https://www.scmp.com/rss/317612/feed The Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, takes place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Joshua Hendren Joshua Hendren All eyes were on Timothée Chalamet at the Los Angeles premiere of Marty Supreme last December, as he arrived hand in hand with girlfriend Kylie Jenner in matching bright-orange outfits, custom made by the Hollywood-based brand Chrome Hearts. Watch fans, however, were more interested in catching a glimpse of what was strapped to Chalamet’s wrist. The actor, who earned an Oscar nomination for his performance as the Jewish table tennis champion in the Josh Safdie comedy-drama, opted for a timepiece... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3348351/why-colourful-watches-are-taking-over-red-carpet-timothee-chalamet-and-tyler-creator-are-fans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3348351/why-colourful-watches-are-taking-over-red-carpet-timothee-chalamet-and-tyler-creator-are-fans?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:00:08 +0000 Josiah Ng Josiah Ng The watch world is waiting with bated breath for Watches & Wonders in April, but March was not short on high horology highlights. At the Oscars, stars stepped out in stunning pieces, from Zendaya wearing Rolex to Ryan Coogler flashing a Cartier watch. Grand Seiko named a new, almost inevitable ambassador, Tag Heuer picked its new CEO, and even the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève’s (GPHG) jury sees itself under new management. Independent brands shone this month, with pieces from black-and-gold... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3348151/5-watch-moments-march-2026-zendayas-rolex-oscars-tag-heuers-new-boss?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3348151/5-watch-moments-march-2026-zendayas-rolex-oscars-tag-heuers-new-boss?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Mar 2026 06:00:20 +0000 SCMP Style Reporter SCMP Style Reporter Since he began his role as creative director at Chanel, Matthieu Blazy has already shown four collections for the legacy house – collections that have fans of the brand, old and new, scrambling to get their hands on Blazy’s pieces, which hit stores early this month. The appeal of Blazy’s Chanel was especially evident this award season when Teyana Taylor attended the Chanel and Charles Finch pre-Oscar party on March 14 wearing a show-stopping multicoloured fur jacket from the brand’s fall/winter... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3347364/style-edit-matthieu-blazys-chanel-collections-were-celebrated-during-2026-awards-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3347364/style-edit-matthieu-blazys-chanel-collections-were-celebrated-during-2026-awards-season?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:00:29 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Pedro Pascal knows a thing or two about stealing the spotlight. The Last of Us actor showed up at the 98th Academy Awards on March 15 wearing custom Chanel. He paired a white poplin shirt with black tuxedo pants and accessorised with a sleek cummerbund and a Chanel Boy Friend watch. The highlight of the ensemble was a white floral brooch – a creation of silk and feathers. “What I love about this look is that it doesn’t take itself too seriously,” he told the outlet, adding, “The tuxedo is... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3347016/meet-rafael-olarra-pedro-pascals-rumoured-boyfriend-and-luke-evans-ex?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3347016/meet-rafael-olarra-pedro-pascals-rumoured-boyfriend-and-luke-evans-ex?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:00:39 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar All eyes were on rising star Hudson Williams when he stepped out on the red carpet at the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party – which followed the 98th Academy Awards on March 15 – with his long-time girlfriend, Katelyn Rose Larson, on his arm. Hudson Williams and his girlfriend walk the #VFOscars carpet. See all the guests: https://t.co/Alb23i1Ko5 pic.twitter.com/zDQ795YYoR — VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) March 16, 2026 The Heated Rivalry phenom – who matched his co-star Connor Storrie’s sheer Saint... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3346844/meet-katelyn-rose-larson-girlfriend-rising-star-hudson-williams-heated-rivalry-fame?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3346844/meet-katelyn-rose-larson-girlfriend-rising-star-hudson-williams-heated-rivalry-fame?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Mar 2026 05:45:02 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Sean Penn, who won a best supporting actor Oscar for One Battle After Another on Sunday, was in Ukraine on Monday where he met President Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of support for the war-torn country. An Agence France-Presse reporter saw the Mystic River star getting out of a black car in central Kyiv earlier on Monday, wearing sunglasses and carrying a box of cigarettes. Penn, a vocal advocate for Ukraine who has visited the country several times, on Sunday won his third acting Oscar but was... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3346801/oscar-winner-sean-penn-skips-academy-awards-ceremony-visit-zelensky-kyiv?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3346801/oscar-winner-sean-penn-skips-academy-awards-ceremony-visit-zelensky-kyiv?