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After delays due to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the 2025 Oscar nominees were finally announced. All the speculating and prognosticating has come to this moment, and now we transition from predicting who will be nominated to who will win. Emilia Pérez leads all nominees with 13 nominations, followed by The Brutalist and Wicked with 10 apiece.

For those at home who want to watch as many contenders as possible before the 97th Academy Awards ceremony on March 2, we've compiled a complete list of where to watch every nominated film. Many 2025 Oscar nominees are still in theaters, but most are available to stream. We'll add more streaming or theatrical information as it becomes available, but here's where to watch them.

Alien: Romulus

Director Fede Alvarez's extension of/homage to the Alien franchise is nominated for Best Visual Effects. It's available to stream on Hulu.

Anora

Writer-director Sean Baker’s empathic...

As the format continues to gain traction, here’s our regularly-updated list of upcoming 4K Ultra HD disc releases in the UK.

Sitting alongside our list of upcoming DVD and Blu-ray releases (that you can find here), we’re also keeping a calendar for those who support the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc format. As we learn of new UK releases, we’ll add them to this list.

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The Guild of Music Supervisors Awards revealed its 2025 winners Sunday night (Feb. 23). The 15th annual ceremony was held at The Wiltern in L.A.’s Koreatown and honors the year’s best work in songs and scores for screen.

Sunday’s ceremony began with a video about January’s deadly wildfires, in which guild president Lindsay Wolfington lost her home. She thanked the community for rallying behind her during opening remarks with vp Heather Guibert.

The opening remarks didn’t shy away from addressing the Academy’s decision to “move away” from best original song live performances at the 2025 Oscars. “We are proud that our awards for best song written and or recorded for film and for television, acknowledges the collaborative efforts of the songwriters, the performers, and of course the music,” Guibert told the crowd.

“This year in particular, unlike other awards bodies, we are especially proud to be...

The Oscar race is a marathon, not a sprint. There are dozens of pit stops along the way and trophies to be given out before the 2025 Oscars on March 2. Keep track of precursor wins here with our scorecard. This includes honors from major film festivals, critics groups, guilds, and televised shows of the 2024-25 Oscar season. Wins are listed in order of announcement and in accordance with candidates' FYC campaigns.

Updated: Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, with Screen Actors Guild Awards winners.

Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards threw in some last-second curveballs in the Oscar race in the final three categories of the night.

Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown) won Best Actor, stopping Adrien Brody's win streak for The Brutalist. Brody had dethroned Chalamet from the top spot of the SAG odds on Friday. Chalamet will now try to win the Oscar with only SAG under his belt. Since BAFTA became an Oscar precursor 24 years ago,...

Out of respect for the weekend crowd, we’re keeping this shorter than Better Man’s box office run. Besides, we need not contort ourselves into resembling the Xenomorph-human hybrid creature from Alien: Romulus to say that this race is one film’s to lose. There’s sentiment around Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, as the franchise has yet to win an Oscar for its visual effects. But this is a category that significantly favors best picture nominees. We have two of those in the mix this year, and while a vote split might result in a welcome win for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, let’s not kid ourselves into pretending that Wicked’s flying monkeys hold a candle to the awe-inspiring grandeur of Dune: Part Two’s sandworms.

Will Win: Dune: Part Two

Could Win: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

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By adding its uniquely fun monkey-shaped twist to the Biopic genre, Robbie Williams’ ‘Better Man’ is changing the way Biopics are perceived and experienced. From being a member of the famed Mancunian Pop group Take That to being one of the biggest international pop superstars of the 21st century. Robbie Williams has formed a legacy where both success and strugglers have had profound protagonism. It was just a matter of time before his story reached the international big screen. Following the steps of the greats such as Freddie Mercury with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and Elton John with ‘Rocketman’, Robbie throws his life into the world of Biopics with a unique take on the genre. Playing with the fact that the genre incorporates fiction with history, director Michael Gracey chose to portray the singer as a monkey making the film stand out. ‘Better Man’ introduces the famed star to a new generation.

Robbie Williams biopic Better Man is coming to Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK this April – more on the release here.

The biopic of Robbie Williams, Better Man, arrived in the UK with a poster that had been liberally splatted with very high star ratings. The same is also true for the incoming physical media release for the movie, with Better Man landing on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray in the UK from 7th April.

Critically at least, the film had the last laugh. There was something of ‘are they really doing that?’ when it was first revealed that Robbie Williams would be, well, a monkey in the biopic. The conceit worked a treat though, and the actual film – from The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey – was a solid hit at the UK box office.

