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Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie’s film about a hustler-turned table tennis champion.
January 22, 2026, 4:53 pm
Israeli Gaza war films and Safdie-Chalamet’s Marty Supreme land Oscar nominations
Two Israeli films and the hit movie about a Jewish table tennis star secure nominations
By Annabel Sinclair
The Zone of Interest
January 24, 2024, 10:31 am
FILM REVIEW: The twilight zone between evil and ignorance
Our capacity to ignore what’s under our nose if it offends our eyes and ears ­– if it lies outside our zone of interest – is tested to breaking point and beyond in Jonathan Glazer’s unflinching new film about the commandant of Auschwitz, writes Richard Ferrer
By Richard Ferrer
let It be Morning
December 29, 2021, 11:17 am
 Israel’s controversial Oscar submission gets snubbed on the 2022 Academy shortlist
Submission for this year’s Best International Feature Oscar, “Let It Be Morning,” was not among the 15 entries that made the cut
By JTA
Trudie Styler (left to right), Jaime Ray Newman, Celine Rattry and Guy Nattiv (Credit: Ian West/PA Wire)
February 25, 2019, 10:31 am
Israeli director Guy Nattiv wins Oscar for best live action short
The filmmaker credited his grandparents who survived the Holocaust as his inspiration in acceptance speech.
By JTA
Oscars statues
March 5, 2018, 4:37 pm
Oscars: For Jewish nominees, a night not to remember
It was slim pickings at Sunday’s 90th Academy Awards ceremony, as the notable Jewish nominees evaded major gongs
By Tom Tugend (JTA)
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman in 2017
February 22, 2018, 4:04 pm
Gal Gadot announced as Oscar presenter
Israeli Wonder Woman star will present award at forthcoming Academy Awards ceremony in March
By JTA
Harvey Weinstein
October 9, 2017, 9:11 am
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein fired over alleged sexual harassment
Hollywood filmmaker dismissed from the Weinstein Company 'in light of new information about misconduct'
By Jewish News Reporter
Joe Feingold and Brianna Perez in the Oscar-nominated short documentary “Joe’s Violin.” (“Joe’s Violin”)
February 25, 2017, 6:35 pm
Try not to cry during this Oscar-nominated film about a Shoah survivor and his violin
Filmmaker Kahane Cooperman's short clip about a Holocaust survivor's instrument is up for an Academy Award
By Curt Schleier (JTA)
A screenshot from the trailer of the film
October 30, 2016, 7:58 am
Israeli student film on shortlist for Academy Awards
'The Mute’s House' was entered by a documentary maker in Jerusalem, and is up against nine other contenders
By JTA
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