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Critics Choice to Oscars: Does ‘One Battle After Another’ Need Acting or Tech Wins? Is Jacob Elordi the New Frontrunner?

The 31st Critics Choice Awards winners both reflected where much of the industry sees the Oscar race — and, in key ways, upended it. With the Golden Globes arriving next Sunday...

Adam Sandler Brings Down the House at Palm Springs Gala With Hilarious ‘What If’ He Hadn’t Made It Speech

Adam Sandler delivered one of the most memorable moments of the Palm Springs International Film Awards gala on Saturday night, turning a heartfelt honor into a full-blown comedy set while accepting...

Palm Springs Awards: Kylie Jenner Cheers on Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio Champions Movies: ‘Not Content, but Cinema’

The Palm Springs International Film Awards gala delivered its annual blend of star wattage and Oscar-season momentum on Saturday evening, with candid speeches, emotional reveals and a last-minute reshuffling prompted by...

Critics Choice Winner Predictions: Timothée Chalamet, Jessie Buckley and a Close Race Between ‘Sinners’ and ‘One Battle After Another’

The 31st Critics Choice Awards arrive Sunday with Chelsea Handler set to return as host. This year, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” leads the nomination tally at 17 nods, but Variety is...

Most Anticipated Film Performances of 2026, Ranked: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, the Mara Sisters and More

The year ahead in movies won’t be simply about spectacle, scale or franchise machinery. It will also be about watching actors attempt to stretch, surprise and sometimes completely reinvent...

If I Had an Oscar Ballot: Brazil’s Secret, Gaza’s Voice and the Year Sin and Grief Became Cinema

2025 offered cinematic encounters of a rare kind. Thunderous spectacles unfurled alongside hushed, inward-facing character studies. Some films swung wildly and missed — gloriously so — while others landed with such...

Dacre Montgomery on His All-or-Nothing Career, ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ and Stepping Away From Hollywood After ‘Stranger Things’

There’s a particular way Dacre Montgomery answers questions. He’s not evasive, but circuitous, like someone walking the perimeter of a truth before deciding how to enter it. He starts somewhere...

7 Burning Questions About the Oscars’ Big Move to YouTube — From Mid-Speech Ads to a Comment Section From Hell?

The Academy has announced its most radical reinvention in a century: starting in 2029, the Oscars will stream exclusively on YouTube through 2033. While the official narrative celebrates liberation from broadcast...

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