Oscars
How well do you know this year’s Oscar nominees?
Are you red-carpet ready? Take our quiz to test your knowledge on the films vying for best picture, the actors up for a nod and other fun facts about the 2024 Academy Awards.
- by Silas Aiton
Latest
The Aussie tennis champ who trained Oscar-nominee Annette Bening
Apples Never Fall is the story of a Palm Beach tennis family whose secrets are exposed when family matriarch Joy goes missing.
- by Michael Idato
Sure things, early losers, potential upsets: The state of the Oscars race
The 2024 Academy Awards are almost here. Will Oppenheimer sweep the main categories? Does Barbie have a chance?
- by Thomas Mitchell
Series
Review
Oscars 2024: What our critics thought of the best picture contenders
Read what our reviewers thought of all the films nominated for best picture at this year’s Oscars.
Where (and how) to watch this year’s Oscars nominees
Ten films are vying for best picture. Here’s how to cram any you might have skipped, and the correct order to watch them, ahead of the 96th Academy Awards.
- by Will Cox
After five nominations, this actor deserves to finally win an Oscar
Her range may mean that audiences have never entirely got her into focus, which in turn could explain why none of those nominations to date have led to wins.
- by Jake Wilson
★★★★
Review
The Zone of Interest lays bare the banality and ordinariness of evil
Jonathan Glazer’s drama about the Auschwitz camp commandant and his wife takes a meticulously forensic approach, allowing them to incriminate themselves.
- by Sandra Hall
The Oscar-nominated director who wishes his film didn’t exist
The harrowing 20 Days in Mariupol is up for best documentary next month, but its Pulitzer-winning creator would rather it wasn’t.
- by Karl Quinn
Margot Robbie responds to Barbie Oscars controversy
The Australian failed to secure a nomination in the best actress category, as did the film’s director Greta Gerwig.
- by Nell Geraets
Opinion
For subscribers
Barbie’s Oscars snub shows why we can’t settle for pink-washing
The movie demonstrates how thoroughly feminist culture has punched through into pop culture, yet the women who led it are left out of the Academy’s big nominations. Â
- by Jacqueline Maley
Analysis
Margot Robbie
Barbie may have been robbed, but was Margot deserving of best actress?
It’s tempting to say that Margot Robbie’s turn as Barbie is worthy of every accolade out there.
- by Sandra Hall