The reason for all of this (apart from voters’ sense of purpose) is, of course, a DEI initiative. In a movement that began back in 2016, as Trump was first ascendant, to diversify the Academy with people of many more backgrounds, countries, and experiences. This can’t be unwound. The choices testify to its permanence.

The contentious Donald Trump biopic "The Apprentice," which faced fierce opposition from the President, has secured two Academy Award nominations.

The film, which earned two Academy Award nominations, was the subject of controversy after premiering at Cannes.

“The Apprentice,” starring Romanian-American actor Sebastian Stan in a blond wig and a whole lot of foundation, begins in the early 1970s and charts Trump’s rise and tumultuous personal life, with scenes depicting him taking drugs, getting a hair transplant and sexually assaulting his wife, Ivana.

Sebastian Stan earned a Best Actor nomination at this year's Oscars for playing the newly inaugurated U.S. president in "The Apprentice."

Among the biggest Oscars snubs this year were Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve, Gladiator II's Denzel Washington, Queer's Daniel Craig, Maria's Angelina Jolie and The Last Showgirl's Pamela Anderson. The full list of the 2025 Academy Awards nominations is below.

Donald Trump didn't want you to see "The Apprentice ... Like most things on TV, the Academy Awards don't get anything like the attention they used to get in the preinternet age.

US President Donald Trump is set to address the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Meanwhile, the much-awaited nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards, delayed by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires,

Richard Brody on the contenders. Plus: the mastermind of Trump’s tariff program; the long shadow of the Chinese Exclusion Act; and an origami master who lost his lifework in the L.A. fires

Columnist Glenn Whipp sounds off on the biggest snubs and surprises of the 2025 Oscar nominations, announced Thursday in Los Angeles.

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The star earned some of the best reviews of her career out of the Venice Film Festival for her portrayal of the opera icon Maria Callas. Director Pablo Larrain previously delivered Oscar nominations to two of his stars playing historical figures — Natalie Portman for “Jackie” in 2017 and Kristen Stewart for “Spencer” in 2022.