‘Oppenheimer’ sweeps up at Oscars

“Oppenheimer” swept the board on Sunday at the Oscars, Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, with seven awards including best picture and best director, crowning a triumphant year for filmmaker…

Emma Stone joins two-time Oscar winners’ club

In “Poor Things,” Emma Stone embraced an offbeat challenge: playing a Victorian-era woman who dies by suicide, is brought back to life with the brain of her unborn child by…

Best winners in main categories of 96th Academy Awards

Here are the winners in key categories for the 96th Academy Awards, which were handed out in Hollywood on Sunday. Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” was the big winner of the night…

Oscars night: Five things to watch

Will “Oppenheimer” make Oscars history? Who will win the closely contested best actress race? And could Martin Scorsese go home empty-handed again? Variety awards editor Clayton Davis suggests five things…

The 10 contenders for the best picture Oscar

From dramas about the atomic bomb and Auschwitz, to comedies about dolls and sex-mad reanimated corpses, the lineup of best picture contenders at Sunday’s Oscars is the most varied in…

Spielberg praises stellar year of cinema as Oscars nominees converge

Steven Spielberg praised a stellar year for cinema as Oscars rivals gathered in a packed Beverly Hills ballroom for the Academy’s annual nominee luncheon Monday. The event brought together A-list…

Italy’s Matteo Garrone brings migrant drama to Oscars

With his latest film in the running for an Oscar, Italian director Matteo Garrone is hoping to shine light on the desperate plight of migrants — all without broaching politics.…

Animal mutant thriller tops nominations for ‘French Oscars’

Oscar hopeful “Anatomy of a Fall”  was narrowly bested by a beastly sci-fi thriller in the nominations race for France’s answer to the Academy Awards Wednesday. “The Animal Kingdom”, about…

‘Oppenheimer’ tops Oscar nominations with 13

“Oppenheimer” — Christopher Nolan’s masterly portrait of the father of the atomic bomb — dominated the Oscar nominations Tuesday, earning an impressive 13 nods including for best picture. It was…

Mel Brooks earns honorary Oscar at 97

A 97-year-old Mel Brooks accepted a lifetime achievement Oscar in Hollywood on Tuesday, more than half a century after he won his only Academy Award with “The Producers.” At a…