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:32:57 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Michael B. Jordan took home his first Oscar at the 98th Academy Awards. Winning best actor for his dual role as twin brothers Elijah “Smoke” and Elias “Stack” Moore in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, the 39-year-old beat out strong contenders like Timothée Chalamet, Ethan Hawke, Wagner Moura and Leonardo DiCaprio. Jordan is the sixth Black male actor to win in the best actor category and paid homage to them in his acceptance speech. “I stand here because of the people that came before me: Sidney... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3346734/meet-oscar-winner-michael-b-jordans-supportive-parents-donna-and-michael-jordan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3346734/meet-oscar-winner-michael-b-jordans-supportive-parents-donna-and-michael-jordan?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:15:03 +0000 Reuters,Agence France-Presse Reuters,Agence France-Presse Hollywood’s best and brightest stars on Sunday hit the red carpet for the 98th Academy Awards, the movie industry’s biggest night. Among the most closely watched arrivals were the best actress nominees. Rose Byrne wore a black Dior strapless gown with a flared hem and floral embellishments, topped off with an asymmetrical necklace. Emma Stone stunned in a ‌form-fitting liquid silver Louis Vuitton dress and bouncy bob. Jessie Buckley opted for a pop of colour in an off-the-shoulder red and pink... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3346698/what-did-stars-wear-oscars-2026-timothee-chalamet-jessie-buckley-michael-b-jordan-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3346698/what-did-stars-wear-oscars-2026-timothee-chalamet-jessie-buckley-michael-b-jordan-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Mar 2026 02:28:09 +0000 Agencies Agencies This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another was crowned best picture at the 98th Academy Awards, handing Hollywood’s top honour to a comic, multi-generational American saga of political resistance. The ceremony on March 15, which also saw Michael B. Jordan win best actor and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3346693/oscars-2026-live-updates-98th-academy-awards-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3346693/oscars-2026-live-updates-98th-academy-awards-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:02:40 +0000 Reuters Reuters Palestinian actor Motaz Malhees said a travel ban imposed by Donald Trump’s administration is preventing him from attending Sunday’s Academy Awards, whose nominees include a movie in which he has a starring role. The Voice ‌of Hind Rajab, a film about a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in 2024, has been Oscar-nominated for best international feature film. Malhees, who plays the role of a call centre operator attempting to help her, said he cannot attend the Academy... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3346583/palestinian-actor-motaz-malhees-blocked-oscars-trump-travel-ban?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3346583/palestinian-actor-motaz-malhees-blocked-oscars-trump-travel-ban?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Mar 2026 05:34:36 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa The 98th Academy Awards will take place on March 16 this year, honouring the film industry’s finest stars and films from the past 12 months. As we wait for the event, Hollywood has announced the award nominees. Ryan Coogler’s Michael B. Jordan-led vampire horror film Sinners leads the way with a record 16 nominations. One Battle After Another comes a close second with 13 nominations, followed by Marty Supreme, Frankenstein, Sentimental Value and Hamnet. Timothée Chalamet, 30 – who’s competing... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3346444/6-youngest-ever-actors-win-oscar-anna-paquin-timothy-hutton?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3346444/6-youngest-ever-actors-win-oscar-anna-paquin-timothy-hutton?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:00:10 +0000 Reuters Reuters Top names in ⁠Hollywood will gather on March 15 to hand out the ⁠annual Academy Awards at a red-carpet ceremony brimming with drama in the major races. One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a one-time political radical now parenting a teenager, was seen as the front runner for the coveted best picture prize after stacking up trophy after trophy at recent ceremonies. The vampire story Sinners, a celebration of blues music ‌and black culture in the segregation-era US South, made... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3346481/sinners-against-one-battle-after-another-best-picture-academy-awards?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3346481/sinners-against-one-battle-after-another-best-picture-academy-awards?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:15:07 +0000 Cat Nelson Cat Nelson Strong women run throughout this issue. It is International Women’s Day today, after all. In our cover story, Salomé Grouard meets filmmaker Elizabeth Lo, whose documentary Mistress Dispeller was shortlisted in December for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar – a first in the category for a Hong Kong director. The film explores China’s strange and little-known industry of “mistress dispellers”, professionals hired to end extramarital affairs. What I found extraordinary was the sensitivity with... