

Galeca: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has announced winners for the 2025 Dorian Awards, and it’s great news for genre fare like The Substance, Wicked, and I Saw the TV Glow.
Mubi’s body-horror movie The Substance won a leading five trophies, including Film of the Year, Demi Moore (Best Lead Performance), and Coralie Fargeat (Best Director), while Universal’s film adaptation of the Wicked musical claimed honors for Ariana Grande (Best Supporting Performance), Cynthia Erivo (Lgbtqia+ Film Trailblazer), and Jonathan Bailey (Rising Star).
Other movies with multiple victories were I Saw the TV Glow (LGBTQ Film of the Year and Jane Schoenbrun for LGBTQ Screenplay of the Year), Will & Harper (Documentary of the Year and LGBTQ Documentary of the Year), and Challengers (Justin Kuritzkes for Screenplay of the Year and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for Film Music of the Year).
In addition to her acting triumph, Moore...
Mubi’s body-horror movie The Substance won a leading five trophies, including Film of the Year, Demi Moore (Best Lead Performance), and Coralie Fargeat (Best Director), while Universal’s film adaptation of the Wicked musical claimed honors for Ariana Grande (Best Supporting Performance), Cynthia Erivo (Lgbtqia+ Film Trailblazer), and Jonathan Bailey (Rising Star).
Other movies with multiple victories were I Saw the TV Glow (LGBTQ Film of the Year and Jane Schoenbrun for LGBTQ Screenplay of the Year), Will & Harper (Documentary of the Year and LGBTQ Documentary of the Year), and Challengers (Justin Kuritzkes for Screenplay of the Year and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for Film Music of the Year).
In addition to her acting triumph, Moore...
- 2/13/2025
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby


Despite the recent massive shakeup in the Oscar race after Anora took down The Brutalist at the Critics Choice, Directors Guild, and Producers Guild awards, look for The Brutalist to walk away with the most trophies at the 78th annual BAFTA Awards this weekend, according to Gold Derby’s winner predictions.
Both movies are going head-to-head for Best Film, where the other three nominees are A Complete Unknown, Conclave, and Emilia Pérez.
The Brutalist, which scored nine total BAFTA bids, is now forecasted to dominate the field by winning five trophies: Best Film, Best Director for Brady Corbet, Best Actor for Adrien Brody, Best Cinematography, and Best Score. The period piece tells the story of a Holocaust survivor who hopes to achieve the American Dream.
Anora, on the hand, is only eyeing victories for Best Original Screenplay for Sean Baker and Best Casting. The film stars Mikey Madison, the frontrunner...
Both movies are going head-to-head for Best Film, where the other three nominees are A Complete Unknown, Conclave, and Emilia Pérez.
The Brutalist, which scored nine total BAFTA bids, is now forecasted to dominate the field by winning five trophies: Best Film, Best Director for Brady Corbet, Best Actor for Adrien Brody, Best Cinematography, and Best Score. The period piece tells the story of a Holocaust survivor who hopes to achieve the American Dream.
Anora, on the hand, is only eyeing victories for Best Original Screenplay for Sean Baker and Best Casting. The film stars Mikey Madison, the frontrunner...
- 2/13/2025
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby


Update, February 13 10.40 GMT:Screenhas confirmed that Karla Sofia Gascon will not be attending the Bafta Film Awards this Sunday, February 16.
Gascon is nominated for best actress in a leading role; but has been largely absent from the awards circuit since the discovery of her past derogatory social media posts at the end of last month.
Netflix remains in contact with Gascon’s team.
Original story:Nominees Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez and Timothee Chalamet are among the actors confirmed to attend the Bafta Film Awards this Sunday, February 16; fellow nominee Karla Sofia Gascon, however, is not expected to attend.
Emilia Perez star Gascon...
Gascon is nominated for best actress in a leading role; but has been largely absent from the awards circuit since the discovery of her past derogatory social media posts at the end of last month.
Netflix remains in contact with Gascon’s team.
Original story:Nominees Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez and Timothee Chalamet are among the actors confirmed to attend the Bafta Film Awards this Sunday, February 16; fellow nominee Karla Sofia Gascon, however, is not expected to attend.
Emilia Perez star Gascon...
- 2/13/2025
- ScreenDaily

Jeremy Strong is set to star in Netflix’s upcoming series “The Boys From Brazil,” which hails from “The Crown” creator Peter Morgan, according to media reports.
Strong will star in the series, which is based on Ira Levin’s 1976 novel of the same name. The novel, which centers on infamous Nazi hunter Yakov Liebermann, was adapted into a 1978 film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, which starred Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier.
“The Boys From Brazil” marks Strong’s next TV role after starring in HBO’s “Succession” as Kendall Roy. His performance in the drama series, which also starred Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Brian Cox and Matthew Macfadyen, scored Strong three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, which he won in 2020.
Strong is expected to star as Liebermann, the role played by Olivier in the film.
Netflix declined to comment.
The new series from Netflix...
Strong will star in the series, which is based on Ira Levin’s 1976 novel of the same name. The novel, which centers on infamous Nazi hunter Yakov Liebermann, was adapted into a 1978 film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, which starred Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier.
“The Boys From Brazil” marks Strong’s next TV role after starring in HBO’s “Succession” as Kendall Roy. His performance in the drama series, which also starred Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Brian Cox and Matthew Macfadyen, scored Strong three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, which he won in 2020.
Strong is expected to star as Liebermann, the role played by Olivier in the film.
Netflix declined to comment.
The new series from Netflix...
- 2/12/2025
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap


Jesse Eisenberg struggles to remember his Saturday Night Live hosting gig fondly, the actor said this week.
Eisenberg hosted SNL in 2011, but has “only bad memories” of the experience, he quipped to Jenna Bush Hager and Amy Poehler during an appearance on Today With Jenna & Friends.
“When I was 17, it was my dream to write for SNL,” Eisenberg said. “I made up a packet and everything, and I got an agent, and when I got asked to host — which was like 10 years later — I assumed I could write all the sketches.”
It turns out, Eisenberg admitted, “they have writers.”
“I’m an idiot,” he continued. “I was just wanting to write. I wanted to write my whole life, so I spent the week slipping scripts to different actors. I didn’t realize [that’s not how it’s done].”
Eisenberg told Hager and Poehler that his mistake was “unbelievably inappropriate and offensive,” but Poehler — an SNL...
Eisenberg hosted SNL in 2011, but has “only bad memories” of the experience, he quipped to Jenna Bush Hager and Amy Poehler during an appearance on Today With Jenna & Friends.
“When I was 17, it was my dream to write for SNL,” Eisenberg said. “I made up a packet and everything, and I got an agent, and when I got asked to host — which was like 10 years later — I assumed I could write all the sketches.”
It turns out, Eisenberg admitted, “they have writers.”
“I’m an idiot,” he continued. “I was just wanting to write. I wanted to write my whole life, so I spent the week slipping scripts to different actors. I didn’t realize [that’s not how it’s done].”
Eisenberg told Hager and Poehler that his mistake was “unbelievably inappropriate and offensive,” but Poehler — an SNL...
- 2/11/2025
- by Zoe G. Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News


Gold Derby’s top news stories for Feb. 11, 2025. Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, and Zoe Saldaña win Aacta International Awards
Oscar nominees Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) are among the winners at the 14th Aacta International Awards, aka the Australian Oscars. Fiennes won Best Actor, while Pearce and Saldaña prevailed for their supporting performances. The AACTAs, which tend to favor homegrown talent, gave Best Actress to Pearce’s fellow Aussie Nicole Kidman (Babygirl), who now has four Aacta International trophies. Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg won Best Screenplay for A Real Pain. Better Man took home Best Picture and Best Director for Aussie Michael Gracey, just like it did last week at the Aacta Awards, recognizing Australian cinema, where it claimed nine wins total.
On the TV side, Shōgun won Best Drama Series. Melbourne native Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown) took Best Actress in a Series.
Oscar nominees Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) are among the winners at the 14th Aacta International Awards, aka the Australian Oscars. Fiennes won Best Actor, while Pearce and Saldaña prevailed for their supporting performances. The AACTAs, which tend to favor homegrown talent, gave Best Actress to Pearce’s fellow Aussie Nicole Kidman (Babygirl), who now has four Aacta International trophies. Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg won Best Screenplay for A Real Pain. Better Man took home Best Picture and Best Director for Aussie Michael Gracey, just like it did last week at the Aacta Awards, recognizing Australian cinema, where it claimed nine wins total.
On the TV side, Shōgun won Best Drama Series. Melbourne native Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown) took Best Actress in a Series.
- 2/11/2025
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby

“Better Man,” the Robbie Williams biopic, emerged as the leading winner at the 14th Aacta International Awards, securing both best film and best direction for Australian filmmaker Michael Gracey.
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts’ celebration of global screen excellence saw the film add to its impressive nine-award sweep at the domestic Aacta Awards.
Zoe Saldaña continued her awards season momentum, taking home best supporting actress for “Emilia Pérez,” following her recent Golden Globe win. Nicole Kidman claimed her fourth Aacta International Award, winning best lead actress for “Babygirl.”
Guy Pearce strengthened his Oscar campaign with a best supporting actor win for “The Brutalist,” while Ralph Fiennes took home best lead actor for his commanding performance in “Conclave.” Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain” secured the best screenplay award, building momentum for its Oscar campaign.
In television, “Shōgun” claimed best drama series, while “The Bear” was named best comedy series.
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts’ celebration of global screen excellence saw the film add to its impressive nine-award sweep at the domestic Aacta Awards.
Zoe Saldaña continued her awards season momentum, taking home best supporting actress for “Emilia Pérez,” following her recent Golden Globe win. Nicole Kidman claimed her fourth Aacta International Award, winning best lead actress for “Babygirl.”
Guy Pearce strengthened his Oscar campaign with a best supporting actor win for “The Brutalist,” while Ralph Fiennes took home best lead actor for his commanding performance in “Conclave.” Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain” secured the best screenplay award, building momentum for its Oscar campaign.
In television, “Shōgun” claimed best drama series, while “The Bear” was named best comedy series.
- 2/11/2025
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV

Jesse Eisenberg said during an interview on “Today with Jenna & Friends” (via People) that he only has “bad memories” of hosting “Saturday Night Live” in January 2011. The Oscar nominee made the grave mistake of thinking being “SNL” host meant he’d be pitching and writing all of the sketches for his episode.
“I only have bad memories because I did such a dumb thing,” Eisenberg said. “My dream when I was 17 was to write for ‘SNL.’ I made a packet and everything and I got an agent. And then, when I got asked to host, which was 10 years later, I assumed I could write all the sketches. I didn’t know how it works. It turns out, they have writers.”
“I didn’t realize — I’m an idiot — and I was also just wanting to write,” he continued. “I’ve wanted to write my whole life. So I spent...
“I only have bad memories because I did such a dumb thing,” Eisenberg said. “My dream when I was 17 was to write for ‘SNL.’ I made a packet and everything and I got an agent. And then, when I got asked to host, which was 10 years later, I assumed I could write all the sketches. I didn’t know how it works. It turns out, they have writers.”
“I didn’t realize — I’m an idiot — and I was also just wanting to write,” he continued. “I’ve wanted to write my whole life. So I spent...
- 2/11/2025
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV


More than 10,600 registered Gold Derby users voted for the 2025 Gold Derby Film Award winners — an all-time record — and they picked Brazil’s political biopic I’m Still Here as Best Picture. That makes it just the second non-English-language film to take top honors, following South Korea’s Parasite, which prevailed five years ago. Scroll down for our list of winners in all 22 categories and to watch many individual acceptance speech videos.
I’m Still Here defeated an eclectic group of rivals for Best Picture, including fellow international films All We Imagine as Light and Emilia Pérez, big-budget blockbusters Dune: Part Two and Wicked, indie comedy Anora, epic immigration tale The Brutalist, tennis love triangle Challengers, papal thriller Conclave, and body-horror satire The Substance. The victory was so decisive, in fact, that I’m Still Here won all four of the awards it was nominated for, also claiming Best Actress (Fernanda Torres), Best Adapted Screenplay,...
I’m Still Here defeated an eclectic group of rivals for Best Picture, including fellow international films All We Imagine as Light and Emilia Pérez, big-budget blockbusters Dune: Part Two and Wicked, indie comedy Anora, epic immigration tale The Brutalist, tennis love triangle Challengers, papal thriller Conclave, and body-horror satire The Substance. The victory was so decisive, in fact, that I’m Still Here won all four of the awards it was nominated for, also claiming Best Actress (Fernanda Torres), Best Adapted Screenplay,...
- 2/11/2025
- by Daniel Montgomery and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby

