Oscar: Last News

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Disney’s “Mufasa” is one of the last remaining Hollywood tentpoles of the year, and it might be director Barry Jenkins‘ first and last time making an all-digital movie. Jenkins is the Oscar winner behind acclaimed dramas such as “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk,” and he said in an interview with Vulture that he knows what everyone is thinking: “On what planet do I, Mr. ‘Moonlight,’ make a prequel to ‘The Lion King?'” “I can’t tweet about the Super Bowl without somebody reminding me that I’m making this fucking film,” he added.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The American Film Institute has unveiled its list of the 10 best films and television programs of the year, a selection that reflects the rich diversity of storytelling across genres, budgets and platforms. The 2024 AFI Awards honorees highlight a blend of blockbuster hits, indie darlings, and bold artistic visions, cementing their place as a pivotal moment in the awards season calendar.

Variety’s Actors on Actors series is returning, and the full lineup of celebrity interviews has been revealed.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Keira Knightley‘s life changed forever in 2003 when the the back-to-back releases of Disney’s blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” and Richard Curtis’ Christmas romance “Love Actually” turned her into a global star practically overnight. The actor was 17 years old when she shot these movies and 18 when they opened. Such instant fame as a teenager came at a “big price,” Knightley recently told the Los Angeles Times.

Baltasar Kormákur’s Icelandic box office hit Touch marks the fifth time that the filmmaker has been chosen as the country’s representative in the International Feature Oscar category, but it also reps something of a departure for the multi-hyphenate who’s perhaps more associated outside of Iceland with action and adventure titles like 2 Guns and Everest. 

Thirteen years after making her debut feature, Kiran Rao marked her directorial return with Laapataa Ladies (Lost Ladies), which has been selected as India‘s Oscar entry for the Best International Feature Film race.

Jared Leto solved a years-long mystery!

After 50 years, Francis Ford Coppola has one regret about making what is largely considered the best sequel of all time.

When not voicing Bonnie Swanson on Family Guy, Jennifer Tilly is reaping the benefits of another long-running animated sitcom.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Universal Pictures’ blockbuster musical “Wicked” has been named best picture by the National Board of Review, the organization announced on Wednesday, in addition to taking home the directing prize for Jon M. Chu and a special award for the collaboration of stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

Ariana Grande has officially won her first award for her performance in Wicked!

Oscar Isaac initially wasn’t sold on the idea of Timothee Chalamet playing Bob Dylan!

Garcelle Beauvais is taking a trip down memory lane!

Mikey Madison is stepping out for a special screening of her new movie!

Kieran Culkin got his start in acting in one of the most famous holiday movie franchises Home Alone!

Stephanie Hsu is opening up about her decision to turn down an audition for the Wicked movie.

Sean Penn has taken aim at the “extraordinary cowardice” of Hollywood, claiming it is “limiting the imagination”.The actor took exception with Oscar voters in particular, despite the fact that he has picked up two gongs himself, for his performances in Mystic River and Milk.Speaking at the Marrakech Film Festival, where he received the lifetime achievement award, he said (via Variety): “The Academy have exercised really extraordinary cowardice when it comes to being part of the bigger world of expression, and in fact, have largely been part of limiting the imagination and very limiting of different cultural expressions.”“So I don’t get very excited about what we’ll call the Academy Awards [except for] when a film like The Florida Project, or I’m Still Here [are nominated], or, you know, Emilia Perez, of the things that are likely to happen this year.”Penn added that the industry is “afraid” of addressing controversial political topics, referencing the recent Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice, which is expected to miss out in the coming awards season.“It’s jaw-dropping how afraid this business of mavericks is of a great film like that, one with great, great acting,” Penn said. “[It’s amazing] that they too can be as afraid as a piddly little Republican congressman.”“Around the world [there is] this demand for diversity – but not diversity of behavior and not diversity of opinion or language,” he continued.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Voldemort actor Ralph Fiennes is giving his blessing to Cillian Murphy to take over the role of the infamous “Harry Potter” villain should the “Oppenheimer” Oscar winner want to in HBO’s upcoming television series. Rumors have circulated online in recent weeks claiming Murphy is being considered for Voldemort. Fiennes was asked to respond during an interview on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live.” “Cillian is a fantastic actor,” Fiennes said.

Angelique Jackson The Black List has partnered with Onyx Collective on an initiative that will put an unpublished manuscript on the pipeline to production with the offer of an 18-month film or TV option deal. The Black List, known for its annual list of the most-liked unproduced screenplays and its screenplay submission service, will assist Onyx Collective, the content brand behind such projects as “How to Die Alone,” “Reasonable Doubt,” the Emmy-winning docuseries “The 1619 Project” and the Oscar-winning documentary “Summer of Soul,” in identifying a shortlist of outstanding fiction manuscripts that elevate themes and perspectives of the Black experience.

Sean Penn is putting the Oscars on blast.

Refresh for more…Voting for this year’s New York Film Critics Circle is currently occurring — for at least the next four hours which is par for the course.