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Oscars 2024: A Triumph for Oppenheimer and Poor Things

Oppenheimer and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things are the big winners of the 2024 Oscars after scooping eleven awards on Sunday evening. Oppenheimer won best picture and best actor for Cillian Murphy. The film, which received thirteen nominations, also won best...

Greeks Nominated for Oscars Go as Far Back as 1935

Yorgos Lanthimos’ film Poor Things which has received Oscar nominations in eleven categories is the latest Greek to be nominated in the history of the Academy Awards. Its Oscar nominations include Best Picture, Best Actress (Stone), Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo),...

Greek Director George Siougas’ “The One Note Man” Shortlisted for Oscars

Greek director George Siougas' latest movie, The One Note Man, was shortlisted for the Oscars in the category "Live Action Short Film." Written, produced, and directed by Siougas, it stars Jason Watkins, Louisa Clein, Crystal Yu, and Paul Barber and...

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Dominates Oscars

"Everything Everywhere All at Once” dominated the Oscars on Sunday night, winning seven awards, including best picture, best actress, best director, best editing, best supporting actor, best supporting actress and best original screenplay. “Everything Everywhere” had 11 nominations, heading into...

Greece to Be Represented by Gousis’s Magnetic Fields at Oscars

Giorgos Gousis is to represent Greece for his film Magnetic Fields at the 2023 Oscars. Nikolaos Giatromanolokis, the Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports, accepted and co-signed the Hellenic Film Academy Commission’s choice himself. "The Ministry of Culture and Sports will...

Academy Apologizes to Native American Actress for 1973 Oscars Abuse

Native American actress Sacheen Littlefeather has finally received some justice after the Academy formally apologized to her for its 1973 Oscars abuse. Littlefeather was humiliated after she refused the Oscar for best actor on behalf of Marlon Brando, facing a...

Will Smith Banned from Oscars for Ten Years

Will Smith has been banned from the Oscars for ten years after the American actor slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage at the awards show in late March. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced the 10-year ban...

Greek Giant Mikis Theodorakis Featured in Oscars Memoriam 2022

Mikis Theodorakis, the greatest Greek composer in history, whose music has touched generations was featured in In the Memoriam video that was screened in the Oscars ceremony on Sunday. The In Memoriam segment is one of the Oscars’ most cherished...

Rita Wilson Elected to Oscars Panel

Rita Wilson recently announced she was elected to the Oscars Panel, as a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy. Rita Wilson on Oscars Panel Greek-American actress and singer Wilson relayed the news to her fans on Instagram. The...

2021 Oscars: Full List of Winners

The 93rd Academy Awards took place on Sunday, April 25 in Hollywood, California. The main ceremony for the 2021 Oscars was at the Dolby Theatre, with A-list presenters streaming in from other locations in LA and around the world. Greeks Nominated...

Oscars 2021: Academy Reveals Star-Studded Presenters List

The producers of the 93rd Oscars just revealed the all-star presenters list to host the 2021 Academy Awards ceremony. The big names on board include Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Bryan Cranston, Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon, Renee Zellweger, Bong...

“Apples” Will Represent Greece for International Feature Film at Oscars in 2021

"Apples," the directorial debut of Greek filmmaker Christos Nikou, will represent Greece in the "Best International Feature Film" category at the Oscars in 2021. Nikou is known internationally for his work as assistant director on critically acclaimed films like "Dogtooth"...

2019 Oscars: Full Winners List and Live Blog

The 2019 Oscars took place in the Dolby Theatre on February 24, for the first time in years without a host. Yorgos Lanthimos' "The Favourite" and Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" were tied for the most nominations. They had ten nominations including...

Tina Fey Will Present at the 2019 Oscars

A slew of Oscar presenters were announced today by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, and Tina Fey was officially named one of the 2019 presenters. Other names on the list included Awkwafina, Jennifer Lopez, and Daniel Craig,...