This post was updated March 20 at 9:50 p.m.
“Sentimental Value” has found its place in the Oscars record books.
The Norwegian psychological drama from director Joachim Trier earned the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at Sunday’s 98th annual Oscars ceremony.

The Academy’s 98th award show featured steep competition and Hollywood glamour Sunday night.
Hitting the ground running, host Conan O’Brien opened cinema’s biggest night at the Dolby Theatre with a thrilling montage and monologue highlighting this year’s nominees, including meme-ifiable Leonardo DiCaprio of “One Battle After Another” and the newly-instated category for Casting.

This post was updated March 11 at 8:16 p.m.
The 2026 Academy Awards are set to stun viewers with an impressively varied array of nominees.
Returning to the Dolby Theatre on March 15, the Academy will host yet another evening dedicated to celebrating cinema’s most acclaimed projects of the past year.

As an audience member accurately put it, “Akhnaten” is quite a trip.
Curtains rose on the LA Opera’s newest masterpiece at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Feb. 28, where it will remain until its sweeping finale March 22.

The Academy has selected the top 10 outstanding films of the past year.
On March 15, the 2026 Academy Awards for Best Picture will be presented to the project that best embraces on-screen representation, creative leadership, industry access and audience development.

This post was updated Feb. 22 at 7:34 p.m.
Fans will be “Chasing The Chimera” of a concert that could top Del Water Gap’s charming performance.

This post was updated Feb. 6 at 12:28 a.m.
The perfect sip is just around the corner.
With its rise in popularity in recent years, matcha has solidified itself as one of cafe lovers’ go-to drinks.

This post was updated Jan. 25 at 11:53 p.m.
Los Angeles might not get cold enough for it, but these upcoming television releases are the perfect way to spend a snow day.

This post was updated Jan. 18 at 7:43 p.m.
Three UCLA vice chancellors outlined the kinds of expression protected under the university’s Time, Place and Manner policies at the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Dec.

This post was updated Oct. 26 at 9:09 p.m.
Four months into her new position, Dean Celine Parreñas Shimizu is leading her school to be “socially responsible” and “aesthetically innovative.”
A distinguished scholar and award-winning filmmaker who previously worked for four years as dean of the division of arts at UC Santa Cruz, Shimizu began her current role in Westwood on July 1.