Yesterday
Rose Byrne’s Oscar hopes could be cruelled by ‘difficult women’ curse
The Australian has been hailed for one of the year’s best screen performances, but history suggests Academy Award voters have a tough time with tetchy female leads.
Can you beat our experts’ 21 predictions for 2026?
Financial Review writers share their predictions for the new year – from artificial intelligence and interest rate rises to Donald Trump’s peace prize chances.
This Month
Why Timothee Chalamet might just achieve greatness
Since his breakthrough performance in 2017’s Call Me By Your Name, the US actor has been on an ever-ascending path.
Your guide to this year’s Boxing Day films
It’s slim pickings on what is usually the biggest day of the year for cinemas. But at least it’s a diverse selection, with something for just about everyone.
Byrne, Snook score Golden Globe nods as awards season heats up
Australia’s Jacob Elordi also led the way with two nominations, and Joel Edgerton with one, as the annual Hollywood awards season gets under way.
November
Dazzling genius playwright Tom Stoppard dies
Mick Jagger and King Charles paid homage to Stoppard, who won an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love and was hailed the greatest British playwright of his generation.
Never a dull moment in ‘Wicked’ finale
The musical’s conclusion is big, boisterous and what the fans want, while George Clooney’s “Jay Kelly”, which is generating Oscar buzz, is light but slight.
October
Pentagon fumes over ‘A House of Dynamite’ Netflix film
Kathryn Bigelow’s doomsday movie charts a failing US government response to a nuclear attack from an unknown adversary. The State Department is not amused.
Diane Keaton, star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies at 79
The unexpected news was met with shock around the world. The Oscar-winning luminary was the kind of actor who helped make films iconic and timeless.
September
‘Cocaine off an iPhone’: Apple eyes Emmys haul for taking risks
Apple’s streaming service is positioned to win multiple Emmy Awards this weekend, after taking chances on unconventional stories and allowing creative freedom.
Trump goes after ‘woke’ Tom Hanks for military honour
The president celebrated on social media after an alumni group from West Point military academy cancelled plans to give the Hollywood actor an honorary award.
What Giorgio Armani taught Richard Gere about fashion
The Italian designer reinvented not just the suit, but the concept of celebrity dressing, too.
August
‘I don’t censor myself at all’: Aussie screenwriter Tony McNamara
The sought-after writer is renowned for his verbal pyrotechnics. They become a lethal weapon in “The Roses”, a darkly comic portrait of a disintegrating marriage.
May
Jennifer Lawrence stirs Oscar talk in risky, unhinged role
The Hunger Games star said her new movie about a mother suffering postpartum depression was deeply personal as it premiered in Cannes to rave reviews.
The sordid fall of ‘sacred monster’ Gerard Depardieu
The man who seduced France with his debauchery was once untouchable. But Gerard Depardieu’s sexual assault conviction will test the limits of his charms.
Trump orders 100pc tariff on all movies made overseas
It’s not clear how such a tariff would work, nor how movies would be valued for tariffs, but the move could have strong implications for Australia’s industry.
April
And you thought Oscar voters actually watched the films?
The new rule ordering Academy members to view the movies they vote on has been met with laughter and disbelief that it had not been required all along.
March
The seven days Gene Hackman’s wife could no longer care for him
The latest evidence suggests that the actor of consummate precision and control had spent days in the presence of his fallen wife, too disoriented to call for help.
Strip club Cinderella story ‘Anora’ wins top Oscar
Sean Baker’s tale of an erotic dancer who elopes with the son of a Russian oligarch was made for just $US6 million.
Star suspended; BHP’s gender backlash; 3 ways Trump may rock markets
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