MARCH 03, 2025

An Indie-Dominated Oscars Gives Us Hope for Film's Future Some of Sunday night's biggest winners, from "Anora" to "Flow" and "No Other Land," came from a "truly independent" background and mindset. … By Kate Erbland

Inside the 2025 Oscars, Including Which 'Anora' Win Made That Best Picture Success Imminent Inside the Dolby Theatre it was not clear that "Anora" director Sean Baker would make Oscars history — until he won one specific categ … By Marcus Jones	Oscars Review: Conan O'Brien Nails a Ceremony That's Sincere and Silly in All the Right Places With enthusiastic odes to Los Angeles slotted smoothly next to absurd symphonic space worms, the 2025 Academy Awards had a little bit of eve … By Ben Travers

'Anora' Wins Best Picture Oscar, Only Fourth Palme d'Or Winner to Do So Oscars: Sean Baker's genre-bender starring Mikey Madison completes the whirlwind awards season run it began by winning the Palme d'Or at Can … By Christian Blauvelt	Oscars 2025 Livestream on Hulu Cuts Out Early After Rocky Start Thousands were unable to access the show when it first began, and the stream went dark before Best Actress and Best Picture were announced.  By Brian Welk

	Diane Warren: It's 'a Drag' That Best Original Song Nominees Weren't Performed Live at the Oscars Warren told IndieWire that Oscar performances like Lady Gaga's 2016 rendition of "Til It Happens to You" can help engrain songs into pop cul … By Christian Zilko and Alison Foreman
	'The White Lotus' Episode 3 Asks, 'What Could Go Wrong?' - Review All our key characters are inching toward catastrophe, whether that's ending up dead in the water or causing their own calamitous downfall.  By Proma Khosla
	'Saturday Night Live' Highlights: Shane Gillis Hosts an Episode That Feels Like It Was Out of the '80s or '90s Known for his controversial sense of humor and non-liberal leanings, Gillis' monologue and sketches made light of racism, sexual assault, su … By Harrison Richlin
	'Severance' DP Jessica Lee Gagné Had No Intention of Directing - Then She Read Episode 7 Episode director and series cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagné tells IndieWire about creating the visual whirlwind needed for Season 2 … By Sarah Shachat
	This Was the Worst Oscars Weekend Box Office in Over a Decade The biggest wide release opening was Focus Features' "Last Breath," which finished at #2 and made only $7.8 million domestically.  By Brian Welk