The destination for THR’s coverage of the contenders, creatives and crafts leading up to the Academy Awards
KEY DATES
Jan. 23
Academy Awards Nominations
Feb. 10
Art Directors Guild Awards
Feb. 18
People’s Choice Awards
Feb. 18
BAFTA Film Awards
Feb. 24
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Feb. 25
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Feb. 25
Producers Guild Awards
March 10
Academy Awards
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OSCAR ROUNDTABLES
The season’s biggest stars come together
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“Don’t You Lie for a Living?”: Margot Robbie, Emma Stone and THR’s Actress Roundtable
As girls, they dreamed of growing up to perform like Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicolas Cage, Goldie Hawn — even an Ewok. As women, they have turned in some of this year’s most daring and moving performances. In November, Annette Bening (Nyad), Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon), Greta Lee (Past Lives), Carey Mulligan (Maestro), Margot […]
The Hit Squad: Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Lipa on the THR Songwriter Roundtable
“I honestly was concerned that it was over for me,” Billie Eilish confesses at a table with Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, Jon Batiste, Cynthia Erivo and Julia Michaels, who came together to discuss their songwriting prowess and process. “We’d been trying and it wasn’t doing what it usually would do in me. I was honestly […]
Greta Gerwig, Bradley Cooper and the THR Director Roundtable: “Final Cut Is a State of Mind”
The preshoot rituals they can’t live without, the studio negotiations they’ve learned to finesse and the creative choices they still can’t believe they got away with — the directors of six of this year’s most remarkable movies got together and talked shop. In November, Blitz Bazawule (The Color Purple), Bradley Cooper (Maestro), Ava DuVernay (Origin), […]
COVER STORIES
Deep dives and intimate conversations with the biggest contenders
ANATOMY OF A CONTENDER
Behind the scenes of the season’s biggest films
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How Christopher Nolan Blew Up the Screen: The Making of ‘Oppenheimer’
Contrary to all those clearly erroneous fan rumors, Christopher Nolan obviously did not detonate an atomic bomb while making the historical epic Oppenheimer. To re-create the Trinity Test — the world’s first A-bomb explosion — he and his team fired off tons of TNT, set flame to gallons of gasoline, and burned up mountains of […]
The Making of ‘Barbie’: Margot Robbie Says the Film’s Last Line Is “The Hill I Was Ready to Die On”
In the beginning — 1959, to be exact — there was Barbie. Neither formless nor vapid, she came to the toy-playing masses with high heels and high breasts, an apparition of mock adulthood. Her creator, Ruth Handler, gave her the grown-up persona she noticed little girls transferred onto baby dolls, and a name that would […]
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“Every Day I Was Like, ‘What Am I Doing?’”: The Making of ‘Poor Things’
In a scene early in the movie Poor Things, Emma Stone gleefully flings some kippers across a dining table at Ramy Youssef’s face. It’s a weird and important moment, one in which Stone is establishing her character as a childlike Victorian woman, someone oblivious to social mores and free of shame. Stone and her director, […]
FEINBERG FORECAST
Best Picture — Projected Ranking (Feb. 14)
Oppenheimer
Universal
Poor Things
Searchlight
Anatomy of a Fall
Neon
Barbie
Warner Bros.
The Holdovers
Focus
Maestro
Netflix
American Fiction
Amazon/MGM
Past Lives
A24
The nominees
Full List of Oscar Nominations
Oppenheimer leads the noms with a total of 13, followed by Poor Things with 11, Killers of the Flower Moon with 10 and Barbie with eight. They will compete for best picture with American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Maestro, Past Lives and The Zone of Interest.
