Oscars

The Vatican will submit a documentary film for Oscar consideration for the first time in the Academy Awards’ 97-year history.

Caustic actor Brian Cox is at it again, this time targeting a list of actors, productions, and President Trump in his newest extended tirade.

In 2029, the year the telecast moves from ABC to YouTube, the ceremony itself will move from its longtime home at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood to downtown Los Angeles and the Peacock Theater, 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) away. The Academy announced Thursday that it has reached a 10-year agreement with AEG, which operates the L.A. Live complex where the Peacock Theater sits.

Only twice before in recorded history have the Oscars attracted fewer viewers. In 2021, only 10.4 million tuned in. Then in 2022, only 16.6 million tuned in.
On Sunday, only 17.9 million tuned in.

This year’s red carpet for the 98th Academy Awards was a bit boring, with most actors dressed in the same color palette, black and white, as well as the same four major fashion houses.

Sean Penn won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s political drama “One Battle After Another.”

Left-wing late-night host Jimmy Kimmel claimed “we live in a ridiculous country” during a red carpet interview at the 2026 Oscars, before insisting that he is “not scared,” but “always hopeful.”

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” is a morally irredeemable call to commit violence against white Christians.

Oscars host Conan O’Brien cracked a joke about an “alternate” awards show being hosted by Kid Rock while hosting the 2026 Oscars on Sunday night — a direct reference to Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA in a trite Hollywood dig at outsiders challenging the status quo.

“No to war and free Palestine,” actor Javier Bardem said onstage before presenting best international feature film. He wore a patch reading “No a la Guerra,” the same anti-war slogan he sported to protest the Iraq war more than two decades ago.

Oscar-winning director David Borenstein claimed his Academy Award on Sunday night and used the moment to rant against governments that commit murder on the streets and unnamed oligarchs who “take over the media.”

Actor Michael B. Jordan proclaimed “God is good” after winning Best Actor for his dual performance in the Vampire musical horror film “Sinners” on Sunday.

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel presented at the Oscars on Sunday night where he bashed CBS for canceling Stephen Colbert’s show during the Paramount-Skydance merger.

Actor Javier Bardem exclaimed “Free Palestine” when presenting during the Oscars telecast on Sunday night.

Hollywood A-lister Nicole Kidman says that she always attends church on Sundays and will be doing so ahead of the Oscars this year because it “centers” her.

The 98th Academy Awards on Sunday night will be the “most protected event in Oscars history,” with more than 1,000 law enforcement personal protecting the celebrity elites gathered to celebrate themselves.

Sharon Osbourne has a message for Hollywood elites when they are accepting awards: keep your mouth shut about your politics.

The 98th Academy Awards on Sunday night will be the usual explosion of a champagne-fueled, self-obsessed celebrity glory orgy — that comes, every year, with hundreds of thousands of dollars in free luxury gifts thrown in. This year’s swag bag price tag reached a value of nearly $350,000 for the select 25 Oscar nominees, given free for simply getting out of bed and attending.

Oscars security will be enhanced this Sunday as the FBI, LAPD, and others, work together to shield the event from an Iranian drone attack.

Timothée Chalamet’s Oscar campaign has been thrown into a tailspin after he sparked backlash in saying “no one cares” about ballet or opera.

Jamie Kennedy slammed anti-ICE celebrities for preaching from the red carpet. “If you care, you wouldn’t be in Sundance,” the actor and comedian declared, before urging fellow celebrities to “get on the frontlines” if they actually believe in what they are spewing.

Wunmi Mosaku — known for her roles in the 2025 film “Sinners,” and the Disney+ series “Loki” — says she is unable to “celebrate” her Oscar nomination due to “the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.”

First Lady Melania Trump’s longtime senior advisor and “Melania” producer Marc Beckman fired back at director Paul Thomas Anderson and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood after they claimed the inclusion of music from their work Phantom Thread in Mrs. Trump’s hit film was done in “breach of composer agreement.”

One Battle After Another director Paul Thomas Anderson and composer Johnny Greenwood are crybabying over the legal use of a piece of Phantom Thread score in the hit documentary Melania.

Jan. 16 (UPI) — “The Housemaid” surpassed $200 million at the global box office after its premiere in theaters Dec. 19.

Starting in 2029, the irrelevant Oscars will have its annual irrelevant Academy Awards show broadcast on — lol — YouTube.

Cinematic titan James Cameron has come out in opposition to Netflix getting Oscar nominations and called the streaming giant’s theatrical release strategy “rotten to the core.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Cruise, at 63 still the biggest movie star in a room full of them, finally got to hold his own Oscar on a Hollywood stage on Sunday night.

Depending on who you talk to, director Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest epic “One Battle After Another” is either an unparalleled masterpiece worthy of an Oscar sweep or a pro-Antifa screed that endorses left-wing revolutionary violence; acclaimed author Brett Easton Ellis thinks it all comes down to the audience’s personal politics.

Beloved actor Denzel Washington revealed that he does not make make movies to win Oscars, adding that he makes them out of passion for the work.

Actress, choreographer and producer Debbie Allen, actor Tom Cruise and production designer Wynn Thomas are set to receive honorary Oscars during the upcoming Governors Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday.

Actress Zoe Saldaña won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar this year for her performance in “Emilia Pérez” and the statue apparently went transgender in the process.

Dr. Stacy Smith, a USC professor and founder of something called the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, says the stupid and bigoted diversity and inclusion rules the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has already laid down in order to ensure your movie qualifies for an Oscar are not woke enough.