This year, there’s a new category at the Oscars: the Academy Award for best achievement in casting. Our reporter Esther Zuckerman spoke with all...

Will 'Sinners' shock at the Oscars? Our Academy Awards picks USA TODAY film critic Brian Truitt reveals his 2026 Academy Awards predictions, including...

Will 'Sinners' shock at the Oscars? Our Academy Awards picks USA TODAY film critic Brian Truitt reveals his 2026 Academy Awards predictions, including...

Best picture is the only Oscar category decided by preferential ballot. Our reporter Marc Tracy explains how that works.

Plus, vote for your favourite to take out the top Academy Award on Monday.

Six films up for the 2026 Best Picture Academy Award will screen at select Ster-Kinekor cinemas from today.

Six films up for the 2026 Best Picture Academy Award will screen at select Ster-Kinekor cinemas from today.

How the Oscar statuette is crafted from wax to gold finish Get an inside exclusive look at how the iconic Oscar statuette is made from wax to gold in...

In these videos, directors walked us through pivotal sequences from their 2026 Academy Award-nominated films.

The Paul Thomas Anderson film also took the top Directors Guild prize as well, a good sign for the movie’s best picture prospects at the Oscars.