Less so overseas, and many of the headlines have been generated...

The producer of the hit Bohemian Rhapsody movie is working on a Roy Orbison biopic, tentatively titled You Got It.

Another day, another Hollywood music biopic. Mere weeks after the release of Better Man, the Robbie Williams biopic in which Williams is presented as a CGI monkey, Variety reports that there’s not one but two projects about Roy Orbison in the works.

Orbison’s family has partnered up with Compelling Pictures for a feature film as well as a documentary about the singer’s life.

The film is tentatively titled You Got It, after one of Orbison’s hit songs, and the team behind the camera know a thing or two about making music biopics. The film is being produced by Denis O’Sullivan, who worked on Bohemian Rhapsody, and Jeff Kalligheri, who produced the Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody.

Orbison’s sons, Alex Orbison, Roy Orbison Jr,...

The BAFTA 2025 winners have been announced, and it was an exciting night celebrating the best in British and international cinema. From Edward Berger’s Conclave sweeping multiple categories to The Brutalist making a late surge with wins for Best Director and Best Actor, the evening was filled with surprises and emotional speeches. Mikey Madison’s unexpected win for Anora had everyone talking, while Emilia Perez and Wallace And Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl continued their strong awards season run. Hosted by David Tennant at London’s Royal Festival Hall, the ceremony honored industry legends and rising talents, making the BAFTA Awards 2025 a night to remember.

Best Film Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Emilia Pérez Leading Actress Cynthia Erivo – Wicked Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths Mikey Madison – Anora Demi Moore – The Substance Saoirse Ronan – The Outrun Leading Actor Adrien Brody – The Brutalist Timothée Chalamet...

The Ee BAFTA Film Awards happened this evening at the Royal Festival Hall in London, hosted once more by David Tennant.

Poking fun at Trump during his monologue, Tennant also offered the usual celebrity gags and had several stars singing part of The Proclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)".

Cautioning audience members that there would not be an intermission as with nominated epic The Brutalist, Tennant also admonished winners to "keep your speeches the opposite of your films: nice and short."

A somewhat surprising addition to the night (though perhaps not given their presence on the soundtracks for both Better Man and Anora) was a performance of "Greatest Day" by Take That.

As for the winners, it was a good night for Conclave, which won Best Film, another Adapted Screenplay trophy for writer Peter Straughan, Best British Film and Editing and A Real Pain, which went home with Original Screenplay for...

The 2025 Bafta Film Awards ceremony are taking place today (February 16) at London’s Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank.

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 (latest award first).

Full list of nominations

Director

Sean Baker -Anora Brady Corbet -The Brutalist Edward Berger -Conclave Denis Villeneuve -Dune: Part Two Jacques Audiard -Emilia Pérez Coralie Fargeat -The Substance

Outstanding British Film

Bird Blitz Conclave Gladiator II Hard Truths Kneecap Lee Love Lies Bleeding The...

On Sunday February 16 2025, ABC broadcasts Entertainers: With Byron Allen!

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The upcoming episode of “Entertainers: With Byron Allen” promises to be an exciting one. Scheduled to air on ABC, this episode features a star-studded lineup that includes some well-known names from film and comedy. Viewers can look forward to a lively discussion and entertaining segments with these talented guests.

Mark Wahlberg, known for his role in “Flight Risk,” will be sharing insights about his latest projects and experiences in the industry. Alongside him, Wendi McClendon-Covey, famous for her work in “St. Denis Medical,” will bring her unique perspective and humor to the conversation. The episode will also highlight Amy Schumer, who is promoting her new project “Kinda Pregnant.” Her sharp wit is sure to add a fun dynamic to the show.

Robbie Williams, recognized for his role in “Better Man,” will also be making an appearance. His musical...

We have some suggestions if you’re looking for an awards contender to watch on streaming or video on demand this weekend. Our list of movies includes a Best Picture nominee top pick that recently became available for home viewing; two other Oscar-nominated new releases, one on streaming and one on VOD; a movie that wasn’t nominated for an Oscar but could have been; and a past Oscar nominee that would make for a nice double feature with the top pick.

Top pick: Nickel Boys

Director RaMell Ross’ adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is nominated for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for Ross and co-writer Joslyn Barnes. It’s a coming-of-age story about two Black adolescents, Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson), at an abusive reform school in 1960s Florida, and what they do to get by and get out. It’s shot from a first-person perspective,...

The Society of Composers and Lyricists announced its 2025 awards recipients at the sixth annual Scl Awards.

