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The Banshees of Inisherin has made a stunning showing, along with welcome nods for Paul Mescal and The Quiet Girl, but there are few other surprises

Everyone is rightly talking about the ‘Aftersun’ star’s Best Actor nomination, but this year’s Oscars are also defined by comeback stories and first-timers, writes Adam White

There are always a few big surprises and heartbreaks come Oscar nomination morning, as much as awards strategists try to mitigate those

The Irish actor has earned a host of nominations this awards season for his performance in Charlotte Wells’ acclaimed drama

SCOTTISH film Aftersun has picked up one Oscar nomination in the Best Leading Actor category.

Sometimes you don’t know what you’ve been missing until you experience it again. I felt that way watching Paul Mescal’s performance in “Aftersun,” the stunning debut film by writer-director Charlotte Wells.

Ahead of the official Academy nominations on Tuesday, Observer critics and film writers pick their standout movies, performances, directors and more

LOS ANGELES — Oscar nominations arrive bright and early Tuesday morning and, judging from the conversations I've had with film academy members, there are going to be a lot of surprises when the slate is revealed. There's no best picture front-runner and loyalties are splintered in a dozen different directions.…

CHICAGO — Filmmaker and University of Illinois Chicago film professor Jennifer Reeder’s fourth feature, “Perpetrator,” is described this way in the program of the Berlin International Film Festival, where the thriller makes its world premiere:

LOS ANGELES — Nothing gets a group of directors energized quite like talking about a fruitful collaboration, whether with a stunt coordinator or an actor or cinematographer — even if it means making them fearful.

12 months ago, who would have dreamed we’d have a slap at the Oscars, not one but two Margot Robbie flameouts, and awards talk for ‘Top Gun 2’?