The Irish Times

Will Smith resigns from Academy following Oscars slap

Group that runs ceremony says it will ‘move forward’ with disciplinary proceedings against him

Sat Apr 02 2022 - 00:43

Will Smith refused to leave Oscars after slap, Academy says

Rock also addressed the incident at a sold-out show where he received a standing ovation

Thu Mar 31 2022 - 08:48

Jada Pinkett Smith calls for ‘healing’ in first comment since Oscars slap

‘This is a season for healing. And I’m here for it,’ actor and wife of Will Smith says

Wed Mar 30 2022 - 09:42

Oscars: Academy condemns Will Smith slap of Chris Rock and begins formal review

Best actor winner smacked presenter in the face at Sunday night’s ceremony

Mon Mar 28 2022 - 20:40

Oscars 2022: Irish contingent among pre-ceremony Covid outbreaks

Belfast’s Kenneth Branagh and Ciarán Hinds have been isolating in New York after testing positive

Sun Mar 27 2022 - 09:36

Oscars 2022: Kenneth Branagh, Jessie Buckley and Ciarán Hinds among nominees

Belfast up for best picture and Van Morrison nominated for best original song

Tue Feb 08 2022 - 12:10

Golden Globes 2022: Belfast wins best screenplay in discredited awards

Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog wins best drama, in a low-scoring night for the Irish

Mon Jan 10 2022 - 05:55

Oscars 2021: Has the awards season already gone wrong?

This year we’re back with historical dramas treating real-life figures with qualified respect

Sat Feb 13 2021 - 05:00

Oscars to introduce diversity targets for best picture hopefuls

Beginning in 2024, inclusion standards will have to be met by films hoping to qualify for the category

Wed Sept 09 2020 - 10:41

Netflix falling short in ferocious Oscar drive

A $70m campaign and 24 nominations may not bring it a big night

Fri Feb 07 2020 - 16:00

Screen Actors Guild awards: have Saoirse Ronan’s Oscar hopes been dented?

No nomination for Irish star of Little Women but Andrew Scott gets nod for Fleabag

Wed Dec 11 2019 - 16:58

‘Cancelled’ Woody Allen unlikely to ever again find welcome in US film industry

Different cases of Allen and Polanski show how past is now up for vigorous reassessment

Sat Aug 03 2019 - 05:00

Who are the newly invited Irish members of Hollywood’s Academy?

The Oscars body has invited 842 new members: 50% female, 29% people of colour

Fri Jul 05 2019 - 08:54

Stanley Donen, who directed ‘Singin’ in the Rain,’ dies at 94

Donen, hailed as ‘master of the musical’, also directed On the Town, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Charade

Sat Feb 23 2019 - 23:16

Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to rape and sexual assault

Hollywood producer enters plea in Manhattan in first of accuser cases to go to court

Tue Jun 05 2018 - 19:40

Roman Polanski sues Academy and calls MeToo movement ‘mass hysteria’

Director who won Academy award for Rosemary’s Baby dismisses MeToo movement as ‘hypocrisy’

Wed May 09 2018 - 08:57

Man suspected of stealing Frances McDormand’s Oscar arrested

Best actress award taken from table at official after-party in Hollywood returned to star

Mon Mar 05 2018 - 20:04

Oscars organisers want awards to focus on films, not #MeToo

When stars make political statements, large numbers of viewers turn the channel

Thu Mar 01 2018 - 09:25

Will Saoirse Ronan win an Oscar? Watch the SAG Awards to find out

The ‘Lady Bird’ star faces tough competition in this year’s best female actor category

Sun Jan 21 2018 - 06:00

Too many critics still regard television as an inferior medium

The inclusion of 'Twin Peaks: The Return' on such lists is bizarre: it’s a TV series. Right?

Fri Dec 08 2017 - 05:00

Oscars board expels Harvey Weinstein from committee

Eva Green’s mother says her daughter was among those harassed by film producer

Sat Oct 14 2017 - 22:24

Harvey Weinstein: NYPD and London police investigate

Oscars academy describes sexual abuse allegations as repugnant and abhorrent

Thu Oct 12 2017 - 19:53

Ben Affleck apologises for groping actor Hilarie Burton

Affleck said he ‘acted inappropriately’ towards Hilarie Burton on an episode of MTV show in 2003

Thu Oct 12 2017 - 13:52

Dakota Fanning: Women like to watch other women on screen

At just 23, Dakota Fanning is a Hollywood veteran - just don't expect her to go all Lindsay Lohan anytime soon

Thu Sept 28 2017 - 05:00

Mercurial film maker and comedian

Jerry Lewis obituary: Born March 16th, 1926 – Died August 20th, 2017

Sat Aug 26 2017 - 04:10

Bodyguards hired to protect PwC’s Oscar staff

Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz have reportedly received death threats

Fri Mar 03 2017 - 09:16

Oscar blunder worse for PwC than any audit scandal

The group has committed the auditing equivalent of a face-plant on the red carpet

Tue Feb 28 2017 - 10:28

Oscars: Trump skewered in Jimmy Kimmel’s opening monologue

‘We are being watched by millions of Americans and in 225 countries that now hate us’

Mon Feb 27 2017 - 08:46

Amundi seals Kleinwort Benson takeover

Cantillon: Deal involves France-listed asset manager taking an 87.5 per cent stake in the Irish firm

Thu Sept 01 2016 - 06:35

Black and white issue colouring Academy Awards

Does Hollywood have a problem with racism? An array of Tinesltown’s finest think so

Sat Jan 23 2016 - 01:00

Ireland’s Viva makes shortlist to join Oscar-chasing pack

Paddy Breathnach’s film portrays young gay man’s struggle to get by in present-day Cuba

Fri Dec 18 2015 - 17:05

Dress worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz sells for €1.4m

Dorothy dress from 1939 film sold in less than three minutes in New York

Tue Nov 24 2015 - 09:03

Oscars head seeks more diversity after nominations race row

Cheryl Boone Isaacs responds to controversy over all-white acting list in film list

Sat Jan 17 2015 - 09:59

Maureen O’Hara's Cork estate goes on sale for €2.3m

The Hollywood star is selling her scenic coastal property, Lugdine Park, which is set on 35 acres.

Thu Oct 23 2014 - 00:00