Both are instant classics, but Spielberg tells the same story in an updated way – some critics even argue it surpasses the original. Here's how the two compare for better or worse. 

The 94th Academy Awards have been and gone – read our summary to find out what happened. 

Soft-spoken or silenced, fierce fighters or hypersexualised punchlines – we take a look at the representation of East Asian women on camera and beyond it.

The latest inductees invited to be Academy members, including Laverne Cox and Issa Rae, are 46% female and 39% from under-represented racial communities.

What are the new diversity guidelines for Best Picture nominees?

Mendes’ all-in-one-shot WW1 film is stunning but ultimately hollow.

This will be a review on the 2018 Biographical Drama First Man that stars Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy.

Let’s start from the top, as ever. The Shape of Water directed by Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth), which will release this weekend in the UK, earns a staggering, though not surprising, thirteen nominations including Best Picture. 

Awards season is a time of predictable success, excessive venue budgets and political comradery. So with very little at stake for films that have already proved popular at the box office, why do we give out awards?

La La Land takes 14 nominations matching the record for most nominated film and musical ever, shared only by All About Eve and Titanic.

When it comes to the Oscars, especially this year, a lot of offence is often caused without malicious intent.