The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki’s last film, wins Oscar for best animation
Master Japanese director wins his second Oscar for story of a young boy searching for his mother during the second world war Oscars 2024: full...
Category : Awards and prizes
Literary satire American Fiction takes Toronto film festival’s top award
Cord Jefferson’s story of a novelist (Jeffrey Wright) grappling with the publishing industry’s expectations of black writers is now practically guaranteed serious Oscar consideration American...
Professor Hakim Adi shortlisted for prestigious Wolfson award
The nomination for Adi, the first British person of African heritage to become a professor of history in the UK, is a vindication for the...
‘Man of 1,000 faces’ wins Deutsche Börse photography prize
Samuel Fosso scoops £30,000 award for performative self-portraits of historical figures including Angela Davis and Mao Zedong One of Africa’s most important living photographers and...
Spielberg’s The Fabelmans wins Toronto film festival People’s Choice award
Director’s most autobiographical film to date picks up audience prize generally seen as indicator of awards success to come Steven Spielberg’s new film The Fabelmans...
Not just ‘cocaine and war’: Colombian pride at Oscar-winning Encanto’s positive portrayal
Animated film, influenced heavily by magical realism, breaks frequent representation as country beset by drugs and violence When Encanto was announced the winner of the...
