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?

|ByHANNAH BROWN
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.

|ByHERB KEINON
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

Israeli film 'White Eye' nominated for Oscar, Mank leads with 10 honors

The Oscars will be presented in a ceremony in Los Angeles on April 26.

MARCH 16, 2021ByHANNAH BROWN
Dawit Tekelaeb, left, and Daniel Gad star in the Israeli Oscar contender "White Eye."

Director of Oscar-shortlisted film ‘White Eye’ looks back on year

"Israel is the only country in the world that speaks Hebrew, and people all over the world saw this film in Hebrew and it touched their hearts."

MARCH 15, 2021ByHANNAH BROWN
A scene from the Israeli Oscar-shortlisted short film 'White Eye.'

Israeli film, 'White Eye,' makes Oscars shortlist

Palestinian-British director Farah Nabulsi's short film The Present, starring Saleh Bakri, best known for The Band’s Visit, was also shortlisted in the Best Live-Action Short category.

FEBRUARY 10, 2021ByHANNAH BROWN
A scene from the Israeli Oscar-shortlisted short film 'White Eye.'

Oscars: Israeli team wins Academy Award for film technology

Every year, in addition to the winners of the traditional Oscars, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces winners in various scientific and technical categories.

FEBRUARY 3, 2021ByHANNAH BROWN
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Natalie Portman wears names of female directors not nominated for Oscars

"I wanted to recognize the women who were not recognized for their incredible work this year in my subtle way."

FEBRUARY 11, 2020ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
Natalie Portman wears a Dior cape embroidered with names of women directors who were not nominated for Oscars

Joaquin Phoenix and Taika Waititi win Oscars

Gal Gadot presents award for Best Song, along with Brie Larson and Sigourney Weaver.

FEBRUARY 10, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN
Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix waits for his Oscar statue to be engraved at the Governors Ball following the 92nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 9, 2020

Oscars 2020: Who gets your vote?

With the Oscars just around the corner, which nominee should get a much-converted award?

FEBRUARY 5, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Oscar statue is pictured during a media preview of this year's Academy's Governors Ball in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 31, 2020.

The Oscars go epic: Predictions for the 2020 Academy Awards

The Oscars will be awarded on February 9 (February 10 at 3 a.m. in Israel) and will be broadcast live on YES.

FEBRUARY 5, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN
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Artur Brauner, German-Jewish producer of ‘Europa Europa,’ dies at 100

In 2010, the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Israel named a new media center for Brauner. He reportedly called the recognition “the crowning achievement of my film career.”

JULY 10, 2019ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA
Bettina Bernhard, Artur Brauner and his daughter Alice Brauner arrive for screening of the movie Isle of dogs at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival Berlinale in Berlin, Germany, February 15, 2018.