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The Oscars

The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are Hollywood's most high-profile award ceremony for the cinema industry. They have been presented every year since 1929 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Two men wearing suits sit in front of a mirror and laugh at each other

Two men wearing suits sit in front of a mirror and laugh at each other

Venice Film Festival to shine with star-studded lineup

Venice Film Festival to shine with star-studded lineup

The 82nd Venice Film Festival, which kicks off August 27, is packed with must-see movies and potential Oscar picks.

A film still from 'Sound of Falling': A woman dresses while she looks into a mirror showing different parts of her body, the room features period wallpaper.

A film still from 'Sound of Falling': A woman dresses while she looks into a mirror showing different parts of her body, the room features period wallpaper.

'Sound of Falling' is Germany's entry for the Oscars

'Sound of Falling' is Germany's entry for the Oscars

The Cannes Jury Prize-winning drama by Mascha Schilinski will represent Germany in the best international film category.

Israeli forces stand around a car in at the site of the funeral of Palestinian activist Awdah Hadaleen on Tuesday July 29, 2025, in the West Bank.

Israeli forces stand around a car in at the site of the funeral of Palestinian activist Awdah Hadaleen on Tuesday July 29, 2025, in the West Bank.

Israeli forces break up funeral of Palestinian activist

Israeli forces break up funeral of Palestinian activist

Israeli forces broke up funeral of a Palestinian activist killed by Israeli settler in the West Bank. Graphic content.

American actor Gene Hackman, right, and his companion Betsy Arakawa take a look over Berlin Wall in the district of Kreuzberg, Monday, March 13, 1989

American actor Gene Hackman, right, and his companion Betsy Arakawa take a look over Berlin Wall in the district of Kreuzberg, Monday, March 13, 1989

US officials: Gene Hackman, wife died of natural causes

US officials: Gene Hackman, wife died of natural causes

Medical investigators have confirmed the Oscar-winning actor, who had advanced Alzheimer's, died a week after his wife.

Shirin Sohani (R) and Hossein Molayemi (L) smile for the cameras as they pose with their Oscars

Shirin Sohani (R) and Hossein Molayemi (L) smile for the cameras as they pose with their Oscars

Iran wins its first animated short film Oscar

Iran wins its first animated short film Oscar

DW talked to the Iranian filmmakers of "In the Shadow of the Cypress," Shirin Soani and Hossein Molayemi.

Gene Hackman during the filming of "The Firm" in 1993

Gene Hackman during the filming of "The Firm" in 1993

US actor Gene Hackman dead at 95

US actor Gene Hackman dead at 95

DW takes a look at Hackman's screen career as Hollywood's transformative leading man.

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Poster of the film 'Emilia Perez': A collage of three women, one looking directly into the camera, and two others standing next to her sideways in dance poses.

Poster of the film 'Emilia Perez': A collage of three women, one looking directly into the camera, and two others standing next to her sideways in dance poses.

Why Mexicans find 'Emilia Perez' disrespectful

The musical thriller about a drug lord who starts a new life as a woman could win many Oscars. Why do Mexicans hate it?

A man looks at a lantern a woman is holding with her hands.

A man looks at a lantern a woman is holding with her hands.

Oscar for best documentary: '20 Days in Mariupol'

DW met war reporter Mstyslav Chernov, whose film on Russian atrocities has won Ukraine's first Academy Award.

A woman screams while standing in front of a blackboard

A woman screams while standing in front of a blackboard

Germans well represented in Oscars short list

"Barbie" was short-listed across five categories, but international films and documentaries also staked Oscar claims.

Journalist Oscar Martined, winner of DW's 2023 Freedom of Speech Award, addresses the Global Media Forum in Bonn.

Journalist Oscar Martined, winner of DW's 2023 Freedom of Speech Award, addresses the Global Media Forum in Bonn.

Media freedom under threat globally

Freedom of Speech award winner Oscar Martinez is one of a growing number of journalists being targeted for their work.

Oscar Martinez speaks to DW at the prize ceremony

Oscar Martinez speaks to DW at the prize ceremony

DW Freedom of Speech winner: 'Silence is not an option'

Accepting the award, El Salvadoran journalist Oscar Martinez described the dangers reporters face in the region.

DW's Freedom of Speech Award is a glass cube mounted on a wooden base

DW's Freedom of Speech Award is a glass cube mounted on a wooden base

Oscar Martinez: 'Journalism is indispensable'

DW has awarded the Freedom of Speech Award 2023 to Central American investigative journalist Oscar Martinez.

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