Oscars

Spielberg wins Grammy for John Williams documentary, becomes ninth Jew to earn 'EGOT' status

Spielberg was awarded the Grammy for producing 'Music by John Williams' before the ceremony on Sunday. The win makes him the 22nd person to win the quartet of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.

STEVEN SPIELBERG poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, US, January 11, 2026.
BRITAIN'S QUEEN Camilla (R) attends a special screening of 'Hamnet', the film adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's award-winning novel, in central London on January 27, 2026.

‘Hamnet’ is Oscar-bait about Shakespeare's free-spirited wife - review

Omar Sameer Mahamid stars in Meyer Levinson-Blount's Butcher's Stain, a short film that has received an Oscar nomination.

Israeli film Butcher's Stain receives an Oscar nomination in Best Live Action Short category

Likud parliament member Miki Zohar reacts during an arrangements committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 13, 2020.

Israeli film industry in turmoil as Culture Ministry awards ignite backlash 


Oscar-nominated Palestinian-Israeli doc. comes to theaters despite US distribution hurdles

'No Other Land,' co-directed by an Israeli-Palestinian filmmaking collective, received an Oscar nomination for best documentary.

 Israeli director Yuval Abraham (l) and Palestinian director Basel Adra speak on stage after having received the documentary award for "No Other Land" during the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival, Feb. 24, 2024 in Berlin.

Jewish war epic ‘The Brutalist’ picks up 10 Oscar nominations, ‘A Complete Unknown’ close behind

Nominated films about Israel and the Palestinian territories, meanwhile, took on new dimensions in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. 

Jewish actor Timothée Chalamet portrays Bob Dylan in the new biopic "A Complete Unknown."

Netflix musical 'Emilia Perez' leads Oscar nominations

Walt Disney's ABC will broadcast the event, and comedian Conan O'Brien will host.

 Finished mounted Oscar Statuettes are seen at the Polich Tallix foundry in Walden, New York, US, January 25, 2018

'Souleymane’s Story': A glance into the life of an African worker in Paris - film review

The new film paints a haunting portrait of one face behind all the headlines about immigration.

 ABOU SANGARE in ‘Souleymane’s Story.’

Jesse Eisenberg explores humor, trauma, and history in 'A Real Pain' - interview

Jesse Eisenberg’s "A Real Pain" follows two cousins on a journey through Holocaust sites in Poland in a poignant and funny road-trip story.

 JESSE EISENBERG (right) with costar Kieran Culkin in ‘A Real Pain.’

How media bias fuels the facade of Palestinian nationhood and ignores accountability - opinion

Media bias amplifies Palestinian narratives while ignoring accountability, fostering impunity, and sidestepping obligations expected of nations.

 BILLIE EILISH, Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, and others wore a pin of a red hand at the Oscars (left), failing to understand that the red hand is a symbol of the red hands of Aziz Salha after he killed two Jews in a lynching in Ramallah in 2000 (right.)

Celebrating cinema with joy at the Haifa International Film Festival

Some of these films will open eventually at theaters, but many can only be seen at the festival, and there really is something special about watching movies in this joyous atmosphere.

 AT THE Haifa International Film Festival, ‘Longing,’ starring Richard Gere (top) and ‘I’m Still Here.’

Palestinian films make the Oscar shortlists, as Israeli hopefuls are passed over

Yariv Mozer’s We Will Dance Again, a hard-hitting film about the massacre at the Supernova music festival, was one of the eligible films that was passed over this year.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen in an interrogation room (illustrative)

Cannes surprise winner 'Anora' to screen at Haifa Film Festival

Films starring Selena Gomez, Demi Moore, and Jesse Eisenberg will also be screened.

 Selena Gomez in 'Emilia Perez'

Israeli filmmaker Tom Nesher channels her grief into her new movie ‘Come Closer’

The movie tells the story of Eden (Lia Elalouf), a reckless, troubled young Tel Aviv woman still very attached to her younger brother, Nati (Ido Tako), and her struggle to cope after his death.

 TOM NESHER: For my generation, 18-30, everyone knows someone who died this year. Everyone.