Film awards
How an animated charmer about a lost cat beat Hollywood’s biggest hits at the Oscars
Flow became the feelgood story of the Academy Awards when it surprisingly won best animated feature film.
- Garry Maddox
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From Anora to The Brutalist, Wicked and Flow, where to watch the Oscar winners
Some are in cinemas; others are streaming. Here’s our guide to where to catch them.
- Garry Maddox
Anora: The $9m film that swept the Oscars
We laughed, we cried, we checked our watches … the 97th annual Academy Awards held space for everyone.
- Michael Idato
Oscars 2025 as it happened: Anora wins best picture; Mikey Madison and Adrien Brody take out best actor awards
From the night’s biggest winner, to the fan favourites, the 97th Academy Awards ceremony certainly paid worthy tribute to the power of the silver screen.
- Hannah Hammoud, Nell Geraets, Damien Woolnough, Michael Idato, Karl Quinn, Garry Maddox, Lauren Ironmonger and Thomas Mitchell
Emotional documentary makes Maya one of Australia’s best chances at the Oscars
Short films have a lower profile at the Academy Awards, but they matter just as much for documentary nominee Maya Gnyp.
- Garry Maddox
Timothee Chalamet deserves best actor, and Demi has the edge
While Adrien Brody is favourite, Chalamet’s performance in A Complete Unknown deserves recognition, as does Fernanda Torres in I’m Still Here.
- Michael Idato
Meet the Australian Oscar contenders making waves (and monkeys) behind the camera
The Better Man team joins a long and illustrious list of locals who have earned Academy Award nominations for visual effects.
- Garry Maddox
Conclave wins best picture at BAFTAs, Emilia Perez shows it’s still a contender
The 78th British Academy Film Awards were held overnight, they began with a rousing singalong of a Proclaimers’ anthem.
- Jill Lawless
This movie just won three key awards. Will it sweep the Oscars?
In a year dominated with chatter about The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez, Anora just scored a triple win that paves the road to the Academy Awards.
- Michael Idato
Robbie Williams film and Boy Swallows Universe dominate AACTA Awards
A biopic of pop superstar Robbie Williams and the Netflix drama based on Trent Dalton’s bestseller cleaned up at the annual film and television awards.
- Garry Maddox
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