Oscars Rewind — 2004: ‘Return of the King’ sweeps
It’s funny how a streak can work at the Academy Awards. Sheer volume of nominations is no guarantee of a sweep — two of the…
Oscars rewind — 2004: Peter Jackson pulls off a hat trick
If you want a preview of what’s likely to win best picture in any given year at the Academy Awards, just make sure you’re around…
How do you mend a broken heart?
My talented colleague Todd Martens spent much of the past year living — and reporting — this story on the science of heartbreak, how it…
Film about Russia’s destruction of Mariupol gets nod for Oscars – POLITICO
KYIV — A documentary made by three of the last journalists to escape Mariupol as Russian forces destroyed the city in spring 2022 has been…
Oscars 2024 nominations: Margot Robbie misses out on nomination for Barbie, Oppenheimer leads with 13 nods
Christopher Nolan may finally win his first Oscar, as atomic bomb hit Oppenheimer takes the lead with 13 Oscar nominations, including best picture, leading actor…
‘American Movie’: How a failed ‘Blair Witch Project’ predicted the future
For a tiny moment in Chris Smith’s wry 1999 documentary “American Movie,” Hollywood glamour seeps into the film’s wintry Wisconsin gloom. On a TV set,…
Oscars voting has begun. Who’s out front?
The Screen Actors Guild has weighed in, as has the Directors Guild of America. Next up: the Oscars. I’m Glenn Whipp, columnist for the Los…
Judd Apatow slams Oscars putting ‘Barbie’ in adapted screenplay
Judd Apatow says nobody puts “Barbie” in the adapted screenplay corner. Last week, Variety reported that Greta Gerwig’s megahit “Barbie” had been classified as an…
When famous people get lost behind their look, Oscars notice
With increasing, almost predictable regularity, Oscar voters have shown a preference for famous people going to great lengths to play other often-famous people in fiction…
Our 23 most popular film and TV stories of 2023
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who couldn’t get enough of our film and TV coverage in 2023. In this special year-end edition,…
‘Wonka’ star Hugh Grant ‘hated’ playing an Oompa Loompa
“Wonka” star Hugh Grant was back to his curmudgeonly ways while talking about his latest role as an Oompa Loompa. However, his ire wasn’t directed…
Oscars Rewind — 2004: Tim Robbins stands tall(est) with win
Actors turn into directors frequently, but it’s hard to imagine any actors who earned their first Academy Award nomination for directing before winning an Oscar…
Oscars 2024: Is it Christopher Nolan’s year?
Christopher Nolan took the stage not long ago at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood, clad in his usual uniform — navy blazer, khakis, button-down…