Oscars 2023: 10 things you need to know
Ahead of the ceremony on Sunday night, BBC Culture film critics Nicholas Barber and Caryn James pick out the controversies and talking points from...
9 Oscars outfits once mocked now iconic
From Babs to Bjork, here are the bold looks that were once derided at the Oscars but are now celebrated and deemed cool. Clare...
A cult novel’s ‘dangerous’ diary
The 1952 novel Forbidden Notebook reveals one woman’s interior life with radical honesty. On International Women’s Day, Clare Thorp explores how the book –...
Will this song make Oscars history?
The central song-and-dance number from the Indian film RRR became an internet sensation, and is strongly tipped to win the Oscar for best original...
Surprise hit that’s an Oscars favourite
Why did an oddball, absurdist multiverse movie became a surprise hit – and the wild card of awards season? Caryn James explores the film’s...
The Irish films breaking Oscars records
The Banshees of Inisherin and The Quiet Girl herald the latest breakthrough of Irish talent in Hollywood, writes Emma Jones. Asked at the London...
The most ingenious recycled homes
New interiors made from old materials are at the forefront of sustainable design. Clare Dowdy explores the waste-not-want-not spaces that are leading the way....
A shocking moment in Oscars history
Few Academy Awards ceremonies have been as eventful as the one held in 1973, when Marlon Brando sent Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather to...
The 1991 video game phenomenon
With an influence ranging from music by Kanye West and Nicki Minaj to films starring Jackie Chan and Kylie Minogue, Street Fighter II has...