Conclave

‘At 60, the bulk of your life is lived. What’s left now?’ Ralph Fiennes and Uberto Pasolini on their ripped and radical take on The Odyssey

The actor and director on why The Return took 30 years to make, their joy at persuading Juliette Binoche to join them – and the punishing regime that earned Fiennes his battle-scarred physique

Tom Shone

28, Mar, 2025 @5:00 AM

Fires, frocks and the president who must not be named: my very weird night in the Oscars cheap seats

After the horror of the LA wildfires and with the world in uproar, some had called for the show not to go on. But up in the mezzanine with the shouty hoi polloi, I saw that hope really does spring eternal here

Xan Brooks

03, Mar, 2025 @4:08 PM

Oscars 2025 highlights: Anora sweeps awards with best picture, best director and best actress – as it happened

At the 97th Academy Awards, Sean Baker made history, while Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña and Kieran Culkin took acting prizes

Stuart Heritage, Gwilym Mumford, Chloe Mac Donnell and Morwenna Ferrier

03, Mar, 2025 @7:11 AM

Key takeaways from Oscars 2025: Brody beats orchestra, Brits keep it classy and Kieran Culkin botches his big moment

The awards ceremony can’t escape Harvey Weinstein and two fairytales come a cropper

Benjamin Lee, Adrian Horton, Gwilym Mumford, Catherine Shoard, Sian Cain, Dee Jefferson

03, Mar, 2025 @6:49 AM

Peter Straughan wins the best adapted screenplay Oscar for Conclave

The award follows previous triumphs at the Baftas, Golden Globes and more

Catherine Shoard

03, Mar, 2025 @1:12 AM

What time are the 2025 Oscars?

The biggest night in film takes place on Sunday. Here’s how to watch or stream the ceremony in the US

Guardian staff

02, Mar, 2025 @8:00 AM

A Wicked shame! In 2025, blockbuster success spells Oscars failure

The Oz-set blockbuster, plus the Inside Out and Dune sequels, packed out cinemas but won’t win best picture at Sunday’s Academy Awards

Catherine Shoard and Raphael Boyd

01, Mar, 2025 @7:00 AM

Oscars 2025: best picture nominees – reviews, awards and where to watch

What to know about the 10 films nominated for the Academy Award’s biggest prize, along with the reviews, interviews and the big prizes earned so far

Andrew Pulver

28, Feb, 2025 @6:10 PM

Oscars 2025: who will win, who should win – and who was snubbed

Can Brady, Brody and The Brutalist beat the competition? And will controversy scupper record nominee Emilia Pérez’s chances? Our critic makes his final predictions – and highlights who should have been nominated

Peter Bradshaw

28, Feb, 2025 @11:59 AM

Is this the most open Oscars race in recent memory?

While last year’s Academy Awards progressed with relative predictability, this year pundits are split and the four big categories are too close to call

Catherine Shoard

28, Feb, 2025 @11:58 AM