Cillian Murphy accepts the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for 'Oppenheimer' onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards, in Hollywood, Mar. 10, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images ...

Tom Cruise, Dolly Parton, Debbie Allen, and Wynn Thomas will receive honorary Oscars at the Academy Governors Awards on Sunday, November 16, 2025.

Ranked-choice voting was implemented at the Academy Awards as a stop-loss remedy -- a move to camouflage the practices of an industry devoted to meretricious, often nihilistic entertainments. It ...