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Oscar-nominated Iranian screenwriter released from prison in northern Iran after 17 days - report

Mehdi Mahmoudian, who is nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay for Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, was imprisoned after he signed a letter condemning Khamenei.

Mehdi Mahmoudian, Oscar-nominated co-writer of Jafar Panahi’s "It was just an accident."
Actor Robert Duvall arrives for the world premiere of Widows at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada, September 8, 2018.

Godfather actor Robert Duvall dies aged 95

Omar Sameer Mahamid stars in Meyer Levinson-Blount's Butcher's Stain, a short film that has received an Oscar nomination.

Israeli film Butcher's Stain receives an Oscar nomination in Best Live Action Short category

Recipients of the HIT Special Appreciation Award with Chairman of the Board Pini Cohen, HIT President Prof. Eduard Yakubov, Dr. Barkan, and CEO Samuel Goldberg.

HIT Holon Institute of Technology presents its first Special Appreciation Awards


Jessica Chastain wins best actress Oscar for 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye'

Chastain's film charted the real-life story of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker.

 Jessica Chastain

Film on World War II Resistance fighter wins Best Documentary Short Oscar

Israeli film 'White Eye' and Palestinian film 'The Present' were both nominated for Best Live Action Short Film, but lost to 'Two Distant Strangers.'

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Oscars: Predicting the 2021 Academy Awards winners

Due to the pandemic, this year has marked a sharp shift toward streaming-service films, and most of the nominated movies were shown only briefly in theaters.

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Helen Mirren will portray Golda Meir in new Yom Kippur War film

The focus of the movie will be the drama of and high-stakes nature of Meir's decisions during the Yom Kippur war.

Helen Mirren

Israeli film 'White Eye' nominated for Oscar, Mank leads with 10 honors

The Oscars will be presented in a ceremony in Los Angeles on April 26.

Dawit Tekelaeb, left, and Daniel Gad star in the Israeli Oscar contender "White Eye."

Director of Oscar-shortlisted film ‘White Eye’ looks back on year

"Israel is the only country in the world that speaks Hebrew, and people all over the world saw this film in Hebrew and it touched their hearts."

A scene from the Israeli Oscar-shortlisted short film 'White Eye.'

Israeli film, 'White Eye,' makes Oscars shortlist

Palestinian-British director Farah Nabulsi's short film The Present, starring Saleh Bakri, best known for The Band’s Visit, was also shortlisted in the Best Live-Action Short category.

A scene from the Israeli Oscar-shortlisted short film 'White Eye.'

Oscars: Israeli team wins Academy Award for film technology

Every year, in addition to the winners of the traditional Oscars, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces winners in various scientific and technical categories.

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Natalie Portman wears names of female directors not nominated for Oscars

"I wanted to recognize the women who were not recognized for their incredible work this year in my subtle way."

Natalie Portman wears a Dior cape embroidered with names of women directors who were not nominated for Oscars

Joaquin Phoenix and Taika Waititi win Oscars

Gal Gadot presents award for Best Song, along with Brie Larson and Sigourney Weaver.

Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix waits for his Oscar statue to be engraved at the Governors Ball following the 92nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 9, 2020