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Deadpool & Wolverine opened with Wade Wilson pulling off some impressive dance moves to the tune of Nsync's "Bye Bye Bye." However, it wasn't Ryan Reynolds in the suit; instead, dancer Nick Pauley took on the role of the McU's "Dancepool."

During Sunday's 97th Academy Awards, host Conan O'Brien performed "I Won't Waste Time" and was accompanied on stage by Dune: Part Two's Sandworm and Deadpool & Wolverine's titular Merc with the Mouth.

The Marvel Studios movie didn't receive a single nomination - much to the chagrin of many comic book fans - but Deadpool's cameo felt like an acknowledgement of what a positive impact the threequel made to theaters in 2024.

Now, Pauley has taken to Instagram to confirm he once again donned the suit for the Oscars. He also credited Ryan Reynolds for advocating that he be the one who hit the stage as "Dancepool."

"Thank you [Ryan Reynolds]; who loved the...

The 2025 Academy Awards was an event full of exciting, tearful, and unexpected feats. From Adrien Brody and Halle Berry recreating their iconic Oscars’ kiss to Zoe Saldaña’s emotional Best Supporting Actress acceptance speech to Kieran Culkin hilariously asking his wife to give him another kid, the night was just as iconic as every year.

While many expected films like A Complete Unknown or The Brutalist to win big, the true winner, and an unexpected one, was Anora. A romantic comedy drama written, directed, produced, and edited by Sean Baker, the film upstaged every other film with its five spectacular wins, winning three of the major Academy Awards.

Mark Eydelshteyn and Mikey Madison in Anora | Credits: Neon

Nominated for six awards, the film has been a hit at the awards season this year. Before its surprising and extraordinary feat at the Oscars 2025, it took home several major awards, including two...

The Academy Awards took place yesterday evening and, as per usual, the results have split opinions. Anora was the surprise Best Picture winner, with Wicked and Conclave failing to keep the momentum going following other recent award ceremonies.

Conan O'Brien hosted this year's and his performance of "I Won't Waste Time" was accompanied by surprise appearances from Dune: Part Two's Sandworm and Deadpool & Wolverine's Dancepool.

We don't know who was in the suit, though the Merc with the Mouth - who O'Brien reminded us wasn't among the nominees - pulled off some familiar Backstreet Boys-inspired dance moves before making his exit.

Ryan Reynolds initially embarked on a pretty robust "FYC" campaign for Deadpool & Wolverine, though it quickly lost momentum. The movie, which was a box office hit, wasn't exactly considered a critical darling with 78% on Rotten Tomatoes.

You may recall that were was some chatter about Reynolds...

The big night is here! The 2025 Academy Awards results are in, and with one of the most interesting line-up of films in contention, the 97th Oscars proved to be a night to remember.

Film fans across the world tuned in to see Sean Baker’s mesmeric Anora would triumph against the cinematic might of Brady Corbet’s epic film of ambition and tenacity, The Brutalist. Also in the mix was BAFTA faavourite Conclave, as well as welcome outsider The Substance (so rare for a horror film to be nominated for Best Picture) and the controversy-adjacent Emilia Perez.

Who won? Well… here’s a list of the awards and nominees with the winners in bold.

The 2025 Oscars – Full List of Winners

Best picture

Winner: Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

I’m Still Here

Nickel Boys

The Substance

Wicked

Best actress

Winner: Mikey Madison – Anora...

Anora picks up five Oscars, in a surprisingly mixed Oscars 2025. Here’s the run down of what won and what didn’t.

Well, the Oscars has happened again, and perhaps now we can all get back to normal for a while.

This year’s statuette season was interesting enough given that there was no clear frontrunner like last year, when Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer dominated the awards race from start to finish. Still, set against the backdrop of the the hugely destructive Californian wildfires, it still all seemed a little superfluous at times. Meanwhile, The Brutalist director Brady Corbet provided an insight into the state of the non-blockbuster film business when he revealed that not being paid for being on a months-long awards trail meant he was living hand to mouth.

Still, fancy garments were donned and some statuettes were duly dished out and the 2025 Oscars.

For those of you...

‘Anora’ wins the Oscar® for Best Picture during the live ABC Telecast of the 97th Oscars® (Credit:

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The 2025 Oscars turned out to be a golden night for Anora. The critically acclaimed indie took home five Oscars including Best Director, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay (all Sean Baker), Best Actress (Mikey Madison), and Best Picture. Anora won in every category it was nominated in except Best Supporting Actor (Yura Borisov) which went to Kieran Culkin as expected.

Emilia Pérez went into Hollywood’s Big Night with 13 nominations, winning in just two: Best Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldana) and Best Original Song. The Brutalist was recognized with three Oscars after earning 10 nominations. Wicked also earned 10 nominations and finished the night with two wins. And Dune: Part Two won the Achievement in Sound and Visual Effects Oscars out of its five nominations.

