Despite being decided on by separate groups, the recipients of honorary Oscars are awarded the same Oscar statuette as those who win the competitive awards. Who is eligible for an honorary Academy ...

The 97th Academy Awards honoured top films with significant wins for 'Anora', claiming Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. Sean Baker won Best Director, Adrien Brody ...

Tom Cruise is receiving an honorary Oscar, the academy has decided. Statuettes will also go to Debbie Allen, Dolly Parton and Wynn Thomas.

Tom Cruise Set to Receive Honorary Oscar It was announced in June 2025 that Cruise would be the recipient of an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards.

Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy has been stumping for Disney CEO Bob Iger to receive an Honorary Oscar this year. Some Academy voters see a conflict.

The category rules for eligibility and voting for the inaugural stunt design Oscar will be announced in 2027 with the complete 100th Academy Awards Rules.

Marlee Matlin accepted an Academy Award of Merit – an Oscar statuette – that was created to broadly recognize “all the individuals who have developed and supported captioning technology ...

Oscar voters develop new techniques to avoid movie watching After the Academy implemented rules to verify voters are watching nominees, the work-averse members of the Academy are developing new ...

Using generative artificial intelligence will not prevent a film from earning an Oscar, according to updated rules for the awards. Earlier this week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has introduced new rules for next year's Oscars. The new guidelines do not exclude movies made with AI from winning top awards and do not limit the ...

The film Academy also released key dates pertaining to the 2026 Oscars, as well as updated guidance on the new casting Oscar, artificial intelligence and more.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization which awards the Oscars, announced that a new Stunt Design category will be introduced during the 2028 ceremony.