Oscars
Oscar hopes and Eurovision: Cultural challenges Israel faces next year
Ezra Taylor and Hannah Brown explore Eurovision’s new hosting rules, Israel’s Oscar hopes with Tell Me Everything, and the country’s complicated relationship with international film festivals.
‘Tell Me Everything’ leads 2026 Ophir Awards race with record 16 nominations
After chronicling Jewish history, Oscar-winning filmmaker Richard Trank begins new life in Israel
Still Rocky after all these years: Beloved actor Sylvester Stallone celebrates 80th birthday
Shira Haas, Amit Rahav and documentary series win Spirit Awards
The two Israeli stars of the Netflix miniseries 'Unorthodox,' Shira Haas and Amit Rahav, won Best Female Performance in a Scripted Series and Best Male Performance in a Scripted Series.
Oscar-nominated filmmakers to produce documentary on French Nazi hunters
Lerner’s 2011 documentary “Hell and Back Again” about a soldier with post-traumatic stress disorder was nominated for an Oscar in 2012.
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.
American ‘Shtisel’ remake to be directed by Jewish filmmaker
The show, which besides the name will share few thematic elements with the original, is being written by Lauren Gussis.
Five notable Jewish, Israeli nominees for 2021 Oscars
“Mank,” the black-and-white Netflix film about Jewish screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, earned 10 Oscar nods, including for best picture, making up nearly half of Netflix’s total nominations.
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.
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."
Short film ‘White Eye’ tackles Israel’s ‘blind’ bias toward African migrants
“White Eye,” from 33-year-old director Tomer Shushan, tackles an Israeli problem familiar to Americans.
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.
'Sound of Music' patriarch Christopher Plummer dead at 91
Plummer flourished in a succession of meaty roles after age 70 - a time in life when most actors merely fade away.
