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It’s been a wild first week of awards season, which began on Monday with the Gotham Awards, who voted One Battle After Another as Best... Read More
With the new year right around the corner, the only thing between all of us and the new year – excluding any holidays – is... Read More
The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) has announced nominations for the 2025 SFCS Awards, honoring the year’s best in film. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners ties the all-time record... Read More
It’s been a big first week of December with no less than five sets of critics groups announcing winners and nominations as we kick off... Read More
The Critics Choice Association has announced the nominations for its television awards for 2025 and the Netflix multi-Emmy winner Adolescence leads the way with six... Read More
The Michigan Movie Critics Guild has announced its nominees for the best films and performances of 2025. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another topped... Read More
31st Critics Choice Awards Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with 17, ‘One Battle After Another’ Earns 14
31st Critics Choice Awards Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with 17, ‘One Battle After Another’ Earns 14
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the nominees for the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards where Ryan Coogler’s Sinners leads the film contenders with 17 nominations, nearly... Read More
The American Film Institute has revealed its picks for the best 10 films and TV shows of 2025. Its top films are, in alphabetical order: Avatar: Fire and... Read More
The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Frankenstein is the recipient of the Visionary Award. Expected to attend for the award presentation are... Read More

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