Wednesday, April 1, 2026

41st Lucille Lortel Award Nominations

Outstanding Play
Cold War Choir Practice
Produced by MCC Theater, Clubbed Thumb, and Page 73
Written by Ro Reddick

Kyoto
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater, by arrangement with The Royal Shakespeare Company, Good Chance, Rachel Styne and Jessica Foung
Written by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson

THE MONSTERS
Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club
Written by Ngozi Anyanwu

Mother Russia
Produced by Signature Theatre Company
Written by Lauren Yee

Prince Faggot
Produced by Playwrights Horizons and Soho Rep
Written by Jordan Tannahill

Outstanding Musical
BIGFOOT!
Produced by Benson Drive Productions, David Carter, Frankly Spoken Productions, The Shubert Organization, Robin Thede, Carson Gleberman, Sean Nyberg, Adam Riemer, Stark Sands, in association with Manhattan Theatre Club
Book by Amber Ruffin and Kevin Sciretta, Lyrics by Amber Ruffin, Music by David Schmoll and Amber Ruffin

Mexodus
Produced by Audible Theater and P3 Productions in association with Gabrielle Palitz, Gina Maria Leonetti, Todd B. Rubin, Willette and Manny Klausner, and QM Productions / The Movement Theatre Company, MTTM Theatrics / Barzach Productions
Written by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson

My Joy Is Heavy
Produced by New York Theatre Workshop
Created by The Bengsons

Night Side Songs
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3
Words and Music by The Lazours

Saturday Church
Produced by New York Theatre Workshop
Book and Additional Lyrics by Damon Cardasis and James Ijames, Music by Sia, Additional Music by Honey Dijon

Outstanding Revival
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Produced by Barbara Whitman, Aaron Glick, Timothy Bloom, James L. Nederlander, Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Debra Martin Chase, Rachel Sussman, Patrick Catullo, Ryan Solomon, by special arrangement with David Stone
Written by Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin

Bus Stop
Produced by Classic Stage Company, National Asian American Theatre Company, and Transport Group
Written by William Inge

Gruesome Playground Injuries
Produced by Seaview, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Jillian Robbins, Adam Zell, Stella La Rue, Willette & Manny Klausner, Joan Rechnitz, Kyle Valentine, Bergère Cohen Productions, Steinfast & Moellenberg, Imaginespace, No Guarantees, Melissa Chamberlain & Michael McCartney, deRoy & Trezza, by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Theatre
Written by Rajiv Joseph

Titus Andronicus
Produced by Red Bull Theater
Written by William Shakespeare

The Weir
Produced by Irish Repertory Theatre
Written by Conor McPherson

Outstanding Solo Show
Hold Me in the Water
Produced by Playwrights Horizons
Written and Performed by Ryan J. Haddad

I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan
Produced by Atlantic Theater Company
Written by Mona Pirnot
Performed by David Greenspan

Nothing Can Take You From The Hand Of God
Produced by Playwrights Horizons
Written by Jen Tullock and Frank Winters
Performed by Jen Tullock

Other
Produced by LaChanze, Marc Platt, Debra Messing/Rudetsky-Jackson, Marvin Krislov/Adam Cohen, Anna Jenefsky, Bob Stachel/Aaron Yeshayahu
Written and Performed by Ari’el Stachel

The Unknown
Produced by Seaview, ATG Productions, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon, Tom Tuft, Craig Balsam/Ken Levitan, Julie Boardman, Creative Partners Productions, Front Row Productions, Lloyd Tichio Productions, MarketStall, New Ventures Entertainment, in association with Hayes Entertainment, Inc.
Written by David Cale
Performed by Sean Hayes

Outstanding Director
Knud Adams – Cold War Choir Practice
Shayok Misha Chowdhury – Prince Faggot
Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin – Kyoto
David Mendizábal – Mexodus
Keenan Tyler Oliphant – Practice

Outstanding Choreographer
Edgar Godineaux and Jared Grimes – Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole
Darrell Grand Moultrie – GODDESS
Darrell Grand Moultrie – Saturday Church
Tony Thomas – Mexodus
Rickey Tripp – THE MONSTERS

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play
Noah Galvin – The Reservoir
Marin Ireland – Queens
John Krasinski – Angry Alan
Aigner Mizzelle – THE MONSTERS
Okieriete Onaodowan – THE MONSTERS
Susannah Perkins – Antigone (This Play I Read In High School)
Kara Young – Gruesome Playground Injuries

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play
Jorge Bosch – Kyoto
Felicia Curry – Bowl EP
Crystal Finn – Cold War Choir Practice
David Greenspan – Prince Faggot
Lizan Mitchell – Cold War Choir Practice
Deirdre O’Connell – Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
David Turner – Mother Russia

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical
Abigail Bengson – My Joy Is Heavy
J. Harrison Ghee – Saturday Church
Dulé Hill – Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole
Ruthie Ann Miles – The Seat of Our Pants
Brian Quijada – Mexodus
Nygel D. Robinson – Mexodus
Daniel J. Watts – Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical
Nick Rashad Burroughs – GODDESS
Judy Kuhn – The Baker’s Wife
Erin Morton – Heathers The Musical
Stephanie Jae Park – Monte Cristo
Caleb Quezon – Saturday Church
Natalie Walker – The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse
Lynne Wintersteller – About Time

Outstanding Ensemble
Initiative
Olivia Rose Barresi, Brandon Burk, Greg Cuellar, Harrison Densmore, Carson Higgins, Andrea Lopez Alvarez, Jamie Sanders, Christopher Dylan White

Night Side Songs
Robin de Jesús, Brooke Ishibashi, Jonathan Raviv, Kris Saint-Louis, Mary Testa

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Philippe Arroyo, Autumn Best, Leana Rae Concepcion, Justin Cooley, Lilli Cooper, Jason Kravits, Matt Manuel, Kevin McHale, Jasmine Amy Rogers

Outstanding Scenic Design
Miriam Buether – Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
Afsoon Pajoufar – Cold War Choir Practice
Riw Rakkulchon – Mexodus
Adam Rigg and Anton Volovsek – Bowl EP
David Zinn – Prince Faggot

Outstanding Costume Design
Montana Levi Blanco – Prince Faggot
Enver Chakartash – TARTUFFE
Qween Jean – Saturday Church
Celeste Jennings – minor.ity
Kaye Voyce – The Seat of Our Pants

Outstanding Lighting Design
Isabella Byrd – Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
Isabella Byrd – Prince Faggot
Mextly Couzin – Mexodus
Cha See – The Unknown
Studio Luna – Marcel on the Train

Outstanding Sound Design
Caroline Eng – The Unknown
Mikhail Fiksel – Mexodus
Ryan Gamblin – Bowl EP
Drew Levy – The Weir
Bray Poor – Eurydice

Outstanding Projection Design
David Bengali – My Joy Is Heavy
Stefania Bulbarella – Nothing Can Take You From The Hand Of God
Akhila Krishnan – Kyoto
Johnny Moreno – Mexodus
John Narun – Bughouse

HONORARY AWARDS

Lifetime Achievement
Mia Katigbak

Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee
William Finn

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

2026 BAFTA Television Award Nominations

Drama Series
A Thousand Blows
Blue Lights
Code of Silence
This City Is Ours

Leading Actress
Aimee Lou Wood, Film Club
Erin Doherty, A Thousand Blows
Jodie Whittaker, Toxic Town
Narges Rashidi, Prisoner 951
Sheridan Smith, I Fought the Law
Sian Brooke, Blue Lights

Leading Actor
Colin Firth, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
Ellis Howard, What It Feels Like for a Girl
James Nelson-Joyce, This City Is Ours
Matt Smith, The Death of Bunny Munro
Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Taron Egerton, Smoke

Supporting Actress
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence
Chyna McQueen, Get Millie Black
Emilia Jones, Task
Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Rose Ayling-Ellis, Reunion

Supporting Actor
Ashley Walters, Adolescence
Fehinti Balogun, Down Cemetery Road
Joshua McGuire, The Gold
Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Paddy Considine, MobLand
Rafael Mathe, The Death of Bunny Munro

Scripted Comedy
Amandaland
Big Boys
How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)
Things You Should Have Done

Actress in a Comedy
Diane Morgan, Mandy
Jennifer Saunders, Amandaland
Katherine Parkinson, Here We Go
Lucy Punch, Amandaland
Philippa Dunne, Amandaland
Rosie Jones, Pushers

Actor in a Comedy
Jim Howick, Here We Go
Jon Pointing, Big Boys
Lenny Rush, Am I Being Unreasonable?
Mawaan Rizwan, Juice
Oliver Savell, Changing Ends
Steve Coogan, How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)

Limited Drama
Adolescence
I Fought the Law
Trespasses
What It Feels Like For a Girl

Entertainment
The Graham Norton Show
Last One Laughing
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show
Would I Lie To You?

Entertainment Performance
Amanda Holden, Alan Carr, Amanda & Alan’s Spanish Job
Bob Mortimer, Last One Laughing
Claudia Winkleman, The Celebrity Traitors
Lee Mack, The 1% Club
Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Rob & Romesh Vs…
Romesh Ranganathan, Romesh: Can’t Knock the Hustle

Reality
The Celebrity Traitors
The Jury: Murder Trial
Squid Game: The Challenge
Virgin Island

Daytime
The Chase
Lorraine
Richard Osman’s House of Games
Scam Interceptors

Soap
Casualty
Coronation Street
EastEnders

Children’s: Non-Scripted
A Real Bug’s Life
Boosnoo!
Deadly 60 Saving Sharks
Word.War.Me (Sky Kids Investigates)

Children’s: Scripted
Crongton
Horrible Science
Shaun the Sheep
The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball

Current Affairs
Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War (Exposure)
The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack
Undercover in the Police

Factual Entertainment
The Assembly
Go Back to Where You Came From
Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars
Race Across the World

Factual Series
Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park
Educating Yorkshire
See No Evil
The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed

International
The Bear
The Diplomat
Pluribus
Severance
The Studio
The White Lotus

Live Event Coverage
Holocaust Memorial Day 2025, BBC One
Last Night of the Proms: Finale, BBC One
VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember, BBC One

News Coverage
BBC Newsnight: Grooming Survivors Speak, BBC Two
Channel 4 News: Israel-Iran: The Twelve Day War, Channel 4
Sky News: Gaza: Fight for Survival, Sky News

Short Form
"Donkey"
"Hustle and Run"
"Rocket Fuel"
"Zoners"

Single Documentary
Grenfell: Uncovered
Louis Theroux: The Settlers
One Day in Southport
Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire

Specialist Factual
Belsen: What They Found
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz
Surviving Black Hawk Down
Vietnam: The War That Changed America

Sports Coverage
The 2025 Ryder Cup, Sky Sports
The FA Cup Final, BBC Sport
UEFA Women’s Euro 2025, BBC One
Wimbledon, BBC Sport

P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award
Adolescence, Jamie snaps at the psychologist
Big Boys, “I didn’t make it, did I?”
Blue Lights, Police warned of an ambush
The Celebrity Traitors, Alan Carr wins
Last One Laughing, Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade’s speed date
What It Feels Like For a Girl, Byron leaves for Brighton

Children’s Craft Team
Ben Bocquelet, Joe Sparrow, Luke Allen, James Lancett, Adrian Cathie, Andy Goodman, The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball
Lucy Izzard, Andrew Mitchell, Fernando Lechuga, Jean-Marc Petsas, Owen Peters, Bronwen Slater, The Very Small Creatures
Samantha Cutler, Jeroen Jaspaert, Steven Bloomer, Terry Davies, Adrian Rhodes, Shannan Taylor, The Scarecrows’ Wedding
Simon Partington, Andy Farago, Simon Couzens, Sandy Nuttgens, Alex Copley, Andy Brittain, BooSnoo!

