88th Academy Awards

Hollywood's motion picture academy will introduce new eligibility rules to boost diversity among Oscars nominees under a raft of new measures announced on June 12. 

The move comes after years of criticism over a lack of diversity among the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' members, and among the Oscar nominees and winners they select.

Leonardo DiCaprio has finally won his first Oscar for his performance in survival epic The Revenant.

He was named best actor at the 88th Academy Awards that took place on February 28 at Dolby Theatre, Hollywood.

Leonardo DiCaprio won his long-awaited first Oscar for revenge epic "The Revenant" on Feb. 28, while journalism drama "Spotlight" took best picture in a surprising end to Hollywood's glittering awards season.

Catholic Church abuse movie "Spotlight" was named best picture, the top award at Sunday's Oscar ceremony, after an evening peppered with pointed punchlines from host Chris Rock about the #OscarsSoWhite controversy that has dominated the industry.

The 88th Academy Awards show kicks off on Sunday and celebrities will start lining the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre.

After months of preparation for Hollywood’s most glamorous night, the show will begin on Sunday, February 28 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT at Dolby Theatre, Hollywood and will air live on the ABC broadcast network.

'The Revenant' takes home top honors at Britain's BAFTA film awards, boosting its status as a favorite for Oscar success Survival drama "The Revenant" was the top winner at Britain's biggest movie awards on Feb. 14, taking the best film prize and honors for leading actor Leonardo DiCaprio and director Alejandro G. Inarritu. 

The nominations for the 88th Academy Awards were announced on Thursday morning at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

Pioneer-era tale 'The Revenant' wins three awards including best drama film at the Golden Globes. The other big winner was space adventure 'The Martian'Revenge drama "The Revenant" and space adventure "The Martian" took the top film awards at the Golden Globes on Jan.

Celebrities walked the red carpet at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards at Beverly Hill, California on Jan. 10. Epic survival thriller "The Revenant" and space blockbuster "The Martian" won the top film awards

France's "Mustang" and Hungary's "Son of Saul" are among the nine films that have made it onto a shortlist in the contest for the foreign-language Oscar, Academy Awards organizers said late Dec. 17.

The nine films, seven of them from Europe, one from Colombia and one from Jordan, were selected from 81 submissions.