Composers and lyricists gathered together for a dinner and ceremony hosted by singer-songwriter Colin Hays, held at the Skirball Cultural Center. The evening opened with a performance of “Lean on Me” — meant to bring the community together after the recent wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles.

While the night’s atmosphere was overall celebratory, the awards ceremony took several opportunities to acknowledge the recent tragedy in the city. Composer Starr Parodi, who lost her home in the Palisades Fire, was given a replacement plaque for her previously earned jury award on stage.

Among the top awardees for the night were Daniel Blumberg for The Brutalist, Diane Warren for The Six Triple Eight, Kris Bowers for The Wild Robot and Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Luca Guadagnino for Challengers.

Composer Harry Gregson-William accepted the Spirit...

Selma Blair opened up about her love life during a recent appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show.

The 52-year-old actress revealed that she hasn’t given up on a love. She also talked about a date she had with singer Robbie Williams, who is the subject of the new movie Better Man.

“It’s hard to find the person. I mean, I haven’t given up on romance, but I’m not knowing how to try,” she said about finding love right now.

Keep reading to find out more…

Selma then segued right into her story about Robbie.

“Robbie Williams was over my house and it was like almost a day, a million years ago, a million,” Selma began. “And he opens up my refrigerator and he’s like, ‘I gotta go’ and I heard from the friend I’m like, ‘Why did he leave so abruptly?’ It’s like,...

The Wild Robot‘s Oscar prospects may have gotten a boost on Wednesday as the Society of Composers and Lyricists announced its sixth annual award winners. The animated feature won Best Original Score for a Studio Film, defeating three of its Oscar rivals: Emilia Pérez, Wicked, and Conclave. The last of this year’s Best Score Oscar nominees, The Brutalist, competed in another category at the Scl Awards, winning Best Original Score for an Independent Film.

So does that mean the Oscar will come down to The Wild Robot and The Brutalist? In the Scl Awards’ previous five years, they agreed with the Oscars three times: Joker (2019), Soul (2020), and Oppenheimer (2023). In 2021, the Scl voted for Encanto (studio) and The Green Knight (independent), but the Oscar went to Dune. And for 2022, the Scl picked Nope (studio) and Everything Everywhere All at Once (independent), while the Oscars opted for All Quiet on the Western Front.

Better Man, the 2025 biographical musical film based on the life of British singer, composer, and songwriter Robbie Williams, is probably becoming more famous because of its stylistic and visual choices than anything else. The film tells the story of Robbie’s rise from a modest background into one of the most celebrated musicians in England, and the many obstacles he had to face along the way, while the protagonist is presented as an anthropomorphic chimpanzee. Overall, Better Man has all the intense offerings of a film about a troubled music star, and at times even more, making it quite an enjoyable watch.

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What is the film about?

Better Man begins with a background narration by Robbie Williams, welcoming us to a personal retelling of his life, where he promises to show us the real him, just the way he perceives or sees himself. As the visuals take us to Robbie’s childhood,...

The Visual Effects Society just made the Oscar race for Best Visual Effects a lot more interesting, crowning Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes as its choice for top Photoreal Feature Tuesday night at the 23rd Annual Ves Awards. The Apes win came over a field that included heavy Academy Awards favorite Dune: Part Two along with Better Man, Mufasa: The Lion King, and Twisters.

However, the Ves feature award turned out not to be such an accurate predictor of the Oscar winner a year ago, with The Creator winning at Ves, while Godzilla Minus One snared visual effects at the Academy Awards. Avatar: The Way of Water took home both in 2023.

The Apes victory was especially surprising in that it was the film’s only win of the night, while Dune otherwise dominated in tallying four wins, the most of any photoreal feature. Those included triumphs for Best Environment,...

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes scored the top honor, outstanding visual effects in a photoreal feature, at the 2025 Visual Effects Society Awards.

Dune: Part Two led the winners list with four wins in the feature categories, while The Wild Robot was named top animated film with four wins as well. Shogun won best photoreal episode, winning three awards. The Penguin also won three awards.

The Ves Awards recognizes “outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials, video games and special venues,” according to the organization. This year, comedy duo The Sklar Brothers made their debut as the hosts of the show, while Keanu Reeves presented the Ves Award for Creative Excellence to Shogun actor-producer Hiroyuki Sanada.

Computer graphics researcher Paul Debevec presented VR/Immersive Technology pioneer Dr. Jacquelin Ford Morie with the Georges Melies Award, while Michael Dougherty presented VFX supervisor Takashi Yamazaki with the Visionary Award.

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” won Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature, the top feature prize at the 23rd Annual Visual Effects Society Awards and the one that most closely corresponds to the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. The celebration of achievement in visual effects took place on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

The sci-fi primate sequel beat “Dune: Part Two,” which went into the evening with the most nominations (seven) and emerged with the most wins (four): Outstanding Achievement in a Photoreal Feature, Outstanding CG Cinematography, Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature and Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Feature.

The victory for “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” does not necessarily make the film a frontrunner in the Oscars’ visual-effects race. Over the 22 years of Ves Awards, the winner went on to receive the Oscar 12 times, but the two groups have only matched three times in the last 10 years.

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” won the top VFX prize for Best Photoreal Feature at the 23rd annual Visual Effects Society Awards, held February 11 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and hosted by The Sklar Brothers (“What We Do in the Shadows”). This marks the fourth Ves win for the “Apes” franchise and Wētā FX, which also took home the character award for the Robbie Williams CG chimp from “Better Man.”

But “Dune: Part Two” bolstered its status as the VFX Oscar frontrunner for Dneg by grabbing the most live-action awards with four: Oscar-nominated Greig Fraser’s CG cinematography for Arrakis, the Arrakeen Basin environment, simulations for atomic explosions and wormriding, and compositing and lighting.

However, DreamWorks’ “The Wild Robot” earned top animated film honors and also won four awards. “Civil War,” meanwhile, won the supporting VFX prize for Framestore.

“Shōgun” was named Best Photoreal Episode and snagged three...

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” won the top Visual Effects Society Award for outstanding VFX in a photoreal feature at the 23rd Visual Effects Society Awards. Yet Tuesday at the Beverly Hilton, the Society spread the wealth, awarding three trophies, the most in the live-action feature categories, to “Dune: Part Two.”

In “Kingdom,” VFX studio Weta FX led by its production VFX supervisor Erik Winquist worked to advance the realism of its emotive apes in areas such as facial animation and muscle simulation, while placing them in environments including rapids and a great flood.

The sequel to 2021’s VFX Oscar and top Ves winner “Dune”, which again features key work by Dneg led by production VFX supervisor Paul Lambert, collected prizes in the categories for CG cinematography, for the Arrakeen Basin; effects simulation, for the atomic explosions and wormriding; and compositing and lighting, for wormriding, geidi prime, and the final battle.

It was a rather curious night at the 23rd Ves Awards, which were handed out Tuesday at the Beverly Hilton.

The Visual Effects Society knelt before The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, handing it the marquee prize for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature — but it was the lone win on six nominations for the 10th film in the venerable franchise.

The bigger winners with four apiece were Dune: Part Two, which came into the night with a leading seven nominations, and The Wild Robot, hot off dominating the Annie Awards over the weekend.

That raises a question: Which film has the inside track for the Oscar next month?

Well, the Ves Awards and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences haven’t followed the same script much during the past decade-plus, with only five of the Visual Effects Society’s marquee winners since 2013 going on to score the FX Oscar.

Gold Derby’s top news stories for Feb. 11, 2025. Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, and Zoe Saldaña win Aacta International Awards

Oscar nominees Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) are among the winners at the 14th Aacta International Awards, aka the Australian Oscars. Fiennes won Best Actor, while Pearce and Saldaña prevailed for their supporting performances. The AACTAs, which tend to favor homegrown talent, gave Best Actress to Pearce’s fellow Aussie Nicole Kidman (Babygirl), who now has four Aacta International trophies. Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg won Best Screenplay for A Real Pain. Better Man took home Best Picture and Best Director for Aussie Michael Gracey, just like it did last week at the Aacta Awards, recognizing Australian cinema, where it claimed nine wins total.

On the TV side, Shōgun won Best Drama Series. Melbourne native Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown) took Best Actress in a Series.

It's the extravagant and gorgeously-shot musical that should've landed all the praise that "Wicked" received, the pull-no-punches biopic that took all the biggest risks "A Complete Unknown" carefully avoided, and the VFX-heavy blockbuster that, in a better world, would've landed an Oscar nomination for its monkey in the middle of the action right alongside "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes." Instead of all that, "Better Man" must suffer the ignominy of becoming 2025's first and maybe biggest box office flop. Truly, may the film gods forgive us for what we've done.

It makes sense why "Better Man" didn't receive its just desserts the first time around (/Film's review by Jacob Hall makes a convincing case for it as "the strangest biopic ever made"), but that only makes its hidden joys even more worth celebrating. Can you count how many casual moviegoers know that the film about British pop...

“Better Man,” the Robbie Williams biopic, emerged as the leading winner at the 14th Aacta International Awards, securing both best film and best direction for Australian filmmaker Michael Gracey.

