Film awards: Sensational Anora 2025 Oscars triumph proves there is still hope for pure cinema
The cinematic sensation Anora stunned the world with multiple Academy Award triumphs.
With talks circulating more and more over the last decade or so on the over-reliance of tech and visual effects to make a good movie, last night’s 97th Academy Awards proved why Anora’s marvelous victory may mean more for cinema than you may think.
Film News Blitz’s Aidan Leo reviews the delightful Oscars successes of Anora and whether their triumphs could turn the tide back to what true filmmaking is supposed to be.
Film awards: Anora has its greatest day with Best Picture win at the 2025 Oscars
Anora was the major winner at the 97th Academy Awards, winning the Oscar for Best Picture.
Sean Baker’s indie darling won four more Oscars on Hollywood’s biggest night to outclass the competition.
Film News Blitz’s David Bason helps usher in the era of Anora!
Film awards: Everything you need to know about the 2025 Oscars
A multitude of sensational Oscar-nominated features and actors find themselves on a collision course at the 2025 Academy Awards.
But where can you watch and what’s set to occur on Hollywood’s biggest night?
Film News Blitz’s Aidan Leo previews the 2025 Oscars award ceremony and the possible surprise shocks we may be in store for.
Film betting tips: Favourites to win Best Picture at the 2025 Oscars
The 97th Academy Awards are fast approaching, with the extravagant ceremony set to take place on Sunday, 2 March.
UK viewers will be able to watch the event starting from 10:30pm, with ITV and ITVX named as the home of Oscars coverage for the second year running - as Jonathan Ross will be the host for the British television network.
Here, Film News Blitz takes you through all of the Best Picture nominees' chances, including some tasty picks for you to sink your teeth into.
Film awards: A magic weekend as Anora gathers pace ahead of the Oscars
Director Sean Baker’s Anora received warm praise this past weekend.
A Best Picture win at the Critics’ Choice Awards plus top prizes at the Director and Producers’ Guild of America awards ceremonies marked a magic weekend for the Palme d'Or winner.
Film News Blitz’s David Bason writes why Anora is now poised for Oscars glory.
Film analysis: Dune: Part Two reaps at the Grammys but falls prey to Oscars ineligibility
On Sunday, February 2, Grammys viewers saw Dune: Part Two defy expectations and gain deserved recognition.
Beating American Fiction, The Color Purple, Shogun, and odds on favourite Challengers, Dune: Part Two’s triumph for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media saw Hans Zimmer pick up his fifth Grammy for an original film score at the Crypto.com Arena hosted event in Los Angeles.
Film News Blitz’s Aidan Leo celebrates Zimmer’s work on the science-fiction epic.
Film opinion: Why we love seeing Wicked and Dune: Part Two nominated for Oscars
The Oscars is an annual celebration of the best and brightest minds in the world of film.
Each year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences votes on the greatest contributions to cinema from the previous year.
Film News Blitz’s David Bason explains why it’s great to see Wicked and Dune: Part Two praised by the Academy.
Film opinion: Zoe Saldaña - The Emilia Pèrez star is an icon in multiple arenas
Zoe Saldaña is in the Oscars race for her supporting role in the Netflix comedy crime musical Emilia Pèrez.
But Saldaña has also proved adept on the awards stage, in box office blockbusters and television dramas.
Film News Blitz’s David Bason describes the many strings to this media marvel’s bow.
Film awards: Celebrating The Brutalist’s Adrien Brody & Guy Pearce
Brady Corbet’s three-and-a-half-hour marvel The Brutalist has raked in a monumental 10 Oscars nominations, second only to Emilia Perez with 13.
Film News Blitz’s Joe Matthews celebrates the central Oscar-nominated performances of Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce.
Film awards: Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande react to Oscars nominations
Wicked is in the hunt for a whopping 10 Oscars in 2025 as the smash-hit musical adaptation takes the world by storm.
Film News Blitz’s David Bason basks in the glory of leading ladies Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
Film awards: Sebastian Stan reacts to ‘brave recognition’ of Donald Trump portrayal after Oscars nomination
Sebastian Stan, a star of blockbuster cinema and talented thespian alike, has received well-deserved Oscars recognition.
Film News Blitz’s David Bason reports on Stan’s reaction to his Oscar-nominated portrayal of Donald Trump in The Apprentice.
Film awards: Emilia Perez leads 2025 Oscar nominations with Wicked and The Brutalist just behind
The moment is finally here, the 2025 Oscars nominations have landed!
Film News Blitz’s Joe Matthews takes a look at the leading candidates for this year’s Academy Awards.
Film awards: What the SAG nominations tell us about the 2025 Oscars
The Screen Actors Guild revealed the nominations for its 31st annual awards ceremony on Wednesday.
Film News Blitz’s David Bason reveals how the SAG Awards inform the Oscars.
Film news: Conan O’Brien to host 2025 Oscars
The Oscars is the biggest awards night in Hollywood and hosting the gig is considered a high honour.
Film News Blitz’s David Bason writes of Conan O’Brien, who the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced as host for the 97th Oscars on Friday.