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3345750/week-postmag-celebration-women-film-sport-science-and-life?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3345750/week-postmag-celebration-women-film-sport-science-and-life?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Mar 2026 04:45:11 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Geoffrey Rush, Rose Byrne, Cate Blanchett – voice coach Victoria Mielewska has trained some of Australia’s most famous thespians in the delicate art of the accent and says actors and actresses from Down Under have a unique talent for getting it right. Byrne, a native of the greater Sydney area, is vying for the best actress award on March 15 at the 98th Academy Awards for her powerhouse role as an overwhelmed mother in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025). So uncannily convincing is her American... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3345543/rose-byrne-australian-why-actors-down-under-are-so-good-american-accents?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3345543/rose-byrne-australian-why-actors-down-under-are-so-good-american-accents?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:15:07 +0000 Salomé Grouard Salomé Grouard When filmmaker Elizabeth Lo is asked which questions she wishes she got more often, she laughs before answering. “I wish people asked more about my other projects, especially Stray,” she tells me, sipping a coffee in Hong Kong, hours before flying back to Los Angeles for a final round of awards season events. Point taken. The acclaimed documentary director doesn’t want to be defined solely by her latest work, Mistress Dispeller, which follows a Chinese couple through a turbulent time in their... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3345504/elizabeth-lo-her-oscar-shortlisted-film-about-chinas-mistress-dispellers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3345504/elizabeth-lo-her-oscar-shortlisted-film-about-chinas-mistress-dispellers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:00:09 +0000 SCMP Style Reporter SCMP Style Reporter On February 10, the UK’s National Film and Television School (NFTS) played host to a figure who has shaped the global film conversation for more than three decades. Cameron Bailey, CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), delivered a Masterclass presented by Rolex – an exchange that quietly affirmed the Swiss maison’s long-standing dedication to the art and evolution of cinema. Since 2025, Rolex has been the first-ever partner of the NFTS Masterclass programme, a globally... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3344548/style-edit-rolexs-national-film-and-television-school-masterclass-cameron-bailey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3344548/style-edit-rolexs-national-film-and-television-school-masterclass-cameron-bailey?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:00:08 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The son of US film director Rob Reiner pleaded not guilty to the fatal stabbing of both of his parents when he appeared in a Los Angeles court on Monday. Nick Reiner faces two counts of first-degree murder over the double killing that sent shock waves through Hollywood days before Christmas. The 32-year-old was arrested on December 14 after the bodies of his filmmaker father and his mother, photographer Michele Singer Reiner, were discovered at their home in the upmarket Brentwood neighbourhood... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344383/son-us-film-director-rob-reiner-pleads-not-guilty-parents-murder?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344383/son-us-film-director-rob-reiner-pleads-not-guilty-parents-murder?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:36:53 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Robert Duvall, who played the smooth mafia lawyer in The Godfather and stole the show with his depiction of a surfing-crazed colonel in Apocalypse Now, has died at the age of 95. His death on Sunday was confirmed by his wife Luciana Duvall. “Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away peacefully at home,” she wrote. Blunt-talking, prolific and glitz-averse, Duvall won an Oscar for best actor and was nominated six... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343773/actor-robert-duvall-star-godfather-and-apocalypse-now-dead-95?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343773/actor-robert-duvall-star-godfather-and-apocalypse-now-dead-95?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:02:46 +0000 James Mottram James Mottram This may be the year of the abrasive Hollywood heroine. Think of Rose Byrne, who received an Oscar nod for her role as a nerve-frazzled mother in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, or Jennifer Lawrence, kicking up a storm at a family party as she becomes gripped by post-partum psychosis in Die My Love. Alongside them, there are the gun-toting female revolutionaries of One Battle After Another, led by the indefatigable Teyana Taylor. Then there are the women who form the heartbeat of Joachim Trier’s... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3342179/why-joachim-triers-sentimental-value-most-acclaimed-european-film-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3342179/why-joachim-triers-sentimental-value-most-acclaimed-european-film-year?