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Oscars host Conan O'Brien was at his sharp-witted best.

MoviesVideoCommentsSix funniest jokes from Conan O’Brien’s Oscars monologue

Conan O’Brien was at his sharp-witted best for a hilarious opening to the Academy Awards, skewering some of the biggest names in Hollywood and even including a pointed jab about the Epstein scandal. 

One Battle After Another awarded Best Picture at the Oscars.

THE OSCARSVideoCommentsBiggest awards handed out at the Oscars

RECAP: The 98th Academy Awards has wrapped for 2026, with wild onstage moments and stunning red carpet fashions. These were the biggest moments.

Max Corstorphan

Rose Byrne and Jacob Elordi are the household names leading the Aussie charge at the Oscars, but Australia’s best chance of snatching a gold statue might be in a behind-the-scenes category.

entertainmentCommentsParty starts early for Aussie stars on Oscars eve

Rose Byrne and Jacob Elordi are the household names leading the Aussie charge at the Oscars, but Australia’s best chance of snatching a gold statue might be in a behind-the-scenes category.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

This might be the most competitive Oscars race in years, writes Kyle Buchanan.

EntertainmentCommentsOscars 2026 predictions: Who will win big?

Several major categories, including most of the acting races, still feel like tossups heading into the Oscars. New York Times writer Kyle Buchanan predicts who might take home the gold.

Kyle Buchanan

Sinners stars Michael B. Jordan playing twin brothers.

movies Can Michael B. Jordan’s double act beat the odds?

A late shift in momentum has thrown the Oscars race into doubt. One Battle After Another was an unassailable favourite but Sinners, with a record 16 nominations, is on the march. Timothee who?

Ben O'Shea

Heath Ledger's first ever talent agent recalls his teenage years in Perth as a budding actor.

EntertainmentComments‘Don’t f*ck me around’: The lie behind Heath Ledger’s career

Read the Perth-born star’s journey from high school drama kid to Oscar-winning actor — as told by his first ever talent agent.

Zach Margolius

Colleen Hoover.

Reminders Of HimColleen Hoover on adapting her books to the big screen

Author Colleen Hoover is no stranger to seeing her work adapted to the big screen, but for Reminders Of Him, the writer has been more involved than ever.

Ben O’Shea

Relive some of the biggest Oscars moments we wish we could forget before new ones take the spotlight on Monday.

EntertainmentCommentsThe Oscars moments we wish we could forget

Relive some of the biggest Oscars moments we wish we could forget before new ones take the spotlight on Monday.

Kellie Balaam

Security has been stepped up after an FBI alert about an unverified report about a plan by Iran to launch surprise drone attack.

MoviesVideoCommentsOscars on high alert after FBI’s ‘surprise attack’ warning

Security has been ramped up for this year’s Oscars, days after the FBI warned of a potential ‘surprise attack’ by Iran on California.

Peta Rasdien

GOAT movie.

Reel TalkPremiumSteph Curry provides unlikely inspo for GOAT

Set in a world of anthropomorphic animals, GOAT delivers action-packed fun for kids, but adults may struggle.

Ben O’Shea

Hollywood star Ryan Gosling on the set of The Fall Guy, filmed at Disney Studios Australia in Moore Park in 2024.

NEWS$100m plan to bring Hollywood to Sydney

A $100m major film studio is set for Sydney, with a hunt for an industry partner to address critical production space shortages.

Georgia Palgan

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 02: Host Conan O'Brien speaks onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

ENTERTAINMENTCommentsYour essential guide to this year’s Academy Awards

Here’s what to expect from the Oscars on March 16.

Ben O'Shea

Ben Stiller is upset over the use of a clip from Tropic Thunder.

MoviesCommentsBen Stiller, White House go toe-to-toe over Tropic Thunder

The White House has earned the ire of one of Hollywood’s biggest names after they used a clip from the movie Tropic Thunder to glorify war efforts in the Middle East.

Matt Shrivell

The Moment, from writer/director Aidan Zamiri and starring Charli XCX, Rosanna Arquette, Hailey Benton Gates, Kate Berlant, Jaime Demetriou, Kylie Jenner, Isaac Powell, Rachel Sennott, and Alexander Skarsgard.

Reel TalkPremiumCharli XCX gives us a modern day This Is Spinal Tap

In The Moment, British singer Charli XCX parodies her own world tour in a rock mockumentary that sits somewhere between The Thick of It and This Is Spinal Tap.

Ben O’Shea

Mamma Mia! Immersive hosts Donna Kebab, Fay Rocious and Cougar Morrison.

Honey, HoneyPremiumDancing queens host immersive musical experience

Does Your Mother Know Tone and Cheek are returning to Joondalup Festival with Mamma Mia! Immersive, the 2008 film screening hosted by drag queens Cougar Morrison, Fay Rocious, and Donna Kebab?

Tanya MacNaughton

Glen Powell in How To Make A Killing.

Reel TalkPremiumMorally murky tale fails to live up to early promise

Despite a solid cast and interesting premise, a weak script means How To Make A Killing never reaches its full potential.

Ben O’Shea

Damian Lewis

Damian LewisPremiumDamian Lewis reveals a sense of humour

He’s a mainstay of prestige drama. But in his new movie Fackham Hall, the classically trained British actor Damian Lewis, shows he has more strings to his bow.

Ben O’Shea

Australian actor Charlotte MacInnes starred in the film. Supplied.

NEWSRebel’s move slammed amid film lawsuit

Lawyers representing a young actor in a lawsuit launched against Rebel Wilson have slammed the Aussie star’s recent media appearance.

Clareese Packer

Robert Aramayo the moment he found out he won the BAFTA for best leading actor.

MoviesCommentsMassive BAFTAs upset as Hollywood heavy hitters lose out

Timothee Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio and Ethan Hawke all lost out to a British actor who looked as shocked as anyone else when his name was read out as the winner.

Wenlei Ma

Fackham Hall.

Reel TalkPremiumClass and comedy collide in Fackham Hall

Co-written by comedian Jimmy Carr, Fackham Hall is a laugh a minute romp that skewered the UK class system.

Ben O’Shea

Elvis Presley as featured in footage from Baz Luhrmann's EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert.

Reel TalkPremiumElvis shines in unearthed footage from his Vegas days

Using carefully restored 50-year-old concert footage from Elvis’ Las Vegas residency, director Baz Luhrmann has revealed a new side to the King of Rock’n’Roll.

Ben O’Shea

Jimpa.

JimpaPremiumFrom Adelaide to Amsterdam, Jimpa packs an emotional punch

Indie filmmaker Sophie Hyde turns the lens on her own family in Jimpa, which stars her own child.

Ben O’Shea

Baz Luhrmann poses in the Getty Images Portrait Studio during the Toronto International Film Festival.

movies Baz Luhrmann on why EPiC is his ‘most enjoyable’ project

Doing a cash deal with a gangster in a carpark for a rare bootleg of a 1970 Elvis Presley concert shows the lengths Baz Luhrmann went to in order to for his latest project, EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert.

Ben O'Shea

Wuthering Heights.

Reel TalkPremiumDoes Wuthering Heights miss the mark?

British director Emerald Fennell has turned Wuthering Heights from a study in gothic cruelty to a steamy bodice-ripper, but doesn’t quite pull it off.

Ben O’Shea