The Latest Breaking News from Steven Spielberg

Academy governors including Steven Spielberg and Whoopi Goldberg were due to meet Friday to discuss possible sanctions against Will Smith for slapping comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars last month. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board meeting was originally set to discuss suspending or expelling Smith from…

Stiller described blunder as ‘most embarrassing thing ever’

LOS ANGELES — Apple paid $25 million for the rights to release “CODA.” It was worth every penny.

Ariana DeBose won the award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story

LOS ANGELES — Jane Campion is now the third woman in history to win the Academy Award for director, joining a tiny pantheon of female filmmakers that will continue to grow and grow. The film academy certainly appears to have hit the accelerator: It took 81 years for Kathryn Bigelow…

‘Dreams really can come true... pretty fast, too’

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Every film, actor and director in contention at this year’s ceremony

The revered filmmaker’s lavish remake is everything a Best Picture winner is supposed to be. Don’t let its paltry box office returns fool you – this would be a worthy and crowd-pleasing recipient of the Academy’s top prize, writes Louis Chilton