Oscars

Roderick Mackenzie, who is originally from Lasswade just outside Edinburgh, made a brief appearance alongside Oscar-nominated actor Wagner Moura in The Secret Agent, which is up for four Oscars this Sunday.

Meet the local man who bagged a role in Oscar-nominated flick

Can Timothee Chalamet add an Oscar to his Best Actor Award for "Marty Supreme" at the Critics Choice Awards earlier this year?

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The Lord of the Rings returns to the big screen for its 25th anniversary

Return to Middle-earth as The Lord of The Rings Trilogy celebrates its 25th anni...

The joint favourite for this year's Best Actor Oscar is Timothee Chalamet for his performance in 'Marty Supreme'. Directed by Josh Safdie, it also stars Gwyneth Paltrow and is a comedy sport film about a table tennis player. He's been nominated twice before and his nod for 'Call Me By Your Name' made him the third youngest ever to be shortlisted in the category.

Hollywood actor names Susan Boyle as one of 'all-time greats'

What are the dates of the key award ceremonies that look to shape what to expect come Oscar night 2026?

What are the key dates on the Road to the 2026 Academy Awards?

Save the dates: here's all the major award ceremonies set to take place on the Road to the Oscars 2026!

When are the big awards ceremonies leading to the Oscars this season?

14 of the greatest Edinburgh films ever made

The winners celebrated

Ad Feature Celebrities come together to support charity film awards

Almost half say they need of getting on top of their finances

One in four Brits know more about pop culture than savings accounts

Scullion LAW's Senior Solicitor, Stephanie Grieve

Scullion LAW's Stephanie Grieve rockets from army reserves to award-winning lega...

This month's Screen Babble delves into puzzle box television and recaps the 97th Academy Awards.

Screen Babble: post-Oscars blues and what is puzzle box TV?

No Other Land

Channel 4 to broadcast hard to see 2025 Oscar winner

Who are the last-minute bookies' favourites to win at this year's Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday?

Oscars 2025: Who are the favourites to win at this weekend's event?

Scullion LAW's Criminal law Solicitor Stephanie Grieve

Scullion LAW’s Military Law Service: A force to be reckoned with

Our final leaderboards in the Race to the Oscars 2025 has been completed - so, who topped the league table during Awards Season 2025?

Race to the Oscars: final league table ahead of this week’s ceremony

We rank the nominees for Best Picture at the Oscars

The nominees for Best Picture at the Oscars ranked from best to worst
The most glittering ceremony in cinema is just days away 🏆
Flynn Connolly

Is the Academy Award considered the most valuable statuette in awards history?

Explainer What is the most valuable trophy in the world of TV and Film awards?

US actress Mikey Madison poses with the award for Best leading actress for "Anora" during the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, in London, on February 16, 2025.

Explainer Awards Season 2025: Who’s leading the our race after the BAFTAs?

Not even Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio has been able to avoid breaking the strict rules set by many awards ceremonies

Explainer What are the rules when attending an awards ceremony in 2025?

Adrien Brody in The Brutalist

How much would it cost to watch all the Oscar nominees

6 wildly early Oscar predictions for 2026

The latest episode of Screen Babble is out now through all good podcasting services.

Screen Babble: Oscars preview, current league table and The Traitors

Has our Race to the Oscars league table changed after the announcement of this year's Academy Award nominees?

Explainer Race to the Oscars Who tops our tables at the start of February 2025?

Presenter John Wilson announces the winner for "Worst Picture", "Basic Instinct 2" announced as "Basically it Stinks Too" during the Razzie Awards in Hollywood, CA, 24 February 2007.

Explainer The Razzies: When did the awards begin and who is nominated in 2025?

Who will walk away with a gold statuette this year?

The 97th Academy Award nominees in full

With the advent of the 2025 Oscar nominees announcement, what is the term Oscar bait - and is it fair?

Explainer Oscars 2025: When is a film considered Oscar bait?

What are the current betting odds in January 2025 as the BAFTA Film Awards is set to take place next month?

