Film Preview: Tony (2026)
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66th British Academy Longlists
BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts) is one of the biggest precursors currently out there. Their nominations won’t be coming out before the Oscar nominations, so these longlists (or semifinalists) are the best we can do right now. Commentary added (10:31AM CST). Longlists Tallies (16) One Battle After Another (14) Hamnet, Sinners (13)
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Oscar History: January 9 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1908: William B. Murphy (62 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1941: Susannah York (70 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1955: J. K. Simmons (70) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1956: Imelda
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Film Preview: Best Wishes to All (2025)
Page Revisions: (January 4, 2026) Original Release Date: June 13, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young woman visits her grandparents on a break from university. While she’s there, she discovers a dark secret about them and potentially herself.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review.
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Film Preview: Madden (2026)
Page Revisions: (January 4, 2026) Original Release Date: November 26, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “John Madden’s remarkable journey-from a Super Bowl-winning partnership with Al Davis and the Raiders, to creating Madden NFL, and becoming one of the most iconic voices in football history.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster
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Film Preview: Jimmy (2026)
Page Revisions: (January 4, 2026) Original Release Date: November 6, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “America’s most-beloved actor and the iconic role that saved him.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section will be updated. Trailer Rating:
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9th Chicago Indie Critics Nominations
Only a couple of minor surprises here or there but a not-terribly-shocking result. Nominations Tallies (18) Sinners (12) One Battle After Another (9) Frankenstein (7) Marty Supreme (5) 28 Years Later, F1, Hamnet (4) It Was Just an Accident, Weapons (3) Avatar: Fire and Ash, Bugonia, Sorry, Baby, Superman, Train Dreams (2) The Fantastic Four:
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Eligible Film List for 98th Oscars
All of the primary contenders for Best Picture show up on the 201-film eligibility list, so no surprises. 317 FEATURE FILMS IN CONTENTION FOR 98TH ACADEMY AWARDS® 201 FEATURE FILMS IN CONTENTION FOR BEST PICTURE CATEGORY LOS ANGELES, CA – Three hundred seventeen feature films are eligible for the 98th Academy Awards®, the Academy of
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40th Society of Cinematographers Nominations
This list is almost exactly like we’ve been predicting with F1, Hamnet, and Wicked: For Good the most harmed by their omissions. The Nominations Best Cinematography Frankenstein Marty Supreme One Battle After Another Sinners Train Dreams Documentary Cinematography 2000 Meters from Andriivka Come See Me in the Good Light Folktales Spotlight Award Amrum Orphan The
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78th Directors Guild Nominations
Joachim Trier, Jafar Panahi, Park Chan-wook, and Clint Bentley can’t be pleased with their omissions. Otherwise, the list looks like much of what we’ve been predicting so far. The Nominations Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Ryan Coogler – Sinners Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme Chloé
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42nd Casting Society Awards
For some reason, my comments were not retained on this one. All I could really say was that One Battle After Another was not nominated and that’s a shock. Also note that the below has been revised. Somehow the prior source of this information had last year’s short film nominations listed. This has been updated
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Review: Pillion (2025)
Pillion Rating Director Harry Lighton Screenplay Harry Lighton Length 1h 47m Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Henry Melling, Lesley Sharp, Douglas Hodge, Anthony Welsh, Jake Shears MPAA Rating Unrated Review Cinema history has not always been friendly to alternative lifestyles. However, with recent successes in theaters for films looking into the depths of dominance and submission, a
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Oscar Profile: David Lynch Revisited
Born January 20, 1946, in Missoula, Montana, David Lynch’s father was a research scientist for the Department of Agriculture and his mother an English language tutor. Because of his father’s job, the family moved around a lot, the future writer-director having spent most of his formative years in Virginia. After attending the School of the
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Poll: Re-Awarding Best Original Screenplay, 1997
Return Links Polls Re-Awarding Best Original Screenplay, 1997 Now that we’ve finished rebuilding the nomination slate between 1997 and 2016 (we’ll do subsequent years after this series has completed), we will take those rebuilt slates and pick a new winner from among the nominees. In our eleventh pass, we take a look at the new
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Oscar History: January 8 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Gordon Hollingshead (60 at death) {23 Noms, 7 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing, Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film Oscar Wins: Assistant Directing, Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film 1903: Robert Webb (87 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Assistant
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Film Preview: H Is for Hawk (2026)
Page Revisions: (January 4, 2026) Original (January 18, 2026) New Poster (#2) Release Date: January 23, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After losing her beloved father, Helen finds herself saved by an unlikely friendship with a stubborn hawk named Mabel.” Poster Rating: C / C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) You get your titular
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