A mostly apolitical Academy Awards has drawn some criticism, but that overlooks the central mission to celebrate the movies.

The Oscars went without any mention of Donald Trump, but there was plenty of pushback to the first five weeks of the president’s tenure. Presenters and performers referenced diversity, immigration, ...

The host, Conan O’Brien, avoided politics in his monologue but later made a pointed joke about an “Anora” character who stood up to a powerful Russian.

Oscar presenters and honorees largely avoided talking about President Trump at the ceremony, though the 'No Other Land' speech provided some politics.

John Ford isn’t only the most iconic filmmaker behind American Western cinema, but the single most successful director when ...

In that sense, when it comes to the Oscars and politics, the dynamic remains damned if you do, damned if you don’t, and perhaps never more so than right now. With much of America and indeed the ...

It was an earnest and effusive evening — and for the most part, Hollywood left politics at home. A lot of films were ...

No Other Land co-creators Yuval Abraham and Basel Adra used their moment at the podium, while accepting the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, to reiterate the message of their film. A joint creation ...

By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Despite this year being highly political so far with Donald Trump back in the White House, the 2025 Oscars were surprisingly the opposite. Hollywood’s biggest ...

At the 97th Academy Awards ceremony Sunday night, the show was relatively light on politics, but the acceptance speeches and host Conan O’Brien still waded into divisive commentary. Last week ...

Producers this year signaled that they wanted to keep politics to a minimum, perhaps aware of the inevitable eye-rolling on the right. RELATED: Mikey Madison Almost Speechless Over Oscar Win ...