January
Oscars snub as lead actresses shut out of nominations
Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman were tipped for best actress nominations, but members of the film academy had something different in mind.
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- Lindsey Bahr
David Lynch, visionary filmmaker, dies at 78
The one-time painter broke through in the 1970s with the surreal Eraserhead. He rarely failed to startle and inspire audiences and critics in the decades after.
- Jake Coyle and Hillel Italie
Fires don’t discriminate. Hollywood’s elite caught up in devastation
With homes smouldering, streets emptied and friends scattered by evacuation orders, actor and producer Steve Guttenberg counted himself among the fortunate.
- Jonathan Landrum
Oscar nominations delayed as stars lose homes to fires
The Academy Award nominations are also being delayed two days to January 19, with the voting window extended.
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‘Ozempic’s biggest night’: major winners at Golden Globes
“The Brutalist” was named best movie drama and star Adrien Brody won best film actor. “Emilia Perez” claimed best movie musical or comedy.
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- Lisa Richwine, Danielle Broadway and Dawn Chmielewski
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after 8 years
The relationship between two of Hollywood’s most well-known actors had provided steady fodder for the tabloid media for years.
- Kanjyik Ghosh and Bipasha Dey
September 2024
Man with the most recognisable voice in movies dies
James Earl Jones gave life to characters such as Darth Vader in “Star Wars” and Mufasa in “The Lion King”. He went on to earn Emmys and an honorary Oscar.
- Mark Kennedy
July 2024
Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman and piece of Oscar party history
An overexcited incident with the actor’s Gladiator statuette created a piece of history that is now going to auction with other art from Sydney restaurant Darcy’s.
- Elizabeth Fortescue
May 2024
Ties are making a comeback. Just not for the office
As ties disappear from formal occasions, they’re turning up again in casual dressing.
- Benjamen Judd
March 2024
Oppenheimer sweeps Oscars, Emma Stone wins best actress
Protest and politics intruded on the Academy Awards ceremony, as director Christopher Nolan’s three-hour biopic won seven awards, including for Best Picture.
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- Jake Coyle
Spurned, slighted, rejected: Oscar snubs critics will never get over
There are some movies and artists that memorably – and some would say outrageously – got the brush off from the academy.
- Brooks Barnes
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And the Oscar goes to … a movie most people have seen
The clear best-picture favourite “Oppenheimer” is steam rolling toward the kind of big-movie dominance the Academy Awards hasn’t seen in two decades.
- Jake Coyle
The reasonable doubts over Anatomy of a Fall
The contender for best picture Oscar showcases the inquisitorial French legal system, but is it accurate? And would it be different for an accused in Australia?
- Michael Pelly
Four fatalistic picks for this year’s Oscar awards
The AFR’s film critic John McDonald is hoping to end an awards ceremony losing streak this year by joining the pack.
- John McDonald
February 2024
This is the most cruelly undervalued film of the year
Director Todd Haynes is the most subtle of psychologists, a crafter of characters motivated by veins of insecurity or sexual obsession.
- John McDonald
January 2024
‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Oscar nominees, Gerwig passed over
Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, Oppenheimer, came away with a leading 13 nominations. Poor Things landed 11 nods, while Killers of the Moon took 10.
- Jake Coyle
The movies set for Oscar noms – and who will do it tough
Australia will wake up on Wednesday to the Academy Award nominations, ahead of the big night in March. Here’s a round-up of what and who is in line to get the nod.
- Kyle Buchanan
October 2023
A 55cm X-Wing model from the original ‘Star Wars’ sells for $5m
The model, discovered in a cardboard box owned by a Hollywood visual effects artist, headlined at a sale of movie props that brought $21 million.
- Michael Levenson
September 2023
Barbie could turn Mattel into a movie powerhouse
The toymaker has 12 more films planned, including one based on its Hot Wheels line that will be produced by Mission Impossible director J.J. Abrams.
- James B. Stewart
July 2023
Meet one of history’s most influential designers
One of the most imaginative minds in American culture, costume master Ann Roth is being recognised for her influence over 50 years of iconic movies.
- Maureen Dowd