Wondering what the Oscars is actually like to attend? Kevin went last year, and wrote about his backstage experience…
Louis Chilton15 March 2026 13:10
Kevin E G Perry wrote about Delroy Lindo’s place at the 2026 Oscars, and the other veteran actors who had to wait nearly a lifetime to finally get their flowers (from the Academy, at least)…
Louis Chilton15 March 2026 12:42
It’s only a matter of hours now…
Here’s a refresher: who’s most likely to win tonight in the major categories
Oscars 2026: Who will win, who should win, and who shoulda had a look-in
Are we set for a ‘Sinners’ sweep? Or is ‘One Battle After Another’ going to win the war? Has Jessie Buckley’s anti-cat crusade ruined her chances? Or have we all been thinking about the Oscars too long? Adam White predicts who will reign supreme in the show’s major categories
Louis Chilton15 March 2026 12:07
Conan O’Brien, returning to host the ceremony after a wickedly funny stint last year, revealed that he’s been trialling jokes at several different comedy clubs around Los Angeles.
There is, however, one Oscar-nominated film that he’s been “unable to crack”.
Louis Chilton15 March 2026 11:30
A look back at the youngest-ever Oscar winner, Tatum O’Neal, and the sad backstory behind her victory at age 10
Louis Chilton15 March 2026 11:00
The stars were out at the Polo Lounge for this year’s pre-Oscar dinner…
Louis Chilton15 March 2026 10:33
The favourite to win the Best Documentary prize tonight is The Perfect Neighbor, a terrific if incredibly disturbing doc for Netflix that revolves around the controversial “Stand Your Ground” law.
Last year, Lydia Spencer-Elliott spoke to the film’s director Geeta Gandbhir, as well as Pam Owens, the mother of a woman named Ajike who was shot and left to die in the street by her neighbour.
The Netflix documentary exposing the horrors of America’s deadliest law
In 2023, Ajike Owens was shot through her neighbour’s door and left to die in the street. Inexplicably, it took days for her killer to even be arrested. As Netflix unveils an Oscar-tipped film exploring the killing, Lydia Spencer-Elliott speaks to Owens’s mother Pam and documentarian Geeta Gandbhir about the absurdity of the Stand Your Ground law
Adam White15 March 2026 10:00
This is the first year since 2001 that a new category has been introduced to the Oscars, with Sunday night marking the debut of the Academy Award for Achievement in Casting. This is a very big deal, and has been championed within industry circles for a while. (A stunt performer Oscar is surely next?)
The inaugural winner will be between One Battle After Another, Sinners, Marty Supreme, Hamnet and The Secret Agent, and it’s quite tough to call at this point. If I were a betting man, I’d say Sinners has the edge. But this is one category that remains a bit of a mystery ahead of tonight’s ceremony…
Delroy Lindo as Slim in ‘Sinners’ (Warner Bros)
Adam White15 March 2026 09:00
Shortly after the Oscar nominations were announced – but before he became a bit of a pariah in the ballet and opera worlds – Timothée Chalamet got the career overview treatment by writer Xan Brooks, who charted his meteoric rise so far.
At the age of 30, Chalamet is now the youngest actor to receive three Best Actor nominations since Marlon Brando, which is a mightily impressive stat!
Timothée Supreme: How Chalamet finally escaped boy-next-door purgatory
The actor’s new role as ping-pong prodigy Marty Mauser has seen him emerge as the Best Actor frontrunner this awards season, bagging his latest win at the Golden Globes. It’s a watershed moment for a star whose ascendant career has not been without its teething issues, writes Xan Brooks
Adam White15 March 2026 08:00
Nominated in the Best International Film category is the stirring, urgent Iranian movie It Was Just an Accident, from celebrated filmmaker Jafar Panahi. Last year, I spoke to Panahi just days before it was announced that the Iranian authorities were seeking to sentence Panahi in absentia to one year in prison and a travel ban over “propaganda activities” against the nation.
Despite the dangers he faces at home, Panahi told me – from his temporary base in New York – that he has no intention of staying overseas.
Adam White15 March 2026 07:00