The final Oscar voting period has begun, and the year of multiple contenders has finally found its frontrunner.
For months, Hollywood has searched for its strongest best picture candidate. Now, with a sweep at the Critics Choice, Directors Guild of America and Producers Guild of America awards, Sean Baker’s “Anora” has emerged as the film to beat. The one-two punch of a DGA and PGA win has historically been a strong indicator of Oscar success. Since the co-existence of both guilds in 1994, only six films have lost best picture at the Oscars after securing both prizes: “Apollo 13” (1995), “Saving Private Ryan” (1998), “Brokeback Mountain” (2005), “Gravity” (2013), “La La Land” (2016) and “1917” (2019).
The $6 million indie about an outer-borough sex worker has stood out in a field of blockbusters, biopics and musicals. It’s one of only two Oscar nominees with a perfect precursor record, earning nominations from every major guild and securing key Oscar nods.
For months, Hollywood has searched for its strongest best picture candidate. Now, with a sweep at the Critics Choice, Directors Guild of America and Producers Guild of America awards, Sean Baker’s “Anora” has emerged as the film to beat. The one-two punch of a DGA and PGA win has historically been a strong indicator of Oscar success. Since the co-existence of both guilds in 1994, only six films have lost best picture at the Oscars after securing both prizes: “Apollo 13” (1995), “Saving Private Ryan” (1998), “Brokeback Mountain” (2005), “Gravity” (2013), “La La Land” (2016) and “1917” (2019).
The $6 million indie about an outer-borough sex worker has stood out in a field of blockbusters, biopics and musicals. It’s one of only two Oscar nominees with a perfect precursor record, earning nominations from every major guild and securing key Oscar nods.
- 2/11/2025
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV

Every year, I enjoy grilling the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Writers Panel, the smart folks who wrote the best movies of the year. Three of this group of Oscar nominees adapted their screenplays.
For “Conclave” — nominated for eight Oscars including Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor Ralph Fiennes, and Supporting Actress Isabella Rossellini — Peter Straughan elegantly adapted Robert Harris’ 2016 papal thriller. He captures the political chess game of pitting the pieces against each other, which lets the audience try to follow who’s winning. But he also focused on one cardinal (Ralph Fiennes) and his interior journey facing doubt. Straughan started out as a playwright but moved to writing films like “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” when he figured out how much more money he could make. He did make some cinematic changes: He added more explosions.
For “Nickel Boys,” documentary producer Joslyn Barnes rejoined her “Hale County This Morning, This Evening...
For “Conclave” — nominated for eight Oscars including Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor Ralph Fiennes, and Supporting Actress Isabella Rossellini — Peter Straughan elegantly adapted Robert Harris’ 2016 papal thriller. He captures the political chess game of pitting the pieces against each other, which lets the audience try to follow who’s winning. But he also focused on one cardinal (Ralph Fiennes) and his interior journey facing doubt. Straughan started out as a playwright but moved to writing films like “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” when he figured out how much more money he could make. He did make some cinematic changes: He added more explosions.
For “Nickel Boys,” documentary producer Joslyn Barnes rejoined her “Hale County This Morning, This Evening...
- 2/10/2025
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire


Filming wrapped on an erotic thriller called Blurred way back in the summer of 2024, but we’re just now hearing about it. While the movie has been moving under the radar up to this point, The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that the film’s cast includes Maria Pedraza (Netflix’s Money Heist), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Suicide Squad), Alex Pettyfer (The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare), and Guy Pearce, who has received an Oscar nomination for his role in The Brutalist.
The names of the cast members and the fact that the film has been written and directed by Ben Cookson (Waiting for Anya) is almost everything we know about Blurred at the moment, as the plot and character details are being kept tightly under wraps. The Hollywood Reporter was able to learn that the story is set in New York’s fashion world. Cloud9 Studios, which is handling the international...
The names of the cast members and the fact that the film has been written and directed by Ben Cookson (Waiting for Anya) is almost everything we know about Blurred at the moment, as the plot and character details are being kept tightly under wraps. The Hollywood Reporter was able to learn that the story is set in New York’s fashion world. Cloud9 Studios, which is handling the international...
- 2/10/2025
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com

Though she did not get into specifics, “Emilia Pérez” star Selena Gomez made her first public statement about recent controversies, including Karla Sofía Gascón‘s offensive past social media remarks, while at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Asked by moderator and Turner Classic Movies host Dave Karger during the Virtuosos panel how she was doing right now with the film under such public scrutiny, the BAFTA Award-nominated actress said, “I’m really good. Some of the magic has disappeared, but I choose to continue to be proud of what I’ve done, and I’m just grateful. I live with no regrets, and I would do this movie over and over again if I could.”
Gascón was meant to be feted alongside her at the event honoring the biggest breakout performances of the year, but dropped out after her tweets scandal. With previously announced honorees “Babygirl” star Harris Dickinson...
Asked by moderator and Turner Classic Movies host Dave Karger during the Virtuosos panel how she was doing right now with the film under such public scrutiny, the BAFTA Award-nominated actress said, “I’m really good. Some of the magic has disappeared, but I choose to continue to be proud of what I’ve done, and I’m just grateful. I live with no regrets, and I would do this movie over and over again if I could.”
Gascón was meant to be feted alongside her at the event honoring the biggest breakout performances of the year, but dropped out after her tweets scandal. With previously announced honorees “Babygirl” star Harris Dickinson...
- 2/10/2025
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire


RankFilm (origin)DistributorFeb 7-9 grossTotalWeek 1 Dog Man (US) Universal £3.2m £3.2m 1 2 A Complete Unknown (US) Disney £831,546 £10m 4 3 Mufasa: The Lion King (US) Disney £700,071 £30.3m 8 4 Macbeth: David Tennant And Cush Jumbo (UK) Trafalgar £680,840 £1.5m 1 5 September 5 (Ger-us) Paramount £517,000 £639,000 1
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.24
Universal animation Dog Man topped the UK-Ireland box office with a £3.2m opening weekend.
The film, based on Dav Pilkey’s children’s graphic novel series of the same name, played in 610 locations, taking a strong £5,347 location average.
That putsDog Man ahead of animation comparisons The Smurfs 2 (a lesser £3.2m in 2013), Trolls Band Together (£3.1m in 2023) and...
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.24
Universal animation Dog Man topped the UK-Ireland box office with a £3.2m opening weekend.
The film, based on Dav Pilkey’s children’s graphic novel series of the same name, played in 610 locations, taking a strong £5,347 location average.
That putsDog Man ahead of animation comparisons The Smurfs 2 (a lesser £3.2m in 2013), Trolls Band Together (£3.1m in 2023) and...
- 2/10/2025
- ScreenDaily

Who Voices Beluga Whale in NerdWallet Super Bowl Commercial 2025? Kieran Culkin Helps with Finances!

