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The Drive My Car director secures his second Academy Awards entry with a French-Japanese drama that earned top acting honours at Cannes.
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Shiori Ito's Black Box Diaries earns Japan's first Oscar nod for a director, amplifying #MeToo in Japan with a powerful
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Director Chen Yu-hsun’s period drama earns the official nod to represent Taiwan in the Best International Feature Film category at
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences continues its international diversification strategy. The 2026 invitee list indicates targeted growth
How a three-hour drama about Kabuki became a historic commercial and critical victory.
A road rage incident in a car park became the unlikely catalyst for a sophisticated exploration of shame, status, and
The 2026 Oscars stumbled into controversy after the 'Golden' songwriters were cut off mid-speech and its performance was noticeably shortened—now,
The cinematographer made history at the 98th Academy Awards, breaking a nearly century-old gender barrier in one of the film
'Golden' made history at the 98th Academy Awards as the first K-pop song to win Best Original Song — but
The film made history on Sunday night as the first production led by creators of South Korean descent to win
Asian filmmakers, performers, and Asian-centred stories emerged as one of the strongest throughlines of the 2026 Oscar nominations, spanning best
The 'Sinners' cinematographer is the first woman of color to be recognized in the category as Ryan Coogler’s vampire epic
The Hamnet filmmaker becomes only the second woman to receive multiple nods in the category, following her 2021 win for
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Chloé Zhao reflects on manga dreams, directing Marvel’s Eternals, and her Venice Film Festival masterclass.
Lea Salonga became the first Filipino to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, drawing cheers at a
Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love premiered in Venice to a seven-minute standing ovation, with Netflix backing the Korean auteur’s latest awards
The Canadian actor reveals the gruelling physical transformation, martial arts training, and intense bulking regime required to bring the iconic
The South Korean pop singer pairs sharp synth-pop rhythms with a futuristic amusement park visual directed by music video veteran
BLACKPINK’s LISA returns to her rap roots on “SaWaDiKa”, filmed in Bangkok ahead of Press Play, as Always Lalisa heads
Michelle Yeoh, Fan Bingbing and Kore-eda Hirokazu lead a star-studded Asian cinema lineup at the 31st Busan International Film Festival
Universal is remaking the 2012 Korean thriller Confession of Murder, with Chris MacBride writing and Glen Powell producing through Barnstorm.