We want to know. USA TODAY is launching USA TODAY Movie Meter, a new way to let you choose the nation's best film of the year. With the movie meter, you're the film critic. You'll have the chance to rank all the movies nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the Academy Awards on a scale from 1-5.

Of all the surprises that came out of the 2025 Academy Awards nominations, Angelina Jolie’s snub for Maria was certainly one of the most dizzying. While she was previously considered seriously in contention for an Oscar—having already received a Best Actress Golden Globe nod for her performance—Jolie failed to receive recognition from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences alongside Best Actress nominees Cynthia Erivo,

After devastating wildfires tore through Los Angeles, the 97th Academy Awards are going forward. Like the Grammys and other awards shows this year, the ceremony will be transformed by the fires and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has pledged to help its members and the broader film community recover.

Like the Grammys and other awards shows this year, the ceremony will be transformed by the fires and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has pledged to help its members and the broader film community recover.

Presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the 97th annual Oscars ceremony is set to air on March 2 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Adapting a beloved Broadway musical into a feature film is no small task.

Though the sound branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences merged the best sound editing and best sound mixing Oscars into one category for best sound in 2020 (Sound of Metal was the first combined winner in 2021),

How did the Academy Award get that sticky Oscar nickname? Was it Bette Davis seeing her husband's rump or a gossip columnist on deadline? Or neither?

Conclave’ took best ensemble, while Timothée Chalamet beat out Adrien Brody for best actor—forecasting a few potential Oscar shakeups.

The smiling winners all thank "the Academy" on the Oscars stage. But who is the group behind the Academy Awards, and how is it changing?

For many involved in the Oscars, the fires have been felt acutely. O'Brien's Pacific Palisades home survived but his family has been unable to go back to it. O'Brien's assistant and podcast co-host Sona Movsesian lost her home.

Apart from Selena Gomez, Joe Alwyn, Ana de Armas, Willem Dafoe and Oprah Winfrey have also been announced as presenters at the Oscar Awards 2025. They have joined the previously announced list of presenters,

This year, the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences is bringing exclusive Oscar viewing parties to New York, London and Los Angeles.