone: his first Oscar nomination, and a movie that just rewrote the record books. Jordan's film Sinners, a genre-bending gangster vampire musical directed by frequent collaborator Ryan Coogler, scored 16 Academy Award nominations for the 98th Oscars, surpassing the previous high...

Once They Turn 100, Oscars Will Move to YouTube

Insiders say Academy Awards' longtime home ABC is secretly relieved

(Newser) - Starting in 2029, Hollywood's biggest night will be a YouTube stream, not an ABC broadcast. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has struck a multi-year deal making YouTube the exclusive global home of the Oscars from the 101st ceremony in 2029 through 2033, ending the show's...

Sinners, Wicked: For Good Advance in Oscars Shortlists

KPop Demon Hunters is also leading the way

(Newser) - Ryan Coogler's bluesy vampire thriller Sinners, the big screen musical Wicked: For Good and the Netflix phenomenon KPop Demon Hunters are all a step closer to an Oscar nomination. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released shortlists for 12 categories Tuesday, including for best song, score, international...

He Won Oscar for Best Actor, Hasn't Worked Since

Adrien Brody says he's waiting for the role that feels right

(Newser) - How do you follow up a second Best Actor Oscar? Adrien Brody is still deciding. The two-time Oscar winner, who took home his latest award last year for his turn as architect László Tóth in The Brutalist, told an audience at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival...

Get Ready for the First New Oscars Category Since 2001

Awards show airing on March 15 will include 'achievement in casting' honor

(Newser) - The Oscars are making room for one more award on their live broadcast in 2026. The new prize for achievement in casting will be part of the 98th Academy Awards in March, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences told the AP on Wednesday. That brings the total award...

Israel's Version of the Oscars Sparks a Firestorm

Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar vows to strip funding from the Ophir Awards

(Newser) - Israel's version of the Oscars took place Tuesday and has sparked a political firestorm after a drama about a Palestinian boy took the best film award. Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar on Wednesday criticized the Ophir Awards ceremony as a "shameful" event that "spits on heroic...

Dick Van Dyke Talks Oscar Plans, Having Much Younger Wife

Mary Poppins actor, 99, says he'd still like to achieve EGOT status

(Newser) - Most people retire in their 60s, but 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke has other plans. The last few years have seen Van Dyke involved in a Malibu car crash and make Emmy history , and the Mary Poppins actor is now talking about his next possible move: vying for an Oscar. "...

New Oscars Rule: Voters Have to Watch All Nominees

Previously, they were only encouraged to do so

(Newser) - Big changes are coming to Hollywood's biggest night—and not just on the red carpet. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has unveiled sweeping new rules touching everything from AI to international eligibility, the AP reports. In a news release Monday, the Academy said members must...

Stunt Designers Will Get Their Day at the Oscars
Oscars Is Adding a New Award
Apr 11, 2025 10:50 AM CDT

Oscars Is Adding a New Award

Stunt designers will be honored at the 100th award ceremony in 2028

(Newser) - After many years of impassioned calls for an Oscar recognizing the art of the stunt, the film academy has decided to give it an official award. As the AP reports, an achievement in stunt design prize will be added starting with the 100th Academy Awards, which will recognize films released...

Israel Frees Oscar-Winning Director Attacked by Settlers

Witnesses say Israeli settlers attacked Hamdan Ballal's West Bank village

(Newser) - The Palestinian director who earlier this month took home an Oscar has been released by Israel after being beaten by Israeli settlers and detained by the military. Hamdan Ballal and two other Palestinians were set free on Tuesday, report the AP and New York Times , with the No Other Land...

Conan Earns Return Invite as Oscars Host

'I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech,' he says

(Newser) - Conan O'Brien will return to host the Oscars next year after his well-received debut earlier this month, reports the New York Times . "The only reason I'm hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech," O'Brien said in...

Karla Sofia Gascon Speaks Out After Oscars

No best actress award for Emilia Perez , but she offers congrats to co-star, praises host O'Brien

(Newser) - Karla Sofia Gascon's Oscars "nightmare" wasn't as bad as it could've been—Emilia Perez, the film she starred in alongside Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez, took home two Academy Awards on Sunday, including best supporting actress for Saldana and best song for "El Mal."...

Macaulay Culkin 'Cried' Over Brother Kieran's Academy Award

He says Kieran's category was the only one he watched

(Newser) - Macaulay Culkin is clearly proud of his younger brother. "I cried," the elder Culkin said of his reaction to Kieran Culkin's best supporting actor win at the Oscars Sunday night. Now, "he's Academy Award-winning actor Kieran Culkin," Culkin said of his little bro while...

'Terminator' With 0-16 Oscars Record Vows: 'I'll Be Back'

Songwriter Diane Warren jokes about losing yet another bid for Academy Award

(Newser) - Diane Warren just lost her 16th straight Oscar nomination, but the prolific songwriter doesn't appear to have lost her sense of humor about it. The 68-year-old, who has penned nine No. 1 songs and dozens of top 10 entries on Billboard's "Hot 100" list, spoke with Marc...

Biggest Oscar Surprises, Milestones


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Mar 3, 2025 6:27 AM CST

Biggest Oscar Surprises, Milestones

Demi Moore doesn't win, the Bob Dylan biopic is shut out, and Diane Warren is 0 for 16

(Newser) - The 97th Academy Awards are in the books, and Anora led the way with five victories including best film. (See a list of winners here .) The night seemed to have fewer surprises and snubs than in other years, but entertainment outlets still had a number of notable moments to...

The Oscars' In Memoriam Had Some Notable Snubs

Michelle Trachtenberg, Shannen Doherty were among the exclusions

(Newser) - The Academy Awards were held just days after iconic actor Gene Hackman was found dead alongside his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, and Hackman was mourned on the red carpet as well as onstage. Morgan Freeman led a tribute to Hackman, saying, "He received two Oscars and more importantly...

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