This week saw the nominees announced for the 96th Academy Awards with biopic Oppenheimer leading the way.
And there's some Scottish interest with 'Poor Things', a film based on Glaswegian artist Alasdair Gray's novel of the same name, up for 11 Oscars.
The first Oscars were held in 1929, when Douglas Fairbanks handed out trophies at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Since then they have become an annual celebration of the best films of the year, with ‘Everything Everywhere All At One’, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, ‘The Fabelmans’ and ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ amongst the leading candidates for 2023.
Over the years many Scottish actors and filmmakers have been honoured by the Academy.
Here are 16 of them.
9. Tlda Swinton
Tilda Swinton may have been born in London, but the actress described herself as Scottish due to her heritage and has lived in the country for over 20 years. She took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2007 for her role in 'Michael Clayton'. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain
10. John Grierson
Stirlingshire-born John Grierson won the Academy Award for best live action short in 1962 for his film 'Seawards the Great Ships'. He went on to become a highly-acclaimed documentary maker. Photo: Wikipedia
11. Annie Lennox
Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox scored an Oscar for Best Song in 2003 for 'Into the West' from 'The Return of the King', the final part of 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez
12. Kevin Macdonald
Glasgow filmmaker Kevin Macdonald may have been snubbed by the Academy for his film 'The Last King of Scotland', which won Forest Whitaker the Best Actor gong, but he did pick up an Oscar for Best Documentary in 1990 for 'One Day in September'. Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer