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Tom Cruise receives honorary Oscar at Governors Awards: 'Making movies is not what I do, it’s who I am'

November 20, 2025 1:07 pm

A competitive Oscar has eluded Tom Cruise, who’s been nominated four times: as an actor for 1989’s Born on the Fourth of July, 1996’s Jerry Maguire and 1999’s Magnolia, and as a producer for 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick.

Humans in the Loop enters Oscar race, receives Film Independent's Sloan Distribution Grant

November 17, 2025 2:41 pm

The Sloan Distribution Grant, given by Film Independent and the Alfred P Sloan Foundation, supports narrative features that engage meaningfully with science or technology themes or characters, helping to reach wider audiences through strategic release support.

Diane Keaton’s awkward, vulnerable, human characters changed how women are seen on screen

October 13, 2025 4:56 pm

She proved that audiences not only accept but embrace characters that are off-balance, emotionally messy and real. She proved that leading roles for women do not need to stick to youth or stereotypes, that maturity can be a source of richness, not limitation

Through this story of friendship (between a Dalit and a Muslim boy), we can talk about the heart of our country, says Neeraj Ghaywan, writer-director of Homebound, India's official Oscar entry

September 22, 2025 5:45 pm

Homebound — which chronicles the friendship and struggles of Chandan (Vishal Jethwa), a Dalit, and Shoaib (Ishaan Khatter), a Muslim, who are determined to beat the odds to lead a better life — had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival 2025 under the Un Certain Regard section.

Robert Redford’s legacy: An indie film movement that began at Sundance

September 19, 2025 1:39 pm

His vision, of building a legacy of storytelling, was more than realised at Sundance, which launched the careers of some of the most daring and creative minds working in cinema today: Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson, the Coen brothers, Chloe Zhao and Ryan Coogler

And the Arts Oscar goes to...

July 16, 2025 2:09 pm

In its 36th year, the winners of the prestigious Praemium Imperiale have been announced. The recipients include prominent artists Peter Doig and Marina Abramović

Gene Hackman died with a five-figure credit card bill, now $80M estate faces lawsuits and family dispute

July 12, 2025 5:59 am

Months after Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead in their home, his $80M estate is under fire, with banks chasing nearly $100K in unpaid debt and no clear heir in sight.

'I'm less racist than Gandhi': Emilia Perez actor Karla Sofia Gascon claims she was targeted in a smear campaign

March 22, 2025 12:14 pm

Karla Sofía Gascón breaks silence after backlash over old tweets. She believes she was targeted in a smear cmpaign.

The Third Edit: Hope in an Oscar

March 05, 2025 3:03 pm

Best Documentary Oscar for ‘No Other Land’, about dispossession of a Palestinian community, sees and hears pain amid growing polarisation.

Oscars 2025: How actors addressed crises in Ukraine, Palestine on red carpet

March 03, 2025 9:38 am

The Oscars red carpet was briefly disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters, blocking the road and delaying arrivals.

Exhibition is all set to celebrate the life and times of India’s first ever Oscar winner for costume design Bhanu Athaiya

November 13, 2023 12:31 pm

The Prinseps Exhibition: Bharat through the lens of Athaiya is a follow-up event exploring the multifaceted legacy of the creative artist who is said to have invented the role of the costume designer

Bhanu Athaiya: A pictorial tribute to the Oscar-winning costume designer

October 15, 2020 8:08 pm

Indian costume designer Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to win an Oscar for the film Gandhi in 1982. She passed away at the age of 91. A look at some of her pictures

Oscar nominees urged to skip Israel swag bag trip

February 25, 2016 12:06 pm