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Academy Awards
The Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, takes place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in a still from Moulin Rouge (2001), directed by Baz Luhrmann. The film is the final part of Luhrmann’s Red Curtain Trilogy, following Strictly Ballroom (1992) and Romeo + Juliet (1996).
American cinema

Why Moulin Rouge remains a divisive masterpiece 25 years after its release

Whether you love it, hate it or veer deliriously between the two, Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 romantic musical is an experience you don’t forget.

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Fame and celebrity

Hans Zimmer just scored Euphoria Season 3: here’s what to know about him

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Jewellery

Why brands are adding bejewelled cufflinks to their menswear repertoires

History

Opinion | The West was never the whole world. It’s time to move on

As Asia reclaims its roots, the burden of reinvention now falls on the West. Its brief era of supremacy was a historical aberration.

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People walk past a television screen in Beijing broadcasting US President Donald Trump’s visit to China on Thursday. Photo: EPA
Aviation

Oscar statue goes missing after director forced to check it on flight

Pavel Talankin’s prize was misplaced for two days until it was relocated by Lufthansa after an international outcry.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Matt Friend, whose comedy charms stars, presidents – and King Charles

Friend, whose CNN comedy special aired ahead of the White House correspondents’ dinner, is gaining acclaim for his celebrity impressions.

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Jewellery

How jewellery pieces get starring roles in films like The Devil Wears Prada 2

Expert Kathryn Vanderveen explains how jewels in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, for instance, go beyond marketing to become a form of storytelling.

On the set of The Devil Wears Prada 2: Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) wears jewellery by Jemma Wynne and Marlo Laz, while Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) sports pieces by Briony Raymond. Photo: Handout
Timepieces

Colourful watches: the simple upgrade that celebrities are obsessed with

The Marty Supreme star’s Urban Jürgensen UJ-2 had a custom orange strap, while the rapper’s Pierre Balmain watch was a lush dark green.

Timepieces

5 watch moments in March 2026 – from Zendaya’s Rolex to Tag Heuer’s new boss

Elsewhere, Grand Seiko signed on baseball star Shohei Ohtani, GPHG gets a new jury president … and Watches & Wonders isn’t even here yet.

Style Edit

Style Edit: The 2026 awards season was all about Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel

At this year’s Baftas, Golden Globes and Oscars, many of those nominated for awards wore Chanel looks drawn from Blazy’s first 4 collections for the house.

Actresses Teyana Taylor, Jessie Buckley and Nicole Kidman all showed they were Chanel fans at the 2026 Oscars, wearing looks drawn from Matthieu Blazy’s first four collections for the house. Photos: Getty Images
Fame and celebrity

Meet Rafael Olarra, Pedro Pascal’s rumoured boyfriend – and Luke Evans’ ex

Pascal turned heads at the Oscars in Chanel with a new, clean-shaven look – but the internet is also curious about the creative director he might be dating...

Rafael Olarra (right), who is rumoured to be dating Pedro Pascal, at rehearsals for an event for luxury brand Faena last November. Photos: EPA; @rafaolarra/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Katelyn Rose Larson, girlfriend of Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams

The pair, who turned heads at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, have been together since 2020 – she’s a tattoo artist who prefers her privacy.

Ukraine war

Oscar-winner Penn skips Academy Awards ceremony to visit Zelensky in Kyiv

The ‘One Battle After Another’ star skips ceremony for his third Oscar win to meet President Zelensky and potentially visit the front lines.

Celebrity Families

Meet Oscar winner Michael B. Jordan’s parents, Donna and Michael A. Jordan

Michael B. Jordan is now an Oscar winner – but what do we know about his parents, for whom he bought a home in Sherman Oaks, California, in 2015?

Michael B. Jordan and his mother Donna at the 2026 NAACP Image Awards. Photo: Getty Images
Celebrity style

What did stars wear to the Oscars 2026?

Meanwhile, Emma Stone wore a ‌liquid silver Louis Vuitton dress, and Teyana Taylor stunned in Chanel.

Timothée Chalamet in Givenchy, Jessie Buckley in Chanel, and Michael B. Jordan in Louis Vuitton on the Oscars 2026 red carpet. Photos: AFP, Reuters, EPA
American cinema

Oscars 2026: One Battle After Another is best picture, Michael B. Jordan best actor

The 98th Academy Awards saw One Battle After Another win big with six awards, Sinners followed with four, including best actor for Michael B. Jordan. Jessie Buckley took home best actress for Hamnet.

United States

Trump travel ban bars Palestinian actor Motaz Malhees from Oscars

Malhees stars in ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’, which has been nominated for best international feature film.

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Fame and celebrity

Who are the 6 youngest Academy Award-winning actors ever? Anna Paquin and more

As we wait to see if nominees like Timothée Chalamet are taking home Oscars this year, we take a look back at the youngest best actor and best supporting actors in history.

Tatum O’Neal, Timothy Hutton and Anna Paquin are among the youngest actors to have won an Academy Award. Photos: Getty Images
American cinema

Sinners vs One Battle After Another - who will take best film at the Oscars?

Many categories at the coming Academy Awards are hard to predict, but there are some firm favourites for best picture, actor and actress.

Editor's Letter

This week in PostMag: a focus on women in film, sport, science and life

For International Women’s Day, we look at women as wives and mistresses, as marine researchers, as athletes, and as battlers against perimenopause.

Fame and celebrity

When it comes to American accents, Australians like Rose Byrne are the masters

Don’t let Rose Byrne’s American accent in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You fool you. Voice coach Victoria Mielewska says Australians have a talent.

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Rose Byrne, winner of the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture for “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” during the 83rd Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton on January 11, 2026, in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: TNS
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

This Hong Kong-raised director makes films about outsiders – as she’s one too

Lo’s film explores a little-known Chinese industry, exposing marital crises, gendered social pressures and truths about love, loneliness and agency.

Wang Zhenxi, aka Teacher Wang, is a mistress dispeller based in Luoyang, Henan province. Photo: courtesy Mistress Dispeller
Style Edit

Style Edit: Rolex just presented a Masterclass with Cameron Bailey

The session with Cameron Bailey, CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival, forms part of Rolex’s much wider Perpetual Arts Initiative.

Crime

Son of slain director Rob Reiner pleads not guilty to parents’ murder

Nick Reiner faces two counts of first-degree murder over the double killing that sent shock waves through Hollywood.

Obituaries

Actor Robert Duvall, star of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, dead at 95

Over his six decades-long career, Duvall won a best actor Oscar in 1983 for Tender Mercies and was nominated 6 other times.

Robert Duvall at the Cannes film festival in 2007. The American actor died on Sunday at the age of 95. Photo: AP
European cinema

Why Sentimental Value is the most acclaimed European film of the year

The Norwegian drama with Stellan Skarsgard and Elle Fanning won the Grand Prix at Cannes and has 9 Oscar nods. What makes it so appealing?

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Elle Fanning (right) and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in a still from Sentimental Value. The two actresses, along with the other two leads, Stellan Skarsgard and Renate Reinsve, have received Academy Award nominations for their roles in Joachim Trier’s Norwegian family drama.
Iran

Screenwriter of Oscar-nominated Iranian film arrested in Tehran

Mehdi Mahmoudian and others detained after signing a statement calling Iran’s crackdown an ‘organised state crime against humanity’.

American cinema

‘It’s been a long road’: Ethan Hawke on his first Oscar nomination for best actor

Ethan Hawke reflects on his decades-long career, friendship with director Richard Linklater and Oscar nomination for his role in Blue Moon.

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