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.
The Oscars are never just about the movies
This year, off-screen tweets may end up swaying the Oscars race. But real-world events and people have been shaping the awards for decades.
The 2025 Oscars’ best original song nominees, cruelly ranked
This year’s race — which includes beloved stars, up-and-coming talents and a pair of songs from a successful but controversial musical — feels wide open. That doesn’t mean all the songs are equally worthy.
How ‘Anora’ breakout star Yura Borisov crafted a sensitive ‘brute’
Borisov, who plays the hired henchman Igor in Anora, is the first Russian actor to be nominated for an Oscar in decades. The film has a total of six nominations, including for best picture.
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