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03.03.2025, 13:43

Oscars 2025 – ‘Anora’ Takes Home Five Awards

“Anora,” a dramatic comedy directed by Sean Baker, took home five awards including Best Picture and Best Actress for star Mikey Madison in the 97th Oscars 2025 Academy Awards. Conan O’Brien hosted the Oscars ceremony in a season dimmed by the Los Angeles wildfires that ravaged the city and affected many in the movie industry. On […]

02.17.2025, 16:15

What the Messiest Oscars Race In Recent History Says About Hollywood

Controversial posts. An AI dust-up. A blackface scandal. Campaigns are in damage control. What does all this say about cancel culture and the state of Hollywood?

By Ellen Gamerman, The Wall Street Journal

What the Messiest Oscars Race In Recent History Says About Hollywood

01.24.2025, 17:03

Bob Dylan’s Biopic, Indian Oscar Contender, Great Films Land in Athens Cinemas

A Cannes-awarded Indian drama, a Greek thriller gone international, and other great films—plus the highly-awaited 'A Complete Unknown' musical drama—are the perfect excuse to cozy up in Athens' cinemas this week, January 23-30

01.23.2025, 16:33

Netflix’s Movie ‘Emilia Perez’ Picks Up 13 Oscar Nominations

Jacques Audiard’s film Emilia Perez, which aired on Netflix, is leading the pack as expected, securing a total of 13 Oscar nominations as the 2025 selections for the 97th Academy Awards were announced. The announcement of Hollywood’s most prestigious awards came five days later than planned due to the devastating wildfires that ravaged Southern California, […]

01.10.2025, 14:45

Oscar Nominations, Hollywood Events, Delayed Due to LA Wildfires

Other key Hollywood events have also changed their schedules in light of the ongoing fires.

12.19.2024, 17:45

Greek Producer Katherine Embiricos Earns Oscar Shortlist Nod for Documentary ‘Hollywoodgate’

Produced by Greek Katherine Embiricos, Ibrahim Nash'at's award-winning documentary Hollywoodgate has been shortlisted in the Documentary Feature Film category for the 97th Academy Awards

03.12.2024, 17:39

Greece Celebrates Lanthimos’ Oscar Triumph for ‘Poor Things’

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis congratulated Yorgos Lanthimos for Oscar-winner ‘Poor Things’, saying that his pioneering work reflects ‘a Greece of continuous exploration, creativity, and advancement’

03.11.2024, 13:30

Lanthimos’ ‘Poor Things’ Wins 4 Oscars – ‘Oppenheimer’ Dominates with 7 Oscars

Box Office hit "Barbie" claimed only one Oscar

03.09.2024, 14:00

He’s the Son of a Baseball Commissioner. He Might Win an Oscar.

Paul Giamatti, who’s nominated for best actor, has a little-known connection to Major League Baseball: His father was the man who banned Pete Rose

01.28.2024, 17:52

PM Mitsotakis on F-35, Inflation & Oscars in His Weekly Facebook Report

The PM also alluded to the exceptional year for Greek airports in 2023, following a record-breaking all-time high in passenger traffic - 72.6 million passengers compared to the previous historical "high" of 64.16 million in 2019

01.23.2024, 20:18

Oscars 2024: The WSJ’s Critic on the Best Picture Nominees

This year’s contenders for the top prize, whose winner will be announced during the ceremony on March 10, include epics from Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese, Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ and Yorgos Lanthimos’s dazzling fable ‘Poor Things

By WSJ Arts in Review Staff

Oscars 2024: The WSJ’s Critic on the Best Picture Nominees

12.28.2023, 15:30

Second Greek Director Shortlisted for the Oscars

Georgios Siougas moved to the United Kingdom from Athens to study at the London Film School, where he directed five short films that competed in over 50 international festivals.His works earned five Grand Prix awards and four Best Director accolades