ROUNDTABLE VIDEOS
Watch the season’s top talent share stories and discuss their creative process
BEHIND THE SCREEN
How crafts and tech masters make movie magic
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‘Civil War’ Sound Editor on Balancing “Oppressive” Battle Noise With Abrupt Silence
In notching A24’s highest-grossing opening weekend to date, Alex Garland’s debate-stirring combat film Civil War has made plenty of noise — both figuratively and literally. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny and Wagner Moura, the project has spurred conversation over its depiction of a small group of journalists witnessing the violently divided U.S. en route to […]
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Director Shawn Levy Says Film Requires No “Prior Research” of Marvel Cinematic Universe
With numerous films and TV series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s a daunting proposition for a newcomer to even think about getting caught up on the various characters and story lines. But Shawn Levy, who directed the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine, says there will be no “homework” required to enjoy his film. “I was […]
Nicole Kidman Says Despite Producing Success, She Doesn’t Want to Direct: “I Would Be a Terrible Director”
When Nicole Kidman was honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award, she spent a large portion of her speech thanking the directors whom she’s worked with throughout the years. The respect for the job, though, doesn’t she mean has any desire to step behind the camera herself. “I feel like I would be a terrible director because […]
AWARDS CHATTER
In-depth conversations with the most interesting and accomplished people in show business
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Director Shawn Levy Says Film Requires No “Prior Research” of Marvel Cinematic Universe
With numerous films and TV series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s a daunting proposition for a newcomer to even think about getting caught up on the various characters and story lines. But Shawn Levy, who directed the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine, says there will be no “homework” required to enjoy his film. “I was […]
Nicole Kidman Says Despite Producing Success, She Doesn’t Want to Direct: “I Would Be a Terrible Director”
When Nicole Kidman was honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award, she spent a large portion of her speech thanking the directors whom she’s worked with throughout the years. The respect for the job, though, doesn’t she mean has any desire to step behind the camera herself. “I feel like I would be a terrible director because […]
‘Last Week Tonight’: Past Seasons Will Be Available for Free on YouTube
Last Week Tonight fans hankering for their John Oliver fix this week won’t have a new episode to satiate them, but the show is making up for that by offering the first season for free on YouTube. The show’s official X (formerly Twitter) account posted the news on Friday. “There’s no new episode this week!” […]
MORE AWARDS NEWS
Awards Season Calendar: Key Dates for Oscars, Emmys, Tonys and Other Major Events
With the 2024 Oscars now in the rearview mirror, Hollywood’s focus turns to Emmy season. A number of TV awards shows are set to take place over the next few months, including the BAFTA TV Awards, the newly announced Gotham TV Awards, the Critics Choice Real TV Awards and, of course, the Primetime Emmys, which […]
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Nicole Kidman: “I’ve Definitely Had an Extreme Life”
Four decades after her feature debut in 1983’s BMX Bandits, Oscar and two-time Emmy winner Nicole Kidman is set to receive a history-making honor: the AFI Life Achievement Award, which for the first time in 49 years will go to an Australian performer. But the (American-born) Kidman considers herself a part of world cinema, having […]
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2024 Latin American Music Awards: Full List of Winners
The title of big winner at the 2024 Latin American Music Awards went to two artists: Feid and Karol G. The Colombian hitmakers each took home six awards. Karol won artist of the year, beating out artists like Bad Bunny, Carin León, and Peso Pluma. She also nabbed album of the year (Mañana Será Bonito) and song of the year (“TQG”) with […]
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‘Beef,’ ‘The 1619 Project’ Among 2024 Television Academy Honors Winners
The Television Academy has announced its recipients for the 17th Television Academy Honors, which recognizes seven television programs and their producers “who have leveraged the extraordinary power of storytelling to propel social change,” according to the Academy. The honorees are four non-scripted series and three scripted series: 1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed, The 1619 Project, […]
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Peabody Awards: Nominees Announced for Arts, Children, Entertainment, Interactive & Immersive Categories
On Thursday, the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors revealed the 27 nominees in the Arts, Children’s/Youth, Entertainment, Interactive & Immersive categories. The programs recognized were chosen by a unanimous vote of 32 jurors from over 1,100 television, podcasts/radio and web in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service and multimedia entries. Judy Blume Forever, Little […]
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Simone Ashley to be Honored at Monte-Carlo Television Festival
Simone Ashley will receive this year’s International Golden Nymph for most promising talent award from the Monte-Carlo Television Festival. The British actress, who is best known for playing Kate Sharma in the extremely popular Netflix drama Bridgerton, will be presented with the award at the festival’s opening ceremony June 14. Ashley has had a meteoric […]
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Reba McEntire to Host 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards
Reba McEntire has been revealed as the host of the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards on May 16. The ceremony marks McEntire’s 17th time hosting the awards show — the most of any artist. The country legend is also set to take the stage for a special performance featuring new music. “I am tickled to […]
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