The Substance

Anora dominates the Oscars as Mikey Madison named best actress and Adrien Brody wins for The Brutalist

Sean Baker’s film picks up five awards including best picture while Israel-Palestine documentary No Other Land also gets major win

Benjamin Lee

03, Mar, 2025 @3:55 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: 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

Oscars 2025: best actress nominees – awards, interviews and what their chances are

What to know about the actors nominated for the Academy Awards’ biggest acting prize, along with the Guardian’s reviews and interviews

Catherine Shoard

26, Feb, 2025 @10:59 AM

Oscars 2025: best director nominees – reviews, interviews and chances for victory

All you need to know about the five directors in the running for the Academy’s prestigious film-making prize, along with reviews of their nominated films, interviews and the awards they’ve earned so far

Andrew Pulver

25, Feb, 2025 @2:26 PM

Why The Substance should win the best picture Oscar

Yucky body horror and preposterous plotting make this tale of futuristic anti-ageing tech a wildly unlikely winner. But its imagery will be indelible well after the baubles are forgotten

Paul MacInnes

25, Feb, 2025 @11:16 AM

‘Before Ozempic we had amphetamines. But it’s always the same violence’: Coralie Fargeat on women, ageing and Hollywood

Her gruesome horror The Substance has won her multiple Oscar nominations – and given its star Demi Moore’s career new life. But did taking down the patriarchy have to be so gory?

Zoe Williams

03, Feb, 2025 @9:54 AM

Oscar buzz and genre snubs: will the Academy finally give sci-fi, fantasy and horror their due?

Genre films typically only get the technical gongs, but critical smashes such as Dune: Part Two, Wicked and The Substance could make ‘prestige’ category wins a reality this year

Ben Child

20, Jan, 2025 @3:44 PM

Demi Moore’s stellar second act: how the star was finally given her due at 62

Body horror movie The Substance has finally given Moore the acclaim she has worked for – after 45 years of being recognised for anything but her acting

Steve Rose

07, Jan, 2025 @5:00 AM

‘I laughed, I cried, I reflected on many things’: Guardian readers’ best films of 2024

From the mullets in Love Lies Bleeding and the bonkers body horror of The Substance to the tender humanism of Crossing, there was something for all tastes in 2024. Our readers share their highlights

Guardian readers

06, Jan, 2025 @2:33 PM

Golden Globes 2025: who will win and who should win the film awards?

Without clear frontrunners, this weekend’s awards ceremony could offer a string of surprises. Will it be Wicked or Emilia Pérez? The Brutalist or Conclave?