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:15:36 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press One of the Oscar-nominated screenwriters of the Iranian drama It Was Just an Accident has been arrested in Tehran just weeks before the Academy Awards. Representatives for the film on Sunday said Mehdi Mahmoudian was arrested on Saturday. No details on the charges against Mahmoudian were available but his arrest came just days after Mahmoudian and 16 others signed a statement condemning Islamic Republic leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the regime’s violent crackdown on demonstrators. Two other... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3342024/screenwriter-oscar-nominated-iranian-drama-it-was-just-accident-arrested-tehran?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3342024/screenwriter-oscar-nominated-iranian-drama-it-was-just-accident-arrested-tehran?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Feb 2026 19:27:01 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Ethan Hawke has been nominated for an Oscar for lead actor for his role in Blue Moon (2025), directed by Richard Linklater from a screenplay by Robert Kaplow. In the film, Hawke plays lyricist Lorenz Hart, who wrote the sharp, witty words to such standards as “My Funny Valentine” and “Blue Moon”. The drama captures one night with Hart near the end of his life as he waits at Sardi’s, a restaurant in New York, for his former songwriting partner Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott) to arrive for a party... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3341416/ethan-hawke-his-first-oscar-nod-best-actor-yes-it-only-took-40-years?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3341416/ethan-hawke-his-first-oscar-nod-best-actor-yes-it-only-took-40-years?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:15:08 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic Sinners led all films with 16 nominations to the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, setting a record for the most in Oscar history. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voters showered Sinners with more nominations than they had ever bestowed before, breaking the 14-nomination mark set by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land. Along with best picture, Coogler was nominated for best director and best screnplay, and double-duty star Michael B. Jordan... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340894/sinners-breaks-all-time-oscars-record-16-nominations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340894/sinners-breaks-all-time-oscars-record-16-nominations?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:43:16 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service The Golden Raspberry Awards on Wednesday released the nominees for the 2026 Razzies, “honouring” last year’s most dubious achievements in film. Among the biggest losers was Disney’s Snow White, which was nominated for worst picture and worst remake. The 2025 adaptation of the Disney classic also netted a worst director nomination for Mark Webb and a worst supporting actor nod for “All Seven Artificial Dwarfs”, who also got a nod for worst screen combo. The 46th Golden Raspberry Awards will crown... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3340833/malaysias-michelle-yeoh-worst-actress-razzie-star-trek-role?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3340833/malaysias-michelle-yeoh-worst-actress-razzie-star-trek-role?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:17:08 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service In the world of Kokuho, the stomp of a foot can summon art into being. The blend of allegory and reality in the symbol-laden feature film continues to surprise months after its release, making it an unlikely new weapon in Sony’s Japanese content arsenal. Japanese-Korean director Lee Sang-il’s three-hour epic is now Japan’s top-grossing live-action movie of all time, smashing a 22-year-old record, according to domestic distributor Toho. The film, an adaptation of a two-volume novel by Shuichi... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3337766/how-surprise-mega-hit-kokuho-could-make-japanese-live-action-movies-global-contenders?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3337766/how-surprise-mega-hit-kokuho-could-make-japanese-live-action-movies-global-contenders?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Dec 2025 11:15:07 +0000 James Marsh James Marsh The onset of the holidays means it is awards season in Hollywood. While plenty of this year’s contenders, including Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: For Good, have already opened in Hong Kong cinemas, the likes of Marty Supreme, starring best actor hopeful Timothée Chalamet, have yet to secure a release date. Similarly, the Hong Kong release of the season’s biggest blockbuster, James Cameron’s eagerly awaited Avatar: Fire and Ash, has been indefinitely... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3336602/12-new-hollywood-movies-watch-winter-2025-hamnet-song-sung-blue?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3336602/12-new-hollywood-movies-watch-winter-2025-hamnet-song-sung-blue?