BAFTAs 2025: Who are the current favourites to win awards this year?
The Brutalist is looking to be the ‘safe bet’ when it comes to the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards
Benjamin Jackson

Follow the road to the Oscars with us, as we start our league tables before the 97th Academy Awards takes place.

Road to the Oscars 2025: Who’s leading the race for an Academy Award?

‘Wicked’ leads the nominations after the announcement overnight of this year’s SAG Awards contenders.

SAG Awards 2025: Full list of nominees ahead of this year’s ceremony

Variety have reported that Austin Butler is set to take on the role of Patrick Bateman, originally portrayed by Christian Bale, in a "reworking" of Brett Easton Ellis' "American Psycho."

Austin Butler reported to star in “American Psycho” reimagining

With the nominations announced now for the 2025 Golden Globes ceremony, who are the favourites this early on in the 2025 Oscars race?

Who are the early favourites for an Oscar as awards season begins?

Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga star in Joker 2 trailer.

Watch Joker 2 film trailer with Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga

Johnnie Walker Princes Street's experience manager Anastasia Neagu, centre, with the award for the World’s Leading Spirit Experience at the World Travel Awards.

City tourist attraction named best in the world

Famous Pulitzer Prize winning author dies aged 89

Guillermo del Toro: Oscar winning director snaps pic in Edinburgh as he heads out 'scouting for locations'

Oscar winning director snaps pic in Edinburgh

Bill Nighy and his rabbit companion at the 2023 Academy Awards.

Bill Nighy reveals why he brought a plastic bunny to the Oscars

Chris Burdon (right) won an Oscar for best sound for Top Gun: Maverick (Picture: Doug Peters/PA Wire)

Scotland can look forward to many more good nights at Oscars – Angus Robertson

Everything you need to know about Elvis actor Austin Butler

Everything Everywhere All At Once was the big winner at this year's Academy Awards.

How to watch all of this year’s Oscar winning films

Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh, Brendan Fraser and Jamie Lee Curtis at the Oscars 2023

Everything you should know about the ‘Oscar curse’

HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 12: Michelle Yeoh attends the 95th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Breaking Oscars 2023 red carpet looks including Michelle Yeoh and Austin Butler

Breaking Every Oscar Everything Everywhere All At Once won - and it’s a lot

Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh, Brendan Fraser and Jamie Lee Curtis at the Oscars 2023

Breaking Oscars 2023 winners: Everything Everywhere biggest winner of the night

A bucket collects water leaking from the ceiling as rain from a winter storm falls on the not so red carpet arrivals area, ahead of the 95th Academy Awards, in Hollywood, California, on March 10, 2023.

Why Oscars red carpet isn’t red this year

Jimmy Kimmel will host The Oscars 2023 which is the third time in his career - Credit: Getty Images

Who is hosting The Oscars 2023? Full list of past Academy Awards hosts

What’s inside Oscars 2023 gift bags worth over £100,000

What’s the difference between the Golden Globes and Oscars?

Best Picture Oscar nominations with highest Rotten Tomatoes rating

We'll find out which films are in the running for the sought after Oscar statuettes in late January.

How to watch Oscars awards ceremony 2023 from the UK

Oscars 2023: How to stream, rent, buy films nominated for an Academy Award including The Banshees of Inisherin

How to stream, rent or buy every film nominated for an Academy Award

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse stars Jude Coward-Nicoll, a pupil at Broughton High School in Edinburgh. Photo left: Paul Johnston.

Film starring Edinburgh schoolboy up for Oscar

These Edinburgh pubs and bars are finalists for the Scottish Bar and Pub Awards 2022 (Photo: Brewhemia, Black Ivy, The Cocktail Mafia)

The 11 Edinburgh finalists for Scottish Bar and Pub Awards 2022

A scene from Bugsy Malone by Alan Parker Pic: Tristram Kenton

Bugsy Malone kids to star as smash hit family musical comes to Edinburgh

Will Smith cries as he accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for "King Richard" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022. (Image credit: AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Will Smith issues public apology to Chris Rock over Oscars slap

Will Smith attending the Vanity Fair Oscar Party held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. Picture date: Sunday March 27, 2022.

Watch: The moment Will Smith hit Chris Rock at the Oscars

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