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.

‘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

‘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

RICHARD TRANK with his Oscar, at home in Herzliya.

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


A serious look at the silly Oscars - review

This year it seems borderline ridiculous, since, for most of us, there will be more suspense over which celebrities wear yellow ribbons to draw attention to the 134 hostages held in Gaza by Hamas.

 CILLIAN MURPHY plays J. Robert Oppenheimer in ‘Oppenheimer,’ written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda’s newspaper comes to life in the new series ‘The Deer’

The Deer (HaZvi in Hebrew) was a newspaper founded by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the leading proponent of making Hebrew into the language of the Jewish homeland.

 The Deer series on KAN.

Michael Rapaport calls out Hollywood for ignoring the hostages on 'Eretz Nehederet'

The sketch was especially striking in the way it used clips of real stars attending recent awards shows to make it look as if Rapaport was actually hosting the awards.

 Michael Rapaport and 'Eretz Nehederet' actress/comedian Liat Harlev, pose on the set of the new skit.

Hipsters will love 'Robot Dreams' - review

Recreating the East Village of decades ago will be fun for adult viewers, but not for the vast majority of children, so ignore how appealing this movie looks on the poster and don’t bring your kids.

 ROBOT DREAMS

Jewish performer Barbra Streisand bestowed with Screen Actor's Guild lifetime award

This is the first SAG award for an EGOT winner - having won Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, and an honorary Tony award.

 Singer Barbra Streisand speaks on stage during the American Theatre Wing's 70th annual Tony Awards in New York, US, June 12, 2016.

Spirit: The Spiritual Film Festival offers cinema as a way of healing

A festival tradition that will continue this year is lectures by experts that precede the screenings of many films.

 ‘THE MONK and the Gun.’

Jewish entertainers to the Academy: 'Include Jews in diversity standards'

Jewish entertainers sent an open letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, criticizing it for failing to include Jews as an "underrepresented" group in its diversity standards.

 An Oscar statue is seen at the 86th Academy Awards nominee announcements in Beverly Hills, California.

Golda makeup team makes shortlist for the Oscars

The final Oscar nominations will be announced on January 23 and the awards will be presented in a star-studded ceremony on March 10.

 Golda.

‘Maestro’ is an overly tasteful biopic 

A film review of 'Maestro, which opened in theaters in Israel on Thursday and is coming to Netflix on December 20.

BRADLEY COOPER and Carey Mulligan in ‘Maestro.’

Smart, sneaky, deeply flawed: Ben-Gurion’s grandson interviews Golda director

Academy Award ® Winning filmmaker and director of 'Golda', Guy Nattiv, in conversation with Alon Ben-Gurion, the grandson of Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion.  

 Helen Miren as Golda