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‘Past Lives’ leaves Oscars empty-handed as ‘Oppenheimer’ wins Best Picture

“Past Lives” (2023) went home empty-handed following the film’s nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday.

2024-03-11

'Past Lives' is a film that resonates with anyone, director Celine Song says

'Past Lives' director Celine Song discusses the film's resonating theme of multiple lives and fate, the love triangle inspired by personal experiences, and the impact of Korean cinema on the global stage.

2024-02-07

Celine Song's 'Past Lives' picks up two Oscar nods, including Best Picture

Song becomes the third director of Korean descent to put their name on a film nominated for Best Motion Picture, following Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” (2019) and Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari” (2020).

2024-01-24

The Oscars are over, and these are the films to watch first

With the 95th Academy Awards coming to a close, the results are in and Oscar-winning films are set to open in theaters across Korea in the coming weeks. “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the hit story of multicultural immigrants that won seven...

2023-03-17

Michelle Yeoh becomes first Asian to win Oscar for Best Actress

Michelle Yeoh won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film “Everything Everywhere All At Once” at the 95th Oscars ceremony held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California Monday. Yeoh took home the Oscar in a historic win, becoming the...

2023-03-13

Cable channel OCN to broadcast Academy Awards ceremony in Korea

Channel OCN will be the exclusive broadcaster of the 95th Academy Awards (Oscars) ceremony in Korea on March 13 at 9 a.m., OCN’s parent company CJ ENM announced Tuesday. OCN, a cable network channel in Korea, will broadcast the prestigious awards...

2023-03-07

Park Chan-wook's 'Decision to Leave' leaves without an Oscars nomination

Korean director Park Chan-wook’s “Decision to Leave” failed to make the final list of nominations for the Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards in the announcement Tuesday evening, though critics say the exclusion from the Oscars...

2023-01-25

Park Chan-wook’s 'Decision to Leave' shortlisted for Academy Awards

Director Park Chan-wook’s romance suspense film “Decision to Leave” has been shortlisted for the Best Foreign Language Film at next year’s Academy Awards, following a Golden Globe nomination.

2022-12-22

French-Cambodian director questions identity in 'Return to Seoul'

“Return to Seoul” is film set in Seoul but spoken in English, French and Korean. It is a multinational collaborative production screened at Cannes and Cambodia’s selection for the Best Foreign Language Film at next year’s Academy Awards.

2022-12-19

Youn Yuh-jung to be presenter at this year's Academy Awards

Oscar-winning actor Youn Yuh-jung, known for her role in the film “Minari” (2020), is set to make an appearance at the Academy Awards this year as a presenter, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas) said Friday. The news was...

2022-03-04