Costume Design
Emma O’Loughlin, Trespasses
Maja Meschede, A Thousand Blows
Michael Wilkinson, Andor
Rhona Russell, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

Director: Factual
Benedict Sanderson, See No Evil
Karim Shah, Gaza: Doctors Under Attack
Olaide Sadiq, Grenfell: Uncovered
Rob Coldstream, Vietnam: The War That Changed America

Director: Fiction
Dawn Shadforth, Trespasses
Janus Metz, Andor
Philip Barantini, Adolescence
Sam Donovan, Severance

Director: Multi-Camera
Ben Archard, Eddie Lewis, Marieke Barker-Benfield, The Celebrity Traitors
Ben Hardy, Last One Laughing
Diccon Ramsay, VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember
Laurence Cawsey, Super Sunday – Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

Editing: Factual
Jennifer Asheitu Hampson, Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers
Mel Quigley, Andy Kemp, Gaza: Doctors Under Attack
Paul Hammacott, Louis Theroux: The Settlers
Samuel R. Santana, Grenfell: Uncovered

Editing: Fiction
Fiona Brands, Slow Horses (Episode 6)
Úna Ní Dhonghaíle, Prisoner 951
Simon Smith, The Last of Us
Yan Miles, Andor

Emerging Talent: Factual
Alexandra Lacey (writer/director), The Twister: Caught in the Storm
Elle Mower (director), Convicting My Ex
Olaide Sadiq (director), Grenfell: Uncovered

Emerging Talent: Fiction
Chloe English (director), G’wed
Emily McDonald (director), Am I Being Unreasonable?
Eros V (director), Juice
Janice Okoh (writer), Just Act Normal

Entertainment Craft Team
Ben Archard, Siggi Rosen-Rawlings, James Tinsley, Stuart Frossell, Martin Adams, Nathan Lindley, The Celebrity Traitors
Diccon Ramsay, Rikki Finlay, Mat Weekes, Ben Norman, James Tinsley, Robert Mansfield, Squid Game: The Challenge
Graham Proud, Toby Wilkinson, Sam Turner, Alex Weeks, Jennifer Ford, Rob & Romesh Vs…
Philip Barantini, Nyk Allen, Jacob Smith, Joe Blodgett, Frank Larson, Brendan Poutier, One Shot: With Ed Sheeran

Make Up & Hair Design
Lucy Sibbick, Victoria Money, Slow Horses
Sjaan Gillings, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
Sian Wilson, Caroline Greenough, Clare Ramsey, Cheryl Garvey, Madlen Mierzwialk, A Thousand Blows
Vickie Lang, Nik Williams, Barrie Gower, Amadeus

Original Music: Factual
Anne Nikitin, Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey
Jessica Dannheisser, The Last Musician of Auschwitz
Louis Dodd, Matthew Sanchez, The Sycamore Gap Mystery
Sophy Purnell, Moon: Nature’s Secret Force

Original Music: Fiction
Ariel Marx, Hotel Reverie (Black Mirror)
Federico Jusid, A Thousand Blows
Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, The Death of Bunny Munro
Tom Rowlands, Mussolini: Son of the Century

Photography: Factual
Camera Team, Secrets of the Penguins
Jordan Bryon, Our Land: Israel’s Other War
Marcel Mettelsiefen, State of War: Fighting the Narcos (Exposure)
Stefano Ferrari, Tim Cragg, Surviving Black Hawk Down

Photography & Lighting: Fiction
Catherine Goldschmidt, The Last of Us
Matthew Lewis, Adolescence
Ryan Kernaghan, Trespasses
Suzie Lavelle, Severance

Production Design
Gillian Devenney, Trespasses
Luke Hull, Rebecca Alleway, Toby Britton, Andor
Philippa Mumford, Juice
Tom Burton, Grant Bailey, Barbara Herman-Skelding, A Thousand Blows

Scripted Casting
Nathan Toth, What It Feels Like for a Girl
Nathan Toth, Julie Harkin, Reunion
Shaheen Baig, Adolescence
Shaheen Baig, Get Millie Black

Sound: Factual
Andy Deacon, Kevin Duff, Will Thomas, Jonathan Gibson, The Lost Music of Auschwitz
Sound Team, The Celebrity Traitors
Sound Team, Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Tristan Powell, Will Chapman, The Last Musician of Auschwitz

Sound: Fiction
Andrew Sissons, Martin Jensen, Ben Tisdall, Joe Beal, Duncan Price, Conor Thompson, Slow Horses
Danny Hambrook, David Acord, Margit Pfeiffer, James Spencer, Josh Gold, John Finklea, Andor
James Drake, Jules Woods, Rob Entwistle, Kiff McManus, Kyle Pickford, Adam Méndez, Adolescence
Lee Walpole, Stuart Hilliker, Saoirse Christopherson, Andy Kennedy, Lee Crichlow, Chris Campion, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