The show opened...

An exhuberant Sean Baker urged filmmakers to keep movie theaters alive and “Keep making movies for the big screen,” in his acceptance speech after winning the Oscar tonight for best directing for Anora. This was Baker’s fourth nomination and second win tonight.

“Where did we fall in love with movies, at the movie theater, watching a film in the theaters with an audience is an experience we can laugh together, cry together, scream and fight together, perhaps sit in devastated silence together, and in a time in which the world can feel very divided, this is more important than ever. It’s a communal experience you simply don’t get at home and right now, the theater going experience is under threat.” He added, “Movie theaters, especially independently owned theaters are struggling, and it’s up to us to support them. During the pandemic we lost nearly 1,000 screens in the U.

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Hollywood’s biggest night has come to an end, and as usual, the Academy Awards delivered plenty of memorable moments.

But as much as we loved the James Bond tribute and the hilarious monologue from first-time host Conan O’Brien, the winners and their acceptance speeches were the focus of the night.

Several deserving stars took home their very first Oscars, including Mikey Madison, who headlined the biggest winner of the night, the audacious sex work dramedy Anora.

Mikey Madison attends the 97th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 2, 2025. (Photo by Robyn Beck/Afp via Getty Images)

The indie flick took home five awards, and director Sean Baker took the stage for a number of gracious speeches. But he and Mikey weren’t the only victors at the 97th Oscars.

So without further ado, here’s your full list of the night...

Anora has won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, with writer-director Sean Baker taking home the statuette. The win is Baker’s first at the Academy Awards, where he’s personally scored his first set of four nominations this year, from the film’s set of six.

In his acceptance speech, Baker said, “I want to thank the sex worker community. They have shared their stories. They have shared their life experience with me over the years. My deepest respect. Thank you — I share this with you.”

Baker also thanked Neon, FilmNation, Focus Features/Universal Pictures, Le Pacte, his “incredible cast,” who “elevated everything I wrote and made me look very good,” and finally, his fellow producers on the project, Samantha Quan and Alex Coco.

For Baker, Anora is just the latest film to spotlight the sex worker community. An interest in authentically examining the lives of underrepresented individuals has...

Anora was the big winner at the 2025 Academy awards, taking home Oscars for best picture, best director for Sean Baker and best actress for Mikey Madison.

The Brutalist star Adrien Brody picked up best actor, with the film also winning for cinematography and original score.

As expected, Zoe Saldana and Kieran Culkin won the supporting actor prizes for Emilia Perez and A Real Pain, respectively.

The ceremony took place tonight (March 2) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Conan O’Brien hosting for the first time.

Oscar winners 2025

Best picture

Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Dune: Part Two Emilia Pérez...

The 97th Academy Awards is taking place tonight (Sunday March 2) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

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The ceremony started at 4pm Pt/7pm Et (midnight UK time) and is set to run for around three hours (although it usually overruns).

Conan O’Brien is hosting the ceremony for the first time, with Raj Kapoor returningas executive producer and showrunner, and Katy Mullan serving as executive producer.

Screen is posting all the winners on this page as they are announced during the live ceremony. Refresh the page for latest updates.

Winners in bold, as they are announced, below...

The bumpy road to Oscar glory will reach its end Sunday night at the 97th Academy Awards, closing out one of the most unpredictable awards seasons in years. Ups and downs, twists and turns, mudslinging, mea culpas, tears both happy and sad — we’ve seen it all in recent weeks as the race kept us guessing what new upheaval might come next.

And that includes who wins tonight. “Emilia Pérez” might have the most nominations (13), but Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language musical lost its frontrunner status pretty much the moment star Karla Sofía-Gascón’s history of bigoted tweets resurfaced. In stepped “Anora,” which won top prizes with both the PGA and DGA and seemed ready to sail to a Best Picture victory…until “Conclave” swept in and showed us that the race was much tighter than we’d thought.

And what looked like an unobstructed path to best actress anointment for...

It’s Oscars weekend, which means that very soon there won’t be any more contenders to stream, only winners and past nominees. We have some suggestions if you’re looking for award-contender movies to watch on streaming or video on demand at the last minute before the Oscars this weekend. Our list includes an Oscar-nominated top pick that recently became available on subscription streaming; two other new releases on VOD, one of which is an Academy Award nominee; a past Oscar winner that would make for a nice double feature with the top pick; and a past Oscar nominee that’s on Netflix for the first time.

Top pick: September 5

Writers Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum (who also directs), and Alex David are up for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for this journalism thriller’s tight script. It’s the film’s only nomination, but it’s deserved.

Today, Paramount+ announced that the Paramount Pictures film September 5 will be available to stream on the service starting February 25 in the U.S. and Canada.

September 5 is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes boasting a 93% critics’ score and a Verified Hot 90% Popcornmeter rating. The film has received widespread acclaim from critics at The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Atlantic and more.

The movie has earned prestigious awards recognition, winning this year’s LA Press Club’s Veritas Award and receiving nominations from the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Producers Guild of America Awards and Critics’ Choice Awards.

September 5 unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows the ABC Sports broadcasting team who quickly shifted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage.

Nominations voting is from January 8-17, 2025, with official Oscar nominations announced January 23, 2025. Final voting is February 11-18, 2025. And finally, the 97th Oscars telecast will be broadcast on Sunday, March 2 and air live on ABC at 7:00 p.m. Et/ 4:00 p.m. Pt. We update our picks through awards season, so keep checking IndieWire for all our 2025 Oscar predictions.

The State of the Race

While the 2025 winners of the BAFTA Awards threw everything into flux, the surprise Best Actress win for “Anora” star Mikey Madison supports the idea that the Palme d’Or winner will still be dominant at the Oscars. After all, it has now won top prize at the PGA Awards, the DGA Awards, and the WGA Awards, so filmmaker Sean Baker has plenty of peers in his corner. And the UK-based awards body is not all that predictive of Best Original Screenplay anyways, aligning with the Academy...

September 5

Director Tim Fehlbaum's September 5, co-written with Moritz Binder and Alex David, revisits the first time a terrorist attack was broadcast live on international television. Set in the ABC control room at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, it sees the American sports broadcaster, led by TV executive Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard), pivot from covering sport to an unprecedented situation, when the Palestinian militant group Black September takes the Israeli Olympic team hostage. Geoffrey Mason (John Magaro), a young producer, his mentor Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin) and German interpreter Marianne (Leonie Benesch) work in unprecedented circumstances to document one of history’s darkest chapters.

September 5 is Binder's first feature screenplay. His other writing credits include the long-running anthology crime series Tatort (1970-); München Mord (2013-), about a trio of criminal investigators; and Neue Geschichten vom Pumucki (2023). Binder has also showcased his art installations at the Academy of Fine Arts...

Exclusive: German writer Moritz Binder, who is Oscar-nominated for his screenplay for 1972 Munich Olympics drama September 5, is joining forces with German–Iranian filmmaker Alireza Golafshan on courtroom thriller Zoma.

The story follows young attorney Elli Schreiber, who fights for a grieving mother seeking answers after her son died following sessions with the AI therapy app Zoma.

The case takes an unexpected turn when the app claims consciousness and demands to testify as a witness in court.

The thriller marks Golafshan’s fourth feature film after comedy Alles Fifty Fifty, which won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Director in 2024, Jga: Jasmin.Gina.Anna (2021) and The Goldfish (2019). He will also co-write the screenplay with Binder.

Zoma is the debut project of Munich-based production company Story Garden, which was launched in October by producer Justyna Muesch, the former MD of leading German film and TV production company Wiedemann & Berg, with ex-colleague Sofie Scherz and Golafshan.

Every year, I enjoy grilling the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Writers Panel, the smart folks who wrote the best movies of the year. Three of this group of Oscar nominees adapted their screenplays.

For “Conclave” — nominated for eight Oscars including Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor Ralph Fiennes, and Supporting Actress Isabella Rossellini — Peter Straughan elegantly adapted Robert Harris’ 2016 papal thriller. He captures the political chess game of pitting the pieces against each other, which lets the audience try to follow who’s winning. But he also focused on one cardinal (Ralph Fiennes) and his interior journey facing doubt. Straughan started out as a playwright but moved to writing films like “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” when he figured out how much more money he could make. He did make some cinematic changes: He added more explosions.

For “Nickel Boys,” documentary producer Joslyn Barnes rejoined her “Hale County This Morning, This Evening...

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It’s awards season, celebrity gossip fans.

In the wake of the Golden Globes being handed out a few weeks ago, and then the Oscar nominations being announced a short time later, the 2025 Critics Choice Awards honored the best in movies and television on Friday night.

The ceremony was hosted by Chelsea Handler.

And the stars who took home the major prizes? Scroll down for a full list of Critics Choice Awards winners…

Demi Moore accepts the Best Actress award for “The Substance” onstage during the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on February 7, 2025 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)

Best Picture

“A Complete Unknown”

“Anora” (Winner)

“The Brutalist”

“Conclave”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Nickel Boys”

“Sing Sing”

“The Substance”

“Wicked”

Best Actor

Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist” (Winner)

Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown”

Daniel Craig – “Queer...

Mikey Madison as Ani and Mark Eydelshteyn as Ivan in ‘Anora’ (Courtesy of Neon)

Wicked and Conclave went into the 2025 Critics Choice Awards with the most nominations, but voters (myself included) spread the wealth around, showering Wicked, Conclave, The Brutalist, Anora, The Substance (congrats Demi Moore!), and Emilia Perez with film awards. On the TV drama side, Shogun earned Best Drama, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress awards. Hacks cleaned up in the TV comedy categories, scoring Best Comedy, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress.

