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Greek-born casting director Cassandra Kulukundis made history at the Academy Awards, winning the first-ever Oscar for casting for her work on One Battle After Another, directed by longtime collaborator Paul Thomas Anderson. The film later went on to win the award for Best Picture.

The Greek Ministry of Culture has announced that the film "The Murderess" by Eva Nathena has been selected to represent Greece at the 97th Academy Awards. The film, set on a dystopian Greek island in the early 1900s, follows the story of a widow who navigates a patriarchal society and commits a series of murders.

Jennifer Aniston joked to Ellen DeGeneres about being the "number one snubbed" regarding her Oscar dismissal, concerning her much talked about portrayal of Claire in Cake.