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts’ celebration of global screen excellence saw the film add to its impressive nine-award sweep at the domestic Aacta Awards.

Zoe Saldaña continued her awards season momentum, taking home best supporting actress for “Emilia Pérez,” following her recent Golden Globe win. Nicole Kidman claimed her fourth Aacta International Award, winning best lead actress for “Babygirl.”

Guy Pearce strengthened his Oscar campaign with a best supporting actor win for “The Brutalist,” while Ralph Fiennes took home best lead actor for his commanding performance in “Conclave.” Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain” secured the best screenplay award, building momentum for its Oscar campaign.

In television, “Shōgun” claimed best drama series, while “The Bear” was named best comedy series.

Better Man is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams, one of the greatest entertainers of all time.

Under the visionary direction of Michael Gracey, the movie is uniquely told from Williams' perspective, capturing his signature wit and indomitable spirit.

It follows Robbie’s journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist - all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring. Oh, and Robbie? He's portrayed as a photorealistic CG monkey!

"Certified Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes with 88%, Better Man has been hailed as one of 2024's best movies. Last week, we had the privilege of sitting down with Gracey (The Greatest Showman) to learn more about how he approached shooting his ambitious musical and biopic.

During our conversation,...

Spectacle has been essential to keeping moviegoing alive and pushing filmmaking forward, and the impact of VFX on the industry cannot be overstated. As major studios look for more avenues to entice audiences into theaters in this rapidly shifting world of technology, in which almost every form of entertainment is at our fingertips, the promise of breathtaking set pieces on the big screen remains one of the biggest selling points for audiences. Ideally, the best achievement in visual effects Oscar sets a bar in terms of what can be attained through technology, creativity, budget and audience investment.

As a result, the category differs from the others in that it suggests a measurable goal for productions to reach. If a blockbuster with dinosaurs can’t look at least as good as the industry-shifting visual effects on display in Jurassic Park (1993), then there’s still work to be done. Those same industry-shifting...

“Better Man”, the 2024 live-action feature, directed by Michael Gracey, showcasing the life of Brit popstar Robbie Williams, played by a self-deprecating CG, photo-realistic monkey, will be available to rent or own February 11, 2025 on digital platforms and May 13, 2025 in a 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray combo:

“…’Better Man’ is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams.

“The film is uniquely told from Williams’ perspective, capturing his signature wit and indomitable spirit.

“It follows Robbie’s journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband ‘Take That’, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist…

“…all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring…”

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The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have been announced, but do you still feel like you need to play catch up?

This year’s Oscar nominees run the gamut, including heartfelt musicals and gory body horrors. “Emilia Pérez” led all nominees for this year’s ceremony with 13, following behind were “Wicked” and “The Brutalist” both with 10 nominations.

Several nominees have special recognitions, including Karla Sofía Gascón as the first openly trans actor nominated, “Conclave” supporting actress Isabella Rossellini earning a nomination 46 years her mother did, Demi Moore’s first nomination after four decades in the business and Timothée Chalamet becoming the youngest two-time Oscar nominee since James Dean.

Read the full list of where to watch all of the 2025 Oscar movies.

Searchlight Pictures A Complete Unknown

The Bob Dylan origin story earned eight nominations, including Best Picture, directing for James Mangold, leading actor for Timothee Chalamet, supporting actor for Edward Norton,...

In the upcoming episode of “Entertainers: With Byron Allen,” viewers can expect an exciting lineup of guests. Episode 3, set to air on February 16, 2025, at 4:30 Am on ABC, promises a mix of laughter, insights, and star power. With a diverse group of guests, this episode is sure to entertain.

Mark Wahlberg will be in the spotlight, discussing his latest project, “Flight Risk.” Fans of Wahlberg can look forward to his thoughts on the film and his experiences in Hollywood. Wendi McClendon-Covey, known for her role in “St. Denis Medical,” will also join the conversation, bringing her unique perspective and humor to the show.

Amy Schumer, famous for her comedy special “Kinda Pregnant,” adds her signature wit to the mix, while pop star Robbie Williams, promoting his new music, “Better Man,” will share insights from his career. Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner, both involved in the upcoming “Mufasa: The Lion King,...

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...

IndieWire invited the production VFX supervisors from the five Oscar-nominated films to choose and analyze a pivotal scene that best showcases their craft: Paul Lambert (“Dune: Part Two”), Wētā FX’s Erik Winquist (“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”), Wētā FX’s Luke Millar (“Better Man”), Eric Barba (“Alien: Romulus”), and Ilm’s Pablo Helman (“Wicked”).

For Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two,” Lambert and his Oscar-winning “Dune” team from Dneg ramped up everything with much more visceral action. They once again used sand-colored VFX screens to integrate live-action footage with digital elements; they supplied CG enhancement to the 44-day SFX practical shoot of Paul (Timothée Chalamet) riding the sandworm for the first time; and they created more extensive views of the massive sandworms during battle with CG and practical effects.

Wes Ball’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” dives deeper into the now dominant ape civilization.

The U.K. and Ireland box office kicked off 2025 with a robust £94.1 million ($116.6 million) in January, marking a 10% increase from January 2024’s £85.2 million ($105.6 million) and a 12% rise from January 2023, according to numbers from Comscore.

Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu” led the month’s releases, haunting its way to $15.6 million, establishing itself as the sixth-highest-grossing horror film of all time in the region. The reimagining of the classic vampire tale surpassed “A Quiet Place” ($15.1 million) and is closing in on “The Final Destination” ($15.9 million).

Disney maintained its market dominance with a 30.8% share in January, claiming the next two spots on the chart. “Mufasa: The Lion King” roared to second place with $15 million for the month, bringing its total to $36.7 million, surpassing “The Little Mermaid’s” lifetime gross of $34 million.

James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” struck a chord at No. 3 with $11.3 million, becoming the director’s sixth-highest-grossing film in the territory,...

Paramount has entered into a slate co-financing with Atlanta-based Domain Capital Group for a minimum of 30 pictures of varying budget sizes.

Terms weren’t disclosed in regards to how much Domain will cover on each theatrical release.

Already, Domain has co-financed some recent Paramount theatrical releases including Gladiator II, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Better Man.

Domain will have money in the upcoming releases Novocaine, The Smurfs Movie, The Naked Gun, The Running Man, and others.

The co-financing arrangement is automatically extendable to 40 pictures under certain circumstances. Managing Director Pete Chiappetta led the deal for Domain Capital.

“We are privileged to be partnering with Paramount Pictures and participating in this slate of films,” said Pete Chiappetta, Domain’s Managing Director of Media, Entertainment & Technology. “The team at Paramount is dedicated to producing quality content that we hope will continue to build on the value of Domain’s film library for our investors.

Netflix series 'Boy Swallows Universe' is well on its way to topping the winners' list at this year's Aacta Awards, converting six of its 11 nominations at the Industry Gala at the Gold Coast on Wednesday night.

The post ‘Boy Swallows Universe’ snaps up six Aacta Industry Awards as ‘Better Man’, ‘Furiosa’ take home five each appeared first on If Magazine.

Rank Film (origin) Distributor Jan 31-Feb 2 gross Total Week 1 A Complete Unknown (US) Disney £1.2m £8.3m 3 2 Mufasa: The Lion King (US) Disney £1.1m £29.3m 7 3 Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (US) Paramount £708,000 £24.1m 6 4 Companion (US) Warner Bros £670,512 £737,840 1 5 The Brutalist (US-uk) Universal £607,434 £1.8m 2

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Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown topped the UK-Ireland box office for an impressive third weekend for Disney; as Warner Bros’ Companion led the new titles with a fourth-place opening.

James Mangold’sA Complete Unknown fell 28% with £1.2m taking it to £8.3m total, now likely to overtake the £10.4m of Mangold’s 2006 Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line...

Outside of China and the strong start for Lunar New Year titles, it was a fairly sleepy weekend at the international box office. There was some expansion and one new studio entry while most of the rest of the field is made up of holdovers from the end of last year. And yet, we’ve got some new benchmarks to note.

To wit, Disney’s Moana 2, as it nears the end of its run, has now surpassed Finding Dory and Despicable Me 3 to become the No. 9 animated release of all time globally with $1.037B.

Meanwhile, Disney, Mufasa: The Lion King has topped $650M worldwide, now with $653M. In its 7th weekend, it added another $11.7M from the international box office, a slight 29% dip versus last frame. The overseas cume is $423.5M. The Top 5 markets are France ($39.5M), UK ($36.6M), Germany ($29.3M), Mexico...

Last Updated on February 3, 2025

Whether you’re recovering from a holiday hangover, desperately clinging to lofty resolutions, or staring at the weather in disbelief, the start of a new year can be rough. However, we’re choosing to kick January in the face with a Best of January: Celebrity Interviews + Shout-Outs round-up! One of the perks of working at JoBlo is speaking with individuals who make the art that entertains us, and today, we’d like to share some of the best interview spots, interactions, and accolades from celebrities across film, television, and beyond!