NerdWallet had one of the best Super Bowl commercials of the year with Succession actor Kieran Culkin voicing a beluga whale!
Audiences are probably wondering who provided the voice for the whale and it’s the Oscar-nominated star of A Real Pain, which is now streaming on Hulu.
“Letting NerdWallet do the work for you is genius. But don’t take it from us, take it from an actual genius – voiced by none other than award-winning actor Kieran Culkin,” the description of the video reads.
Don’t know what NerdWallet is? Here’s a description of them company straight from them: “We’re not your typical finance company. We believe that everyone should be able to make financial decisions with confidence. We’ve built a team of Nerds with the knowledge, passion, and skills to make that happen. Thanks to our Nerdy experts, see side-by-side comparisons and objective reviews of the best credit cards,...
Audiences are probably wondering who provided the voice for the whale and it’s the Oscar-nominated star of A Real Pain, which is now streaming on Hulu.
“Letting NerdWallet do the work for you is genius. But don’t take it from us, take it from an actual genius – voiced by none other than award-winning actor Kieran Culkin,” the description of the video reads.
Don’t know what NerdWallet is? Here’s a description of them company straight from them: “We’re not your typical finance company. We believe that everyone should be able to make financial decisions with confidence. We’ve built a team of Nerds with the knowledge, passion, and skills to make that happen. Thanks to our Nerdy experts, see side-by-side comparisons and objective reviews of the best credit cards,...
- 2/10/2025
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared

‘Anora’ skyrockets to No. 1 in Best Picture Oscar odds after huge upsets at PGA, DGA, Critics Choice

Oscar pundits everywhere have been feverishly updating their predictions following Anora‘s sweep of top prizes at this weekend’s Critics Choice, Producers Guild, and Directors Guild awards. In fact, the film is now back at No. 1 in Gold Derby’s Best Picture Oscar odds.
Sean Baker‘s independent film about a Brooklyn sex worker (Mikey Madison) who marries into the wrong family previously topped our rankings between September and January, but lost its first place position soon after it was skunked at the Golden Globes. That’s when The Brutalist, Brady Corbet‘s period piece about a Holocaust survivor (Adrien Brody) who hopes to achieve the American Dream, took the lead in the Gold Derby odds.
Anora triumphed at Critics Choice in Best Picture after being blanked in its other races, including Best Actress (Madison lost to Demi Moore for The Substance), Best Director (Baker lost to Jon M. Chu...
Sean Baker‘s independent film about a Brooklyn sex worker (Mikey Madison) who marries into the wrong family previously topped our rankings between September and January, but lost its first place position soon after it was skunked at the Golden Globes. That’s when The Brutalist, Brady Corbet‘s period piece about a Holocaust survivor (Adrien Brody) who hopes to achieve the American Dream, took the lead in the Gold Derby odds.
Anora triumphed at Critics Choice in Best Picture after being blanked in its other races, including Best Actress (Madison lost to Demi Moore for The Substance), Best Director (Baker lost to Jon M. Chu...
- 2/10/2025
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby


Maybe Anora was the frontrunner all along.
In the weeks since the Oscar nominations were announced, Oscar pundits and awards strategists have treated the wide-open Best Picture race like an adaptation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, searching somewhat fruitlessly for a contender that felt “just right.” However, on Saturday night, Sean Baker won Best Director at the Directors Guild Awards, and about an hour later, Baker and his film took top honors at the Producers Guild Awards. What had been considered a toss-up is now trending back to where the consensus was throughout the fall.
How did we get here, and what comes next? Ahead, here are three takeaways from the big weekend for Anora.
When it comes to Best Picture, always wait for the industry
For months, Anora stood atop the Gold Derby Best Picture charts. But after the Neon release got blanked at the Golden Globe Awards...
In the weeks since the Oscar nominations were announced, Oscar pundits and awards strategists have treated the wide-open Best Picture race like an adaptation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, searching somewhat fruitlessly for a contender that felt “just right.” However, on Saturday night, Sean Baker won Best Director at the Directors Guild Awards, and about an hour later, Baker and his film took top honors at the Producers Guild Awards. What had been considered a toss-up is now trending back to where the consensus was throughout the fall.
How did we get here, and what comes next? Ahead, here are three takeaways from the big weekend for Anora.
When it comes to Best Picture, always wait for the industry
For months, Anora stood atop the Gold Derby Best Picture charts. But after the Neon release got blanked at the Golden Globe Awards...
- 2/9/2025
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby


For a while there the Best Picture race was wide open. But now that both the Directors Guild of America and the Producers Guild of America have agreed on one film, it’s looking like the image is starting to come together for the Academy Awards. And that film is Anora, as director Sean Baker took home the DGA Award for Best Director and the film itself won the top prize from the PGA.
First-time DGA nominee Sean Baker would beat out The Brutalist’s Brady Corbet, A Complete Unknown’s James Mangold, Conclave’s Edward Berger, and Emilia Pérez’s Jacques Audiard. As we’ve found, the Directors Guild of America has an incredible track record of predicting the Best Director Oscar winner, with less than 10 of the DGA winners not taking home the Academy Award. The most recent example was in 2019, with Sam Mendes winning for 1917 but losing...
First-time DGA nominee Sean Baker would beat out The Brutalist’s Brady Corbet, A Complete Unknown’s James Mangold, Conclave’s Edward Berger, and Emilia Pérez’s Jacques Audiard. As we’ve found, the Directors Guild of America has an incredible track record of predicting the Best Director Oscar winner, with less than 10 of the DGA winners not taking home the Academy Award. The most recent example was in 2019, with Sam Mendes winning for 1917 but losing...
- 2/9/2025
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com