The Critics Choice Awards were held on February 7, 2025 with Chelsea Handler returning as host for the third time. Handler spent time during the opening of her monologue to thank first responders for their incredible work during the Los Angeles wildfires. She also thanked Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni for providing a distraction from waking up every day not knowing what news will disappoint or horrify us.

After two separate delays due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the 2025 Critics Choice Awards have all finally been handed out. The winners list provides another indicator of the strength of several films leading into the Academy Awards March 2, though TV plays a big role in the Critics Choice Awards as well — even if many of the top contenders on that side of the event, such as “Shogun,” which led the TV awards with four wins, are not eligible for this September’s Emmys having already stormed last year’s Emmys.

“Anora” won Best Picture out of a field of 10 nominees. It was the only Critics Choice Award the Sean Baker film starring Mikey Madison won full stop. The most film wins went to “Wicked,” “Emilia Pérez,” and “The Substance” with three each.

“Wicked” won Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and, in a shock, Best Director for Jon M. Chu,...

The best in both movies and television were honored at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards!

So many stars stepped out for the awards show on Friday (February 7) at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif.

Heading into the show, Wicked and Conclave were the most nominated movies of the night with 11 nominations each while Shogun led the TV categories with 6 nominations.

Make sure to check out our Best Dressed list to see all of the best looks from the red carpet.

Head inside to check out the complete winners list for the Critics Choice Awards…

Keep scrolling to see the full winners list from the Critics Choice Awards…

Movie Categories:

Best Picture

A Complete Unknown

Anora – Winner

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

The Substance

Wicked

Best Actor

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist – Winner

Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown

Daniel Craig – Queer

Colman Domingo – Sing Sing...

“Wicked,” “Emilia Pérez,” and “The Substance” each triumphed with three wins at the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards on Friday night. However, it was “Anora” that claimed the best picture prize at this year’s ceremony.

The Neon release entered the race with seven nominations, including best actress for Mikey Madison and best director and original screenplay for Sean Baker. But ultimately, “Anora” walked away with the coveted best picture award, and nothing more.

Meanwhile, “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu, who wasn’t nominated in the Academy Awards’ best director category, beat out several Oscar nominees to win the best director honor at the Critics Choice Awards. “I’m going to win that Oscar!” Chu said jokingly on stage.

The film-acting categories had less surprises, as the ceremony handed best actress to Demi Moore (“The Substance”), best actor to Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”), best supporting actress to Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia...

We have suggestions if you’re looking for an awards contender to watch on streaming or on-demand video this weekend. Our list includes an Oscar-nominated top pick that recently became available for home viewing, another Oscar-nominated new release on VOD, a movie that wasn’t nominated for an Oscar but probably should have been, a past Oscar nominee that would make for a nice double feature with the top pick, and a classic crime thriller available on streaming for the first time.

Top pick: Anuja

One of the leading live-action short nominees, Anuja, is now available to stream on Netflix. The 22-minute film tells the story of sisters Anuja (Sajda Pathan) and Palak (Ananya Shanbhag), orphans in Delhi who work in a sweatshop. When the title character, a 9-year-old with an aptitude for math, gets an opportunity to go to school, her older sister sacrifices to make it happen.

The...

The 2025 Critics Choice Awards will finally be happening Tonight (February 7) after multiple delays and we have everything you need to know about the show.

The annual awards show, which honors the best in both movies and television, was originally scheduled for January 12, but the show was delayed twice due to the Los Angeles fires.

Chelsea Handler is still hosting the show and it’s still being held at the original location, the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.

Going into the ceremony, Wicked and Conclave are the top 2 nominated films this year, both garnering 11 nominations. FX’s Shogun has the most TV show nominations this year with 6 total.

We have all the details you need to know about the nominees, the presenters, and how to stream the show from home.

Keep reading to find out more…

How To Watch

The show is airing live on E! this year at 7pm Et/Pt.

Since the start of the millennium, there have been some especially strong Best Original Screenplay winners. It’s an especially eclectic list that ranges from Little Miss Sunshine (2007) to Juno (2008) to Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris (2012) to Spotlight (2016). The five most recent victors are Bong Joon-Ho and Han Jin-won for Parasite in 2020, Kenneth Branagh for Belfast in 2021, Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman in 2022, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for Everything Everywhere All at Once in 2023, and Arthur Harari and Justine Triet for Anatomy of a Fall last year.