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:15:07 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press In a seismic shift for one of television’s marquee events, the Academy Awards will depart ABC and begin streaming on YouTube beginning in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday. ABC will continue to broadcast the annual ceremony through 2028. That year will mark the 100th Oscars. But starting in 2029, YouTube will retain global rights to streaming the Oscars through 2033. YouTube will effectively be the home to all things Oscars, including red-carpet... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336833/oscars-will-move-youtube-2029-leaving-long-time-home-abc?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336833/oscars-will-move-youtube-2029-leaving-long-time-home-abc?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:52:24 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Christine Choy, a trailblazer for Asian-Americans in independent film and whose documentary on the fatal beating of Vincent Chin was nominated for an Academy Award, has died. She was 73. Choy died on Sunday, according to a statement from JT Takagi, executive director of Third World Newsreel, a filmmaking collective Choy helped establish in the 1970s. No cause of death was given. “She was a prolific filmmaker who made significant films that helped form our Asian-American and American film... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336300/christine-choy-who-made-documentary-killing-vincent-chin-dies-73?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336300/christine-choy-who-made-documentary-killing-vincent-chin-dies-73?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Dec 2025 23:07:40 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A Japanese #MeToo campaigner’s documentary premiered in her homeland on Friday after months of delays, with one audience member saying she hoped it triggered a change in society. Shiori Ito won a landmark 2019 civil case against a Japanese TV reporter accused of raping her – a charge he denies – and turned her ordeal into a film released last year and screened worldwide. But some segments of Black Box Diaries contained video and audio that had been clandestinely shot or meant only for use in... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3336249/japan-finally-airs-oscar-nominated-metoo-film-black-box-diaries-after-lengthy-delay?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3336249/japan-finally-airs-oscar-nominated-metoo-film-black-box-diaries-after-lengthy-delay?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:28:02 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another scored a leading nine nominations to the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Monday, adding to the Oscar favourite’s momentum and handing Warner Bros a victory amid Netflix’s acquisition deal. In nominations announced from Beverly Hills, California, One Battle After Another landed nominations for its cast – Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn and Chase Infiniti – and for Anderson’s screenplay and direction. It is competing in the comedy and... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335655/golden-globes-one-battle-after-another-leads-9-nods-amid-netflix-warner-bros-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335655/golden-globes-one-battle-after-another-leads-9-nods-amid-netflix-warner-bros-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:00:29 +0000 Agencies Agencies British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Oscar for the screenplay for the 1998 film Shakespeare In Love, has died at the age of 88, United Agents said on Saturday. “We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved client and friend, Tom Stoppard, has died peacefully at home in Dorset, surrounded by his family,” the talent agency said. “He will be remembered for his works, for their brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, his irreverence, his generosity of spirit and his profound love of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3334646/oscar-winning-uk-playwright-tom-stoppard-dies-aged-88?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3334646/oscar-winning-uk-playwright-tom-stoppard-dies-aged-88?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Nov 2025 18:14:14 +0000 James Marsh James Marsh When director Tsou Shih-ching was a child in Taiwan, her grandfather scolded her for using her left hand, calling it “the devil’s hand”. She vividly remembers the “sense of guilt”, a feeling of “like I did something wrong” that stayed with her for decades. That childhood memory has now become the seed for her solo directorial debut, Left-Handed Girl, a deeply personal film that has become one of the year’s most celebrated. It tells the story of a mother (Janel Tsai) and her two daughters working... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3333239/why-sean-bakers-taiwanese-producer-took-20-years-make-her-debut-film-left-handed-girl?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3333239/why-sean-bakers-taiwanese-producer-took-20-years-make-her-debut-film-left-handed-girl?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:45:08 +0000 SCMP Style Reporter SCMP Style Reporter In the early 20th century, when an age of modernity was dawning, two era-defining marvels made headlines within a year of each other. The first was the unveiling of a revolutionary waterproof wristwatch – known as the Oyster – by the founder of Rolex, Hans Wilsdorf, in October 1926. A year later, in October 1927, followed the release of The Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson. Incorporating recorded music and lip-synchronous singing, the film heralded the commercial breakthrough of sound in... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3333091/style-edit-zendaya-becomes-latest-rolex-testimonee-world-film?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3333091/style-edit-zendaya-becomes-latest-rolex-testimonee-world-film?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 02:00:23 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Diane Ladd, the three-time Academy Award nominee whose roles ranged from the brash waitress in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore to the protective mother in Wild at Heart, has died at 89. Ladd’s death was announced on Monday by her daughter Laura Dern, who issued a statement saying her mother and occasional co-star had died at her home in Ojai, California, with Dern at her side. Dern, who called Ladd her “amazing hero” and “profound gift of a mother”, did not immediately cite a cause of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3331398/us-actress-diane-ladd-nominated-3-oscars-dies-89?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3331398/us-actress-diane-ladd-nominated-3-oscars-dies-89?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Nov 2025 21:31:28 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Actress Diane Keaton, known for her Oscar-winning performance in 1977’s Annie Hall and her role in The Godfather films, has died at the age of 79. Details were not immediately available and Keaton’s loved ones have asked for privacy, a family spokesperson told People magazine, which confirmed that the actress died on Saturday in California. Keaton was a frequent collaborator of director Woody Allen, portraying the titular character in Annie Hall, the charming girlfriend of Allen’s comic Alvy... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328668/oscar-winning-actress-diane-keaton-dies-79?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328668/oscar-winning-actress-diane-keaton-dies-79?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Oct 2025 21:21:16 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Hamnet, a devastating period drama about the life of William Shakespeare and his family, won the top prize on Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival. The heart-wrenching film stars Paul Mescal as Shakespeare, who tries to forge a career as a playwright while his wife Agnes – played by Jessie Buckley – contends with the perils of plague and childbirth in Elizabethan England. It comes from Beijing-born director Chloé Zhao, who directed 2020’s Oscar-winning Nomadland. Securing the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3325517/chloe-zhaos-shakespeare-family-tragedy-hamnet-wins-top-toronto-film-prize?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3325517/chloe-zhaos-shakespeare-family-tragedy-hamnet-wins-top-toronto-film-prize?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Sep 2025 19:08:48 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Even with the film and streaming industries in an upheaval, and too few new titles finding their under-marketed way to theatres this year, the movie summer of 2025 stayed alive. Job one: done. Autumn comes next, and this lovely season has a way of raising our quality expectations. We have the usual quotient of critical successes coming soon, having premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May. More of these prestige titles will follow suit after first-look appearances at the Venice, Telluride... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3323867/10-films-watch-fall-anemone-nuremberg-and-springsteen-biopic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3323867/10-films-watch-fall-anemone-nuremberg-and-springsteen-biopic?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Sep 2025 02:00:08 +0000 Agencies Agencies British actor Terence Stamp, the villain in Superman films and a star in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, has died at the age of 87, British media cited his family as announcing on Sunday. “He leaves behind an extraordinary body of work, both as an actor and as a writer, that will continue to touch and inspire people for years to come,” the family of the “swinging 60s” icon said. The cause was not immediately known. Stamp liked to recall how he was on the verge of becoming a tantric sex teacher... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3322155/terence-stamp-superman-villain-and-swinging-60s-icon-dies-aged-87?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3322155/terence-stamp-superman-villain-and-swinging-60s-icon-dies-aged-87?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Aug 2025 16:55:25 +0000 Hyewon Lee Hyewon Lee Jennifer Aniston, 56, is still making headlines with her new boyfriend, hypnotist Jim Curtis, amid whispers of a potential elopement in Cabo this year, according to Women’s Day. She also recently revealed to Vanity Fair that she and Gwyneth Paltrow chat about their shared ex, Brad Pitt, and reflected on her feelings about the infamous “love triangle” with Angelina Jolie. The world-famous actress has graced our screens in many unforgettable roles – from Rachel Green in Friends to Alex Levy in The... