Oscars

Which film will be Israel's submission to the Oscars? Inside the Ophir Awards' red carpet

The Jerusalem Post attended Israel's own Oscars ceremony and interviewed some of the country's biggest stars.

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‘TELL ME EVERYTHING’S 16 Ophir nominations are the highest total received by any movie in the history of the awards. The film tells the coming-of-age story of a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic and who reconnects with him later in life.
Oscar hopes and Eurovision: Cultural challenges Israel faces next year.

Oscar hopes and Eurovision: Cultural challenges Israel faces next year

Ezra Taylor and Hannah Brown explore Eurovision’s new hosting rules, Israel’s Oscar hopes with Tell Me Everything, and the country’s complicated relationship with international film festivals.

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‘TELL ME EVERYTHING’S 16 Ophir nominations are the highest total received by any movie in the history of the awards. The film tells the coming-of-age story of a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic and who reconnects with him later in life.

‘Tell Me Everything’ leads 2026 Ophir Awards race with record 16 nominations

The Ophir Awards ceremony will take place on September 9 at Cinema City Glilot, hosted by Shani Cohen and Adam Gabay, and will be broadcast live on Mako.

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RICHARD TRANK with his Oscar, at home in Herzliya.

After chronicling Jewish history, Oscar-winning filmmaker Richard Trank begins new life in Israel

“Every time she and I came here, there was always a sadness when we knew we had to leave,” Trank said of the country whose story shaped his career.

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‘No Other Land’: The Israeli-Palestinian documentary at the Oscars

The film has already won numerous awards worldwide, and it was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at this year’s Oscars, which took place on Sunday night.

MARCH 3, 2025ByHANNAH ROZENBLAT
FILMMAKER YUVAL ABRAHAM talks about ‘No Other Land’ with moderator Idit Avrahami at Cinema Spiegel in Jerusalem in February.

‘No Other Land’ wins Best Documentary Oscar, director calls for hostages release

Jewish narratives shine at the Oscars with "A Real Pain" and "The Brutalist" as Gal Gadot takes the stage with Rachel Zegler.

MARCH 3, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham pose with the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for "No Other Land" in the Oscars photo room at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 2, 2025

‘Anora,’ a movie with heart, is likely to win big at the Oscars

You can expect a few red Artist4Ceasefire pins on the red carpet – even though there actually is a ceasefire now – and likely no yellow-ribbon pins.

MARCH 2, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
MIKEY MADISON and Mark Edelshteyn in ‘Anora.’

Gal Gadot to be a presenter at the 97th Academy Awards

The announcement of Gadot’s participation comes following her appearance at the Golden Globes in January, where she also presented an award.

FEBRUARY 27, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
Gal Gadot attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

‘The Brutalist’ is a pretentious, overlong Oscar-nominated mess

Despite its Oscar buzz, The Brutalist is a tedious, pretentious mess that tests audience patience with its excessive length and heavy-handed messaging.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
ADRIEN BRODY in ‘The Brutalist.’

Oscar-nominated Palestinian-Israeli doc. comes to theaters despite US distribution hurdles

'No Other Land,' co-directed by an Israeli-Palestinian filmmaking collective, received an Oscar nomination for best documentary.

JANUARY 24, 2025ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Israeli director Yuval Abraham (l) and Palestinian director Basel Adra speak on stage after having received the documentary award for "No Other Land" during the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival, Feb. 24, 2024 in Berlin.

Jewish war epic ‘The Brutalist’ picks up 10 Oscar nominations, ‘A Complete Unknown’ close behind

Nominated films about Israel and the Palestinian territories, meanwhile, took on new dimensions in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. 

JANUARY 23, 2025ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Jewish actor Timothée Chalamet portrays Bob Dylan in the new biopic "A Complete Unknown."

Netflix musical 'Emilia Perez' leads Oscar nominations

Walt Disney's ABC will broadcast the event, and comedian Conan O'Brien will host.

JANUARY 23, 2025ByREUTERS
Finished mounted Oscar Statuettes are seen at the Polich Tallix foundry in Walden, New York, US, January 25, 2018

'Souleymane’s Story': A glance into the life of an African worker in Paris - film review

The new film paints a haunting portrait of one face behind all the headlines about immigration.

JANUARY 19, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
ABOU SANGARE in ‘Souleymane’s Story.’

Jesse Eisenberg explores humor, trauma, and history in 'A Real Pain' - interview

Jesse Eisenberg’s "A Real Pain" follows two cousins on a journey through Holocaust sites in Poland in a poignant and funny road-trip story.

JANUARY 3, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
JESSE EISENBERG (right) with costar Kieran Culkin in ‘A Real Pain.’