Academy awards

Israel’s film industry is thriving - so why can’t it crack the Oscars?

Israel has earned 10 Oscar nominations but never won. Are the Ophir Awards helping choose its strongest contenders?

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The cast and crew of ‘Tell Me Everything,’ after it received the Ophir Award for Best Picture.Premium
‘TELL ME EVERYTHING’S 16 Ophir nominations are the highest total received by any movie in the history of the awards. The film tells the coming-of-age story of a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic and who reconnects with him later in life.

Which film will be Israel's submission to the Oscars? Inside the Ophir Awards' red carpet

The Jerusalem Post attended Israel's own Oscars ceremony and interviewed some of the country's biggest stars.

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Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor pose during a photocall for the documentary "Naza" in Competition, at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, September 10, 2026.

'NAZA' wins acclaim while Fauda’s more complex Israel struggles for recognition - comment

NAZA’s Venice success may infuriate Israelis, but outrage alone will not counter its allegations. Israel needs evidence, context, and a rapid response before its claims become accepted truth.

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Javier Bardem wears a pin which reads: "Palestine" on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, March 15, 2026.

Javier Bardem speaks out for Palestine at the Oscars, while Iranian dissidents were ignored

Sporting a pro-Palestine button, Bardem was the only presenter to reference the war in Gaza, which ended in October, a contrast to previous years in which the war was widely mentioned.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

Holocaust survivors to Glazer: Shameful for using Auschwitz to bash Israel

A letter criticizing Glazer's comments in his Oscar acceptance speech was penned by Holocaust survivor David Schaecter and signed by numerous other survivors and the children of survivors.

MARCH 12, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Jonathan Glazer poses on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 10, 2024.

From hell to Hollywood: Freed Hamas hostage Mia Schem attends Elton John’s Oscar bash

Schem attended the star-studded Oscar party hosted by Elton John, where she wore a dress with a yellow pin in solidarity with those still held hostage by Hamas.

MARCH 12, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
Mia Schem, 21, reunites with her family following her release after being held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, in this undated handout image, obtained by Reuters on December 1, 2023.

How Israeli hostages in Gaza wound up on display outside an Academy Awards afterparty

While Hollywood attends the Academy Awards and afterparties, the Hostage and Missing Families Forum have worked to display videos featuring their loved ones to advocate for their release.

MARCH 11, 2024ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
View of the red carpet at the Vanity Fair Oscar party after the 96th Academy Awards, known as the Oscars, in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., March 10, 2024.

Oscar-winning director Edward Berger to give master class

The Jerusalem Sam Spiegel International Film Lab will include projects by filmmakers from Israel and around the world, and Academy Award Winner Edward Berger will give a masterclass to participants.

DECEMBER 19, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
ACADEMY-AWARD-WINNER Edward Berger.

Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks to get honorary Oscars

At 98 years old, Mel Brooks will receive an honorary Oscar recognizing his long career of comedic success in Hollywood.

JUNE 27, 2023ByREUTERS
Mel Brooks poses at a premiere of the HBO documentary "If You're Not In the Obit, Eat Breakfast" in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. May 17, 2017.

Despite 'The Fabelman's' loss, Jewish representation alive at the Oscars

While the most Jewish movie came up empty-handed, other Jewish stories played out on the movies’ biggest night.

MARCH 13, 2023ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Steven Spielberg poses with the team from his movie The Fabelmans on the champagne-colored red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, March 12, 2023.

Oscars: Predicting the 2023 Academy Award winners

It will be broadcast live in Israel on the Yes network, starting at 3 a.m. Israel time on March 13 on the Yes Movies Drama Channel, and will be preceded by red-carpet coverage. 

MARCH 10, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
‘EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE All at Once’

Asteroid the size of 100 Oscar awards to pass very close to Earth - NASA

The asteroid in question has been designated 2023 BL1 and will fly closer to the Earth than the Moon's own distance. But it won't hit, so Don't Look Up.

JANUARY 25, 2023ByAARON REICH
An asteroid is seen orbiting around Earth in this artistic rendering.

'Black Slide,' Israeli-British animated film, short-listed for OSCAR® nomination

JANUARY 17, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM

Why does Israel keep getting snubbed by the Oscars? - comment

For those who long to see Israeli films getting international attention, it’s been a disappointing time, with no end in sight. 

DECEMBER 28, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN
Cinema Sabaya’ was this year’s Ophir Award winner