In our Best of January round-up, Castle‘s Molly Quinn discusses the thrill of going outside her comfort zone for the reality TV series Scare Tactics and contributing to a show she has loved since her youth. Next, JoBlo’s man on the street, JimmyO, speaks with Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. about Den of Thieves 2: Pantera.

Watch out, “Wolf Man” and “Better Man,” because the box office is about to be taken over by “Dog Man.”

Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s new movie has made $1.36 million at the box office in Thursday previews. It’s expected to make between $25 million to $30 million, though some predictions are as high as $40 million due to the demand for family fare.

Set in the kid-friendly world of “Captain Underpants,” “Dog Man” is written and directed by Peter Hastings and follows the adventures of the titular half dog, half police officer who fights crime. While Dog Man himself doesn’t speak, the voice cast is made up of Pete Davidson as Petey the cat, Dog Man’s feline nemesis; Lucas Hopkins as Li’l Petey, Dog Man’s sidekick; Lil Rel Howery as the police chief named Chief; Isla Fisher; Billy Boyd; Ricky Gervais; Stephen Root; Poppy Liu; Laraine Newman; Cheri Oteri; Melissa Villaseñor and more.

As the films of 2024 alone have demonstrated, there's still a good amount of confusion about how a movie musical should function in our modern age. Even 2016's "La La Land," the film that ended up bringing back the popularity of the movie musical in a big way, wasn't interested in fully leaning into its ode to the movie musicals of classic Hollywood, using it instead as a jumping off point, a wry commentary on the subgenre and cinema itself. Since then, it's felt like each new movie musical has had to find some offbeat justification for its existence: this one is a multi-part blockbuster event ("Wicked"), this one is an anti-musical musical ("Emilia Pérez"), this one has a monkey in it ("Better Man"), and so on. Even "Chicago" director Rob Marshall, who for many years seemed to willfully bear the torch of keeping the more traditional movie musical alive, has...

If you’re anything like us, right now you’re catching up on the deluge of exciting films that came out at the end of last year. While watching those films, you might wonder how they were made. Fear not, we have you covered. Film Independent Presents has insightful Q&As from some of the buzziest films of last year with the people who made them. Check out Jude Law getting into the mind of a domestic terrorist, Pamela Anderson talking about giving acting everything she has, and Atlantiques director Mati Diop talking about why she turned to documentary for her new project. Plus, we’ll answer the question everyone is asking this award season: why they turned Robbie Williams into a monkey in Better Man!

The Last Showgirl

Film critic Carla Renata speaks with director Gia Coppola, writer Kate Gersten and actors Pamela Anderson and Brenda Song about their new film The Last Showgirl.

Final voting is February 11-18. The 97th Oscars telecast will be broadcast on Sunday, March 2, and air live on ABC at 7 p.m. Et/ 4 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

The Best Visual Effects nominees are “Alien: Romulus,” “Better Man,” “Dune: Part Two,” “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” and “Wicked.” While the race has been shaping up as a simian battle between “Kingdom” and “Better Man” (both from Wētā FX), “Dune: Part Two” has emerged as the favorite for its epic work, building off the Oscar-winning “Dune.” However, “Kingdom” is certainly deserving of the franchise’s first win. The biggest hurdle has been the acting branch’s dislike of performance capture.

Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part 2” is more exciting and emotional, with Paul (Timothée Chalamet) leading the nomadic Fremen...

Let me start off by saying I loved Deadpool & Wolverine. It was easily the best superhero movie of 2024 and rightfully earned every dollar it made. However, it does not deserve an Oscar nomination.

The possible categories Deadpool & Wolverine had any chance for being nominated for could have been nominated for are Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role, Actress in a Supporting Role, Writing (Adapted Screenplay), and Visual Effects. The rest, it had no chance of receiving a nomination for.

Below are the nominations for all the categories Deadpool & Wolverine could have been part of. If you’re already familiar with the nominations, feel free to skip the informative bit.

The nominations for Best Picture with a few expected nominations are Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance, and Wicked.

The nominations for Actor in a Leading Role are Adrien Brody,...

30 feature films have been nominated for awards at the 2025 Oscars and we’re letting you know where you can watch them all right now.

This list only includes feature-length narrative movies and does not include the films nominated in the Documentary or Short Film categories.

Emilia Perez leads the pack this year with 13 nominations followed by The Brutalist and Wicked with 10 nominations each.

The Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood with comedian Conan O’Brien hosting for the first time. ABC will air the show and you can stream on Hulu.

So, which movies are nominated? And how can you watch them?