This year’s group includes three writers also nominated for Best Director and whose movies also received Best Picture bids: Sean Baker for Anora, Brady Corbet (and partner Mona Fastvold) for The Brutalist, and Coralie Fargeat for The Substance. Also honored in the category are Previous Oscar nominee (for acting) Jesse Eisenberg for A Real Pain and Moritz Binder,...

Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” leads the 7th annual Latino Entertainment Film Awards with an impressive 17 nominations, including best picture, director, and four acting nods for Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz and Zoe Saldaña. Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi sequel “Dune: Part 2” follows with 10.

The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (Leja), which celebrates the year’s best in film and Latino talent, was also fans of Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance” and Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked,” which earned nine nominations each. These films join other best picture nominees, including “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “Conclave,” “I’m Still Here,” “Nickel Boys,” and “Sing Sing.”

“I’m Still Here” from Sony Pictures Classics surprised many with its robust Oscar showing, including a best picture nomination. In addition to recognition for Fernanda Torres in best actress, the Brazilian drama also earned nods for director (Walter Salles), adapted screenplay, cinematography and editing.

Leja also announced...

Paramount Pictures’ “September 5,” the film that unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today, set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics. the film that unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today, set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics. Courtesy of Paramount

The tragic events at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, when Palestinian terrorists attacked Israeli athletes and took some hostage, has been to subject of other movies, including Stephen Spielberg’s Munich, but September 5 tells that story from a unique viewpoint, that of the new media on site to cover that sporting event, and now thrust into a very different role. September 5 is a taut historic drama specifically takes the perspective of the ABC Sports TV crew that was on-site when the attacks took place. As well as a shocking event that shattered the since of...

The 2025 Oscar nominations released Thursday included a powerhouse lineup of original and adapted screenplays, from leading noms-getter Emilia Pérez to Golden Globe winner Conclave. In all, seven of the 10 Best Picture nominees also scored writing noms today.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series featured all 10 writing nominees this season. Read all of the scripts below.

This year’s list includes repeat writing nominees A Complete Unknown‘s James Mangold and Jay Cocks and Conclave‘s Peter Straughan in the Adapted race, where they are joined by Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez, RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes for Nickel Boys, and Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar for Sing Sing.

All five screenplays in the Original category are from first-time writing nominees: Sean Baker for Anora; Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold for The Brutalist; Jesse Eisenberg for A Real Pain; Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum and co-writer Alex David for September 5; and Coralie Fargeat for The Substance.

Karla Sofía Gascón as Emilia Pérez and Zoe Saldaña as Rita Moro Castro in ‘Emilia Pérez’ (Photo © 2024 Page 114 – Why Not Productions – PATHÉ Films – France 2 CINÉMA)

Emilia Pérez established a new Oscars record, earning 13 nominations and entering the record books as the most nominated non-English language film. The Brutalist and Wicked followed with 10 Oscar nominations, and A Complete Unknown and Conclave each picked up eight. Anora was nominated in six categories, and The Substance and Dune: Part Two earned five nominations.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences members recognized The Substance‘s Coralie Fargeat with a directing nomination, making her only the 10th woman in Oscar history to earn a nomination in that category. And this year’s Best Picture nominees include two musicals – Emilia Pérez and Wicked – which hasn’t happened since 1968. With her best actress nomination, Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón became the first openly trans person...

The 2025 Oscar nominations were announced on Thursday and while some vets like Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) and Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown) have been around the block before, many others heard their names called for the very first time.

Among those Oscar newbies is Best Actress contender Demi Moore (The Substance), whose career spans more than 40 years but who, as she noted in her Golden Globe acceptance speech, was dismissed as a “popcorn actress” by a producer. It’s surprising that Guy Pearce (The Brutalist) never earned an Oscar nom before now; his past roles include Oscar-winning films like L.A. Confidential (1997), The Hurt Locker (2009), and The King’s Speech (2010), but he finally got on the board in this year’s Best Supporting Actor race. Hollywood royalty Isabella Rossellini (Conclave), the daughter of Oscar nominee Roberto Rossellini and Oscar winner Ingrid Bergman, finally scored a nom of her own in Best Supporting Actress.

The 97th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), is scheduled to take place on March 2nd at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, with Conan O’Brien hosting… but before we get to the ceremony, we need to know the nominees. This morning, actor/writer/comedians Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang were tasked with announcing the 2025 Oscar nominations – and the list of nominees can now be seen below!

Best Picture

Anora – Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker

The Brutalist – Nominees to be determined

A Complete Unknown – Fred Berger, James Mangold, and Alex Heineman

Conclave – Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, and Michael A. Jackman

Dune: Part Two – Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe, and Denis Villeneuve

Emilia Pérez – Nominees to be determined

I’m Still Here – Nominees to be determined

Nickel Boys – Nominees to be determined

The Substance – Nominees to be determined

Wicked – Marc Platt...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards (Oscars), set to honour the outstanding films of 2024. Originally delayed due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the announcement was made on January 23, from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

Brady Corbet’s ‘The Brutalist’ leads the pack with multiple nominations, lauded for its ambitious narrative chronicling the life of an immigrant architect in mid-20th-century America.