Special, Visual & Graphic Effects
James Maclachlan, Josie Henwood, Union VFX, Stargate Studios Malta, Magic Lab Studios, Sam Chynoweth, USS Callister: Into Infinity (Black Mirror)
Luke Murphy, Mohen Leo, Neal Scanlan, Jean-Clément Soret, Andor
Russell Dodgson, Framestore, Andy Jones, Simon Bland, François Dumoulin, Gavin McKenzie, Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age
Sara Bennett, Richard Reed, David Stephens, Jet Omoshebi, Caimin Bourne, Scanline, The Witcher

Titles & Graphic Identity
Huge Designs, Code of Silence
Isabella Eklöf, Luke Dunkley, Mike Holliday, Tony Kearns, Dean Wares, The Death of Bunny Munro
Light Creative, A Thousand Blows
Nicos Livesey, Bart Yates, Rebecca Little, Aron Sidhu, Steven Lownes, UEFA Women’s Euro 2025

Writer: Comedy
Daisy May Cooper, Selin Hizli, Am I Being Unreasonable?
Jack Rooke, Big Boys
Kat Sadler, Such Brave Girls
Steve Coogan, Rob Gibbons, Neil Gibbons, How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)

Writer: Drama
Ailbhe Keogan, Trespasses
Jack Thorne, Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Paris Lees, What It Feels Like for a Girl
Will Smith, Slow Horses

2026 iHeartRadio Music Award Winners

Song of the Year
“Ordinary” – Alex Warren

Artist of the Year
Taylor Swift

Duo/Group of the Year
HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI

Best Collaboration
“APT.” – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars

Songwriter of the Year
Amy Allen

Producer of the Year
Andrew Watt

Album of the Year
Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl

Breakthrough Award
Alex Warren

Innovator Award
Miley Cyrus

Icon Award
John Mellencamp

Landmark Award
Ludacris

Pop Artist of the Year
Sabrina Carpenter

Pop Song of the Year
“The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift

Best New Artist (Pop)
Alex Warren

Pop Album of the Year
Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl

Country Song of the Year
“Good News” – Shaboozey

Country Artist of the Year
Morgan Wallen

Best New Artist (Country)
Ella Langley

Country Album of the Year
Morgan Wallen, I’m the Problem

Hip-Hop Song of the Year
“luther” – Kendrick Lamar and SZA

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Kendrick Lamar

Best New Artist (Hip-Hop)
Real Boston Richey

Hip-Hop Album of the Year
Kendrick Lamar, GNX

R&B Song of the Year
“Folded” – Kehlani

R&B Artist of the Year
Chris Brown

Best New Artist (R&B)
Leon Thomas

R&B Album of the Year
Leon Thomas, PHOLKS

Alternative Song of the Year
“Ensenada” – Sublime

Alternative Artist of the Year
Twenty One Pilots

Best New Artist (Alternative)
sombr

Alternative Album of the Year
sombr, I Barely Know Her

Rock Song of the Year
“Heavy Is the Crown” – Linkin Park

Rock Artist of the Year
Shinedown

Best New Artist (Rock)
Sleep Theory

Rock Album of the Year
Sleep Token, Even in Arcadia

Latin Pop/Urban Song of the Year
“DtMF” – Bad Bunny

Latin Pop/Urban Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny

Best New Artist (Latin Pop/Urban)
Beéle

Latin Pop/Urban Album of the Year
Bad Bunny, Debí Tirar Más Fotos

Regional Mexican Song of the Year
“Amor Bonito” – Luis Angel “El Flaco”

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year
Grupo Frontera

Best New Artist (Regional Mexican)
Los Dos De Tamaulipas

Regional Mexican Album of the Year
Fuerza Regida, 111XPANTIA

K-pop Artist of the Year
ROSÉ

K-pop Group of the Year
Stray Kids

K-pop Song of the Year
“Golden” – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI

Best New Artist (K-pop)
Cortis

K-pop Album of the Year
JENNIE, Ruby

Dance Song of the Year
“No Broke Boys” – Disco Lines & Tinashe

Dance Artist of the Year
David Guetta

World Artist of the Year
MOLIY

Favorite Broadway Debut
Tom Felton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Favorite TikTok Dance (new category)
“MONA LISA” – j-hope

Favorite Debut Album (new category)
Alex Warren, You’ll Be Alright, Kid

Best Lyrics
“The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift

Best Music Video
“The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift

Favorite On Screen
Jimin and Jung Kook, Are You Sure?!

Favorite Tour Photographer
Rahul Bhatt for KATSEYE

Favorite Soundtrack
KPop Demon Hunters

Favorite Tour Style
Taylor Swift, “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour”

Favorite Tour Tradition
Coldplay, Crowd cam

Favorite K-pop Collab (new category)
“Sweet Dreams (feat. Miguel)” – j-hope, Miguel

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

The 16th Annual Award Psychic Award Winners

Best Picture - Drama
Winner - It Was Just an Accident
Runners Up - Hamnet, Sentimental Value, Sorry Baby, Train Dreams
Commentary - In many ways, there is a lot of dark comedy in this film. But at its heart, it is a thrilling, deservedly confrontational film that boils underneath the surface with anger, humor, and heart. It is a tremendous triumph.  

