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The 2025 Portland Critics Association (PCA) Nominations
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The Portland Critics Association (PCA) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2025. The winners will be announced on December 31st. Here are this year’s nominations… Best PictureMarty SupremeNo Other ChoiceOne Battle After AnotherSinnersSorry, BabyTrain Dreams Best...
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The 2025 Minnesota Film Critics Association (MNFCA) Nominations
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The Minnesota Film Critics Association (MNFCA) Awards have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2025. The winners will be announced on January 2nd, 2026. Here are this year’s nominations… Best PictureHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSentimental ValueSinners Best...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “The Choral” Star Ralph Fiennes & Director Nicholas Hytner
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“The Choral” is a British historical drama film co-produced and directed by Nicholas Hytner and written by Alan Bennett. Set in 1916, during World War I, in the fictional town of Ramsden, Yorkshire, the film follows the members of the...
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Another Christmas, Another Oscar Push: Can Timothée Chalamet Finally Win?
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Timothée Chalamet opening a film at Christmas time has become a holiday tradition, and now so is his opening an awards season film at Christmas time too. Just as “A Complete Unknown” came out right during the holiday and Oscar...
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Why The Academy Has No Other Choice But To Nominate Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice”
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In the wake of the Critics’ Choice and Golden Globe nominations, roughly six films are battling for three slots in the Best Picture Oscar race: “Bugonia,” “Jay Kelly,” “No Other Choice,” “The Secret Agent,” “Train Dreams,” and “Wicked: For Good.”...
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The 2025 Puerto Rico Critics Association (PRCA) Nominations
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The Puerto Rico Critics Association (PRCA) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2025. The winners will be announced on January 2nd, 2026. Here are this year’s nominees… Best PictureFrankensteinIt Was Just an AccidentOne Battle After AnotherThe...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “The Plague” Stars Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin & Filmmaker Charlie Polinger
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“The Plague” is a psychological drama-thriller film written and directed by Charlie Polinger in his directorial debut, starring Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Kenny Rasmussen, and Joel Edgerton, who is also a producer. The film follows a socially anxious 12-year-old boy...
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The Year’s Most Competitive Oscar Race – Why Best Supporting Actor Is A Battlefield
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A few weeks ago, Sean Penn seemed like the obvious Best Supporting Actor frontrunner for his comically villainous turn in “One Battle After Another.” Paul Thomas Anderson’s newest film is already the clear choice for this year’s Oscar winner for...
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The 2025 Greater Western New York Film Critics Association (GWNYFCA) Nominations
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The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association (GWNYFCA) have announced their nominations for the best in film for 2025. The winners will be announced January 10th, 2026. Here are this year’s nominees… BEST PICTUREThe Ballad of Wallis IslandBugoniaFrankensteinIf I...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Is This Thing On?”
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For this week’s second podcast review, Ema Sasic, Josh Parham, and Dan Bayer join me to discuss the latest film from Academy Award-nominee Bradley Cooper, “Is This Thing On?” starring Will Arnett, Laura Dern, Andra Day, Amy Sedaris, Sean Hayes, Christine Ebersole, Ciarán Hinds, and...
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