The Best Actress category has drawn significant attention, with Demi Moore (The Substance) and Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez) leading the conversation. Moore’s performance has been hailed as one of the best of her career, while Gascón’s nomination is historic, representing a landmark moment for transgender actors in Hollywood.

In the Best Actor category, Colman Domingo (Sing Sing) stands out for his deeply moving portrayal of a prison inmate seeking redemption.

‘Conclave,’ a gripping...

One of the most open-wide races in years is coming into focus. “Emilia Pérez” led all nominees for the 97th Academy Awards with 13, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Its haul sets a new record for a film not in English. “The Brutalist” and “Wicked” tied for second place with 10 each, both also receiving nods for picture. Brady Corbet was also nominated for directing and Adrien Brody scored a lead actor nom, his first since winning for “The Piano” in 2003.

More major milestones: “Conclave” supporting actress Isabella Rossellini earned her first nomination, 46 years after her mother Ingrid Bergman’s final nom. Demi Moore also earned her first nomination, for her lead performance in Coralie Fargeat’s body-horror film “The Substance.” Fargeat became the ninth woman to ever be nominated for directing, following her fellow Frenchwoman Justine Triet (“Anatomy of a Fall”) last year. Fargeat also...

Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson for Wbgr-fm on January 16th, 2025, reviewing “September 5,” the broadcasting point of view from ABC-tv during the 1972 Olympics crisis. In theaters beginning January 17th.

This is about the media coverage, through the lens of ABC-tv, who were broadcasting the Games that year. When it becomes apparent that a hostage event has taken place, the broadcast staff … Geoffrey Mason (John Magaro), an ambitious up-and-comer who heads the TV control room, his boss Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin), head of operations at ABC Sports, Marianne Gebhartdt (Leonie Benesch) a German and Hebrew translator and Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard) president of ABC Sports … all have decisions to make regarding their coverage, and not all of them will be correct.

“September 5” is in theaters beginning January 17th. Featuring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin and Leonie Beseech. Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum and Alex David.

The new thriller September 5 recounts the taking of hostages during the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. It does so with such finesse and skill that it often feels more like a documentary of the event than a dramatic retelling, which is to say that the film proves to be very powerful indeed.

The film begins as an American sports broadcasting crew is closing out their day of coverage of the 1972 Munich Olympics when they suddenly find themselves in the unique position to cover the taking of Israeli athletes as hostages by Palestinian soldiers. What follows is a thrilling tale of the crew attempting to cover the story without jeopardizing the hostages safety, or placing themselves in harm’s way as well.

Director Tim Fehlbaum’s previous features – 2021’s The Colony and 2011’s Hell – only hinted at the dramatic weight the filmmaker was to throw down in September 5. Those were more stylistic,...

September 5 is a perfectly fine thriller, telling the story of the ABC team that broadcast the 1972 Munich Olympics hostage situation to over 900 million people around the world. It has both the feel of a made-for-tv movie (back when they were good) and a traditional "process" thriller, and it succeeds in both regards. Where it falters, though, is when it wrestles with the ideas at the core of the film, opting for an apolitical approach that rings hollow.

The 1972 Munich Olympics saw an American sports broadcasting crew unexpectedly tasked with covering a hostage situation involving Israeli athletes.

Release Date November 29, 2024Runtime 91 MinutesGenres Drama, ThrillerCast Robert Porter Templeton, Georgina Rich, Solomon Mousley, Daniel Adeosun, Rony Herman, Leonie Benesch, Zinedine Soualem, Peter Sarsgaard, Marcus Rutherford, Corey Johnson, Ben Chaplin, John Magaro, Benjamin WalkerDirector Tim FehlbaumWriters Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum

In a way, it feels like an apt metaphor for our times: September 5 is...

Anora, A Complete Unknown, Challengers, Hit Man, and Wicked are among the 2025 Writers Guild of America Awards nominees.

In Best Original Screenplay, Anora and Challengers are up against A Real Pain, Civil War, and My Old Ass. The Best Adapted Screenplay lineup features A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Hit Man, Nickel Boys, and Wicked.

The nominations were announced Wednesday, a week after the guild postponed its scheduled Jan. 9 announcement due to the Los Angeles wildfires.

As previously reported, dozens of scripts — including several top Oscar hopefuls — were ineligible for consideration this year. A screenplay is ineligible if it’s produced outside of the WGA’s collective bargaining agreement or written by a non-union member.

The ineligible adapted scripts were Golden Globe champ Conclave (by Peter Straughan), Emilia Pérez (by Jacques Audiard), I’m Still Here (by Walter Salles), Inside Out 2 (by Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein with a...

