Academy Awards

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, which hands out the Oscar Awards every year, is “walking the talk” when it comes to diversifying their membership roster. Among the diverse invitees this year are several...

Awards season is finally over, and Hollywood wants you to catch up on films with Oscar glory....Read More

Ten years ago, Trevor Jimenez started writing a personal story about his family. Little did he know that opening up would bring him success all the way to the Academy Awards. To make his short film...

At this year’s Academy Awards, a Filipino cinematographer — Matthew Libatique — and two animators — Bobby Pontillas and Trevor Jimenez — were nominated, and several Filipino talents worked in the winning Best Animated feature film. Yong...

There are three Filipinos who will attend this year’s Oscar Awards as nominees. Yong Chavez speaks with Pinoy animator Bobby Pontillas, whose animated film “One Small Step” led him to the Academy Awards....Read More

The 91st annual Academy Awards night is just a few days away, and academy members are finalizing their votes as we speak. To help you with your office Oscar pool, here are Manny the Movie Guy’s predictions of...

This year’s Oscars featured historic wins. Apart from the winners, messages concerning #MeToo, #TimesUp, #NeverAgain took center stage as presenters and winners took time to speak out against injustices. Yong Chavez has this story....Read More

Awards season comes to a close with the 90th Academy Awards this Sunday. For those who know me, it’s my personal Super Bowl and this year, it’s a little more interesting.  Will “The Shape of Water”...

This year’s incoming Academy Awards members feature its most diverse group, including Filipinos. This year, the Academy Awards rolled out invitations for membership to a record-breaking 774 film industry professionals. Following through on its mission to...

Alongside dazzling creations of the most popular fashion designers in the world, the gowns made by Filipino designers — including Alexis Monsanto and Monique Lhuillier — also took the spotlight during Hollywood’s biggest night: the Academy...