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The 2025 Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Nominations
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The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2025. The winners will be revealed on December 15th. Here are this year’s nominees… BEST PICTUREBugonia – Yorgos LanthimosHamnet – Chloé ZhaoIt Was Just...
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Our Final 2025 Golden Globe Nomination Predictions
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The nominations for the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards will be announced on Monday, December 8th. Please take a look at some members of Next Best Picture’s predictions and stay tuned for the announcement this Monday! Predictions are provided by:...
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Netflix Is Set To Purchase Warner Bros. Discovery In A Major Industry Shift
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Just a few weeks ago, Paramount, NBC Universal, and Netflix were engaged in a bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery. While Paramount seemed like the frontrunner due to its favorable relationship with President Trump and its interest in the entire...
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The 2025 BFI Sight & Sound List Of The Best Films Of The Year
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The Sight & Sound annual critics list for the year 2025 has been posted. The BFI’s international magazine polled more than 200 critics, programmers and academics from around the world to secure the results which, for the first time, includes...
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The 2025 Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) Nominations
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The Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2025. The winners will be announced on December 8th, 2025. Here are this year’s nominees… Best PictureFrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinners Best DirectorPaul Thomas...
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The 2025 Critics Choice Award (CCA) Nominations
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The Critics Choice Award (CCA) nominations have been announced, representing the best in film for 2025. The winners will be announced on January 4th, 2026. Here are this year’s nominees… BEST PICTUREBugonia (Focus Features)Frankenstein (Netflix)Hamnet (Focus Features)Jay Kelly (Netflix)Marty Supreme...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Jay Kelly”
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For this week’s second podcast review, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Daniel Howat, and Will Mavity join me to review and discuss the latest film from Noah Baumbach, “Jay Kelly,” starring George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Riley Keough, Grace Edwards, Stacy...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “Fackham Hall” Stars Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Radcliffe & Filmmaker Jim O’Hanlon
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“Fackham Hall” is a period parody comedy film set in 1930s England that crosses “Downton Abbey” with “Airplane!” and “Monty Python.” It is directed by Jim O’Hanlon and written by comedian Jimmy Carr (in his screenwriting feature debut) with Patrick...
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The American Film Institute’s (AFI) Top 10 Films Of 2025
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The American Film Institute (AFI) has officially announced their list of the Top 10 best films of 2025. Historically, their picks tend to line up with the nominees for Best Picture with 6-8 films overlapping (117/146 over the last 16...
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards Will Honor “Frankenstein” With The Visionary Award
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that “Frankenstein” is the recipient of the Visionary Award. Expected to attend the award presentation are director Guillermo del Toro and actors Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, and Mia Goth. The Visionary Award...
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