It is not unusual to see films at the festival turn up later on the Oscar ballot.

The feature version of the Oscar-winning short “Skin” is not simply an expansion, but, in the director’s view, its opposite.

He won an Oscar for his gripping portrayal of breakdowns lurking under the surface of an affluent family in Robert Redford’s 1980 film “Ordinary People,” and for 1977’s “Julia.”

The Oscar nomination for “Boyz N the Hood” came as a surprise, he told us in a 2017 interview. He also spoke about feeling “put on display” with Spike Lee, when they presented an award together.

His first film, which he began shooting when he was in his early 20s, earned an Oscar nomination for best director — the first for an African-American.

Mr. Spielberg, a Hollywood titan for more than four decades, has been cast as an anti-streaming Luddite. The reality is more complex.

Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman were among the wealthy parents accused Tuesday of cheating or paying bribes to get their children into elite universities.

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s soundtrack notched a fourth week at the top as Gunna and Offset opened strong at No. 3 and 4.

But better support is still needed for those in the Middle East who are trying to make quality films.

Wesley Morris leaves Neverland. New Rembrants and an art feud. Michael J. Fox on acting with Parkinson’s. Hanging up the cellphone. And more.

Here’s why we just did.

Wesley Morris joins us to talk about “Green Book,” the latest Oscar winner to focus on a white character’s moral journey in an interracial friendship.

Like many Knicks fans these days, Spike Lee is openly rooting for his team to lose. The N.B.A. would probably prefer he didn’t say so at the Academy Awards.

An efficient ABC broadcast had a 12 percent increase in viewers over last year’s show. It was the first time there had been any ratings growth in five years.

The superfan Spike Lee and Samuel L. Jackson have an exchange during the ceremony, thrusting the woeful state of the team in the national spotlight.

“Green Book” won the Oscar for best picture. Olivia Colman and Rami Malek took home the awards for best actress and actor. And Alfonso Cuarón won best director for “Roma.”

Quotas and tallies won't bring real progress on gender parity.

The film and television company, which focuses on issues-oriented entertainment, has 17 nominations, just a couple of years after laying off half its staff.

The Independent Spirit Awards nominated a record number of female directors. Why did no other award-giving groups come close to following suit?

Instead of trying to sell American ideas to a foreign audience, it’s aiming to sell international ideas to a global audience.