Best Picture - Comedy/Musical
Winner - One Battle After Another
Runners Up - Marty Supreme, No Other Choice, One of Them Days, Twinless
Commentary - I don't really care whether people like this movie or not. I am sure that that discourse around it has merit on all sides, but I also think that many people who are criticizing it missed the whole damn point. I am not going to go into exorbitant detail, breaking down the many messages and overarching themes. I am going to simply say that Paul Thomas Anderson is a modern master of his craft, and this is his magnum opus. A brutal, thrilling, often hilarious, film that combines everything that PTA has ever done before, into a film that could have easily gone off the rails, but is held together by one of the best doing it today. One Battle reminds us that the past is ever present, while letting us breathe just a small amount of relief that maybe, just maybe, the kids are going to be alright. You feel and share every up and down emotion in this film, and yet you leave it, despite the fear, with a small bright spot of optimism. A brilliant film for our times that I think will easily stand the test of time. 

Best Picture - Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Action/Horror
Winner - Sinners
Runners Up - F1: The Movie, Frankenstein, Weapons
Commentary - Sinners was a well-constructed horror musical that took the world by storm. Ryan Coogler continues to assemble a masterclass group of technical masters of their craft, combined with a stunning group of actors, and a lot of creativity and important messaging to create high-level blockbusters that cut deep. 

Best Picture - Animated
Winner  - Zootopia 2
Runners Up - Boys Go to Jupiter and Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Commentary - Am I the only one that just didn't get the hype of K-Pop Demon Hunters? I learned as I was watching it, that I am officially old. My personal favorite was Zootopia 2, which I think really captured the magic of the first, while paving its own path with timely references. But to each his own. 

Best Picture - Documentary
Winner - The Perfect Neighbor
Runners Up - The Alabama Solution, Come See Me in the Good Light, Cover-Up, The Librarians, Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Commentary - This haunting footage-driven film is unfortunately not as shocking as it should be. Instead, it is a sobering reminder of the death toll of bad politics, bad polices, and the disgusting depths of intolerance. 

Best Director
Winner - Paul Thomas Anderson "One Battle After Another"
Runners Up - Guillermo Del Toro "Frankenstein", Jafar Panahi "It Was Just an Accident", Park Chan-wook "No Other Choice", Ryan Coogler "Sinners", Kaouther Ben Hania "The Voice of Hind Rajab" 
Commentary - See Best Picture - Comedy/Musical

Best Actor - Drama
Winner - Wagner Moura "The Secret Agent"
Runners Up - Michael B. Jordan "Sinners", Joel Edgerton "Train Dreams", Vahid Mobasseri "It Was Just an Accident", Ben Whishaw "Peter Hujar’s Day"
Commentary - Emotionally complex, stirring, and at times charming, Wagner Moura's stunning turn in The Secret Agent grounds this often confusing film, and helps bring its emotional layers to life. 

Best Actress - Drama
Winner - Jessie Buckley "Hamnet"
Runners Up  - Kathleen Chalfant "Familiar Touch", Saja Kilani "The Voice of Hind Rajab", Renate Reinsve "Sentimental Value", Eva Victor "Sorry, Baby"
Commentary - Jessie Buckley's raw, emotional performance in Hamnet is grounded in motherhood. Her joys, her aching and suffering, her grief and her triumphs, are rooted in a universal experience that is way too often underappreciated. From her first entrance to the jaw-dropping final scene, Buckley is the heart and soul of Hamnet, and her outstanding performance makes you feel every beat. 

Best Actor - Comedy/Musical
Winner - Leonardo DiCaprio "One Battle After Another"
Runners Up - Lee Byung-hun "No Other Choice", Timothee Chalamet "Mary Supreme", Ethan Hawke "Blue Moon", Dylan O'Brien "Twinless"
Commentary - Leo just consistently gets looked over, despite consistently churning out incredible performances (okay he gets a lot of nods, but of all the actors worthy of more than one Oscar, he is high on the list). One Battle allows him to show dramatic chops, his emotional complexity as a confused, yet lovable dad, and his ability to churn out action sequences. But the highlight of this brilliant performance is his effortless humor, dark at times, but always compelling, it is a side of Leo I wish we could see more of. A fantastic performance. 

Best Actress - Comedy/Musical
Winner - Rose Byrne "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You"
Runners Up - Chase Infiniti "One Battle After Another", Keke Palmer "One of Them Days", SZA "One of Them Days"
Commentary - Byrne's darkly comedic performance in If I Had Leg's I'd Kick You was a masterclass, with a celebrated range of emotions that showcased her incredible abilities as an actress, and is credited with truly exposing the humor, anger, audacity, and struggle it takes to be a mom. 

Best Supporting Actor
Winners - (TIE) Benicio Del Toro "One Battle After Another" and Sean Penn "One Battle After Another"
Runners Up - Jacob Elrodi "Frankenstein", Delroy Lindo "Sinners", Paul Mescal "Hamnet", Stellan Skarsgard "Sentimental Value"
Commentary - Sean Penn, as a person, I get why folks don't like him, and maybe weren't happy to see him win another Oscar. As a performance? He nailed it as a perfectly unhinged screen villain, who set the screen on fire in every scene he appeared. In contrast, the calm, humorous, and gentle Sensei, played by the brilliant Benicio Del Toro, was a perfect foil for almost every other character in the film, in a subtle but incredible way. Hate that this category didn't have a tie. 

Best Supporting Actress
Winner - (TIE) Amy Madigan "Weapons" and Teyana Taylor "One Battle After Another"
Other Contenders - Odessa A'zion "Marty Supreme", Ariana Grande "Wicked: For Good", Regina Hall "One Battle After Another", Wunmi Mosaku "Sinners"
Commentary - These two women spent the whole season celebrating each other, and it was genuinue and lovely, especially since both deserved to be recognized.  Madigan is a beloved veteran, whose Aunt Gladys will go down as one of those legendary screen villains. A well-deserved Oscar win. Teyana Taylor's character is getting a lot of criticism, and while I understand, to a point, where they are coming from, I also think they missed the point and the bigger picture of the story that was being told. I personally thought she was magnetic, fantastic, and awards-worthy. 

Best Ensemble
Winner - Sinners
Runners Up - Eephus, Caught Stealing, One Battle After Another, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Weapons
Commentary - Sinners SAG win was incredibly deserved, as the strength of its cast is one of the most important reasons that it was able to elevate itself as more than just a genre piece.

Best Voice Acting/Motion Capture Performance
Winner - Oona Chaplin "Avatar: Fire and Ash"
Runners Up - Arden Cho "KPop Demon Hunters", Ebon Moss-Bachrach “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”, Will Patton “Train Dreams”, Zoe Saldaña "Avatar: Fire and Ash" and "Elio"
Commentary - Avatar: Fire & Ash proved right the theory that diminishing returns really are affecting this series. But the biggest bright spot was the kinetic, energetic, and horrifyingly incredible performance by Oona Chaplin, who lit up the screen every chance she got. 

Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner - Paul Thomas Anderson "One Battle After Another"
Other Contenders - Maggie O'Farrell, Chloe Zhao "Hamnet", Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar "Train Dreams", Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Jahyee Lee "No Other Choice"
Commentary - See Best Picture - Comedy/Musical

Best Original Screenplay
Winner - (TIE) Jafar Panahi "It Was Just an Accident" and Ryan Coogler "Sinners"
Runners Up - Josh Safdie "Marty Supreme", Syreeta Singleton "One of Them Days", Eva Victor "Sorry, Baby", James Sweeney "Twinless"
Commentary - See Best Picture - Drama and Best Picture - Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Action/Horror

Best Casting*
Winner - Francine Maisler "Sinners"
Runners Up - Nina Gold "Hamnet", Yngvill Kolset Haga and Avy Kaufman "Sentimental Value", Allison Jones "Weapons"
Commentary - Maisler's ability to cast old and new, and build a diverse and fantastic ensemble is top-notch work. 

Best Cinematography
Winner - Michael Bauman "One Battle After Another"
Runners Up - Autumn Durald Arkapaw "Sinners", Claudio Miranda "F1: The Movie", David Chambille "Nouvelle Vague", Adolpho Veloso "Train Dreams"
Commentary - So happy for Arkapaw's Oscar win, as she makes history. But there is a reason that the British and American cinematographers recognized Bauman's work: it is exquisite, and easily the best and most impactful of the bunch. 

Best Costume Design
Winner - Colleen Atwood "One Battle After Another"
Runners Up - Kate Hawley "Frankenstein", Ruth E. Carter "Sinners", Paul Tazewell "Wicked: For Good"
Commentary - This one will divide people, but I think that Atwood's clever contemporary costume design in One Battle After Another was so impactful, and proof that period and genre works are not the only ones that can make a statement. 

Best Film Editing
Winner - Andy Jurgensen "One Battle After Another"
Runners Up - Stephen Mirrione "F1: The Movie", Kirk Baxter "A House of Dynamite", Viridiana Lieberman "The Perfect Neighbor", Michael P. Shawver "Sinners"
Commentary - How to do you make a three and a half hour film feel like a seamless film that never loses momentum, and never feels long? Incredible and award-winning work from editor Andy Jurgensen, that's how. 

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Winner - Jordan Samuel, Oriana Rossi, Kristin Wayne, Patricia Keighran, Lizzi Lawson Zeiss, Cliona Furey, Tim Nolan, Laura Solari, Tori Binns, Katarina Chovanec, Mike Hill, Megan Many "Frankenstein"
Runners Up - Leo Satkovich, Mark Ross, Jason Collins, Kaylee Kehne-Swisher, Brie Bastianson, Jason Collin, Mike McCarty, Kaylee Kehne-Swisher, Melizah Wheat, Monty Schuth, Nashi Tumlinson "Weapons"; Felix Fox, Darah Wyant, Amanda Imeson, Harlow MacFarlane, Maiko Gomyo, Mayuri Ogura, Mia Neal, Judy Durbacz, Dion Farrell, Greg Cooper-Spencer "The Smashing Machine"
Commentary - Frankenstein is the obvious choice, Jacob Elordi alone is jaw-dropping makeup work, and he is just one part of a tremendous use of the craft. 

Best Original Score
Winner - Jonny Greenwood "One Battle After Another"
Runners Up - Jerskin Fendrix "Bugonia", Alexandre Desplat "Frankenstein", Max Richter "Hamnet", Ludwig Göransson "Sinners"
Commentary - One Battle's score was completely under-rewarded this season. Greenwood's work matching the changing set pieces of the film, and being such an important part of the theatrical experience might have been overlooked by the industry, but I'm making sure it gets noticed. 

Best Original Song
Winner - Sinners - "I Lied to You" written by Ludwig Göransson and Raphael Saadiq
Runners Up - Come See Me in the Good Light - "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" written by Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile; ; Wicked: For Good - "The Girl in the Bubble" written by Stephen Schwartz, Train Dreams - "Train Dreams" written by Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner
Commentary - Look, I know that Golden was impossible to ignore, but this song from Sinners was easily the best and most impactful of the bunch. 

Best Production Design
Winner - Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau "Frankenstein"
Runners Up - Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino "One Battle After Another", Fiona Crombie and  Alice Felton "Hamnet"
Commentary - Frankenstein, and its traditional model of crafts, is a marvel to look at, especially its production design and tremendous set pieces that are jaw-dropping. 

