Early 2026 Oscar Contenders & Predictions

When one awards season ends, another begins. The 98th Academy Awards are officially behind us, and thus, it’s time for absurdly early Oscar predictions for the 2026 film year. Now that “One Battle After Another” has been crowned the Best Picture of 2025, and “Sinners” broke so many records, what are the films that will … Read more

How likely is an Irish win, who’s hosting and where can I watch? Your essential Oscars guide

We need your help now Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open. You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough. If you’ve seen value in our reporting, … Read more

Sinners’ Jayme Lawson Says BAFTAs Were Exploitative

Photo: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images Sinners star Jayme Lawson praised her co-stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo for how they handled having a slur shouted at them at the BAFTAs last weekend. “I’ll first say a big shout-out to Mike and Delroy; let’s continue to honor them for how they handled that in … Read more

The 2025 British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) Winners

The British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) have today announced their winners representing the best for cinematography in 2025. Here are this year’s winners… CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A FEATURE FILM“DIE MY LOVE” (Mubi) – Seamus McGarvey ASC BSC ISC, cinematographer“FRANKENSTEIN” (Netflix) – Dan Laustsen ASC DFF, cinematographer“MARTY SUPREME” (A24) – Darius Khondji ASC AFC, cinematographer“ONE BATTLE AFTER … Read more

Palme d’Or and Closing Ceremony Winners List

Writer, director Jafar Panahi. Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images The show must go on, even if there was a high power outage throughout the entire region. On Saturday morning, Cannes experienced a high power outage on the final day of the festival, with police suspecting foul play as powerlines were sawed off in the Alpes-Maritimes; … Read more

Conclav Ignites Oscar 2025 Speculation: Is Anora’s Oscar Dream in Jeopardy?

“`html oscars 2025: ‘Conclav‘ Challenges ‘anura’ for Best Picture After SAG Win Oscars 2025: ‘Conclav’ Challenges ‘Anura’ for Best Picture After SAG Win Table of Contents Oscars 2025: ‘Conclav’ Challenges ‘Anura’ for Best Picture After SAG Win SAG Awards 2025: A Turning Point in the Oscar Race? Impact on the Acting Categories The Best Picture … Read more

Timothée Chalamet Wins SAG Award, Gives One Weird Speech

Li’l Timmy Tim Photo: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images So Timothée Chalamet doesn’t win much, have you noticed? Well, in life he does. But at awards shows? Not so much. Chalamet didn’t win any awards for Call Me by Your Name, despite being nominated for all of them, and has thus far been … Read more

What can the Bafta results tell us about who might win at the Oscars next month?

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Grammys Producer Weighs In on Bianca Censori’s Naked Dress: ‘We Have to Adhere to Standards’

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic A Grammys executive producer has weighed in on Bianca Censori’s controversial red carpet appearance during the Sunday, February 2, awards. Raj Kapoor, who produced Sunday’s telecast, told People in an interview published Tuesday, February 4, that the dress code set by the Recording Academy calls for “artistic black-tie,” but “in the music industry, I … Read more