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Oscar

Academy Award - one of the world’s most prestigious film awards

An academy award, also known as an “Oscar,” is one of the most prestigious film prizes awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in over 30 categories.

USA Elliot Page Transgender Schauspieler

Elliot Page comes out as transgender 02.12.2020

The Oscar-nominated "Juno" star has revealed that he was now Elliot Page. Here's more on his career.
USA Elliot Page

Transgender stars contributing to mainstream acceptance 02.12.2020

"Juno" star Elliot Page has announced he is transgender. Along with the Oscar-nominated actor, here are other public figures who have contributed to breaking down barriers.
Tilda Swinton Berlinale 2014

Acting icon Tilda Swinton at 60 05.11.2020

Oscar winner, free spirit, all round acting talent: Tilda Swinton shines in blockbusters just as well as she does in arthouse films. Now she's celebrating her 60th birthday. 
Wladyslaw Szpilman, Pianist, 1946

'The Pianist': Władysław Szpilman mementos to be auctioned in Warsaw 22.09.2020

The family of Holocaust-surviving composer and hero of the Oscar-winning film "The Pianist" will auction his storied silver pocket watch and Steinway grand piano, among other items.
Tschechien Regisseur Jiri Menzel gestorben

Czech director Jiri Menzel dies 07.09.2020

The Oscar-winning director and actor Jiri Menzel was one of the leading figures of the Czech New Wave of cinema. 
Filmszene Die Blechtrommel von Volker Schlöndorff

Germany's first Oscar-winning feature film: 'The Tin Drum' returns 31.08.2020

Forty years ago, Volker Schlöndorff's "The Tin Drum" won the Academy Award for best foreign film. A digitally restored version is now released in theaters.
Frankreich Cannes - Wim Wenders mit Kamera

The eclectic filmmaker: Wim Wenders at 75 13.08.2020

A key figure in New German Cinema, Wenders is renowned for arthouse classics such as "Paris, Texas" and "Wings of Desire" and Oscar-nominated documentaries.
George Herriman Krazy Kat

Cult 'Krazy Kat' strip reissue wins top comic prize 29.07.2020

George Herriman's legendary comic strip is an absurdist animal love triangle that has become a cult classic. Now the complete collection of the celebrated strip originally published in 1914-44 has won a 'comic Oscar.'

Olivia de Havilland, Schauspielerin | 1970 in Paris

Oscar-winning actress Olivia de Havilland dies aged 104 26.07.2020

The two-time Oscar winner, best known for a supporting role in "Gone with the Wind," has died. During a career that spanned six decades, the actress starred in a series of dramas, Westerns and period pieces.
Italien Komponist Ennio Morricone gestorben

Iconic Italian composer Ennio Morricone dies at 91 06.07.2020

Among the hundreds of film scores he composed were Spaghetti Western classics of the 1960s, such as "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." The Oscar-winning maestro also wrote music for Quentin Tarantino films, and many more.
Film Für Eine Handvoll Dollar

Clint Eastwood: Hollywood's paradoxical superstar turns 90 29.05.2020

A spaghetti western star whose 'Dirty Harry' films made him an anti-hero of the political right, the Oscar-winning actor and director later praised Donald Trump. But as he turns 90, his true legacy is as an auteur.

Nelson Mandela und Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder: Musician and civil rights activist 12.05.2020

He won an Oscar, several Grammys and was pals with Nelson Mandela. Stevie Wonder has not only made a name for himself as a musician, but also as a civil rights activist.
Los Angeles: Oscarpreisträger Bong Joon Ho

'Parasite' thrusts Korean film industry onto international center stage 11.02.2020

While cinema aficionados have long acclaimed the work of South Korean directors, South Korean films have been glossed over at the global level. Bong Joon-ho's fourfold Oscar win for "Parasite" marks a watershed change.
Vor der 92. Oscarverleihung

Oscars: White and male nominees continue to dominate 06.02.2020

It is well known that there is a great imbalance between men and women in the Oscar nominations. But despite criticism, very little is happening to change that. DW looks at the numbers and the history.
Film Honeyland | Land des Honigs

'Honeyland': Oscar buzz for heartfelt North Macedonian documentary 04.02.2020

Three years in production, two Oscar nominations and a protagonist you can't get out of your head: "Honeyland" is an intimate, fly-on-the-all portrayal of a traditional beekeeper in a remote region of North Macedonia.
Kinostart Film Joker

'Joker' leads Oscar nominations 13.01.2020

The nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards have been revealed. "The Irishman," "1917" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" were also among the top contenders. Any women represented on the list of best films?
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