Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Paul Thomas Anderson has been loathe to explain several aspects of One Battle After Another during the months he spent on the campaign trail for the film, preferring, not unreasonably, to let the work speak for itself. “I’m not a politician; but I’m a filmmaker, and try to do it through the…
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images The Oscars have never figured out a good way to play off winners whose speeches start to go long, but it feels like they continue to find new and even worse ways to usher out flustered victors. There were a handful of orchestral swells throughout the night, but none felt as…
The prospect of Paul Thomas Anderson winning Best Director isn’t the only much-anticipated Oscar breakthrough, though all the other ones lie in the craft awards. Production designer Jack Fisk (Marty Supreme) is on his fourth nomination with zero wins, having previously been nominated for There Will Be Blood, The Revenant, and Killers of the Flower…
Keeping pace with Hollywood’s awards horserace. Sign up for the newsletter here. Last year’s Best Actress winner, Mikey Madison. Photo: Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images The 98th Academy Awards have (finally) arrived. The Actor, Critics Choice, and BAFTA Awards are all done and, finally, the main event can speak. This year, the primary contenders heading into…
Keeping pace with Hollywood’s awards horserace. Sign up for the newsletter here. Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for TCM Ahead of the 2026 Academy Awards, host Conan O’Brien gave a brief tease at what the late Rob Reiner’s in memoriam tribute would look like on Sunday. “It’s hard to sum up in this environment and would…
