The destination for THR’s coverage of the contenders, creatives and crafts leading up to the Academy Awards
KEY DATES
Jan. 23
Academy Awards Nominations
Feb. 10
Art Directors Guild Awards
Feb. 10
Directors Guild of America Awards
Feb. 18
People’s Choice Awards
Feb. 18
BAFTA Film Awards
Feb. 24
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Feb. 25
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Feb. 25
Producers Guild Awards
March 10
Academy Awards
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OSCAR ROUNDTABLES
The season’s biggest stars come together
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“Don’t You Lie for a Living?”: Margot Robbie, Emma Stone and THR’s Actress Roundtable
As girls, they dreamed of growing up to perform like Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicolas Cage, Goldie Hawn — even an Ewok. As women, they have turned in some of this year’s most daring and moving performances. In November, Annette Bening (Nyad), Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon), Greta Lee (Past Lives), Carey Mulligan (Maestro), Margot […]
The Hit Squad: Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Lipa on the THR Songwriter Roundtable
“I honestly was concerned that it was over for me,” Billie Eilish confesses at a table with Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, Jon Batiste, Cynthia Erivo and Julia Michaels, who came together to discuss their songwriting prowess and process. “We’d been trying and it wasn’t doing what it usually would do in me. I was honestly […]
Greta Gerwig, Bradley Cooper and the THR Director Roundtable: “Final Cut Is a State of Mind”
The preshoot rituals they can’t live without, the studio negotiations they’ve learned to finesse and the creative choices they still can’t believe they got away with — the directors of six of this year’s most remarkable movies got together and talked shop. In November, Blitz Bazawule (The Color Purple), Bradley Cooper (Maestro), Ava DuVernay (Origin), […]
COVER STORIES
Deep dives and intimate conversations with the biggest contenders
ANATOMY OF A CONTENDER
Behind the scenes of the season’s biggest films
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How Christopher Nolan Blew Up the Screen: The Making of ‘Oppenheimer’
Contrary to all those clearly erroneous fan rumors, Christopher Nolan obviously did not detonate an atomic bomb while making the historical epic Oppenheimer. To re-create the Trinity Test — the world’s first A-bomb explosion — he and his team fired off tons of TNT, set flame to gallons of gasoline, and burned up mountains of […]
The Making of ‘Barbie’: Margot Robbie Says the Film’s Last Line Is “The Hill I Was Ready to Die On”
In the beginning — 1959, to be exact — there was Barbie. Neither formless nor vapid, she came to the toy-playing masses with high heels and high breasts, an apparition of mock adulthood. Her creator, Ruth Handler, gave her the grown-up persona she noticed little girls transferred onto baby dolls, and a name that would […]
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“Every Day I Was Like, ‘What Am I Doing?’”: The Making of ‘Poor Things’
In a scene early in the movie Poor Things, Emma Stone gleefully flings some kippers across a dining table at Ramy Youssef’s face. It’s a weird and important moment, one in which Stone is establishing her character as a childlike Victorian woman, someone oblivious to social mores and free of shame. Stone and her director, […]
FEINBERG FORECAST
Best Picture — Projected Ranking (Jan. 23)
Oppenheimer
Universal
Barbie
Warner Bros.
The Holdovers
Focus
American Fiction
Amazon/MGM
Poor Things
Searchlight
Anatomy of a Fall
Neon
Past Lives
A24
Maestro
Netflix
Feinberg Forecast
Oscar Noms Analysis: ‘Oppenheimer’ Dominates, But ‘Barbie’ Snubs Could Jolt the Race
THR‘s executive editor of awards coverage, Scott Feinberg, dissects the 2024 nominations and what they could mean for the best picture category.