Best Sound
Winner - Laia Casanovas, Amanda Villavieja, Yasmina Praderas "Sirāt"
Runners Up - Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John "F1: The Movie", Anette Bogun, Shawn Kennelly, Paul N.J. Ottosson, Daniel Saxlid "A House of Dynamite", Mitch Low, Glenn Freemantle, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner "Warfare", 
Commentary - Some great work here, but the impressive and immersive work in Sirat, one of the most pleasant surprises of the Oscar nominations, is so memorable and deserving. 

Best Stunt Design*
Winner - Wade Eastwood "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning"
Runners Up Stephen Dunlevy, Kyle Gardiner, Jackson Spidell, Jeremy Marinas, Jan Petřina, Domonkos Párdányi, Kinga Kósa-Gavalda "Ballerina", Gary Powell, Luciano Bacheta, Craig Dolby "F1: The Movie", Wayne Dalglish, Isaac Hamon, Adam Hart, Matt Leonard "Superman" 
Commentary - Duh. In my inaugural award, I have to recognize the decades-long tremendous work of the stunt team behind the Mission: Impossible franchise. 

Best Visual Effects
Winner - Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett "Avatar: Fire and Ash"
Runners Up - Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, Keith Dawson "F1: The Movie", Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean "Sinners", Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, Guy Williams "Superman"
Commentary - Look, whatever you thought of Avatar: Fire & Ash (the diminishing returns have really hit with this one), Cameron and his team continue to break boundaries with visual effects that leave every other film in the dust. This entry into the Avatar world was no exception. 

Top 20 Films of 2025
1. One Battle After Another
2. It Was Just an Accident
3. Sinners
4. The Perfect Neighbor
5. Hamnet
6. Train Dreams
7. Sorry Baby 
8. One of Them Days
9. Frankenstein
10. No Other Choice
11. Zootopia 2
12. Marty Supreme
13. Sentimental Value
14. The Voice of Hind Rajab
15. The Alabama Solution
16. Sirat
17. Twinless
18. Weapons.
19. F1
20. Cover-Up

Monday, March 16, 2026

The Oscar Narrative: The End

The growing toxicity of the world just continues to permeate the Oscar race, this year, after the BAFTA controversy, it became even more divided, more fierce, more toxic, and it became a race about race, politics, history. It divided movie goers and film fanatics, with increasingly horrendous insults being slung at each other with reckless abandon. 

I think that instead, we should try to celebrate. Conan, as he ended his monologue, reminded us that the Oscars are for celebrating film. I always tell folks that my favorite film doesn't have to win for me to enjoy the Oscars. I am a film buff through and through. I love that no matter what for 98 years, we have gathered to celebrate film. Let's celebrate an industry veteran winning after years in the industry with little recognition, for a horror film nonetheless. Let's celebrate two of our finest filmmakers winning their first Oscars on the same night after years in the industry. Let's celebrate a big studio promoting three populist blockbusters winning eleven awards proving that studios can and need to be original, that big films can also be great, and that the theatrical experience is worth continuing to fight for in the coming years. 

My favorite film of the year, One Battle After Another (you will find out soon, so far behind on my personal awards this year), won Best Picture. It doesn't happen often, but when it does it is really cool. I also sat through so many ceremonies where my film didn't win, and it was still cool to be a part of the experience. I am so thrilled for the fantastic Jessie Buckley, Michael B. Jordan, Amy Madigan, Ryan Coogler, and Paul Thomas Anderson. I'm not the biggest fan of Sean Penn personally, but he was jaw-dropping in the film, and the performance is worthy of recognition. I love that the first woman won Best Cinematography, that we finally have a casting category, that big bold genre films did well across the board, and that some really great films, performances, and artwork was recognized. Do I have some thins I would change? Absolutely. Was the ceremony too long, too clunky, and still has issues? Of Course. I'll be long dead before that changes. Did I enjoy it? Absolutely. 

I have been doing this for almost 18 years, as of July. I started as a freshman in college, and no matter what has happened in my life, I have always turned to this blog. Not a lot of people read this, but those who do are loyal and amazing. But I don't really do it for anyone else. I do it for me. I have a problem with saying no in my life, so it is kind of nice to have something that is just for me, whether anyone else notices or cares or not. I love film. I think that Conan said it best as he ended his monologue when he noted: 

"Yes, tonight is an international event. If I can be serious for just a moment, everyone watching right now around the world is all too aware that these are very chaotic, frightening times, okay? It's at moments like these that I believe that the Oscars are particularly resonant. Check it out. 31 countries across six continents are represented this evening. And every film we salute is the product of thousands of people speaking different languages, working hard to make something of beauty. We pay tribute tonight, not just to film, but to the ideals of global artistry, collaboration, patience, resilience, and that rarest of qualities today, optimism. So let us please celebrate, not because we think all is well, but because we work and hope for better in the days ahead."

Let's hope this spirit of collaboration, this global connectivity, and this continued love of film never die. See you all in Year 18. 

