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Awards Predictions

2026 Oscar Predictions: Who Will Win at the Academy Awards?

Sundance

Sundance Film Festival Announces 2027 Dates and Venues for Its First Boulder Edition

Big Biz

Now What? 7 Big Questions We Have Now That Paramount — Not Netflix — Is Buying Warner Bros. Discovery

Janelle James and Connor Storrie present at The 32nd Annual Actor Awards Nominations in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.

What’s in a name

The Titles of Hollywood’s Most Coveted Awards — and If They Should Change

With the SAG Awards changing their name to the Actor Awards, are any of Hollywood’s other awards shows in need of a new title?

By Ben Travers

Teyana Taylor at The 16th Governors Awards held at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood on November 16, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Consider This

Teyana Taylor Finds Comfort in the ‘Uncomfortable’ Conversations About Her Oscar-Nominated Role

By Marcus Jones

Features

Cassavetes Was Wrong! Why ‘Boxcar Bertha’ Belongs in the Canon

By Jim Hemphill

Latest News

Sketch to Screen

The Surprisingly Long Shelf-Life of ‘American Dad!’

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After Dark

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Awards

‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another, and ‘The Pitt’ Among ACE Eddie Awards 2026 Winners

February 27, 2026 11:40 pm

Sundance

Sundance 2026 Movies Sold So Far: SPC Buying Spree Continues with David Wain’s ‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’

February 27, 2026 8:04 pm

Interview

Jason Ritter Unpacks ‘Matlock’ Season 2 (and Trying to Get ‘Yellowjackets’ Secrets from Melanie Lynskey)

February 27, 2026 6:00 pm

More News

Still Swooning Over ‘Bridgerton’

Did the smash hit romance series just wrap its best season yet?

Best Of

Every ‘Bridgerton’ Season, Ranked

Bridgerton Season 4 Part 2 stars Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton, shown here drawing a portrait

Finally, an “offer” worthy of acceptance

‘Bridgerton’ Finally Cracks Its Subplot Problem (Without Detracting from Lovely Romance)

Bridgerton Season 4 stars Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton, and Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek

An “offer” from a “gentleman”?

In First Half of ‘Bridgerton’ Season 4, Benedict Finally Learns About Power Dynamics

Bridgerton Season 3 stars Daniel Francis as Lord Anderson and Adjoa Andoh as Lady Agatha Danbury, shown here talking on a red carpet

Bridgerton Week

Is ‘Bridgerton’ Netflix’s Most Valuable TV Franchise?

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Totally Real

No, Matthew McConaughey, AI Actors Are Not Coming for Your Oscar

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Tribute

Robert Carradine Excelled in Everything — but His Best Work Was in an ’80s Teen Sex Comedy

HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actress Meryl Streep accepts the Best Actress Award for 'The Iron Lady' onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

The Winning Team

Are Oscar Dynasties Good for Cinema?

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It’s a beauty

How Crave, the Canadian Streamer Behind ‘Heated Rivalry,’ Is Making a Name for Itself

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SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 04: Wunmi Mosaku attends the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 04, 2026 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)

Thompson on Hollywood

‘Sinners’ Star Wunmi Mosaku’s Road to the Oscars Began with the Shortest Audition of Her Career

The BAFTA winner talks working with Michael B. Jordan: “I could tell with my back turned if he was Smoke or Stack just by the way he entered the room.”

By Anne Thompson

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Delroy Lindo attends the European premiere of "Sinners" at Cineworld Leicester Square on April 14, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Pictures)

Consider This

From West Indian Archie to Delta Slim: Oscar Nominee Delroy Lindo Makes Every Role Count

By Jim Hemphill

Timothée Chalamet at A24's 'Marty Supreme' New York Premiere on December 16, 2025 in New York, New York.

Thompson on Hollywood

For Timothée Chalamet, the ‘Marty Supreme’ Press Tour Is Part of the Performance

By Anne Thompson

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 11: Kate Hudson attends the "Song Sung Blue" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/WireImage)

Consider This

When Kate Hudson ‘Put Everything Out on the Table,’ It Changed Her Career Forever

By Kate Erbland

On the (Awards) Campaign Trail

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 13: (L-R) Martin Scorsese and Paul Thomas Anderson pose with an award at the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on January 13, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for National Board of Review)

The Lead Up

The Politics of Who Is ‘Owed’ an Oscar

After its BAFTA wins, there’s not much more director Paul Thomas Anderson needs to say or do to keep his “One Battle After Another” front in line for the Best Picture Oscar.

By Marcus Jones