ROUNDTABLE VIDEOS
Watch the season’s top talent share stories and discuss their creative process
BEHIND THE SCREEN
How crafts and tech masters make movie magic
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Space Shuttle Endeavour Lifted Into Launch Position at California Science Center
A jaw-dropping feat occurred Monday night and early Tuesday morning at the California Science Center: Space Shuttle Endeavour was lifted by a 450-foot crane into the site of the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in downtown Los Angeles, which will be the permanent home of the retired orbiter that stands five stories tall, […]
‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ Among Editors’ Eddie Nominees
The American Cinema Editors unwrapped the nominees for its 74th Eddie Awards. ACE’s live-action theatrical feature competition is divided into two categories, for drama and comedy. Nominees in the category for best edited dramatic theatrical feature are Laurent Sénéchal for Anatomy of a Fall, Thelma Schoonmaker for Killers of the Flower Moon, Michelle Tesoro for Maestro, Jennifer […]
Oscars: Special Effects Supervisor Neil Corbould Among Crafts Vets With Multiple Nominations
Special effects supervisor Neil Corbould scored a rare hat trick on Tuesday, grabbing three VFX Oscar nominations, for his work on Gareth Edwards’ sci-fi thriller The Creator, Ridley Scott’s period epic Napoleon and Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. The veteran SFX supervisor previously won Academy Awards for Gravity and Scott’s Gladiator. […]
AWARDS CHATTER
In-depth conversations with the most interesting and accomplished people in show business
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Podcast: Jon Batiste on Oscar-Nominated Song “It Never Went Away,” ‘American Symphony’ Oscar Snub and Grammys
Jon Batiste, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, which was recorded in front of an audience of film students at Chapman University, is a singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader and actor. At just 37, he has already won five Grammys — including, in 2022, album of the year, for […]
‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast — Annette Bening on Oscar-Nominated Turn in ‘Nyad,’ Warren Beatty and 25 Years Since ‘American Beauty’
Annette Bening, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, is one of the most talented and admired actresses of her generation. Vanity Fair has called her “a leading lady from the old school,” who “epitomizes the wit and glamour of modern Hollywood.” The Los Angeles Times has said she “brings […]
Listen to ‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast Episodes With 21 Oscar Nominees, From Annette Bening to Martin Scorsese
Twenty-one guests of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast are up for Oscars on March 10. All of the guests’ interviews can be found below with links to listen to their episodes. Every Awards Chatter podcast can also be found here, where fans can subscribe to the podcast, for free, providing them with access to […]
MORE AWARDS NEWS
SZA on Grammy Wins, New Album ‘Lana’ and Album of the Year Snub: “I’m Grateful I Won Three”
SZA is feverishly scrolling through her phone. She missed the afterparty celebrating her Grammy wins on Sunday, and her die-hard fans are on social media wondering if she revealed clues about her new album at the affair. “I was trying to scroll the pictures of my party to see if I missed an album hint […]
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Dorian Film Awards: ‘All of Us Strangers’ Tops Nominations
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics announced the nominees of the 15th Dorian Film Awards, and Searchlight’s All of Us Strangers leads the nominations with nine. The Andrew Haigh-written and -directed drama earned nods for film of the year, LGBTQ film of the year and genre film of the year, with Haigh also landing […]
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Podcast: Jon Batiste on Oscar-Nominated Song “It Never Went Away,” ‘American Symphony’ Oscar Snub and Grammys
Jon Batiste, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, which was recorded in front of an audience of film students at Chapman University, is a singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader and actor. At just 37, he has already won five Grammys — including, in 2022, album of the year, for […]
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TV Ratings: Grammys Score Biggest Audience Since Pre-Pandemic
The Grammy Awards recorded their biggest TV audience in four years on Sunday, posting big ratings improvements over the 2023 ceremony. CBS’ telecast, which saw Taylor Swift take home album of the year honors and best pop vocal album, drew 16.9 million viewers, based on time zone-adjusted fast national ratings from Nielsen. That’s the biggest […]
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‘Green Border’ Wins Rotterdam Audience Award
Green Border, Agnieszka Holland’s harrowing tale of refugees caught in the wooded boundary between Belarus and Poland, won the Audience Award at this year’s Rotterdam Film Festival, which wrapped up Sunday. Japanese director Tanaka Toshihiko won Rotterdam’s coveted Tiger Award for best competition film for his debut Rei, a drama exploring human relationships made almost […]
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Critic’s Notebook: Despite Heartfelt Moments, the 2024 Grammy Awards Suffered From a Case of Banality
The telecast, hosted by Trevor Noah, was a slick and studied affair only occasionally elevated by surprise and genuine emotion.
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Grammys: Olivia Rodrigo, Lana Del Rey, Jon Batiste Shut Out Despite Multiple Nominations
While six-time Grammy nominees Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Miley Cyrus won multiple awards and, in the case of Swift, made history, at the 2024 Grammys, fellow six-time nominees and past Grammy winners Olivia Rodrigo and Jon Batiste each went home empty-handed despite their half-dozen nominations apiece. Batiste even won album of the year in […]
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