Queen Latifah performs at the 2025 Oscars. The rules around voting are changing.

The big change coming to Oscars voting for next year’s awards

The films actually watched by academy members are regarded as a significant factor in what wins - but many films are being skipped.

  • JAKE COYLE

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Cate Blanchett has said she is “giving up” up acting,and wants to focus on other things.

Cate Blanchett says she is ‘giving up acting’ – again

The Australian star is currently playing a fading actor on stage in London. The role seems to have hit a nerve.

  • Cindy Yin

This stuntman has put the world’s biggest stars in peril. Finally his craft will be recognised

Guy Norris helped create nail-biting stunts in movies such as Mad Max and Suicide Squad. The Oscars will acknowledge his craft with a new award.

  • Garry Maddox
Polecats in Mad Max Fury Road
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Polecats in Mad Max Fury Road

Polecats in Mad Max Fury Road

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn escaping in Suicide Squad 2
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Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn escaping in Suicide Squad 2

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn escaping in Suicide Squad 2

The stowaway scene in Furiosa
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The stowaway scene in Furiosa

The stowaway scene in Furiosa

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Cillian Murphy as Bill Furlong in Small Things Like These.

An Oscar changes everything for most actors. Not Cillian Murphy

The Oppenheimer star went straight back to the low-key life he loves. In his latest film,he delivers his best performance yet.

  • Stephanie Bunbury
Easter streaming guide

Stuck for something to watch? Here are 40 of the best movies to stream these Easter holidays

Forget the flipping and dive into our comprehensive guide to the finest films at your fingertips right now.

  • Craig Mathieson
Hamdan Ballal,Oscar-winning Palestinian director of No Other Land,is released from a police station in the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba a day after being detained by the Israeli army following an alleged attack by Jewish settlers.

Israeli police release Oscar-winning director

Hamdan Ballal says he was blindfolded while soldiers placed objects on his head and mocked him,saying:“This is the Oscar-winning filmmaker.”

  • Natan Odenheimer,Aaron Boxerman andAdam Rasgon
Hamdan Ballal (third from left) with Basel Adra (left),Rachel Szor,and Yuval Abraham won best documentary feature film for No Other Land,at the Oscars earlier this month.

Oscar-winning director allegedly attacked by Israeli settlers,detained by army

Filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was one of three Palestinians detained,according to witnesses. His co-director says they have been regularly attacked since winning the Academy Award for best documentary feature.

  • Julia Frankel