Head inside to check out the full list…

A Complete Unknown

Streaming For Free With Subscription: Not available yet

Rent On Demand: Not available yet

Still In Theaters?: Yes!

Nominated For 8 Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Timothee Chalamet,...

After turning to The Greatest Showman filmmaker Michael Gracey to helm its live-action remake of Tangled, it seems Disney is now exploring several exciting options when it comes to the movie's cast. 

In recent weeks, Thunderbolts* star Florence Pugh has emerged as the supposed frontrunner to take on the role of Rapunzel. Agatha Hahn, Jennifer Lopez, and Demi Moore have all been named as possibilities for Mother Gothel, and another wild casting rumour has just hit social media. 

According to scooper @MyTimeToShineH (via Toonado.com), 14-time Grammy Award winner Taylor Swift is being eyed for the lead role of Rapunzel. That doesn't mean she's in talks for the movie or even interested but the singer is someone the House of Mouse is interested in. 

When the insider was accused of baiting people with this latest claim, she responded by revealing the intel came from the same source who informed her...

Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and now Deadpool & Wolverine. These are some of the fantastic Marvel Cinematic Universe productions with exquisite visual effects, that have not been nominated for Best Visual Effects Oscars in their respective years.

Even before the Academy Awards ceremony occurs on March 2, any hopes that the MCU could snatch up its first Oscar in this category were crushed when Deadpool & Wolverine failed to receive a Visual Effects nod. The nominations went to Alien: Romulus, Better Man, Dune 2, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, and Wicked. Although Marvel Studios works with the best technical artists in the business, there is always top-notch competition every year, making their winless streak slightly justifiable. But this year does not particularly have one of the stronger lists of candidates.

Better Man is derivative...

When it comes to this year’s Oscar nominations, the love was spread across the distributor scoreboard, from legacy Hollywood studios and their specialty divisions, to streamers and maverick indie distributors.

Netflix walked away with the most of any individual distributor on Tuesday with a total of 16 nods after Emilia Pérez landed a spot in 13 categories, the most of any film this year and setting a new record for a non-English-language film. And it’s just one shy of the all-time record for any film (All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land each landed 14).

Next up on the Academy’s scorecard of top-nominated individual distributors was powerhouse A24 with 14, including 10 for The Brutalist. The movie, which swept the Golden Globes, will use its front-runner status as it continues to expand in theaters, where it has earned a promising $5.9 million despite only playing in several hundred cinemas to date.

Universal...

“Emilia Pérez” and “Wicked” emerged January 23 as the two Oscar craft juggernauts, scoring seven nominations apiece and setting up a battle of the musicals at the 97th Academy Awards on March 2. This matches the seven craft nominations of last year’s eventual Best Picture winner “Oppenheimer.”

Jacques Audiard’s operatic thriller “Emilia Pérez” grabbed cinematography (Paul Guillaume), makeup and hairstyling, editing (Juliette Welfling), score (Clément Ducol and Camille), sound, and two original songs (“El Mal” by Clément Ducol and Camille and Audiard and “Mi Camino” by Camille and Ducol).

Jon M. Chu’s populist blockbuster “Wicked” captured costume design (Paul Tazewell), production design, makeup and hairstyling, editing (Myron Kerstein), sound, score (John Powell and Stephen Schwartz), and VFX.

Sharing four noms were “The Brutalist,” “Conclave,” “Dune: Part Two,” and “Nosferatu.”

Brady Corbet’s post-Holocaust immigrant drama “The Brutalist” nabbed cinematography (Lol Crawley in retro VistaVision), production design, editing (David Jancso...

We’re sorry, Marvel fans, but calling Deadpool & Wolverine’s Oscar shutout a “snub” might be pushing it. Sure, the movie brought the laughs, action, and Ryan Reynolds-Hugh Jackman banter we all live for, but let’s be real, was it ever aiming for golden statues?

A still from Deadpool & Wolverine | Credits: Marvel Studios

The Oscars love groundbreaking, artsy, or jaw-dropping cinema, and while this flick delivered epic fun, it wasn’t exactly rewriting the rulebook.

Marvel’s crowd-pleaser misses the mark: Deadpool & Wolverine snubbed at the Oscars A still from Deadpool & Wolverine | Credits: Marvel Studios

Despite Marvel’s major 2024 box-office success with Deadpool & Wolverine, the Oscars weren’t feeling generous.

The 97th Academy Awards nominations dropped, and the Phase 5 blockbuster didn’t score a single nod – not even in Visual Effects, a category where it seemed like a shoo-in. Instead, Alien: Romulus, Better Man,...