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The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has just finished announcing their nominations for the 98th Annual Academy Awards, with a new record being set by Ryan Coogler's "Sinners," leading the pack with an astonishing 16 nominations, followed by Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" with 13. As usual, there wer plenty of unfortunate surprises this morning, including the complete shut-out of "Wicked: For Good," which was expected to garner Ariana Grande ano

The 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards have just concluded, and as comes to no surprise, it was Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" that ended up being the biggest winner, taking four awards that included Best Motion Picture (Musical/Comedy), Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress (Teyana Taylor). This was followed by multiple films winning two awards, including Chloe Zhao's "Hamnet" (Best Motion Picture (Drama) and Best Actress (Drama)) and Kl

The Producers Guild of America has just announced the remainder of its film categories, and while most of the nominees for the top prize were entirely expected, there were a couple of surprises with both "F1" and "Weapons" joining the rest. As with the DGA, it would appear that Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" remains the one to beat. Winners are announced on February 28th. Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Bugonia

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 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,