How to watch the Oscars on Sunday night
The 97th Academy Awards will air on ABC and stream on Hulu at 7 p.m. ET. Comedian and actor Conan O’Brien is hosting and Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will perform.
NPR’s movie critic previews Hollywood’s biggest night
It’s Oscars weekend: Time to grab your ballot and mark your picks for Best Everything before Sunday night’s Academy Awards telecast.
Adrien Brody drew on his family’s immigration story for his role in ‘The Brutalist’
Brody is nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of a Hungarian-Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor who seeks a fresh start in post-WWII America. Originally broadcast Jan. 7, 2025.
Animals are swept up in the ‘Flow’ of this Oscar-nominated flood film
When the flood waters rise, a band of animals takes shelter on a boat, where they have to work together to survive. Flow is a radiant fantasy, where solidarity, not selfishness, can save the day.
Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong reflect on Trump, power and ‘The Apprentice’
Stan and Strong are nominated for Oscars for The Apprentice. Stan plays the president early in his career, while Strong plays Trump mentor Roy Cohn. Originally broadcast Feb. 2025, and Dec. 2024.
Hosting an Oscars party? Here are menu ideas for each best picture nominee
If you’re having friends over to watch Hollywood’s biggest night, we’ve got 10 recipes that will at least work on a conceptual level.
What should win vs. what will win — here are our Oscars predictions
There are 10 movies in the running for best picture. Our critics are split over whether Anora or Nickel Boys should take home the prize.
Antonio Banderas
You may know him as Zorro, or as a very Zorro-like cat from the Shrek universe: Puss in Boots. It’s Antonio Banderas! He talks with us about reconnecting with, and then portraying his friend and collaborator Pedro Almodóvar. Plus, he talks about how his acting experience in Hollywood did not, for the lack of a better term, translate to acting in Spanish films.
2025 Oscars Guide: Who will win and who should win
This year’s Oscar nominees include Wicked, The Substance, Emilia Perez, and Conclave. And we watched all the nominated movies so you don’t have to. We’re making some bold predictions for who will win, plus vouching for who should take home those shiny …
Jazz, politics, continents collide in Oscar-nominated ‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’
Johan Grimonprez’s film charts both the hopes and the tragedies of Africa’s freedom movements in the shadow of the Cold War, as the Soviet Union and the U.S. jockey for influence in the “new world.”
‘Fresh Air’ remembers Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman
Hackman, who was found dead on Feb. 26, appeared in scores of films, including Bonnie and Clyde, The French Connection, Unforgiven, and The Royal Tenenbaums. Originally broadcast in 1999.
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