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‘Amerika Square’ Selected to Represent Greece at the Oscars

"Amerika Square", the festival hit from director Yannis Sakaridis, has been selected to represent Greece in the Foreign Language Film category at the 2018 Academy Awards. The film focuses on three parallel and intertwined stories in the Amerika Square neighborhood...

2017 Academy Awards: Full Winners’ List

The 89th Academy Awards will be held today, Sunday, February 26, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. If you want to watch them live, tune in to ABC at 8:30 PM. For those of you who won't be able to...

Hollywood A-Listers Stand With Standing Rock At Global Green Pre-Oscar Gala

Global Green’s Annual Pre-Oscar® Party attracted some big names in Hollywood to raise awareness about protecting our planet and send the message that Hollywood stands with Standing Rock. Sponsored by Earth Friendly Products, the largest green event of Oscar Week...

89th Academy Awards: 2017 Oscar Nominations List

  Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, joined by Oscar®-winning and nominated Academy members Demian Bichir, Dustin Lance Black, Glenn Close, Guillermo del Toro, Marcia Gay Harden, Terrence Howard, Jennifer Hudson, Brie Larson, Jason Reitman, Gabourey Sidibe and Ken Watanabe, announced...

Nine Foreign Films Advance to Next Round of Oscar Race

Of the 85 foreign films submitted to the Foreign Language Film category of the Academy Awards, nine have advanced on to the next round of voting. Unfortunately, the Greek film "Chevalier" by Athina Rachel Tsangari was not selected for...

Christina Kounelias: The Woman Who Revamped the Oscars

After this past weekend's 88th Academy Awards ceremony, the award season in Los Angeles is officially over for 2016. Though we saw many recognizable faces on the red carpet and up on stage accepting awards, some of the most important...

2016 Full Academy Awards Winners’ List

The 2016 Academy Awards were held on February 29 at 5:30 PM, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.   George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road" racked up 6 wins at the Academy Awards today, for costume design, production design, makeup and hairstyling,...

Greeks and the Oscars

The Academy Awards often had Greek color. Greeks and people of Greek origin have always represented the Greek spirit in cinema's biggest celebration. This year alone, Greek Australian George Miller is nominated for the furious Mad Max: Fury Road. Greeks...

2016 Academy Award Nominations Announced; George Miller Nominated

The 2016 Oscar nominations have been announced, and so far the movie "The Revenant" seems to be leading the pack with a total of 12 nominations, including a nomination for Leonardo DiCaprio for Best Actor, and a nomination for...

‘Xenia’: Greece’s Submission to the 2016 Academy Awards

Greek film “Xenia,” directed by Panos Koutras is Greece’s official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 2016 Academy Awards. After the films triumphal journey in theaters across the world, namely in Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Serbia,...