Academy awards

Which film will be Israel's submission to the Oscars? Inside the Ophir Awards' red carpet

The Jerusalem Post attended Israel's own Oscars ceremony and interviewed some of the country's biggest stars.

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‘TELL ME EVERYTHING’S 16 Ophir nominations are the highest total received by any movie in the history of the awards. The film tells the coming-of-age story of a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic and who reconnects with him later in life.
Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor pose during a photocall for the documentary "Naza" in Competition, at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, September 10, 2026.

'NAZA' wins acclaim while Fauda’s more complex Israel struggles for recognition - comment

NAZA’s Venice success may infuriate Israelis, but outrage alone will not counter its allegations. Israel needs evidence, context, and a rapid response before its claims become accepted truth.

|ByHERB KEINON
Javier Bardem wears a pin which reads: "Palestine" on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, March 15, 2026.

Javier Bardem speaks out for Palestine at the Oscars, while Iranian dissidents were ignored

Sporting a pro-Palestine button, Bardem was the only presenter to reference the war in Gaza, which ended in October, a contrast to previous years in which the war was widely mentioned.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
MEYER LEVINSON-BLOUNT

Israeli director Levinson-Blount's student film is up for an Oscar

“It’s really an honor to represent my film school at the Oscars. The cast and crew of the film are thrilled, he said. “It’s a student film and it wouldn’t have happened without a lot of teamwork.”

|ByHANNAH BROWN

‘No Other Land’ wins Best Documentary Oscar, director calls for hostages release

Jewish narratives shine at the Oscars with "A Real Pain" and "The Brutalist" as Gal Gadot takes the stage with Rachel Zegler.

MARCH 3, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham pose with the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for "No Other Land" in the Oscars photo room at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 2, 2025

‘Anora,’ a movie with heart, is likely to win big at the Oscars

You can expect a few red Artist4Ceasefire pins on the red carpet – even though there actually is a ceasefire now – and likely no yellow-ribbon pins.

MARCH 2, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
MIKEY MADISON and Mark Edelshteyn in ‘Anora.’

Gal Gadot to be a presenter at the 97th Academy Awards

The announcement of Gadot’s participation comes following her appearance at the Golden Globes in January, where she also presented an award.

FEBRUARY 27, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
Gal Gadot attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

Netflix musical 'Emilia Perez' leads Oscar nominations

Walt Disney's ABC will broadcast the event, and comedian Conan O'Brien will host.

JANUARY 23, 2025ByREUTERS
Finished mounted Oscar Statuettes are seen at the Polich Tallix foundry in Walden, New York, US, January 25, 2018

Palestinian films make the Oscar shortlists, as Israeli hopefuls are passed over

Yariv Mozer’s We Will Dance Again, a hard-hitting film about the massacre at the Supernova music festival, was one of the eligible films that was passed over this year.

DECEMBER 17, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen in an interrogation room (illustrative)

Jerusalem Cinematheque celebrates Robin Williams' legacy with special tribute series - opinion

The Jerusalem Cinematheque honors Robin Williams’ legacy with a month-long film series starting August 1. Catch classics like Aladdin and Good Will Hunting on the big screen.

AUGUST 1, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
ROBIN WILLIAMS in ‘Good Morning, Vietnam.’

Robert Downey Jr. returns to MCU as Dr. Doom: A game-changer for Marvel's future?

Robert Downey Jr. is set to play Dr. Doom in Marvel’s upcoming films, starting with 'Avengers: Doomsday' in 2026. Revealed at Comic-Con, his new role could reinvigorate the MCU's recent decline.

JULY 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Robert Downey Jr, nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for "Oppenheimer", attends the Nominees Luncheon for the 96th Oscars in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. February 12, 2024.

There are signs of growing antisemitism, and Jews are at the heart of all this - opinion

Instead of helping people relate to what happened at Auschwitz and highlighting the brutal extermination of the Jewish people, Glazer assisted those who sought to downplay the Holocaust.

MARCH 27, 2024ByYISRAEL MEDAD
JONATHAN GLAZER poses for the cameras at the Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood earlier this month.

Hollywood is failing Jewish-Americans despite a history together - opinion

Far from Jews controlling Hollywood, it would seem that in order to get ahead, they must bury their Jewishness, or else prostrate to antisemites.

MARCH 16, 2024ByANDREA SAMUELS
BILLIE EILISH, Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, and others wore a pin of a red hand at the Oscars (left), failing to understand that the red hand is a symbol of the red hands of Aziz Salha after he killed two Jews in a lynching in Ramallah in 2000 (right.)

Holocaust survivors to Glazer: Shameful for using Auschwitz to bash Israel

A letter criticizing Glazer's comments in his Oscar acceptance speech was penned by Holocaust survivor David Schaecter and signed by numerous other survivors and the children of survivors.

MARCH 12, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Jonathan Glazer poses on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 10, 2024.