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Topic: Academy Awards

February 27, 2013
4:35 am

The puppet star of "Ted" claimed he was Jewish at Sunday's Oscars, and co-presenter Mark Wahlberg called him an "idiot." (YouTube screenshot)

ADL not amused by ‘Ted’s’ Oscars sketch

Watchdog slams myths and stereotypes in skit created by host Seth McFarlane on Jewish control of the film industry

By Times of Israel staff

February 25, 2013
5:24 pm

Co-director Emad Burnat with his five broken cameras. (photo credit: Kino Lorber)

West Bank villagers view Oscars at night, outdoors

In act of defiance, residents of Bilin put up screen next to security barrier

February 25, 2013
2:50 pm

The highest-grossing documentary in the US between Friday and Sunday came from Israel. (Photo credit: CC BY/City of Marietta, GA via Flickr.com)

Israeli doc loses Oscar but soars at the box office

Dror Moreh’s ‘The Gatekeepers’ jumps 20 places in popularity at North American theaters over the weekend

By Nathan Burstein

February 25, 2013
12:46 pm

Oscars’ awkward ‘Jew’ jokes

Character created by host Seth MacFarlane spanks the Academy with segment about Jewish control of the film industry

By Times of Israel staff

February 25, 2013
4:44 am

'5 Broken Cameras' co-directors Guy Davidi and Emad Burnat (photo credit: Kino Lorber)

No sugar for Israeli contenders at Oscars

Pre-show favorite ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ takes home the prize for best documentary; ‘Argo’ wins Best Picture

By Michal Shmulovich

February 24, 2013
4:55 pm

'When you retire, you become a bit of a leftist.' Former Shin Bet chief Yaakov Peri in 'The Gatekeepers' (photo credit: courtesy)

‘Gatekeepers’ director plays down Oscar hopes

Israel’s two best documentary nominees are ranked behind ‘Searching for Sugar Man,’ another film with plenty of Jewish connections, in the pre-award betting

By Michal Shmulovich

February 24, 2013
1:12 am

The Oscar-nominated documentary "Liberators" falsely claimed a battalion of African-American soldiers had helped to free the Buchenwald concentration camp. (US Army, US Defense Visual Information Center, Image #HD-SN-99-02764, Wikimedia Commons)

Ceremony marks 20 years since Oscar-nominated sham

As Hollywood gathers for its glitziest moment, it’s worth recalling the Academy’s embrace of a Holocaust documentary exposed as a lie

By Mark Schulte

February 23, 2013
7:37 am

Former Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor and his wife, Pat, pose for photographers at the premiere of the film Argo in Washington, DC, last October (photo credit: AP/Cliff Owen)

If ‘Argo’ wins, Affleck must mention Canada

Former Canadian ambassador to Iran says Oscar-nominated film greatly downplays his country’s role in hostage crisis

By Rob Gillies

February 23, 2013
6:51 am

I represent Israel, not Netanyahu, ‘Gatekeepers’ director says

Oscar-nominated Dror Moreh dismisses criticism from Likud politicians of his film documenting views of former Shin Bet chiefs

By Ilan Ben Zion

February 1, 2013
10:07 pm

“When you leave the Shin Bet, you become a bit of a leftist,” says Yaakov Peri, who ran the agency for nearly a decade. (Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics)

Second Israeli Oscar nominee arrives in US theaters

Opening Friday, ‘The Gatekeepers’ takes a complex look at the men responsible for Israel’s security — and offers a clear contrast with its competition

By Nathan Burstein

January 30, 2013
11:28 am

Emad Burnat and one of his sons in the movie poster for '5 Broken Cameras' (Courtesy '5 Broken Cameras')

Oscar-nominated Palestinian filmmaker insists his movie is not Israeli

Emad Burnat is annoyed that his documentary, which is relentlessly critical of Israel, is being touted as an Israeli, not a Palestinian production

