Glenn Whipp

LOS ANGELES — Ever since the motion picture academy super-sized the Oscars’ best picture category up from five in 2009, there has been constant

Ranking all the Oscar best picture years, worst to first, since the category expanded from 5 to 10 nominees in 2009

Did Christopher Nolan's “Oppenheimer” have the best picture Oscar in the bag when it opened in theaters last July?

Last month, the motion picture academy's board of governors announced the creation of a competitive Oscar for casting.

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By Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times Published: March 9, 2024, 5:58am

Did Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” have the best picture Oscar in the bag when it opened in theaters last July?

The 96th Academy Awards are here, and we bet you've seen at least two of the movies nominated for best picture — “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” — and, quite

By now, the shot should be familiar: Nicole Kidman sitting in a theater, her face registering, among other things, hope and wonder.

LOS ANGELES — By now, the shot should be familiar: Nicole Kidman sitting in a theater, her face registering, among other things, hope and wonder.