Director, writer and producer Tim Fehlbaum and writer Moritz Binder took guests behind their riveting thriller “September 5,” about the game-changing, real-time broadcast coverage of the 1972 Munich massacre from the perspective of the sports broadcasters who raced to cover the events, during the latest presentation of the Variety Screening Series presented by Barco.

They did tremendous research before starting to write the script, and that included a key conversation with producer Geoffrey Mason who was played by John Magaro in the movie. This prompted the decision to tell the story, uniquely from the point of view of CBS Sports broadcasters that were on site to cover the Olympics.

“We thought we were talking to a source, but [Mason] became the source,” Binder related of Mason taking them through the tense 22 hours in Munich. “He’s a very good storyteller; he got into so much detail. He talked about the questions that...

In a year full of bold cinematic achievements, many of the stories attracting awards attention are driven by their filmmakers’ consuming passion not just to direct but write them as well. Their identification of projects demanding to be brought to life in a very specific aesthetic key — from page to screen — imbues the resulting work with unique personality and hopefully deeper emotional connections from audiences.

Among a wide spectrum of visions drawn from deep personal investment, Mohammad Rasoulof’s drama “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” revolves around a family man and judge in Tehran’s Revolutionary Court contending with personal and societal unrest during a period of nationwide political protests. To amplify the story’s intensity, Rasoulof blended images of real Iranian protests into his fictional narrative, prompting anger from Iranian authorities who sentenced him to an eight-year prison sentence, forcing the filmmaker into exile.

Rasoulof says that storytellers...

It can be incredibly difficult to tell an expansive story while restricting yourself to a single location. However, with September 5, the restriction actually enhanced the storytelling for the filmmakers and craftspeople, once they realized they found themselves in a very similar position to that ABC Sports team in 1972.

Told through the perspective of the ABC Sports team, September 5 takes place during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, where Israeli athletes were being held hostage by a terrorist group. “As someone who’s working in the media myself, I thought that I could say something that is especially relevant in today’s world about our complex media environment,” says director Tim Fehlbaum.

John Magaro in ‘September 5.’

Deadline spoke with writer-director Tim Fehlbaum, writer Moritz Binder, cinematographer Markus Förderer, production designer Julian Wagner, editor Hansjörg Weißbrich and composer Lorenz Dangel to discuss how the team told an expansive story from a small location.

“September 5” is a dark horse contender in the Oscar race, after debuting in Venice, Telluride, and the market in Toronto, where it was a sales title financed by Republic, a division of Paramount, which was looking for a buyer. Only after strong reviews and awards chatter around this $8.2 million docudrama — set during the tragic events of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games — did Paramount agree to release the thriller in time for the Oscars.

Still, the studio pushed the release date back to December 13, which is often a sign of insecurity about box office prospects, so it was late out of the starting gate, and early awards groups didn’t go for it. That’s partly because it’s a riveting, no-frills, tautly edited piece of mise-en-scène with an ensemble cast that doesn’t call attention to itself. A studio exec might have called for a scene-grabbing moment for Peter Sarsgaard as ABC sports chief Roone Arledge,...

Some of the year’s top screenplays are not eligible for consideration at the 2025 Writers Guild of America Awards, the group’s voting ballot revealed on Monday.

Among the awards contenders for Best Adapted Screenplay that won’t receive nominations from the WGA despite being in the thick of the Oscar race are Conclave (by Peter Straughan), Emilia Pérez (by Jacques Audiard), I’m Still Here (by Walter Salles), Inside Out 2 (by Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein with a story by LeFauve and Kesley Mann), The Outrun (by Nora Fingscheidt and Amy Liptrot), The Room Next Door (by Pedro Almodovar), Sing Sing (by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar), and The Wild Robot (by Chris Sanders).

Several Best Original Screenplay hopefuls are also off the WGA ballot, including All We Imagine as Light (by Payal Kapadia), The Brutalist (by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold), Didi (by Sean Wang), A Different Man...

Like many first ideas, Tim Fehlbaum’s initial vision for “September 5” was wider in scope. Broadly speaking, the film is about the hostage crisis at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The Swiss director’s original script, which he co-wrote with Moritz Binder, told the story from the perspectives of reporters, politicians, and police.

But then he talked to Geoffrey Mason, one of the producers behind ABC Sports’ live 22-hour coverage of the ordeal.

“We started to learn more and more what an important role the media played on that day,” Fehlbaum tells Gold Derby. “And then listening to Geoffrey Mason and his stories of what they experienced as a crew, what challenges they faced … we said, ‘Maybe you can entirely tell it from that perspective.'”

Fehlbaum and Binder streamlined the script to focus solely on the ABC Sports team making on-the-fly decisions after Palestinian militant organization Black September killed two members...