Sunday, March 15, 2026

98th Academy Awards

Best Picture - One Battle After Another
Best Director - Paul Thomas Anderson "One Battle After Another"
Best Actor - Michael B. Jordan "Sinners"
Best Actress - Jessie Buckley "Hamnet"
Best Supporting Actor - Sean Penn "One Battle After Another" 
Best Supporting Actress - Amy Madigan "Weapons"
Best Adapted Screenplay - Paul Thomas Anderson "One Battle After Another"
Best Original Screenplay - Ryan Coogler "Sinners"
Best Animated Feature - KPop Demon Hunters
Best Documentary Feature - Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Best International Feature - Sentimental Value (Norway)
Best Casting - Cassandra Kulukundis "One Battle After Another"
Best Cinematography - Autumn Durald Arkapaw "Sinners"
Best Costume Design - Kate Hawley "Frankenstein" 
Best Film Editing - Andy Jurgensen "One Battle After Another"
Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey "Frankenstein"
Best Original Score Ludwig Goransson "Sinners"
Best Original Song - EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park "Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters"
Best Production Design - Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau "Frankenstein"
Best Sound - Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta "F1"
Best Visual Effects - Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett "Avatar: Fire & Ash"
Best Animated Short - The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Best Documentary Short - All the Empty Rooms
Best Live Action Short Film - (TIE) The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva

46th Golden Raspberry "Razzie" Award "Winners"

WORST PICTURE
War Of The Worlds 

WORST ACTOR
Ice Cube / War Of The Worlds

WORST ACTRESS
Rebel Wilson / Bride Hard

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Scarlet Rose Stallone / Gunslingers

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
All Seven Artificial Dwarfs / Snow White

RAZZIE REDEEMER AWARD
Kate Hudson for “Song Sung Blue”

WORST SCREEN COMBO
All Seven Artificial Dwarfs / Snow White

WORST PREQUEL, REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL
War of the Worlds 

WORST DIRECTOR 
Rich Lee / War Of The Worlds

WORST SCREENPLAY
War Of The Worlds  / Kenny Golde, Marc Hyman

RAZZIE REDEEMER AWARD
Kate Hudson / Song Sung Blue

Saturday, March 14, 2026

The Oscar Narrative: Final Winner Predictions - Best Picture and Best Director

Best Picture
Will Win - One Battle After Another
Could Win - Sinners
Should Win - One Battle After Another
Commentary - Sinners' SAG win gave it the momentum, and there is a lot of sentiment after the BAFTA incident. It is incredibly popular. But it is also a horror/musical, and up until SAG, it has not done as well with the industry votes compared to One Battle After Another. Sinners benefits from the longer season, and momentum. One Battle benefits from previous industry support, and more support with the international crowd. I think One Battle is an audacious masterpiece, and while I really love Sinners as well, One Battle is on another level. I am sticking with One Battle because I feel like it will do better on the preferential ballot, but it is a fight to the finish. 

Best Director
Will Win - Paul Thomas Anderson "One Battle After Another"
Could Win - Ryan Coogler "Sinners"
Should Win - Paul Thomas Anderson "One Battle After Another"
Commentary - I feel like no matter what happens in Best Picture, that Paul Thomas Anderson is in a strong position to win Best Director. He has won every major precursor, and is incredibly overdue. But Ryan Coogler could be this year's Bong Joon-ho, where if Sinners wins BP, it could bring him along for the ride. 

Friday, March 13, 2026

The Oscar Narrative: Final Winner Predictions - Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress

Best Actor
Will Win - Michael B. Jordan "Sinners"
Could Win - Leonardo DiCaprio "One Battle After Another" or Wagner Moura "The Secret Agent"
Should Win - Moura, DiCaprio, or Ethan Hawke "Blue Moon"
Commentary - The SAG win changed the game for Michael B. Jordan, after months of it looking like a Chalamet win. I would love to know who was second place at BAFTA, and I don't think it was Jordan. A lot of folks think it might have been Chalamet, but I have a feeling it might have been DiCaprio. Or maybe not. Jordan's SAG win is really the biggest indicator that we have, and Sinners is incredibly popular. I think he wins. The wildcard is Moura, who some are thinking could really shock. We'll have to wait and see. 

Best Actress
Will Win - Jessie Buckley "Hamnet'
Could Win - Rose Byrne "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You"
Should Win - Buckley or Byrne
Commentary - Honestly, voters cannot go wrong with any of these five performances. Great actresses, great performances. It's Buckley's to lose. Byrne is the dark horse with the Globe win, but Buckley is the only acting contender to hit all four major televised awards. It is hers to lose. 

Best Supporting Actor
Will Win - Sean Penn "One Battle After Another"
Could Win - Stellan Skarsgard "Sentimental Value" or Delroy Lindo "Sinners"
Should Win - Sean Penn or Benicio Del Toro "One Battle After Another"
Commentary - Sean Penn wasn't even on the winning radar for most Oscarologists after the slew of critics awards were split amongst Skarsgard, Elordi, and Penn's co-star Benicio Del Toro. 

Best Supporting Actress
Will Win - Amy Madigan "Weapons"
Could Win - Wunmi Mosaku "Sinners" or Teyana Taylor "One Battle After Another"
Should Win - Taylor or Madigan
Commentary - Madigan seems to have so much support, despite being the film's only nomination. I think she won SAG by a landslide. But when you consider the entire Academy, and the fact that she wasn't nominated at BAFTA, then I take a second look at Wunmi Mosaku, who won at BAFTA, or even Teyana Taylor, who won the Globe, and has been campaigning hard. I still think that Madigan can pull it off, the buzz just seems to be in her favor. But if Mosaku or Taylor win instead, it is proof that lone nominations are just tough. 

The Oscar Narrative: Final Winner Predictions - Best Adapted and Original Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Win - Paul Thomas Anderson "One Battle After Another"
Could Win - Chloe Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell "Hamnet"
Should Win - Paul Thomas Anderson "One Battle After Another"
Commentary - No matter what happens in Picture or Director, the two juggernauts battling out this year will most likely win Oscars, which is actually kind of cool. This brilliant script from PTA also is brilliant, and is incredibly worthy. He has swept everything, and he should easily win here.

Best Original Screenplay
Will Win - Ryan Coogler "Sinners"
Could Win - Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier "Sentimental Value"
Should Win - Ryan Coogler "Sinners"
Commentary - See Adapted Screenplay, and substitute PTA for Coogler.