The latest twist in a thrillingly unpredictable season saw Anora assert its Oscars credentials over the weekend with a stunning trifecta of awards circuit wins, earning top prizes from the Producers Guild of America, Directors Guild Of America, and Critics Choice Association.
If history is any guide, Saturday’s PGA Awards win for Sean Baker, Samantha Quan, and Alex Coco certainly boosts the likelihood that the Cannes Palme d’Or winner will win the best picture Academy Award on March 2. Sixteen of the last 24 PGA Darryl F. Zanuck Award winners have gone on to do so, most recently Oppenheimer in...
If history is any guide, Saturday’s PGA Awards win for Sean Baker, Samantha Quan, and Alex Coco certainly boosts the likelihood that the Cannes Palme d’Or winner will win the best picture Academy Award on March 2. Sixteen of the last 24 PGA Darryl F. Zanuck Award winners have gone on to do so, most recently Oppenheimer in...
- 2/9/2025
- ScreenDaily


The latest twist in a thrillingly unpredictable season saw Anora assert its Oscar credentials over the weekend with a stunning trifecta of awards circuit wins, earning top prizes from the Producers Guild of America, Directors Guild Of America, and Critics Choice Association.
If history is any guide, Saturday’s PGA Awards win for Sean Baker, Samantha Quan, and Alex Coco certainly boosts the likelihood that the Cannes Palme d’Or winner will win the best picture Academy Award on March 2. Sixteen of the last 24 PGA Darryl F. Zanuck Award winners have gone on to do so, most recently Oppenheimer in...
If history is any guide, Saturday’s PGA Awards win for Sean Baker, Samantha Quan, and Alex Coco certainly boosts the likelihood that the Cannes Palme d’Or winner will win the best picture Academy Award on March 2. Sixteen of the last 24 PGA Darryl F. Zanuck Award winners have gone on to do so, most recently Oppenheimer in...
- 2/9/2025
- ScreenDaily


The 2025 Producers Guild Awards were presented at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
The films competing for the guild’s top film prize, the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, included Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, A Real Pain, September 5, The Substance and Wicked, with Anora ultimately taking home the honor.
Throughout the ceremony, the films nominated for the top award were highlighted by castmembers. Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Jeff Goldblum presented a reel of their film, while Peter Sarsgaard and John Magaro presented a look at September 5. A Real Pain star Jennifer Grey presented the reel for her film, where she costars with Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin.
Elle Fanning and Boyd Holbrook later took the stage to honor their film A Complete Unknown, before Josh Brolin honored his film Dune: Part Two.
The films competing for the guild’s top film prize, the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, included Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, A Real Pain, September 5, The Substance and Wicked, with Anora ultimately taking home the honor.
Throughout the ceremony, the films nominated for the top award were highlighted by castmembers. Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Jeff Goldblum presented a reel of their film, while Peter Sarsgaard and John Magaro presented a look at September 5. A Real Pain star Jennifer Grey presented the reel for her film, where she costars with Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin.
Elle Fanning and Boyd Holbrook later took the stage to honor their film A Complete Unknown, before Josh Brolin honored his film Dune: Part Two.
- 2/9/2025
- by Beatrice Verhoeven, Carly Thomas and Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News


The Producers Guild of America named Anora the best picture of the year at the 2025 PGA Awards. The surprise win came just an hour after director Sean Baker took home the DGA’s top prize — establishing the Neon film as the official Oscars frontrunner for Best Picture. Anora also won Best Picture at last night’s Critics Choice Awards.
Anora defeated fellow Oscar nominees The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, The Substance, and Wicked — as well as non-Oscar nominees A Real Pain and September 5. The two Oscar nominees that missed out on PGA noms were I’m Still Here and Nickel Boys.
Since 2009, both the PGA and the Academy Awards have selected their Best Picture with ranked-choice voting, aka the preferential ballot. Since the two groups aligned their voting procedure, the PGA has been one of the most reliable Oscar predictors, forecasting 13 of 16 Oscar champs including...
Anora defeated fellow Oscar nominees The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, The Substance, and Wicked — as well as non-Oscar nominees A Real Pain and September 5. The two Oscar nominees that missed out on PGA noms were I’m Still Here and Nickel Boys.
Since 2009, both the PGA and the Academy Awards have selected their Best Picture with ranked-choice voting, aka the preferential ballot. Since the two groups aligned their voting procedure, the PGA has been one of the most reliable Oscar predictors, forecasting 13 of 16 Oscar champs including...
- 2/9/2025
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby

The Producers Guild on Saturday handed out it big feature film prize to Neon’s Anora, giving the indie comedy that won last spring’s Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or a massive boost and its third major award in a little more than 24 hours, after winning Best Picture at the Critics Choice Awards on Friday and the DGA Awards only minutes earlier tonight.
In fact, while double wins tonight were back to back, a later start at the PGAs in Century City allowed Baker to make it from the DGA ceremony at the Beverly Hilton in time to hear his film’s name called at the Fairmont Century Plaza.
At the PGAs, Anora beat out fellow Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures nominees The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, A Real Pain, September 5, The Substance and Wicked.
Baker praised...
In fact, while double wins tonight were back to back, a later start at the PGAs in Century City allowed Baker to make it from the DGA ceremony at the Beverly Hilton in time to hear his film’s name called at the Fairmont Century Plaza.
At the PGAs, Anora beat out fellow Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures nominees The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, A Real Pain, September 5, The Substance and Wicked.
Baker praised...
- 2/9/2025
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV

The Producers Guild of America Awards brought some clarity for the upcoming Oscars race as “Anora” took the evening’s top prize after it also won the top DGA prize for director Sean Baker just a few moments earlier as well as the Critics Choice award on Friday.
DreamWorks’ “The Wild Robot” gained momentum by earning the PGA animated film prize, while “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,” which missed out on the Academy Awards shortlist, took home the PGA prize for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture.
On the television side, “Hacks” followed up its strong showing from Friday’s Critics Choice Awards, landing the Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy. Meanwhile, Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer” landed the David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television. Other TV winners include “Saturday Night Live” in the Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk...
DreamWorks’ “The Wild Robot” gained momentum by earning the PGA animated film prize, while “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,” which missed out on the Academy Awards shortlist, took home the PGA prize for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture.
On the television side, “Hacks” followed up its strong showing from Friday’s Critics Choice Awards, landing the Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy. Meanwhile, Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer” landed the David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television. Other TV winners include “Saturday Night Live” in the Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk...
- 2/9/2025
- by Katcy Stephan and Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV

Completing one of the most remarkable two-day stretches in awards-season history, “Anora” won the top feature film prize at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday night. The victory came about an hour after its director, Sean Baker, won at the Directors Guild Awards two blocks away, and a little more than 24 hours after the film scored a surprise win for Best Picture at the Critics Choice Awards.
The Critics Choice/DGA/PGA trifecta took the Palme d’Or-winning tragicomedic indie from a film that didn’t seem to have much Oscar momentum to the closest thing to a frontrunner in this weird, unsettled season.
TheWrap ran into a dazed Baker in a corner of the lobby after his PGA win and commented, “Hell of a two days.” Baker smiled, shook his head and agreed. “Hell of a two days,” he said.
If “Anora” can win with the Producers Guild and...
The Critics Choice/DGA/PGA trifecta took the Palme d’Or-winning tragicomedic indie from a film that didn’t seem to have much Oscar momentum to the closest thing to a frontrunner in this weird, unsettled season.
TheWrap ran into a dazed Baker in a corner of the lobby after his PGA win and commented, “Hell of a two days.” Baker smiled, shook his head and agreed. “Hell of a two days,” he said.
If “Anora” can win with the Producers Guild and...
- 2/9/2025
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap

The Producers Guild of America had to delay the voting process and nominations announcement for its annual award show due to the Los Angeles wildfires, but the PGA Awards proceeded as planned tonight from the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
The guild award show, which is often seen as a barometer of the Best Picture race, is always watched closely by anyone looking to get a leg up on their Oscar ballots. And to anyone paying attention to the Oscar race, there was only one conclusion to draw from Saturday night: voters are high on “Anora.” Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner won the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures on the same night that Baker took the top prize at the DGA Awards.
TV was also well-represented, with Emmy favorites like “Shōgun,” “Hacks,” and “Baby Reindeer” taking the Drama, Comedy, and Limited Series categories,...
The guild award show, which is often seen as a barometer of the Best Picture race, is always watched closely by anyone looking to get a leg up on their Oscar ballots. And to anyone paying attention to the Oscar race, there was only one conclusion to draw from Saturday night: voters are high on “Anora.” Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner won the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures on the same night that Baker took the top prize at the DGA Awards.
TV was also well-represented, with Emmy favorites like “Shōgun,” “Hacks,” and “Baby Reindeer” taking the Drama, Comedy, and Limited Series categories,...
- 2/9/2025
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire


Wicked producer Marc Platt is teasing what’s next for the film’s story in the forthcoming second movie, along with recalling his initial hesitation to divide the screen adaptation of the successful Broadway show into two separate features.
During the annual Producers Guild of America Nominees Breakfast on Saturday, Platt was asked about the biggest hurdles in bringing Wicked, which he originally produced for the Broadway stage, to the screen for Universal Pictures. Starring Ariana Grande (Glinda) and Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba), director Jon M. Chu’s Wicked movie is nominated for 10 Oscars after hitting theaters late last year, while the second title in the two-part release, Wicked: For Good, is set for November.
“I remember going to the movies as a kid and watching musicals or Lawrence of Arabia that had intermissions in it, and that was actually my dream for Wicked, that we could do it with intermission,...
During the annual Producers Guild of America Nominees Breakfast on Saturday, Platt was asked about the biggest hurdles in bringing Wicked, which he originally produced for the Broadway stage, to the screen for Universal Pictures. Starring Ariana Grande (Glinda) and Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba), director Jon M. Chu’s Wicked movie is nominated for 10 Oscars after hitting theaters late last year, while the second title in the two-part release, Wicked: For Good, is set for November.
“I remember going to the movies as a kid and watching musicals or Lawrence of Arabia that had intermissions in it, and that was actually my dream for Wicked, that we could do it with intermission,...
- 2/8/2025
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News


Hours before the 2025 Producers Guild of America Awards officially began, the 10 nominees for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Best Picture got together on Saturday morning for an early-bird panel at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
In the room were Samantha Quan for Anora, Andrew Morrison for The Brutalist, Fred Berger for A Complete Unknown, Tessa Ross for Conclave, Mary Parent for Dune: Part Two, Ali Herting for A Real Pain, Philipp Trauer for September 5, Coralie Fargeat for The Substance, and Marc Platt for Wicked. Emilia Pérez‘s Jacques Audiard, across town for the Directors Guild Awards, appeared via a pretaped clip.
“Cinema is an education,” Audiard declared at one point while speaking about the medium he loves so much. He did not address the controversy surrounding Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón, who upended the film’s Oscar campaign after her past offensive tweets resurfaced and she subsequently botched several attempts at apology.
In the room were Samantha Quan for Anora, Andrew Morrison for The Brutalist, Fred Berger for A Complete Unknown, Tessa Ross for Conclave, Mary Parent for Dune: Part Two, Ali Herting for A Real Pain, Philipp Trauer for September 5, Coralie Fargeat for The Substance, and Marc Platt for Wicked. Emilia Pérez‘s Jacques Audiard, across town for the Directors Guild Awards, appeared via a pretaped clip.
“Cinema is an education,” Audiard declared at one point while speaking about the medium he loves so much. He did not address the controversy surrounding Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón, who upended the film’s Oscar campaign after her past offensive tweets resurfaced and she subsequently botched several attempts at apology.
- 2/8/2025
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have been announced, but do you still feel like you need to play catch up?
This year’s Oscar nominees run the gamut, including heartfelt musicals and gory body horrors. “Emilia Pérez” led all nominees for this year’s ceremony with 13, following behind were “Wicked” and “The Brutalist” both with 10 nominations.
Several nominees have special recognitions, including Karla Sofía Gascón as the first openly trans actor nominated, “Conclave” supporting actress Isabella Rossellini earning a nomination 46 years her mother did, Demi Moore’s first nomination after four decades in the business and Timothée Chalamet becoming the youngest two-time Oscar nominee since James Dean.
Read the full list of where to watch all of the 2025 Oscar movies.
Searchlight Pictures A Complete Unknown
The Bob Dylan origin story earned eight nominations, including Best Picture, directing for James Mangold, leading actor for Timothee Chalamet, supporting actor for Edward Norton,...
This year’s Oscar nominees run the gamut, including heartfelt musicals and gory body horrors. “Emilia Pérez” led all nominees for this year’s ceremony with 13, following behind were “Wicked” and “The Brutalist” both with 10 nominations.
Several nominees have special recognitions, including Karla Sofía Gascón as the first openly trans actor nominated, “Conclave” supporting actress Isabella Rossellini earning a nomination 46 years her mother did, Demi Moore’s first nomination after four decades in the business and Timothée Chalamet becoming the youngest two-time Oscar nominee since James Dean.
Read the full list of where to watch all of the 2025 Oscar movies.
Searchlight Pictures A Complete Unknown
The Bob Dylan origin story earned eight nominations, including Best Picture, directing for James Mangold, leading actor for Timothee Chalamet, supporting actor for Edward Norton,...
- 2/8/2025
- by Tess Patton
- The Wrap

