Inside the 2020 Oscar Nominees' Swag Bag

This year's Academy Awards cemented the likes of Laura Dern and Joaquin Phoenix in cinema history but also brought names like "Parasite" director Bong Joo-ho to the forefront. Being that an Oscar is the film industry's highest honor, it stands to reason that this year's winners will have full plates coming up.

Hany Abu-Assad, the Palestinian director who landed foreign-language Oscar nominations for both Paradise Now in 2005 and Omar in 2013, is prepping his next feature.Huda's Salon is a tale of blackmail and betrayal set around a hair salon in Bethlehem, its owner Huda and a young mother called Nadia, whose ordinary visit for a haircut turns into something very different.The film marks Abu-Assad's return to the director's chair in his native homeland after 2017's survival thriller The Mountain

After made history with a Best Picture win at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards, the night was far from over! A-list winners, nominees, and guests quickly headed to the after-parties in their glam looks to keep the party going. 

Twenty-five years after winning his first Oscar, Elton John picked up his second at Sunday night's (Feb. 9)  2020 Academy Awards, where Joker composer Hildur Guðnadóttir marked a historic night for female musicians.

“Pictures are for entertainment — messages should be delivered by Western Union.” The line has been variously attributed to half a dozen old-school Hollywood producers, from Samuel Goldwyn to Frank Capra, but the sentiment captures how classic studio types endeavored to separate political statements from popular cinema.

LOS ANGELES — An Oscar nomination can open doors to bigger roles and higher pay. This year, it also comes with a cruise on a luxury yacht, cosmetic surgery, and a personal matchmaking service in a gift bag worth more than $225,000.

It's time to finish up your Oscars ballots and dust off your awards season bingo cards, because the most glamorous night in movies is almost here. The 92nd Academy Awards broadcast is this weekend, which means it's time for film buffs to have some fun as we dissect the films, stars, and behind-the-scenes talent nominated to compete for this year's trophies.

This little woman is about to be a big star! Florence Pugh took Hollywood by storm with starring roles in Midsommar and Little Women this year — and scored an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in the process.

Whether or not her name is famous, Diane Warren's songs certainly are.

The Oscars couldn't possibly be this predictable… Could they?

Taika Waititi, Lorene Scafaria, Kasi Lemmons, Anthony McCarten, Destin Daniel Cretton and Charles Randolph share tactics to tackle real life as well as subjects to avoid entirely, all while exploring humanity "in the service of the truth."Beginning Sunday, Jan. 5, viewers have been able to watch the roundtable discussions on SundanceTV as part of the cable channel's original nonfiction series, Close Up With the Hollywood Reporter, produced in partnership with The Hollywood Reporter.

Just touched down in London town! Joaquin Phoenix, Reneé Zellweger, Laura Dern and more A-list celebrities took the stage to accept top honors at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, February 2.

Nominated for a historic total of six Oscars, South Korean director Bong Joon Ho'sParasiteis the big surprise of awards season 2020.

The 2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam's co-production market CineMart – part of the fest's IFFR Pro industry umbrella and now in its 37th year – came to a close on Wednesday night with six awards handed out to promising projects."This edition of IFFR Pro proved that bringing together talent and ideas, and those who can support them, remains a very important thing to do," said IFFR Pro head Marit van den Elshout.

Being an Oscar nominee comes with a lot of perks, the swanky parties, the fancy celebratory dinners and perhaps most importantly the coveted swag bag.This year the "Everyone Wins" 2020 nominee gift bag presented by Distinctive Assets, is stuffed full of more than an estimated £150,000 worth of gifts, that is sent out to all nominated celebrities in the Best Actor and Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress and Best Director categories.

The Irish Film Institute (IFI) has revealed its first IFI Ambassador and it’s an Oscar nominee no less.

By Pete Hammond