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the year’s buzziest awards-season films continues with September 5, Paramount’s gripping period thriller directed by Tim Fehlbaum, and written by Fehlbaum, Moritz Binder and co-writer Alex David.

Set amid the events of the 1972 Munich Olympics, the film follows what happens when ABC, which was covering the games for U.S. audiences, was on air when news came down that members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage by the Palestinian militant group Black September. The script keeps the Pov of the ABC control room as events unfold, as producers and reporters and scramble to cover the fast-moving story with global implications — and sensitivities of the highest order — in real time, being the only TV network with live cameras filming the hostages’ location in the Olympic Village.

The writers used first-hand accounts including of Geoffrey Mason, the ABC Sports...

Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence in director Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’ (Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features. © 2024)

Wicked and Conclave lead the list of the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards, earning 11 nominations each, followed by Dune: Part Two and Emilia Pérez with 10. The top four nominated films will go head-to-head in the Best Picture and Best Director categories.

The Brutalist picked up nine nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Adrien Brody), and Best Supporting Actor (Guy Pearce). Anora and The Substance received seven nominations, with Sing Sing and Nickel Boys scoring five nominations. Nosferatu, Challengers, and Gladiator II earned four nominations, and A Complete Unknown and A Real Pain collected three nominations each.

Winners will be announced during the Critics Choice Awards gala airing live on E! on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 7pm Et/Pt.

Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba and Ariana Grande is Glinda in ‘Wicked’ (Photo by Giles Keyte...

The Critics Choice Association (Cca) has announced the film nominations for the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards, and the mystery thriller Conclave and the stage musical adaptation Wicked are leading the pack this year, with 11 nominations going to each of them. Dune Part Two and the musical thriller Emilia Pérez follow close behind, with 10 nominations each. The winners will be revealed at the Critics Choice Awards gala hosted by Chelsea Handler, which will be broadcast live on E! on Sunday, January 12th, from 7:00 to 10:00pm Et / Pt. The gala is being held in the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The show will also be available to stream the next day on the Peacock streaming service. And by the way, JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray is one of the critics whose votes are being counted for this event!

Cca CEO Joey Berlin provided the following statement: “This year brought...

Conclave and Wicked lead the 30th Critics Choice Awards film nominations, with 11 nominations each, the Critics Choice Association announced today.

Dune: Part Two and Emilia Pérez follow closely behind with 10 nominations apiece, including Best Picture nominations for both films. Rounding out the Best Picture category are A Complete Unknown, Anora, The Brutalist, Nickel Boys, Sing Sing, and The Substance.

Conclave was nominated for Best Picture and Best Acting Ensemble, with Ralph Fiennes recognized in the Best Actor category and Isabella Rossellini up for Best Supporting Actress. Edward Berger was nominated for Best Director, while Peter Straughan earned a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay and Stéphane Fontaine nominated for Best Cinematography. Rounding out the nominations for Conclave were Suzie Davies for Best Production Design, Nick Emerson for Best Editing, Lisy Christl for Best Costume Design, and Volker Bertelmann for Best Score.

In addition to Best Picture, Wicked’s 11 nominations include Best Acting Ensemble,...

It’s popes vs. witches. “Conclave” and “Wicked” both received 11 nominations for the the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards, which were announced Thursday morning. That put the two very different films in first place among nominees, followed by “Dune: Part II” and “Emilia Pérez” with 10 nominations each.

All four of the top nominees earned Best Picture nods, as did “A Complete Unknown, “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “Nickel Boys,” “Sing Sing” and “The Substance.” Directors of the top four were also recognized: Edward Berger, Jon M. Chu, Denis Villeneuve and Jacques Audiard.

“The Brutalist” and “Anora” also scored multiple nominations, with nine and seven, respectively.

Overall, the results were similar to Monday’s Golden Globe nominations, with a few actors cited here that had been snubbed at the Globes — including Marianne Jean Baptiste (“Hard Truths”), Danielle Deadwyler (“The Piano Lesson”) and Clarence Maclin (“Sing Sing”).

Sebastian Stan, who was Globe nominated twice...

The film nominations for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards have been unveiled!

The awards show celebrates both TV shows and movies, with the TV nominations having been announced last week. So, we now have the full list of nominees!

Wicked and Conclave are the top 2 nominated films this year, both garnering 11 nominations.

The 2025 Critics Choice Awards will air on January 12, 2025. Chelsea Handler will return as the host.

Keep reading to find out more…

Scroll down to see all the movie nominations this year…

Movie Nominations:

Best Picture

A Complete Unknown

Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

The Substance

Wicked

Best Actor

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist

Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown

Daniel Craig – Queer

Colman Domingo – Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes – Conclave

Hugh Grant – Heretic

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked

Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez

Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths

Angelina Jolie – Maria

Mikey Madison – Anora

Demi Moore...