Academy Awards
latest news & developmentsOscar-nominated The Voice of Hind Rajab comes to SA cinemas
The internationally recognised film reconstructs the final hours of Palestinian child Hind Rajab in Gaza, will screen in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town this May
High hopes for red readings on the cringe-o-meter
And the Awkward Oscar goes to… it’s that time of year again
Scorsese, the king of nonfiction
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One Show Two Takes: Chris Rock’s ‘Selective Outrage’
The comedian’s latest Netflix special does address that slap but it delivers very few laughs
One film Two Takes: Emancipation
Will Smith stars in the film Emancipation, which tells the story of an enslaved man named Peter whose back bore the scars of slavery captured in the 1863 photograph Whipped Peter
Cosby and Polanksi booted from Academy awards body
Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski were voted out of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday
‘The Shape of Water’ triumphs at nail-biting Oscars
"The Shape of Water" on Sunday won top honors at the Oscars including the coveted best picture statuette
Fun facts about this year’s Oscar nominees
"The Shape of Water" and "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" are expected to do battle for the main prizes at the Oscars.
The weekly pop sack: Bring back the spotlight
"If they aren’t excluding black Hollywood, they are highkey stealing the credit and the spotlight"
Israel woos Oscar glitterati with luxury trip
Pro-Israeli groups spend large sums on efforts to promote the country’s image
What had us talking: Oscars red carpet, Zim censors ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
From what actors like Lupita Nyong’o and Scarlett Johansson wore, to the death of legendary jazz musician Clarke Terry, here’s what had us talking.
Veteran actors on being nominated for an Oscar
With the 87th Academy Awards taking place on February 22, a few industry veterans spoke about being nominated at a later stage of their careers.
Oscar and the Oscars: Our vilest obsessions
Fittingly, the Academy awards (the Oscars) and the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius have illuminated our most mortal vices: vanity and violence.
Venezuela’s opposition celebrates support at the Oscars
A Twitter campaign calling on movie stars to support anti-government protests has led to Venezuela’s opposition being lauded at the Academy awards.
Spoilt for choice at the Oscars
With so many good films in competition, it’s difficult to predict winners at this year’s Academy Awards.