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The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) have announced their full list of nominees representing the best in film for 2025. The winners will be announced on December 7th. Here are this this year’s nominees… FilmHamnetMarty Supreme One Battle...

December is here, and the awards race is off and running. This week saw a flurry of awards season announcements, beginning with the Gotham Awards, the New York Film Critics Circle winners, the  Independent Spirit Awards nominations, and the Atlanta Film Critics Circle winners....

For much of the fall, it was all too easy to pencil in “Wicked: For Good” and “Avatar: Fire and Ash” as automatic Best Picture nominees. Both were sequels to films that also reached Best Picture, both were destined to...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...