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Anonymous 2026 Oscar Ballot #8
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Oscar voting is officially over for the 98th Academy Awards, and now we are just patiently waiting until the awards are handed out on March 15th. As we do every year, Will Mavity and I spoke with several Academy voters about...
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“I LOVE BOOSTERS”
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THE STORY – A crew of professional shoplifters known as The Velvet Gang take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. THE CAST – Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Eiza González, LaKeith Stanfield, Will Poulter & Demi Moore THE...
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If You Were An Oscar Voter For The 98th Academy Awards – NBP Team Results
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When Oscar voting started, we asked you to imagine yourselves as Academy members, with Oscar ballots in hand, and cast your own choices for who you’d want to see win at the 98th Academy Awards on March 15th. Over 1800...
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“A SAFE DISTANCE”
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THE STORY – Alex and her boyfriend, Joey, head into the wilderness for a romantic getaway. When Alex turns down Joey’s surprise proposal, he abandons her in the woods. She’s rescued by Kianna and Matt, an enigmatic young couple living off...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man” Star Cillian Murphy, Writer Steven Knight & Director Tom Harper
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“Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man” is a Netflix British crime drama film directed by Tom Harper and written by Steven Knight. It is a continuation of the British television series “Peaky Blinders” (2013–2022), and stars Cillian Murphy in the lead...
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“ANIMA”
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THE STORY – After being let go from her robotic companion start-up, Beck, an anti-social engineer, finds herself in the offices of a new company claiming to preserve a person’s consciousness inside a cloud system. Her first assignment: drive the company’s...
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“BABY/GIRLS”
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THE STORY – Teen birth rates in America’s Heartland are among the highest in the nation. And in the wake of the landmark Dobbs decision, a Christian maternity home in Arkansas becomes a crossroads in the lives of three pregnant teenagers....
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“DEAD DEAR HIGH”
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THE STORY – Created by teachers, Dead Deer High follows a team of high school slam poets and their English teacher as they prepare for a national poetry competition one year after a tragedy changed their lives forever. THE TEAM –...
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“BODYCAM”
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THE STORY – Two police officers investigate a domestic dispute, and there is an accidental shooting. Not wanting to be crucified by the public, the officers attempt to cover it up – only to uncover that the cameras aren’t the only...
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“SLANTED”
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THE STORY – Joan Huang idolizes the popular girls and dreams of being prom queen, but fears the only way to win is to look like all the past queens whose portraits line her high school halls. Enter Ethnos: a mysterious...
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