Oscars: 317 Films Eligible for 98th Academy Awards, 201 for Best Picture
317 feature films are eligible for the 98th Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. That’s down just a bit... Read More
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The Oscars Move to YouTube Beginning in 2029
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and YouTube have signed a multi-year deal that will give YouTube the exclusive global rights to the... Read More
Oscar Shortlists: ‘Sinners’ and ‘Wicked: For Good’ Net Most Mentions, ‘Sirāt’ Makes Sound Waves
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in 12 categories for the 98th Academy Awards: Animated Short Film, Casting, Cinematography, Documentary... Read More
Oscars: 68 Original Songs, 135 Original Scores are Eligible for the 98th Academy Awards
68 original songs and 135 original scores have secured eligibility for the 98th Academy Awards, a significant reduction from previous years, the lowest song total... Read More
2026 Oscars: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ ‘Frankenstein, ‘Sinners’ Among 20 Films Make the Visual Effects Finalists Cut
Avatar: Fire and Ash, Frankenstein and Sinners are among the 20 films to make it past the first hurdle on the way to the Oscars... Read More
2026 Oscars: 322 Films Eligible for Animated, Documentary and International Feature Film Categories
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film and International... Read More
2026 Oscars: Official Submissions for International Feature Film
The race for the next International Feature Film Oscar has begun and this year Turkey is first out of the gate. Murat Fıratoğlu’s One of... Read More
Oscars: ‘A Star Is Born’ Producer Lynette Howell Taylor Elected President of Motion Picture Academy
Producer Lynette Howell Taylor has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s Board of Governors. She succeeds outgoing president... Read More
The Academy Invites 534 Members Including Mikey Madison, Andrew Scott, Jane Schoenbrun and Fernanda Torres
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 534 artists and executives who have “distinguished themselves by their contributions to motion pictures,” including... Read More
Academy Elects Haifaa al-Mansour, Effie T. Brown, Annie Chang as New Governors-at-Large
The Academy Board of Governors has elected three new governors-at-large: Haifaa al-Mansour (Directors Branch), Effie T. Brown (Producers Branch) and Annie Chang (Production and Technology Branch, Science and Technology Council... Read More
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with 16 
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