Oscars

The Week Recommends From comedies to thrillers, documentaries to animations, 2025 featured some unforgettable film moments

By The Week UK Published 4 January 26

Speed Read The awards show will be broadcast worldwide on YouTube starting in 2029

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 18 December 25

The Week Recommends Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest release is a ‘high-octane action thriller’ and a ‘surefire Oscar frontrunner’

By The Week UK Published 25 September 25

Under the radar Generative AI is no longer a barrier to acclaim

By Devika Rao, The Week US Published 25 April 25

speed read The director of Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land' was arrested and beaten

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 26 March 25

THE EXPLAINER Shiori Ito became one of the faces of Japan's #MeToo movement

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 28 February 25

The Week Recommends Fernanda Torres delivers 'phenomenal' performance as mother whose life is shattered by violence in the Oscar-nominated drama

By The Week UK Published 27 February 25

The explainer A walk through Academy Awards history, both past and present

By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US Published 25 February 25

Talking Points The divisive technique has its detractors, though it has also wrought quite a few Oscar-winning performances

By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US Published 20 February 25

The Week Recommends Oscar-nominated film cuts between dramatised events and real archival footage from news coverage

By The Week UK Published 13 February 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT As cinephiles debate artistic merits and award season odds, transgender activists and Mexican nationals grapple with the social implications of one of the most divisive films of the year

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 10 February 25

Talking Point Why is Hollywood fêting a 'garish' movie critics call 'an abomination'?

By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published 31 January 25