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…
Norway is ecstatic about the country’s first Oscar for best international feature with Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value.” The film, Trier’s sixth feature and follow-up to “The Worst Person in the World” — which had landed nominations in the international category and for original screenplay 2022 — premiered at Cannes last year, where it won the…
In what is arguably his first backstage appearance this awards season, Paul Thomas Anderson fielded the hard questions about his socio political family action dramedy One Battle After Another. One journalist asked what One Battle After Another‘s message was to society, given that the Oscar Best Picture winner often tells the temper of our times….
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…
It turns out dancing with the Devil can lead to making Oscars history. Sinners cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman of color to be nominated and the first woman to win this category on Sunday night. “It’s tricky because when you go up [onstage], you have so much to say, especially after 98…
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…
The long awards season that began in earnest with the Cannes Film Festival in May will come to a close Sunday, March 15 with the 98th Oscars. Conan O’Brien returns as host for the 2026 ceremony from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Here are the details on how to watch and livestream the 2026…
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…
In years past, Hollywood stylists raced to secure one-of-one ensembles from luxury fashion houses and the freshest pieces off the runway. But on this season’s red carpets, the ultimate power flex isn’t custom — it’s archival. Nowhere was this shift clearer than at the 2026 Golden Globes, where stars embraced vintage and archival designs to channel Old Hollywood glamour….
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…