Wicked producer Marc Platt previewed this year’s Wicked: For Good while speaking about his Producer’s Guild Award-nominated first film on Saturday morning.
At the PGA’s annual breakfast panel for nominees for Theatrical Motion Picture, Platt, who also produced the Broadway show, said he envisioned Glinda as a figure like Robert F. Kennedy Sr., clarifying he means the ’60s politician and presidential candidate, not his son, the current nominee for health department secretary.
Platt said last year’s Wicked was mainly Elphaba’s (Cynthia Erivo) journey to give up the hope of belonging in order to speak truth to power, the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum). The film concludes with ‘Defying Gravity’, the act break in the stage musical. Wicked: For Good will show Glinda’s (Ariana Grande) growth, the way Rfk stepped up after his brother John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
“He was born to the manor,...
At the PGA’s annual breakfast panel for nominees for Theatrical Motion Picture, Platt, who also produced the Broadway show, said he envisioned Glinda as a figure like Robert F. Kennedy Sr., clarifying he means the ’60s politician and presidential candidate, not his son, the current nominee for health department secretary.
Platt said last year’s Wicked was mainly Elphaba’s (Cynthia Erivo) journey to give up the hope of belonging in order to speak truth to power, the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum). The film concludes with ‘Defying Gravity’, the act break in the stage musical. Wicked: For Good will show Glinda’s (Ariana Grande) growth, the way Rfk stepped up after his brother John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
“He was born to the manor,...
- 2/8/2025
- by Fred Topel
- Deadline Film + TV


The Oscars race for Best Supporting Actor has lacked the drama of other categories this year — so it’s fitting that the clear favorite is nominated for his role in a comedy. A Real Pain star Kieran Culkin leads Gold Derby’s odds to take home the statuette on March 2 — and it doesn’t look like Yura Borisov (Anora), Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), or Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice) can do anything about it. But who has the best shot at pulling off the upset? Let’s break down the category.
Frontrunner: Kieran Culkin
In A Real Pain, Culkin plays Benji, an obnoxious yet charming drifter who accompanies his cousin, David (Jesse Eisenberg), on a tour through Poland to honor their late grandmother. Two years after his Emmy win for Succession, nearly every Oscar expert predicts Culkin will be taking home the Academy Award next. The...
Frontrunner: Kieran Culkin
In A Real Pain, Culkin plays Benji, an obnoxious yet charming drifter who accompanies his cousin, David (Jesse Eisenberg), on a tour through Poland to honor their late grandmother. Two years after his Emmy win for Succession, nearly every Oscar expert predicts Culkin will be taking home the Academy Award next. The...
- 2/8/2025
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby

The Critics Choice Awards (February 7 on the The CW) were all over the place. When it comes to reading the Oscar tea leaves, these 600 film and TV writers from all over the world are often predictive. But this year’s delayed show spread the love around a wide group of films. And, more importantly, the journalists voted back in December, before Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez” revelations changed some viewers’ perception of the film.
Looking at the CCAs, as well as the upcoming DGA and PGA Awards, is like peering into a time machine. That’s how swiftly things can change at the Oscars.
Critics groups add momentum to the winners more than anything else. Not winning isn’t harmful, it just doesn’t give a contender like “A Complete Unknown” a boost. “Anora” (Neon) won just one prize, but it was the one you want: Best Film, and writer-director Sean Baker...
Looking at the CCAs, as well as the upcoming DGA and PGA Awards, is like peering into a time machine. That’s how swiftly things can change at the Oscars.
Critics groups add momentum to the winners more than anything else. Not winning isn’t harmful, it just doesn’t give a contender like “A Complete Unknown” a boost. “Anora” (Neon) won just one prize, but it was the one you want: Best Film, and writer-director Sean Baker...
- 2/8/2025
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire

The 2025 Critics Choice Awards were held last night at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport in California, and it was a pretty big night for the comic book, fantasy, sci-fi and horror genres.
Wicked and The Substance each picked up three trophies - including a surprise Best Director win for Jon M. Chu - and Marvel Studios' Deadpool and Wolverine tied with A Real Pain for Best Comedy.
Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti both won acting awards in their respective Limited Series or Movie Made for Television categories for The Penguin, while X-Men '97 won Best Animated Series.
Dune: Part Two and Nosferatu only picked up a singe win each, for Best Visual Effects and Cinematography, respectively, and The Wild Robot won Best Animated Feature.
Have a look at the full list of winners in the major categories below.
Congratulations to Deadpool & Wolverine, winner of the Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy.
Wicked and The Substance each picked up three trophies - including a surprise Best Director win for Jon M. Chu - and Marvel Studios' Deadpool and Wolverine tied with A Real Pain for Best Comedy.
Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti both won acting awards in their respective Limited Series or Movie Made for Television categories for The Penguin, while X-Men '97 won Best Animated Series.
Dune: Part Two and Nosferatu only picked up a singe win each, for Best Visual Effects and Cinematography, respectively, and The Wild Robot won Best Animated Feature.
Have a look at the full list of winners in the major categories below.
Congratulations to Deadpool & Wolverine, winner of the Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy.
- 2/8/2025
- ComicBookMovie.com

