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The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Timothée Chalamet is the recipient of the Spotlight Actor of the Year Award for his performance... Read More
The Sundance Institute has announced 90 feature films and seven episodic projects participating in the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, revealing a selection of entertaining, trailblazing... Read More
Supporting Actor brings an interesting case as Critics Choice and the Golden Globes lined up exactly the same. Trouble is, they each have six slots... Read More
As in Best Actor, the critics groups that announced in the first week of the month were really spread out. Of the big ones, Teyana... Read More
The first week of December brought us a deluge of industry and critics winners and nominations, including the AFI Top 10 list, National Board of Review, Critics Choice, Golden... Read More
The first week of December brought us a deluge of industry and critics winners and nominations, including the AFI Top 10 list, National Board of Review, Critics Choice, Golden... Read More
The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Rose Byrne is the recipient of the Breakthrough Performance Award for her critically praised performance in... Read More
One Battle After Another and Sinners lead the pack with nominations in 11 categories from the Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA), including Best Director, Best Picture, Best Score,... Read More
Very quickly into its runtime, Ella McCay establishes itself as a fantasy. After the narrator (Julie Kavner) introduces herself with “I’m the narrator” (there’s no... Read More

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Wim Wenders to Lead 76th Berlin International Film Festival Jury
2026 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (December)
San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead
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2026 Sundance Film Festival Lineup
2026 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (December)
2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (December)
2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (December)
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (December)
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (December)
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (December)
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 130 – ‘Let the Sunshine In’ (Claire Denis, 2017)
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2026 Sundance Film Festival Lineup
2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (December)
2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (December)
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (December)
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (December)
Rose Byrne to Receive Breakthrough Performance Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards for ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’
Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead with 11
‘Ella McCay’ Review: James L. Brooks Aims to Mine a Nostalgic Relic but Comes Up With Something Mildly Dated [B-]
Producers Guild Awards Nominations for Sports, Children’s and Short-Form Programs
San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead