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The Oscars Start at Cannes

The Oscars Start at Cannes

Published by Sam Flores

Cannes sure isn’t the Oscars. It’s always been more niche, more art house, more, well, French. For decades, films that won the Palme d’Or, the highest prize at Cannes, were celebrated by auteur-worshipping film geeks and ignored by the mass market. But that’s changing (more on that below). This year’s Palme d’Or went to “Fjord,” a multilingual drama by the Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu set amid the culture wars. I spoke to my colleague Kyle Buchanan, our awards season columnist who spent the past week at the festival, about this and other films that made an impact, and how the festival has changed. The absurdity and importance of Cannes Kyle, everyone gets the Oscars. But why should someone who doesn’t follow art house cinema care about Cannes? Well, if you’re interested in awards season at all, this is where it starts. For example, “Anora” won the Palme d’Or at Cannes two years ago, then went on to win the Oscars for best picture, best director and best actress. Last year, “Sentimental Value” and “The Secret …

Sylvester Stallone recalls tense exchange at 1977 Oscars: ‘I’d never been hit with such blunt force’

Sylvester Stallone recalls tense exchange at 1977 Oscars: ‘I’d never been hit with such blunt force’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Sylvester Stallone hasn’t forgotten a decades-old exchange about Rocky that took place at the 1977 Oscars. Speaking to Deadline in a new interview honoring the film’s 50th anniversary, Stallone reminisced about Rocky, for which he was nominated for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay Oscars. The film famously won Best Picture. But the statues weren’t the only thing being doled out on that evening in 1977, as Stallone said he was jabbed at by screenwriter and fellow nominee Paddy Chayefsky. “He’s a tiny guy, very brazen, and he comes up to me and says, ‘You’re new in this town,’” Stallone, 79, recalled. “‘First of all, your screenplay is never going to win.’ I go, ‘Why do you say that?’ He says, ‘Because I’m the president of The Writers Guild, and mine is going to win.’” Chayefsky, who died in 1981, wasn’t …

Conan O’Brien set to return as Oscars host for third straight year

Conan O’Brien set to return as Oscars host for third straight year

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Conan O’Brien has been confirmed as the host of the Oscars in 2027, which will make the third successive year the comedian has hosted the awards show. The former talk show host, 63, took over the Academy Awards in 2025 and returned this March. The 2027 ceremony will mark the 99th Oscars and will take place on Sunday, March 14 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. They will will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu. Next year will be the penultimate ceremony held in Hollywood itself. In 2029, the Oscars are set to move to the Peacock Theatre in downtown Los Angeles and will be broadcast exclusively on YouTube. Also returning alongside O’Brien are live television event producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan and producers Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney. Conan O’Brien hosting the Oscars in 2026 (AFP/Getty) …

Conan O’Brien to Return as 2027 Oscars Host for Third Year in a Row

Conan O’Brien to Return as 2027 Oscars Host for Third Year in a Row

Published by Daniella Wilson

Conan O’Brien has signed up for a third year as Oscars host, Disney announced at its upfront presentation on Tuesday. O’Brien will emcee the 2027 Academy Awards, airing live on ABC and Hulu on March 14, 2027 at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. “Conan has created remarkable energy around the Oscars,” said Craig Erwich, president of Disney Television Group. “His singular comedic voice makes Hollywood’s biggest night one of the most entertaining celebrations of the year.” In addition to O’Brien, the Oscars have brought back producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan for the fourth year in a row, and Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney for the third year in a row. Sweeney will also serve as a writer for the awards. O’Brien “brings that signature humor everyone loves, along with a real warmth and generosity that carry through the entire show,” said Kapoor and Mullan. “He’s a true creative partner, someone we trust completely, and someone who makes the whole process genuinely fun, both behind the scenes and onstage. We’re incredibly grateful to keep building this together and can’t wait to …

Mubi Takes Lukas Dhont’s ‘Coward’ in Multiple Territories

Mubi Takes Lukas Dhont’s ‘Coward’ in Multiple Territories

Published by Daniella Wilson

Mubi has picked up Coward, the new film from Belgian director Lukas Dhont (Close, Girl) for multiple territories, including the U.K, Germany, Australia/New Zealand and Latin America, the company announced Wednesday. The company also secured rights for Ireland, Austria, Italy, Spain, and Turkey. Mubi said it will outline its release plans in the near future. Coward will have its world premiere in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival later this month. Mubi’s film sales group The Match Factory is handling world sales on the feature. Dhont’s follow-up to his Oscar-nominated Close (2022) is a period drama set in the trenches of World War I. Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne star as Pierre and Francis, two fresh-faced solders who meet on the front and, in a bid to try and escape the horrors of war, decide to put on a theatre show. Coward reunites Dhont with his Girl and Close co-writer Angelo Tijssens, and brother, producer Michiel Dhont. The film is produced by the Reunion, Lumen, Topkapi Films & Versus (Opus) in co-production with France 2 …

