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The new rules say that using AI tools won’t directly help or hurt a film’s chances of getting nominated. But here’s the catch — the Academy made it clear that the more human creativity involved in making a film, the better its chances when it comes to final judgment.

Harvey Weinstein reacts to Adrien Brody talking about his children in Oscars speech

Adrien Brody’s recent Oscar win for Best Actor at the 2025 Academy Awards sparked discussions not only for his exceptional performance in The Brutalist but also for his emotional acceptance speech. He expressed heartfelt gratitude to his partner, Georgina Chapman, and acknowledged her children from her previous marriage to Harvey Weinstein.

Oscars 2025: Anora & The Brutalist Dominate | Biggest Winners & Shocking Snubs

The 97th Academy Awards delivered major surprises as Anora won Best Picture and Sean Baker took home Best Director. The Brutalist also scored big, with Adrien Brody winning Best Actor. Dune: Part Two dominated technical categories, while Wicked and Emilia Pérez shined in music and production. From shocking snubs to unexpected wins, here’s everything you need to know about the Oscars 2025

Oscar winning film Anora On OTT: When and where to watch Mikey Madison starrer in India

The highly acclaimed romantic comedy Anora, starring Mikey Madison, is set to premiere on OTT in India. Directed by Sean Baker, the film has won several accolades, including Best Picture and Best Director at the 97th Academy Awards. Mikey Madison’s outstanding performance also earned her the Best Actress Oscar, making Anora one of this year’s most talked-about films.

Elon Musk slams Oscars’ diversity standards: Should be who is best, not best with an Asterisk

Elon Musk has expressed strong criticism of the Academy's "Representation and Inclusion Standards" for Oscar nominations. He argues that nominations in categories like Best Picture and acting should be based purely on merit, not influenced by diversity quotas, emphasizing the importance of recognizing talent over diversity considerations.

Shahana Goswami: ‘I’ve a lot of imposter syndrome, I’m not a trained actor but I thrive in front of the camera’

DIFF 2024: At 13th Dharamshala International Film Festival, Bollywood actor Shahana Goswami spoke about her police thriller film 'Santosh', which is the UK's Oscars nominee, about becoming a global actor, and more.

Laapataa Ladies vs All We Imagine as Light Controversy Explained: Why India doesn't get the Oscars

Oscars 2025 watch: India selects Kiran Rao's sophomore Hindi film Laapataa Ladies as its official Oscar entry while sidelining two award-winning Malayalam films, Anand Ekarshi's National Award winner Aattam and Payal Kapadia's Cannes Grand Prix winner All We Imagine As Light

Academy CEO Bill Kramer on Gender-Neutral Acting Categories at Oscars

It is the Academy CEO, Bill Kramer's responsibility to make sure the awards remain important, financially stable, and in tune with current trends, especially with their 100th anniversary approaching in 2028.

Oscars 2025: Show and nomination dates revealed

Filmmakers and studios can submit works for consideration from December 2024. The official voting process for the 97th Oscars will begin on January 17, 2025.

Why Oscar winner Christopher Nolan loves La La Land?

The 2024 Best Director Oscar-winning Nolan calls the musical ‘an amazing piece of directing’.

96th Oscars | Godzilla Minus One: Why the Academy took 70 years to award a Godzilla movie?

Japan's Godzilla Minus One, which won the 96th Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects, is the first ever nomination and win at the Academy Awards ever for the Godzilla franchise. Takashi Yamazaki is only the second director to win the VFX category in Oscars' history.

Robert Downey Jr wins his first Oscar for best supporting actor for 'Oppenheimer'

Robert Downey Jr won his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. In his speech, he started by thanking his childhood for the win. Robert Downey Jr. has been nominated three times for Oscars and this is his first win. The movie ‘Oppenheimer’ won 7 Oscars out of 13 nominations. Watch.

96th Oscars: How the Oscars Best Picture is selected: criteria, ranking system and timeline

The voting process for the Academy Award for Best Picture is complicated, done by preferential ballot, aka ranked choice voting. In addition to voting within their relevant branch/field, all Academy members are eligible to nominate films for Best Picture award.

'To Kill a Tiger': Academy Award-nominated documentary to premiere on Netflix same day as Oscars 2024

Oscars 2024: 'To Kill a Tiger' is directed by Nisha Pahuja. The documentary is about a family in Jharkhand who are campaigning for justice after their teenage daughter was raped.

Oscars 2024 Predictions: Who will win the Best Documentary Short Film?

Oscars Awards 2024: Last year at the Oscars, India created history by bagging the Best Documentary Short Film award for Karthiki Gonsalves' 'The Elephant Whisperers'. This year, the American documentary 'The Last Repair Shop' might take home the said award at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday.

Oscar Predictions 2024: Who will win the Best Documentary Feature Film?

Last year at the Oscars, the documentary 'Navalny' bagged the top prize. The Russian Opposition leader died in prison last month. This year, Ukraine's '20 Days in Mariupol' might take home the said award at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday.

Oscar Awards 2024: Check nominees in main categories

96th Academy Awards: Here are the nominees in key categories for the Oscars 2024 Awards, to be handed out in Hollywood on Sunday.

Oscars 2024: The ‘India story’ continues to dazzle Oscars’ documentary category

The nomination for Indian-Canadian director Nisha Pahuja's To Kill a Tiger this week marks a remarkable run for India-related documentary films at the Academy Awards in recent years. More documentaries from and on India have earned Academy nominations than Indian feature films.

Martin Scorsese breaks record after 10th Oscar nomination, surpasses Steven Spielberg

Scorsese now has 10 best director nominations, surpassing Steven Spielberg, who has nine. The 81-year-old has won in the category just once, for 2006’s 'The Departed'.

Oscar 2024 nominations: 'To Kill A Tiger', documentary on Jharkhand rape case still in race

Directed by Toronto-based documentary filmmaker Nisha Pahuja, 'To Kill A Tiger' sheds light on the disturbing events surrounding the gangrape of a 13-year-old girl in Jharkhand.

Oscars 2024: 'Oppenheimer' leads with 13 nominations, 'Barbie' gets 6. Check full list

Oscar nominations 2024: Initially, 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' led the list, but soon the Christopher Nolan directorial ended up garnering more than twice the number of nominations as the Margot Robbie starrer.

Oscar nominations 2024: When and where to watch, what to expect and other details

Nominations for the 2024 Oscars will be announced later today. Here is how, when and where to watch.

Oscars 2024: When two former JNU students were vying for the same Oscar award last year

Two former students of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi were both nominees for the 2023 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

India's entry '2018' out of Oscars 2024 race but a film set in Jharkhand is in documentary shortlist

The sole film with an Indian connection is a Canadian entry titled 'To Kill a Tiger,' directed by Nisha Pahuja, in the Documentary Feature category.

Oscars 2024 shortlist: Barbie leads with 5 nominations so far

Barbie leads the pack with five mentions, followed by Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon with four. But the surprise story is a strong showing from Spain’s Society of the Snow which also turned up on four lists.