English-language films

Hollywood giant Paramount Pictures halts a planned three-week "Mission Impossible" shoot in Italy because of a coronavirus in Italy, AFP and Reuters reported.

The star of the series Tom Cruise has not yet traveled to Italy and does not intend to go there under the current circumstances.

US director Quentin Tarantino became a father for the first time. He and his wife, Israeli singer and model Daniella Pick welcomed a son, BTA reported.

In a screen career spanning more than five decades, it has taken Al Pacino until now to act in a television series. He is starring in "Hunters", a new show for Amazon Prime that is due to be released today.

The series, about a band of Nazi hunters in New York in the 1970s, is inspired by a true story, a "love letter" to the show creator's late grandmother who survived Holocaust.

South Korean film "Parasite" has been named best picture at this year's Oscars, becoming the first non-English language film to take the top prize. Parasite won four awards in total: as the best international film, for best director, and the best original screenplay award.

We made it to the Oscars 2020! And there is surely a big winner this year - the South Korean movie The Parasite!

See the full list of winners below:

Best picture

1917

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

Joker

Little Women

Marriage Story

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Legendary actor Kirk Douglas has died at the age of 103, his son, actor Michael Douglas, confirmed on Feb. 5.

"It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103," Michael said on Instagram.

Gut-wrenching World War I epic "1917" was the big winner at the British Academy Film Awards, winning seven prizes including best picture and best director.

Hollywood's directors handed World War I thriller "1917" their top annual prize on Jan. 25, one of the final major award shows that typically spells success at next month's Oscars.

The win makes British auteur Sam Mendes hot favorite for the best director Oscar -- the Directors Guild of America Awards have correctly predicted the victor the past six years running.

The supervillain origin story of Arthur Fleck's descent into madness and emergence as the titular Joker took home the most Academy Award nominations Jan. 13 with 11, including Best Picture.

The 92nd Oscar nominations were announced this morning.

Who will be the winners and the losers?

See the full list of 2020 Oscar nominations below:

Best Picture: