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The Oscars spotlight global cinema's most ambitious and daring works, with recent coverage highlighting films from diverse regions and voices. CutMirchi tracks the growing influence of streamers, international entries, and performances shaping the race.
Wildwood’s $12 million opening isn’t a failure. It’s a warning. The film, Laika’s latest stop-motion labor of love, landed at No. 3 this weekend with $7.5 million over the second frame, bringing its domestic total to $25 million and global haul to $35 million. That’s against a reported $100 million budget. The numbers don’t lie — but they’re not the whole story.
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s You Can See Everything has become the most acclaimed documentary of the year — but the Academy’s documentary branch might not see it as a contender. With a 9.4 IMDb score and a 99 Metacritic, it’s poised to break records. Yet its self-reflexive style could cost it a shortlist spot. If it’s snubbed, history says the wider Academy might push it onto the best-pc
Netflix’s La Bola Negra is expanding in theaters after drawing elite audiences in NYC and Paris. The Spanish period piece, inspired by Federico García Lorca, has broken per-screen records and is now a serious Best Picture contender.
La Bola Negra is in the Oscar race. And it’s not just because of Glenn Close or Penelope Cruz. It’s because someone—somewhere—decided to bet on a Spanish-language gay epic set against the backdrop of civil war, and then actually let it breathe.
Elsinore and La Bola Negra claim top prizes at Hamptons, with Elsinore winning the International People’s Choice Award and La Bola Negra taking Best Narrative Feature. Both are now front-runners in the race for the Best International Feature Oscar.
Andrew Garfield’s Artificial has landed in the Oscar conversation before its December release—thanks to a London Film Festival premiere that left audiences breathless and critics buzzing.
The UK has thrown its weight behind Rehearsals For A Revolution, Pegah Ahangarani’s deeply personal documentary about exile, memory, and resistance in Iran — officially selecting it as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. The film, which won the L’Oeil d’Or at Cannes and played at Telluride and TIFF, traces 40 years of Iranian history through...
Ben Affleck’s latest directorial, Animals, lands on Netflix with the kind of unapologetic sleaze that only a man who once won an Oscar for a movie about a hostage rescue can pull off.
Netflix is reportedly building a multi-category Oscar push for Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love, betting on Jeon Do-yeon's lead performance after the film's Venice win and near-perfect review scores.
As The Odyssey continues its extended theatrical run, The Departed is surging on HBO Max, becoming one of the most-watched films on the platform.
Garfield doesn’t impersonate Altman. He becomes him. Soft-spoken, perpetually cross-legged, eyes wide with feigned curiosity. He listens like he’s absorbing every word. Then, for a split second, the light goes out. A flicker. A pause. The mask slips.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has picked digital creator Reece Feldman as its social media ambassador and red carpet correspondent for the 99th Oscars, airing March 14, 2027, on ABC.
For the first time, winning Best Film at Busan means automatic Oscar eligibility. The Academy’s move has already changed submission patterns, especially from China and Japan. Korean filmmakers are now eyeing the prize as a launchpad. With Zhang Yimou leading the jury and stars like Michelle Yeoh and Alfonso Cuarón in attendance, the stakes feel higher than ever.
SS Rajamouli’s Varanasi is set for April 7, 2027, with Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra, and Prithviraj Sukumaran in lead roles. Producer SS Karthikeya says the film’s action will be unlike anything seen before — and possibly eligible for the new Oscars stunt category starting in 2028.
Cruz’s 2026 is unlike any other year in her career: three distinct roles across genres, each drawing early awards attention. The surprise? One performance came mid-health scare, another was a last-minute improvisation in front of hundreds.
Dorothy missed the Oscars by one day. It had six. The Academy needed seven. The film’s journey ends here—but not the talk.
At 83, Ilaiyaraaja sees his scores for the Marathi film Kondhal and the Sri Lankan movie Anthony enter the 2027 Oscars’ Best International Feature shortlist, reviving talk of his first global trophy.
The Television Academy is in discussions to move the Emmy Awards to Amazon Prime Video, ending decades of rotation across the four big broadcast networks, following a ceremony where streaming programs won almost everything.
Angh, a Konyak-language film set in 1960s Nagaland, premieres in competition at TIFF this week. Distributor Gaurav Dhingra says a win there means an automatic Oscar berth, and India release plans will follow the film's festival momentum.
Bruce Davis, the longtime chief executive of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has died at 83 after a battle with leukemia. He led the Oscars organisation for 22 years.