Eye Makeup Was the 2026 Met Gala’s Best Accessory

Eye Makeup Was the 2026 Met Gala’s Best Accessory

Published by Jenni Sidey

For the 2026 Met Gala, the Costume Institute’s curator Andrew Bolton chose the theme “Fashion Is Art.” Like any year, the Met Gala’s theme is up to each attendee’s interpretation, and Bolton knows that can mean there are some misses amid the hits, especially for this outing. “I do think some might be literal, and literally have a painting embroidered onto the back of their suit,” he told GQ’s Global Fashion Correspondent Sam Hine last month. “But I hope people will be more imaginative.” So, in lieu of turning their outfits into blank canvases, a handful of men put the paint brushes to their face for a playful, whimsical effect that befits an event like the Met Gala—especially one that supports “Costume Art.” For some celebrities, the makeup was subtle. Take Joe Alwyn for example. The Hamnet actor’s sartorial decisions have rarely skewed from classic British tailoring and, historically, his grooming choices leaned more safe than sexy. But for this year’s gala, celebrity makeup artist Holly Silius took Valentino Beauty lip products to the actor’s …

AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars

AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars

Published by skeptic

The organization behind the Academy Awards released new Oscar rules on Friday, including several that address the use of generative artificial intelligence. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that only performances “credited in the film’s legal billing and demonstrably performed by humans with their consent” will be eligible for Academy Awards. Similarly, the academy said that screenplays must be “human-authored” to be eligible. The academy also said it has the right to request more information about a film’s AI usage and “human authorship.” These rule changes come as an independent film is in the works with an AI-generated version of Val Kilmer, as AI “actress” Tilly Norwood keeps making headlines, and as new video models are causing at least a few filmmakers to make sweeping declarations of despair. AI was also one of the main sticking points in the actors’ and writers’ strikes back in 2023. Outside Hollywood, at least one novel has been pulled by its publisher due to the apparent use of AI, and other writers’ groups are declaring that …

New Academy Rules for 99th Oscars in 2027 : NPR

New Academy Rules for 99th Oscars in 2027 : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

An Oscar statue is seen ahead of the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 14, 2026. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced several significant rule changes for the 99th Oscars, including AI protections for actors and writers as well as expanded eligibility for international films. In a statement to NPR, the Academy on Saturday said the changes are in response to listening to the global filmmaking community and addressing barriers to entry in its eligibility process. The Academy added that its rules and eligibility standards have always evolved alongside technologies such as sound, color, and CGI, and that AI is no different. Awards rules and guidelines are reviewed and refined each year. A blow for Tilly Norwood  Among the most noteworthy changes, the Academy now explicitly states that only roles, “demonstrably performed by humans with their consent” are eligible for Acting awards. In other words, AI creations like …

The Academy rules AI performances are ineligible for Oscars

The Academy rules AI performances are ineligible for Oscars

Published by skeptic

The Academy won’t be handing over the golden statuette to robots anytime soon. In new rules announced May 1, the Academy ​of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has ruled that AI performances are not eligible for an Oscar. Filmmakers can still utilize AI tools in their submitted works, but only human actors and human-authored screenplays will be considered for the body’s highest honors. SEE ALSO: Spotify now verifies artists that are human, not AI The move aligns with AI agreements won during the 2023 Writers’ Guild of America (WGA) and SAG-AFTRA strikes and addresses growing tension over the presence of generative AI tools across artistic industries. Mashable Top Stories For example, a recent trailer for the upcoming historical adventure film As Deep as the Grave, featuring an entirely AI-generated recreation of the late Val Kilmer, caused widespread furor among fans who recoiled at the on-screen digital likeness. Prior to his death, Kilmer created an AI version of his speaking voice with UK tech company Sonantic. Other celebrities, like Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine, have worked with AI company ElevenLabs …

Oscars bans AI actors and writers

Oscars bans AI actors and writers

Published by Sam Flores

Actors and writers created by artificial intelligence may be able to write and appear in films, but they will not qualify for Oscars under new rules issued by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which address the use of AI for the first time. The role of artificial intelligence was one of the central concerns behind the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike several years ago. Daniel Quinlan has more. Keywords for this article Source link