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3321851/jennifer-anistons-most-iconic-fashion-looks-over-years-chanel-versace?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3321851/jennifer-anistons-most-iconic-fashion-looks-over-years-chanel-versace?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:54:33 +0000 Hyewon Lee Hyewon Lee Julia Butters is only 16, but she has already built a Hollywood résumé any actor would envy. With experience working with Quentin Tarantino, Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg, Butters is now stepping into her first main character role as Harper Coleman in Freakier Friday alongside Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis and Chad Michael Murray. Butters made her acting debut in 2014 with an appearance in TV crime show Criminal Minds and delivered a noteworthy performance in her portrayal of Anna-Kat... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3320816/meet-16-year-old-julia-butters-who-stars-freakier-friday-lindsay-lohan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3320816/meet-16-year-old-julia-butters-who-stars-freakier-friday-lindsay-lohan?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Aug 2025 02:00:09 +0000 Cherry Liu,dpa Cherry Liu,dpa British actress Helen Mirren has said she is “ageing with fun” rather than “gracefully” as she marks her 80th birthday. The Academy Award-winning actress from London, who turned 80 on Saturday, is best known for playing Queen Elizabeth in The Queen and detective Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect. She will also star in the upcoming Netflix film adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club, based on the book series by Richard Osman. In a recent interview with OK! Magazine, Mirren said she feels “insulted”... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3319954/helen-mirren-80-actress-iconic-looks-through-decades?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3319954/helen-mirren-80-actress-iconic-looks-through-decades?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:00:09 +0000 Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre This season’s jewellery brings a mix of creativity and storytelling, from the Oscar statuette look inspired by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel to the bee- and honeycomb-inspired Bee de Chaumet collection. Meanwhile, Messika and Boucheron show their technical chops with a fresh, modern take on some of their most classic designs. Nadine Ghosn, on the other hand, has very much gone in the opposite direction: turning everyday essentials into jewellery, even fashioning items of dental hygiene into desirable... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/jewellery/article/3317207/5-jewellery-houses-showing-how-varied-inspiration-can-be-chanel-and-chaument-reference-iconic-forms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/jewellery/article/3317207/5-jewellery-houses-showing-how-varied-inspiration-can-be-chanel-and-chaument-reference-iconic-forms?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 22:00:09 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Famed composer Lalo Schifrin, who created themes for a host of hit Hollywood films and television shows – including the instantly recognisable Mission: Impossible score – died Thursday aged 93. Born in Argentina, Schifrin blended the influences of his classical and symphonic training with jazz and modern sounds in his diverse and vast oeuvre, which includes the scores for around 100 films, some of them the best-known of their generation. His death was confirmed by his son, Ryan Schifrin, to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3316029/mission-impossible-composer-lalo-schifrin-dead-93?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3316029/mission-impossible-composer-lalo-schifrin-dead-93?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Jun 2025 02:59:53 +0000 Reuters Reuters The judge overseeing Harvey Weinstein’s criminal case in Manhattan declared a mistrial on a rape charge on Thursday, one day after the former Hollywood movie mogul was convicted on a separate felony sex abuse charge. Justice Curtis Farber of the state Supreme Court ended the trial after the jury foreperson refused to deliberate for a sixth day, following multiple days of reported dissension among jurors that at times was aired in the courtroom. Prosecutors plan to try Weinstein a third time on... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3314210/weinstein-retrial-case-judge-declares-mistrial-charge-third-degree-rape-after-jury-deadlock?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3314210/weinstein-retrial-case-judge-declares-mistrial-charge-third-degree-rape-after-jury-deadlock?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:00:38 +0000 Lynn Farah Lynn Farah When The Devil Wears Prada hit cinemas in 2006, it became an instant classic. Based on the 2003 novel by Lauren Weisberger, the film follows fresh graduate Andy Sachs as she lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a glossy fashion magazine. Starring the likes of heavyweight actress Meryl Streep and newcomers Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt, the film is widely believed to have been inspired by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour; Wintour even attended the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3309560/7-richest-devil-wears-prada-stars-net-worths-ranked-while-meryl-streep-and-anne-hathaway-headlined?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3309560/7-richest-devil-wears-prada-stars-net-worths-ranked-while-meryl-streep-and-anne-hathaway-headlined?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 May 2025 20:00:10 +0000 Mikey Madison introduced her twin brother to the world during her debut appearance on Saturday Night Live – and, as she put it, he looks like a certain Harry Potter character. Guess who Mikey Madison’s twin brother is…#SNL pic.twitter.com/uO40qwBVLO — Lunar Surfer (@TheLunarSurfer) March 30, 2025 “My twin brother is here to support me,” the Oscar-winning Anora actress told the audience during her SNL introduction on March 30. “Let’s see if you can guess which one of these guys is my twin... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3307866/who-mikey-madisons-twin-brother-miles-madison-she-introduced-him-snl-ron-weasley-testosterone-calls?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3307866/who-mikey-madisons-twin-brother-miles-madison-she-introduced-him-snl-ron-weasley-testosterone-calls?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:00:15 +0000 Keanu Reeves is teasing the possibility of a Constantine sequel. The 60-year-old actor – who played John Constantine in the 2005 original – recently admitted that the sequel was finally ready for a script. “We have been trying to make this film for over a decade, and we just recently put a story together and pitched it to DC Studios and they said, ‘OK.’ So we’re going to try and write a script,” the John Wick star told Inverse. He confirmed that it would be set in the “same world” as the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3307614/meet-keanu-reeves-glamorous-english-mum-patricia-taylor-who-barely-seems-age-showgirl-turned-costume?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3307614/meet-keanu-reeves-glamorous-english-mum-patricia-taylor-who-barely-seems-age-showgirl-turned-costume?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:00:15 +0000 Oscar-nominated actor Haley Joel Osment has been charged with public intoxication and cocaine possession after his arrest earlier this month at a Northern California ski resort. The Mono County District Attorney’s office announced the misdemeanour charges Thursday against the 37-year-old actor, who starred as a child in films The Sixth Sense and A.I. Osment was arrested on April 8 at the Mammoth Mountain ski resort on suspicion of public intoxication, District Attorney David Anderson said in a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3307005/haley-joel-osment-charged-cocaine-possession-and-being-drunk-public?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3307005/haley-joel-osment-charged-cocaine-possession-and-being-drunk-public?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Apr 2025 23:21:36 +0000 Amid the mixed responses to Disney’s new live-action Snow White, leading lady Rachel Zegler opened up about how she bagged the title role. She revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that it was a “glowing recommendation” Webb received about her from Steven Spielberg, who directed her in the Oscar-winning film West Side Story, that helped her book the part. Zegler isn’t the first to find their breakout role while working with the War Horse director. Actors like Gwyneth Paltrow, Christian Bale and Drew... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3306757/meet-steven-spielbergs-wife-30-plus-years-kate-capshaw-shes-been-actress-producer-painter-model-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3306757/meet-steven-spielbergs-wife-30-plus-years-kate-capshaw-shes-been-actress-producer-painter-model-and?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:00:11 +0000 In Ang Lee’s 1993 film The Wedding Banquet, a bisexual man tries to hide his boyfriend from his parents by marrying a Chinese immigrant who needs a green card. In Andrew Ahn’s new remake of the film, which opens in cinemas in the United States on April 18, the stakes have been doubled, with two gay couples whose differing needs and goals have led them to the brink of breaking up. That is before their families get involved. Director and co-writer Ahn assembled a stellar cast for the movie,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3306710/wedding-banquets-youn-yuh-jung-channelling-her-past-play-gay-mans-grandmother?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3306710/wedding-banquets-youn-yuh-jung-channelling-her-past-play-gay-mans-grandmother?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:15:07 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen Two-time Academy Award winner Adrien Brody is set to appear at an international fashion event in mainland China on April 17. Hosted by the Quanzhou Municipal People’s Government, the China National Garment Association and the China Fashion Association, the event – its Chinese name translates to “Quanzhou Fashion Week” – will be held in Quanzhou, Fujian province, between April 17 and May 5. More than 100 exhibitors from countries including Italy, France, the US and Korea are expected. The event... https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/3306593/adrien-brody-appear-chinese-fashion-event-april-charms-internet-users-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/3306593/adrien-brody-appear-chinese-fashion-event-april-charms-internet-users-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Apr 2025 08:40:46 +0000