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A Wicked shame! In 2025, blockbuster success spells Oscars failure

The Oz-set blockbuster, plus the Inside Out and Dune sequels, packed out cinemas but won’t win best picture at Sunday’s Academy Awards

The Guardian - UK

The Brutalist: Why Brady Corbet’s 215-minute masterpiece deserves to win the Oscar for Best Picture

OSCARS 2025: The dense and stylish period epic starring Adrien Brody is going into the Oscar weekend no longer as the Best Picture frontrunner… and it’s an understandable if disappointing development, writes Louis Chilton

The Independent UK

Salon's infallible Oscar predictions

Salon's film critic and resident film buff are here to make sense of the most unpredictable awards season in years

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'The Brutalist' feels deeply relevant amid today’s political and technological upheaval: Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce - EXCLUSIVE

'The Brutalist', the Brady Corbet directorial, a favourite for the Academy Awards on Monday, has won over audiences and critics for its strikingly relevant cinematic exploration of survival, identity, and human resilience.

The Times of India

Why The Brutalist should win the best picture Oscar

With its awe-inspiring images and ideas and fantastic performances by Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce, the three hours-plus runtime starts to look stingy

The Guardian - UK

Oscars 2025: who will win, who should win – and who was snubbed

Can Brady, Brody and The Brutalist beat the competition? And will controversy scupper record nominee Emilia Pérez’s chances? Our critic makes his final predictions – and highlights who should have been nominated

The Guardian - UK

'We’re broke': the shocking crisis behind 2025’s Oscar-nominated stars and films like Anora and The Brutalist

Despite the glitz and red-carpet glam creators of this year’s biggest film reveal it’s all smoke and mirrors as they are struggling to survive.

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What can we learn from this year’s anonymous Oscar ballots?

Will it be Anora or Conclave? Demi or Mikey? Brody or Chalamet? This year’s glut of secret ballots reveal who the winners might be

The Guardian - US

What will win at a nailbiter Oscars? AP's film writers make their predictions

By the time the Oscars wind around after months of other award shows and constant handicapping, the prizes can feel almost predetermined

The Independent UK

Oscars 2025: best director nominees – reviews, interviews and chances for victory

All you need to know about the five directors in the running for the Academy’s prestigious film-making prize, along with reviews of their nominated films, interviews and the awards they’ve earned so far

The Guardian - UK

How The Brutalist made its disorienting, dazzling score: ‘It was hammers and screws making music!’

OSCARS 2025: The Oscar-nominated soundscape of Brady Corbet’s awards frontrunner was often recorded before filming had begun, before being blasted out of speakers onto the set of the film during production. Kevin E G Perry speaks to composer Daniel Blumberg about his very novel approach to music – and his…

The Independent UK

'The Brutalist' star Guy Pearce: Censorship might affect the message of the film - EXCLUSIVE

Actor Guy Pearce of 'The Brutalist has addressed concerns that the Indian Censor Board's censorship of the film “might affect” its intended message.

The Times of India

How A 'Forgotten' Minnesota Monastery Inspired 'The Brutalist'

On a snowy prairie in Minnesota stands a monastery like no other. Their order has shrunk, from being the world's largest male Benedictine monastery with 340 monks, to below 100.

International Business Times

What Is Brutalism? And Why Do Architects Hate 'The Brutalist'?

"The Brutalist," an epic drama loosely inspired by the life and work of architect Marcel Breuer, is one of the favorites for Sunday's Oscars.

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Director Brady Corbet on 'The Brutalist': We didn't think about coded messages because that's equivalent to propaganda - EXCLUSIVE

Brady Corbet’s critically acclaimed film The Brutalist will be released in Indian cinemas next Friday, just days before the Oscars. The 2024 epic period drama has been a front-runner throughout the awards season, sweeping top honours for both Corbet and leading man Adrien Brody. Ahead of the film’s release, Corbet…

The Guardian - UK

Oscars 2025: best picture nominees – reviews, awards and where to watch

What to know about the 10 films nominated for the Academy Award’s biggest prize, along with the reviews, interviews and the big prizes earned so far

The Conversation

How Oscar-nominated screenwriters attempt to craft authentic dialogue, dialects and accents

The 2025 slate of Oscar nominees recognizes many writers, directors and actors whose scripts and performances don’t necessarily reflect their own cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

The Guardian - UK

The Brutalist director Brady Corbet says he has made ‘zero dollars’ from the film

The multi-Oscar-nominated director has said many of his fellow contenders are experiencing similar financial difficulties

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The Independent UK

The Brutalist director says Oscar contender made him ‘zero dollars’

Director says he took jobs directing advertisements to make money

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Brady Corbet made 'zero' money from The Brutalist

Despite the success of 'The Brutalist', director Brady Corbet has made no money from the film.

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All The Winners (And Losers) From The 2025 BAFTA Awards

If you want to get an inkling of which way the Oscars are going to go, it’s worth having a look at the BAFTAs winners list.

International Business Times

'Conclave' And 'Brutalist' Share BAFTA Honours

Papal thriller "Conclave" and immigrant epic "The Brutalist" on Sunday tied for top honours at Britain's BAFTA awards with each film picking up four coveted gongs.

The Guardian - UK

Baftas 2025: Mikey Madison gets her star-is-born moment and classy Conclave wins big

The Brutalist was the night’s almost-joint winner, with prizes for director Brady Corbet and Adrien Brody, while A Real Pain and Kneecap provided heartening victories

The Independent UK

The Brutalist and Conclave win big as Emilia Perez controversy fails to overshadow Baftas

‘Anora’ and ‘A Real Pain’ also won major prizes

The Guardian - UK

Baftas 2025: Conclave beats The Brutalist to best picture as Mikey Madison scoops best actress

Both Edward Berger and Brady Corbet’s dramas take four awards while Demi Moore denied comeback prize as competition heats up for next month’s Oscars

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