Latest Oscars news – Page 2
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NewsOscars 2026: ‘Sinners’ leads with all-time record 16 nominations
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another also had a strong showing with 13 nominations.
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News‘Blue Moon’ screenwriter Robert Kaplow on how he made Ethan Hawke cry
Robert Kaplow dreamed for decades of writing about lyricist Lorenz Hart. The Blue Moon screenwriter tells Screen how he finally achieved his goal, with help from Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke.
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NewsYouTube to air Oscars starting in 2029
Academy’s flagship show will air live and for free to platform’s 2bn-plus global viewers.
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NewsAcademy unveils Oscar shortlists including new casting category
Nominations for 98th Academy Awards will be announced on January 22, 2026.
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NewsHow Oscar entry ‘The Heart Is A Muscle’ aims to show South Africa in a new light – The Screen Podcast
In this bonus episode, we speak to director Imran Hamdulay and star Keenan Arrison about the South African Oscar submission.
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NewsPalme d’Or-winning director Jafar Panahi sentenced in absentia to one year in prison in Iran
Director is currently in the United States promoting Oscar contender It Was Just an Accident
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NewsCherien Dabis’ Palestinian historical epic ‘All That’s Left Of You’ picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Jordan’s Oscar entry will be released theatrically across UK-Ireland on February 6.
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NewsEighty-six international features eligible for consideration at 98th Oscars
Shortlists will be announced December 16, nominations unveiled January 22, 2026.
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NewsTom Cruise receives honorary Oscar: “Making films is not what I do, it is who I am”
Evening’s honorees at Ovation Hollywood included Wynn Thomas, Debbie Allen, Dolly Parton.
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NewsOscars best international feature 2026: all the films submitted
Screen is profiling each contender on this page.
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NewsDutch Oscar submission ‘Reedland’ finds US distributor
EXCLUSIVE: Dark drama has drawn robust 40,000 admissions in Netherlands.
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NewsMexico’s Oscar submission lands US theatrical deal
EXCLUSIVE: November release set for multiple Ariel Award winner.
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NewsUK selects ‘My Father’s Shadow’ as international feature Oscar entry
Film was developed by BBC Film and backed by BBC Film and BFI.
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NewsLatvian Oscar submission ‘Dog Of God’ finds North American home
Animated horror premiered at Tribeca Festival.
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News‘Palestine 36’: first trailer for Annemarie Jacir’s Palestine Oscar entry
EXCLUSIVE: The film will have its UK premiere at the London Film Festival on Friday.
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NewsIsrael’s Oscar entry ‘The Sea’ secures North America distributor
EXCLUSIVE: Menemsha Films is planning a spring 2026 release for Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s debut feature.
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NewsThe road ahead for UK producers, Trump tariffs and Bafta rule changes explained - The Screen Podcast
The team also discussed another Screen Summit talking point – where have all the UK horror films gone?
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NewsGreenland makes third-ever international feature Oscar entry
EXCLUSIVE: First Greenlandic Oscar entry since 2013.
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NewsJafar Panahi issues call to reform rules on international Oscar submissions
The Iranian filmmaker received the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award in Busan.
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NewsFrance selects Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just An Accident’ as Oscar submission
Feature selected by 11-member committee, was one of five shortlisted finalists.