The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that its Board of Governors voted to present Academy Honorary Awards to Quincy Jones and Juliet Taylor, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Richard Curtis and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. The Oscar statuettes will be presented … Read more
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC announced the 97th Oscars® will take place on Sunday, March 2, 2025. The show will air live at 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide from the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Academy key dates for the 2024 Oscars season … Read more
So spring arrives with Oppenheimer having finished its winter-long Sherman’s March – with nuclear fission standing in for fire – through award season, as it kept racking up wins from one guild to the next, all the way through the BAFTAs, to Oscar night. In our December column, having just come back from the Hollywood … Read more
On Sunday, March 10, Jimmy Kimmel hosted the 96th Oscars live from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Heading into the evening, Christopher Nolan’s IMAX-sized biopic Oppenheimer was the year’s most-nominated film, with 13 total nominations, followed by Yorgos Lanthimos’ mad comedy Poor Things with 11 nominations and Martin Scorsese’s historical crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon with 10. Hoyte van … Read more
Emily Blunt, Cynthia Erivo, America Ferrera, Sally Field, Ryan Gosling, Ariana Grande, Ben Kingsley, Melissa McCarthy, Issa Rae, Tim Robbins, Steven Spielberg, Mary Steenburgen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlize Theron, Christoph Waltz and Forest Whitaker will present at the 96th Oscars, executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producers Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan announced. Hosted … Read more
Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Keaton, Regina King, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate McKinnon, Rita Moreno, John Mulaney, Catherine O’Hara, Octavia Spencer and Ramy Youssef will present at the 96th Oscars, executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producers Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan announced. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the 96th Oscars will air … Read more
Mahershala Ali, Nicolas Cage, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Fraser, Jessica Lange, Matthew McConaughey, Lupita Nyong’o, Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ke Huy Quan, Sam Rockwell, Michelle Yeoh and Zendaya will present at the 96th Oscars, executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producers Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan announced. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the 96th … Read more
Nominees for the 96th Oscars were celebrated at a special lunch held at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton on Monday 12 February. The Oscar Nominees Luncheon is an annual tradition honouring those nominated for the prestigious gold statuettes both in front of and behind the camera. Among the attendees were four of the five Best Cinematography … Read more
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the creation of an annual competitive Academy Award for Achievement in Casting, beginning with the 98th Academy Awards for films released in 2025. “Casting directors play an essential role in filmmaking, and as the Academy evolves, we are proud to add … Read more
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announces “Oscars Season at the Academy Museum,” running January 28-March 31, which invites the public to celebrate the 96th Oscars and immerse themselves in Academy Awards® history through rich and expansive one-of-a-kind Oscar-centered events and activities. “Oscars Season” will see the Academy Museum campus activated for visitors to experience … Read more
The nominations for the 96th Oscars have been revealed, with the announcement of nominees taking place during a presentation at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. A total of 23 categories were announced as the movie-awards season hits its apex after a year that blasted off in July … Read more
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has promoted Teni Melidonian to Chief Oscars Officer and MaryJane Partlow to Executive Vice President, Awards Production and Special Events, Academy CEO Bill Kramer announced today. Melidonian will continue to report directly to Kramer. Partlow will report to Melidonian. Melidonian will lead strategy, talent relations, special events … Read more
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 96th Academy Awards: Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound and Visual Effects. – DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM Fifteen films will advance … Read more
Emmy Award-winning late-night talk show host and producer Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the 96th Oscars, and Emmy-nominated Molly McNearney will return for a second consecutive year to serve as an executive producer for the show, Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang announced. It will be Kimmel’s fourth turn hosting the … Read more
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted 14 students as winners of the 50th Student Academy Awards competition. This year, the Student Academy Awards competition received a total of 2,443 entries from 720 colleges and universities around the world. The medal placements – gold, silver and bronze – in the four award categories will … Read more
STYLE AND SUBSTANCE All Quiet on the Western Front’s James Friend ASC BSC topped off an awards season to remember with the Oscar for Best Cinematography. Head behind the scenes of the cinematic splendour of the 95th awards to hear from the winning filmmakers. It wasn’t that anyone was surprised James Friend ASC BSC ultimately … Read more
The March/April issue of British Cinematographer is now here! You can find out more about what’s inside our very latest action-packed edition now by reading on… EBEN BOLTER BSC ON THE LAST OF US In our latest cover story special, Eben Bolter BSC shares insight into his year of creative adventure in Canada when he took on his dream job helping adapt beloved … Read more
Netflix’s German war epic All Quiet on the Western Front brought home four awards: international feature film, original score, production design and cinematography. James Friend ASC BSC took home the award for best cinematography, after also receiving the BAFTA earlier this year. Friend triumphed over Mandy Walker AM ASC ACS, Florian Hoffmeister BSC, Roger Deakins CBE … Read more
10 Oscar-nominated films used Adobe creative applications to bring their stories to life – including three Oscar-nominated documentaries, and box-office hits ranging from Everything Everywhere All at Once to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Top Gun: Maverick. Filmmakers used Adobe Creative Cloud applications including Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, and Frame.io to edit, create, … Read more
Halle Berry, Paul Dano, Cara Delevingne, Harrison Ford, Kate Hudson, Mindy Kaling, Eva Longoria, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Andie MacDowell, Elizabeth Olsen, Pedro Pascal and John Travolta round out the slate of presenters at the 95th Oscars, executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner and executive producer Molly McNearney have announced. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, … Read more