Did #OscarsSoWhite work? Looking beyond Hollywood's diversity drought
With Moonlight, Hidden Figures and Fences in the running, Hollywood appears to have responded positively to last year’s protests. But is it just lip service? And could measures to promote diversity go too far?
That's me in the picture
‘You do gush sometimes’: secrets of an Oscar engraver
Alex Yust on engraving Oscars for Alicia Vikander, Colin Firth, Anne Hathaway and other Hollywood stars
Academy Award nominees pose for group photo at Oscars lunch – video
The Academy Award nominees class of 2016 pose for a photograph on Monday during the Oscars luncheon in Beverly Hills, California
December 2016
Bafta’s diversity efforts make me cautiously optimistic
Bridget Minamore
I was sceptically expecting a vague gesture, but the criteria to require inclusivity at all levels of film-making is a great start
November 2016
Moonlight deserves Oscar buzz, but it can't be this year's token black film
Lanre Bakare
After #OscarsSoWhite, Birth of a Nation was a critical favorite before a fall from grace. This year, the Academy must recognize tokenism is not enough
October 2016
Paul Verhoeven and Pedro Almodóvar among record 85 foreign language Oscar entrants
Films from the Dutch and Spanish veterans included among the 85 submissions for next year’s award, with German comedy Toni Erdmann an early favourite
September 2016
‘It’s impossible to be vulnerable’: how Moonlight reflects being a black gay man in the US
Barry Jenkins’ highly acclaimed new film follows one boy as he grows into manhood, hiding his sexuality. Here, the director and cast talk about the future Oscar contender
August 2016
'People need to see this movie': Oscars boss defends The Birth of a Nation
Cheryl Boone Isaacs re-elected as Academy president
June 2016
Film blog
Oscars new members: eight things we learned from the 2016 invite list
Embrace of the Serpent star: 'My tribe is nearly extinct'
May 2016
Mustang review – teen tension in Anatolia
Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s debut is an accomplished study of what it means to be young and female in Turkey
Deniz Gamze Ergüven: ‘For women in Turkey it’s like the middle ages’
The Turkish director talks about her Oscar-nominated film Mustang – and why reaction to it at home made her take her talents elsewhere
Oscar-winning actors at royal reception express concern over new talent
Leading figures including Dame Judi Dench, Michael Caine and Emma Thompson meet Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall at St James’s Palace
April 2016
Bafta's LA branch votes to change membership rules in diversity drive
Organisation will periodically review membership rolls that could rescind voting privileges for less active supporters
Academy requests some Oscar voters submit CVs in membership audit
Academy voters in the PR and members-at-large chapels asked to complete forms documenting their industry credentials
Film talk
László Nemes on Son of Saul: 'These people have no past, only the present' – video
Gary Oldman is wrong to say Spotlight didn't deserve an Oscar
Nigel M Smith
#OscarsBoardSoWhite? Academy overhauls 'confusing' election process
March 2016
Sylvester Stallone hits out at Jack Whitehall's 'insulting lies' over Oscars
Comic claimed he was forced to console the action star after Stallone unexpectedly missed out on the best supporting actor prize
