Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences continues its international diversification strategy. The 2026 invitee list indicates targeted growth in ESEA representation across creative guilds and technical departments.
Film & TV
K-pop idols by day, demon slayers by night. KPop Demon Hunters drops June 20 on Netflix—supernatural action, killer beats, and
Star Nhà Ease Festival Brings Rarely Seen Films from Vietnam's Economic Opening to British Audiences, Offering Unique Cultural Insights
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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
Maggie Kang’s musical action film joins the race for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song at the 98th Academy
KPop Demon Hunters lands on the Oscars longlist but is ruled ineligible for the BAFTAs despite Netflix’s appeal over its
Yeo Siew Hua’s Stranger Eyes is Singapore’s Oscars entry, a psychological drama on surveillance, identity, and grief
The celebrated director’s latest thriller, which recently premiered to acclaim at the Venice Film Festival, will be submitted for the
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25 years. 27 films. Four days of cinema. The Asian Film Festival of Dallas returns to Mockingbird Station this July.
Korean YouTuber Ino Cat (Yoon Su-jin) once hailed for calling out a racist slant-eyed gesture at the World Cup now
Will Yun Lee says Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey was “one of the hardest” shoots of his career, recalling brutal conditions,
The young deaf performer who captured international attention as Jia in the monster blockbuster franchise has died at age eighteen.
Australia says it is "deeply frustrated and bitterly disappointed" over Laos’ decision to pursue only low-level charges over the 2024
Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Soccer scores big in China but sparks backlash in South Korea over a caricatured Korean women’s
A New Generation of Filmmaking Is Coming Out of Hong Kong. But Can We Watch It?
"Two women in traditional Korean attire, one with a fearful expression in the foreground and another with a disfigured, dark, vine-like mouth whispering behind her in a dimly lit, tense setting."
The lavish eight part South Korean series brings together a star-studded cast to uncover the supernatural and political sins of