Rock Academy senior Laila Varner recently was nominated for the prestigious National High School Musical Theatre Awards.

The veteran producer speaks candidly about weathering scandals, finally honoring casting directors and stunt designers, and bringing a sense of fun back to the Academy.

Ranked-choice voting was implemented at the Academy Awards as a stop-loss remedy -- a move to camouflage the practices of an industry devoted to meretricious, often nihilistic entertainments. It ...

The Academy has a few guidelines for who can — and can’t — be given an honorary Oscar.

Who is eligible for an honorary Academy Award? While there are few hard-and-fast restrictions on who can receive the Academy’s Honorary Award, it’s usually only given to a recipient who has not ...

The film industry will honor Tom Cruise this fall with an Honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement, along with the choreographer Debbie Allen and the production designer Wynn Thomas.

Tom Cruise, Dolly Parton, Debbie Allen and Wynn Thomas are set to be the honorees at this year’s Governors Awards, as given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization ...

Tom Cruise, Dolly Parton, Debbie Allen, and Wynn Thomas will receive honorary Oscars at the Academy Governors Awards on Sunday, November 16, 2025.

Dolly Parton, Tom Cruise, Debbie Allen, Wynn Thomas to receive honorary Oscar Awards David Muir reports on their impressive careers and contributions to motion pictures that earned them the ...

High-profile nominees including Audra McDonald and Darren Criss should win, but there will also be snubs and upsets at Sunday's 78th annual Tony Awards.