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Oscars 2026: Hollywood Celebrates Itself amid ‘Existential Crisis,’ Looming Strikes, and Steep Decline

The film industry is suffering an “existential crisis” over its rapid decline as film studios rack up billions in debt; actors, crews, and producers lose work; streaming services nickel and dime producers; labor unions strike ahead of major contract negations, and more Americans go to the theater — not to mention the avalanche of taxes California Democrats continue to pile on the industry.

An Oscar statue is seen under plastic ahead of the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby

Hollywood Heavyweights Blast Their Own BLM-Backing Union’s Silence on Israel: Terrorists Murdered, Raped, and Kidnapped Jews, the Guild Stayed Silent’

A group of prominent Hollywood writers — including Jerry Seinfeld, Jenji Kohan, Eli Roth, and Sacha Baron Cohen — is blasting their own union for choosing to remain silent on Hamas’ bloody attack on Israel last week, noting that other Hollywood unions have condemned the murderous rampage that has so far claimed the lives of 1,400 Israelis.

THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 0002 -- Pictured: Comedian Jerry Seinfel