The members of the film academy voted to honor a few outliers — and overlook a couple of hopeful contenders — at the 97th Academy Awards.

The film academy had plenty of surprise nominations Thursday for the 97th Oscars. It's to be expected in one of the more wide-open fields in recent history.

Oscar nominations were announced on Thursday, with films such as "Emilia Perez," "Wicked" and "The Brutalist" topping the list.

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have arrived – and, as every year, there are some pretty surprising snubs. Dune 2 was nominated for Best Picture, but director Denis Villeneuve did not ...

Maria Callas did indeed spend her final isolated days in Paris, and her struggle with her declining voice was something ...

Filmmaker Pablo Larrain tells us about his Maria Callas biopic — part of an ongoing project to examine famous 20th century ...

Angelina Jolie steps into the shoes of opera legend Maria Callas in the new biopic Maria, directed by Pablo Larraín. The ...

Angelina Jolie definitely stakes a claim for a spot on the shortlist. She plays opera legend Maria Callas in Pablo Larrain's biopic Maria, which follows the star through the final week of her life ...

It invokes the last days of Maria Callas, “La Divina” of opera, as played by Angelina Jolie. She was striking in her beauty and formidable on stage, able to command her passions like a ...

There has, since Pablo Larraín’s study of Maria Callas premiered at Venice International ... The casting of Angelina Jolie, not an obscure figure herself, invites superficial ponderings about ...

Angelina Jolie got candid about how her divorce from ... In the film, the 49-year-old plays the famed opera singer Maria Callas, an American-Greek soprano who lived a tumultuous public life.

but this is where Maria Callas ends up in new biopic Maria. The opera singer is played with magnetic splendour by Angelina Jolie, a casting choice this version of the subject would enjoy.