By Jessica Steinberg

January 22, 2013
12:51 am

Terror victims group asks Oscars to snub Israeli films

Almagor believes documentaries nominated for Academy Award create ‘false impression’ of Israel’s character

By Greg Tepper

January 13, 2013
10:19 pm

Guy Davidi, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker who will trade his plaid shirts for a tux for the 2013 Academy Awards ceremony in February (Courtesy Guy Davidi)

‘Broken Cameras’ director unsurprised by Oscar nod

Guy Davidi tells The Times of Israel that the nomination for an Academy Award is very welcome, but exposing the film to Israeli youth is more important

By Jessica Steinberg

January 11, 2013
4:25 pm

Except for asking an occasional follow-up question, "The Gatekeepers" director Dror Moreh lets his subjects speak for themselves. (Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics)

How I persuaded six intelligence chiefs to pour out their hearts

Dror Moreh, whose The Gatekeepers has been nominated for an Oscar, tells the Times of Israel how he conducted the revelatory interviews in his acclaimed documentary, and the impact the spy heads’ revelations had on him

By Mitch Ginsburg

January 10, 2013
11:05 pm

Steven Spielberg's first movie screened at Cannes in 1974. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Jewish filmmakers rack up Oscar nominations

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ leads the way with 12 nods

By Times of Israel staff

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: Academy Awards

ADL not amused by ‘Ted’s’ Oscars sketch

Watchdog slams myths and stereotypes in skit created by host Seth McFarlane on Jewish control of the film industry

West Bank villagers view Oscars at night, outdoors

In act of defiance, residents of Bilin put up screen next to security barrier

Israeli doc loses Oscar but soars at the box office

Dror Moreh’s ‘The Gatekeepers’ jumps 20 places in popularity at North American theaters over the weekend

Oscars’ awkward ‘Jew’ jokes

Character created by host Seth MacFarlane spanks the Academy with segment about Jewish control of the film industry

No sugar for Israeli contenders at Oscars

Pre-show favorite ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ takes home the prize for best documentary; ‘Argo’ wins Best Picture

‘Gatekeepers’ director plays down Oscar hopes

Israel’s two best documentary nominees are ranked behind ‘Searching for Sugar Man,’ another film with plenty of Jewish connections, in the pre-award betting

Ceremony marks 20 years since Oscar-nominated sham

As Hollywood gathers for its glitziest moment, it’s worth recalling the Academy’s embrace of a Holocaust documentary exposed as a lie

If ‘Argo’ wins, Affleck must mention Canada

Former Canadian ambassador to Iran says Oscar-nominated film greatly downplays his country’s role in hostage crisis

I represent Israel, not Netanyahu, ‘Gatekeepers’ director says

Oscar-nominated Dror Moreh dismisses criticism from Likud politicians of his film documenting views of former Shin Bet chiefs

Second Israeli Oscar nominee arrives in US theaters

Opening Friday, ‘The Gatekeepers’ takes a complex look at the men responsible for Israel’s security — and offers a clear contrast with its competition

Oscar-nominated Palestinian filmmaker insists his movie is not Israeli

Emad Burnat is annoyed that his documentary, which is relentlessly critical of Israel, is being touted as an Israeli, not a Palestinian production

Terror victims group asks Oscars to snub Israeli films

Almagor believes documentaries nominated for Academy Award create ‘false impression’ of Israel’s character

‘Broken Cameras’ director unsurprised by Oscar nod

Guy Davidi tells The Times of Israel that the nomination for an Academy Award is very welcome, but exposing the film to Israeli youth is more important

How I persuaded six intelligence chiefs to pour out their hearts

Dror Moreh, whose The Gatekeepers has been nominated for an Oscar, tells the Times of Israel how he conducted the revelatory interviews in his acclaimed documentary, and the impact the spy heads’ revelations had on him

Jewish filmmakers rack up Oscar nominations

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ leads the way with 12 nods

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