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The nominations for the 32nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards have just been announced, and as usual, we have a few surprises in the mix. What was no surprise was finding Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" on top with seven nominations, followed closely behind by Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" with five. Guillermo del toro's "Frankenstein" made a surprise appearance in Cast, with additional nominations in Supporting Actor and Stunt Ensemble, replacing assumed nomine

With 2025 about to wrap up, it's time once again to delve into the best films I had the pleasure of seeing this year, so let's get right to it... 10. Dead Man's Wire - Gus Van Sant's "Dead Man's Wire" is a tense & compelling look at a real-life hostage situation in 1977 in which a disgruntled client of a mortgage firm wired a shotgun to the head of the president of the company and made demands. Austin Kolodney's screenplay unfurls the events quite skillfully and at a pretty

The Hollywood Foreign Press has just announced their nominations for the 83rd Annual Golden Globes, and it comes as no surprise to find that Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" leads the way with nine nods, followed closely by Joachim Trier's "Sentimental Value" with eight. As usual, there were a few surprises, including the shocking omission of "Wicked: For Good" in Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, where "Blue Moon" and "Nouvelle Vague" made surprise ap

The National Board of Review has announced their winners for 2025 with Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another taking the top prize, along with Best Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, and Breakthrough Performance. Best Film: One Battle After Another Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another Best Actress: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Best Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro, One Battl

The New York Film Critics Circle has just finished announcing their awards for 2025, with Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" taking the top prize. The film also won Best Supporting Actor for Benicio del Toro. The only other film to win more than one award was "The Secret Agent," which took Best Actor for Wagner Moura and Best International Feature. Please see below for a complete list of winners. BEST FILM: One Battle After Another BEST DIRECTOR: Jafar Panahi,

The Television Academy has just finished handing out the Primetime Emmys for the 2024-25 season and as usual, there were a few surprises...

The Television Academy has just finished announcing the nominations for the 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, with "Severance" leading...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just finished handing out their awards for 2024, with the highly-expected result of...

The Screen Actors Guild has just finished handing out their awards for 2024, with the highly-expected result of "Conclave" taking the top...

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has just finished handing out their awards for 2024, with Edward Berger's...