Oscars

BBC critics choose their top picks among the Academy Awards' runners and riders – and reveal whose hopes may have gone cold.

This year's ceremony featured a bizarre James Bond tribute – while failing to duly honour visionary director David Lynch. That choice spoke to the awards' profound identity crisis.

The unearthing of inflammatory social media remarks by Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón has caused a storm – and may threaten the film's hopes at this year's Academy Awards.

He was a mainstream Hollywood screenwriter who was accused of spreading subversive ideas through his films, and imprisoned – yet Dalton Trumbo fought back, going on to win two Oscars.

From Gladiator 2 and Nosferatu to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, these are the films that BBC Culture predicts will win big at next year's Academy Awards.

Many of the most-snubbed stars have been nominated over and over without ever taking home a trophy.

Artists from Ramy Youssef to Billie Eilish wear subtle symbols of protest on the 2024 Oscars red carpet

Oppenheimer is the favourite for several awards – but there are bound to be a few surprises. BBC Culture's film critics give their predictions for the big categories.