The final Oscar voting period has begun, and the year of multiple contenders has finally found its frontrunner. The $6 million indie about an outer-borough sex worker has stood out in a field of ...

No, not best picture. The best actress race is often considered one of the toughest races to win, including in recent years when Oscar pundits were split on whether Michelle Yeoh or Cate Blanchett ...

From a Jewish architect and a Brooklyn stripper to a couple of Ozian witches and a whole bunch of wannabe popes, this Oscar season is giving us everything. Everything but an actual front-runner.

LOS ANGELES -- We're less than a month away from the 2025 Oscars! You won't want to miss all the pre-show action on the red carpet, the 97th Academy Awards ceremony, and all the post-show excitement.

The 97th Academy Awards have unveiled their roster of nominations, and we’ve got some Oscar omissions to parse through from Thursday morning’s announcement. While these aren’t “snubs” in ...

In the run-up to the Oscars, Pop Culture Happy Hour is watching all 10 best picture nominees – and you're invited to join us! Sign up for the NPR Movie Club newsletter series and tell us what ...

With this year's list finally out, let's break down some of the biggest shocks in the 2025 Oscar nominations. While Gladiator II once had high Oscar prospects, considering Ridley Scott’s 2000 ...

After Oscar nomination leader Emilia Pérez recently befell controversy over past social media posts star Karla Sofía Gascón, it got that much harder to predict the Best Picture winner from this ...

But the Oscars got off to a thrilling step this morning, with a pair of comic stars, Bowen Yang (Wicked) and Rachel Sennott (Saturday Night), announcing the nominations live from the Academy’s ...

After two delays resulting from the Los Angeles wildfires, the 2025 Oscar nominations were finally announced on Thursday morning. Bowen Yang (“Wicked”) and Rachel Sennott (“Bottoms”) read ...

Keeping pace with Hollywood’s perpetual awards horserace. Sign up for the newsletter here. As Oscar pundits, we try to be fair to everyone, but we know who we’re rooting for — and also, ...

(L-R) 'A Complete Unknown,' 'Wicked' and 'Emilia Pérez' Everett Collection When it comes to predicting Oscar nominations it is always a crap shoot, but I think it is safe to say that there is ...