2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist Predicts the Nominees in All 24 Categories 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR 
Houston Film Critics Society (HFCS) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Set Record with 8 Wins 
Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Nominations: ‘Christy,’ ‘Saipan’ Lead with ‘Blue Moon,’ Bugonia,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ Among International Nods 
Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet’ Lead 
Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Nominations: ‘F1,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘The Pitt,’ ‘Stranger Things’ and More 
76th Berlin Film Festival Lineup: Starry Films with Elle Fanning, Charli xcx, Callum Turner, Jamie Bell and Isabelle Huppert 
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with 16 
76th Berlin Film Festival Lineup: Starry Films with Elle Fanning, Charli xcx, Callum Turner, Jamie Bell and Isabelle Huppert 
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2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist Predicts the Nominees in All 24 Categories 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN and PRODUCTION DESIGN 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING and CINEMATOGRAPHY 
‘Cobra Kai’ Season 4 review: Rivals return, loyalties are challenged in the best season yet [Grade: A]
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Interview: Robin de Jesús gets real about fear, worth and working with Andrew Garfield on ‘tick, tick…BOOM!’
I’ve been a fan of Robin de Jesús since Camp, nearly 20 years ago. But de Jesús is more than Camp, he’s built a stellar... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (December)
A canceled Golden Globes, a postponed Critics’ Choice ceremony. Is it even really awards season yet? Of course it is. We have dozens of critics... Read More
Robert Altman’s melancholic murder mystery ‘Gosford Park’ turns 20 and it’s as rich as it’s ever been [Retrospective]
I remember, sitting in the theater, the distinctive feeling of immediate intimacy while watching Kelly MacDonald in a cramped front seat, looking out rain-speckled windows... Read More
Interview: Janicza Bravo on the no-frills freedom of adapting ‘Zola,’ processing trauma, and immortalizing A’Ziah King
Actor. Writer. Producer. Editor. Janicza Bravo may be a jill-of-all-trades, but she works most prolifically as a director, and remains an artist above all else.... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (December)
The shortlists for Documentary Feature and International Feature Film came with the usual surprise inclusions and shocking snubs but also more or less solidified what... Read More
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association nominations: ”The Power of the Dog’ leads, ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ makes 2021 list
The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association (GWNYFCA) announced their nominations today with more than a few surprises. Jane Campion’s The Power of the... Read More
North Texas Critics awards: ‘The Green Knight’ is Best Picture, ‘The French Dispatch’ wins three
The North Texas Critics Film Critics Association has named David Lowery’s The Green Knight, starring Dev Patel, the best film of 2021. Steven Spielberg’s adaptation... Read More
Black Film Critics Circle Awards: ‘King Richard’ wins big, plus Tessa Thompson, Questlove, ‘The Harder They Fall’
Reinaldo Marcus Green’s King Richard, about the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams, was the big winner from the Black Film Critics Circle,... Read More
Florida Film Critics winners: ‘The Power of the Dog,’ Adam Driver wins Best Actor for ‘Annette’
The Florida Film Critics Circle has named Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog the Best Picture of 2021, also awarding the film Best Director,... Read More
Houston Film Critics Society (HFCS) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Set Record with 8 Wins 
Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Nominations: ‘Christy,’ ‘Saipan’ Lead with ‘Blue Moon,’ Bugonia,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ Among International Nods