Oscars

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Nine of the 20 acting nominations were awarded to people of colour at this historic but ‘sleepy’ ceremony

Nomadland tipped to dominate this year’s Academy Awards

Bong Joon-ho’s comedy-thriller makes Academy Awards history by winning Best Picture

Parasite makes history by becoming first non-English language film to take top gong

Best-selling author criticised for Oscar diversity comments

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 14 January

Remakes appear to be all the rage as A Star Is Born racks up award nominations

How the glitziest gig in Hollywood became a poisoned chalice

Murdered toddler’s mother reveals her disgust at the film’s nomination

A Star is Born fails to claim any awards in the major categories

Actor and comedian used anti-gay slurs in series of messages posted before he hit the big time

Critics slate Academy’s decision to add Popular Film award as ‘desperate ratings grab’

Basketball icon’s Academy Award honour criticised as rape allegation resurfaces

Three Bilboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri actor asked all female nominees in the audience to stand up during her speech

Ex-Hollyoaks star won best live action short film for The Silent Child

Gary Oldman and Frances McDormand among the other big winners at the 90th Academy Awards

Film directors have always played an outsize role in Hollywood mythology

Will a war epic outdo a social satire, or could a black comedy take the top prize?

From augmented reality to interactive films, cinema is going high-tech

Fantasy film follows janitor in secret lab who falls for a manlike sea creature

Relationship between the Academy and PricewaterhouseCoopers remains 'under review' after infamous mix-up

Thousands of actresses have walked the red carpet at the Academy Awards, but whose gowns will go down in history?

From Tom Hanks's heartfelt tributes to Gwyneth Paltrow's unstoppable blubbing, here are some of the most memorable

The highly acclaimed film has already won several awards, including a Golden Globe. But will it scoop the big one?

'Skin-prickling' real life drama about a newspaper exposé of child abuse tops bookies' Oscar picks

Clint Eastwood's film celebrates Navy Seal Chris Kyle, but it ignores some inconvenient truths. Does it matter?

Sharon Stone's vagina, Lady Gaga's favourite things and 'racist' jokes made it a memorable night at the Oscars

Theory of Everything and Imitation Game tipped for success at the Oscars, if they escape each other's shadow

Five years in jail for Oscar Pistorious, 6,800 dead from Ebola, 551m voters in India

The biggest winner of the night was host Ellen DeGeneres whose 'epic selfie' tweet went viral

Best picture is a three way-battle, while Matthew McConaughey looks set to win his first award