One of the very few pleasures of this year’s awards season has been Kieran Culkin taking the piss out of, well, the spectacle that is the awards season while still seeming flattered to have been invited to the party. That’s a tricky tightrope walk, and Culkin is a pro at it. Both in his roles and his life, he’s shown that he’s better than most at playing on the line between charisma and awkwardness. It’s certainly what makes his performances feel so human.
That balancing act was more than abundant in his episode opposite Colman Domingo for Variety Studio: Actors on Actors, the highlight of which was a spirited conversation between the actors about the relevance of astrology. Culkin is as thoroughly alive to Domingo as he is on screen opposite Jesse Eisenberg in A Real Pain, which would be easy to dismiss as a...
That balancing act was more than abundant in his episode opposite Colman Domingo for Variety Studio: Actors on Actors, the highlight of which was a spirited conversation between the actors about the relevance of astrology. Culkin is as thoroughly alive to Domingo as he is on screen opposite Jesse Eisenberg in A Real Pain, which would be easy to dismiss as a...
- 2/8/2025
- by Ed Gonzalez
- Slant Magazine

Reading Time: 4 minutes
It’s awards season, celebrity gossip fans.
In the wake of the Golden Globes being handed out a few weeks ago, and then the Oscar nominations being announced a short time later, the 2025 Critics Choice Awards honored the best in movies and television on Friday night.
The ceremony was hosted by Chelsea Handler.
And the stars who took home the major prizes? Scroll down for a full list of Critics Choice Awards winners…
Demi Moore accepts the Best Actress award for “The Substance” onstage during the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on February 7, 2025 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)
Best Picture
“A Complete Unknown”
“Anora” (Winner)
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nickel Boys”
“Sing Sing”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”
Best Actor
Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist” (Winner)
Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown”
Daniel Craig – “Queer...
It’s awards season, celebrity gossip fans.
In the wake of the Golden Globes being handed out a few weeks ago, and then the Oscar nominations being announced a short time later, the 2025 Critics Choice Awards honored the best in movies and television on Friday night.
The ceremony was hosted by Chelsea Handler.
And the stars who took home the major prizes? Scroll down for a full list of Critics Choice Awards winners…
Demi Moore accepts the Best Actress award for “The Substance” onstage during the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on February 7, 2025 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)
Best Picture
“A Complete Unknown”
“Anora” (Winner)
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nickel Boys”
“Sing Sing”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”
Best Actor
Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist” (Winner)
Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown”
Daniel Craig – “Queer...
- 2/8/2025
- by Kay D. Rhodes
- The Hollywood Gossip

The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards took place on Friday, February 7, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. Three films—Wicked, Emilia Pérez, and The Substance—each won three awards. However, none of them claimed the top honor of Best Picture, which went to Anora. Interestingly, Anora didn’t win in any other category that night.
Jon M. Chu, director of Wicked, won Best Director, making him only the third filmmaker to win the award for a musical. The others were Baz Luhrmann for Moulin Rouge! and Damien Chazelle for La La Land. Chazelle later won an Oscar for directing La La Land, but Luhrmann and Chu didn’t even receive Oscar nominations for their films. Wicked also took home awards for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design.
Emilia Pérez won Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Song for “El Mal”, and Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña.
Jon M. Chu, director of Wicked, won Best Director, making him only the third filmmaker to win the award for a musical. The others were Baz Luhrmann for Moulin Rouge! and Damien Chazelle for La La Land. Chazelle later won an Oscar for directing La La Land, but Luhrmann and Chu didn’t even receive Oscar nominations for their films. Wicked also took home awards for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design.
Emilia Pérez won Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Song for “El Mal”, and Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña.
- 2/8/2025
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Comic Basics

Hollywood is a wild rollercoaster that seems fun for the spectators but not for the riders. And currently Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are on that ride, that’s making them dizzy for all the wrong reasons. Tangled in the chaos of Justin Baldoni’s lawsuit, the couple is currently neck-deep in controversies.
Ryan Reynolds in The Change-Up | image: Universal Pictures
But while both Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s careers and golden reputations are under major threat, the former seems to be desperately looking for a silver lining. And guess what? He found one! Deadpool & Wolverine just snagged the Critics Choice Award 2025 for Best Comedy—well, half of it, at least. Making a tie win with Macaulay Culkin’s A Real Pain, Reynolds appeared to celebrate his win.
Ryan Reynolds is celebrating Deadpool & Wolverine’s win
Ryan Reynolds is no stranger to winning, whether it’s at the box office,...
Ryan Reynolds in The Change-Up | image: Universal Pictures
But while both Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s careers and golden reputations are under major threat, the former seems to be desperately looking for a silver lining. And guess what? He found one! Deadpool & Wolverine just snagged the Critics Choice Award 2025 for Best Comedy—well, half of it, at least. Making a tie win with Macaulay Culkin’s A Real Pain, Reynolds appeared to celebrate his win.
Ryan Reynolds is celebrating Deadpool & Wolverine’s win
Ryan Reynolds is no stranger to winning, whether it’s at the box office,...
- 2/8/2025
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Zoe Saldana praised her fellow nominees as she accepted the Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress on Friday (02.07.25).The 46-year-old actress beat off strong competition from Danielle Deadwyler, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Ariana Grande, Margaret Qualley and Isabella Rossellini to take home the award for her work in 'Emilia Pérez' at the ceremony at the Barker Hanger in Los Angeles.She said: "To my fellow nominees, the films this year and the work you've all done. It's breathtaking. I will forever be proud to be among you. Thank you to all of you. I can't see you, but you f****** rock."She also shared that she tries not to pay too much attention to movie critics but added "I will listen to you all tonight and I will accept this with pride"."Whenever you receive a negative criticism for a role or a film, everyone says, 'Don't read the reviews.
- 2/8/2025
- by BANG Showbiz Reporter
- Bang Showbiz

The Critics Choice Awards are one of the most prestigious and sought-after awards in the film industry. They focus more on ratings and the acclaim that a project has than the world’s few on it, being associated similarly to the Oscars.
Anora won Best Picture at the Critics Choice Awards | Credits: Neon
They can also help predict the winners of the Oscars, as often the two have a similar winners’ list. Unfortunately, this year’s winners are proving to act as bad news for Timothée Chalamet and Mikey Madison.
The Critics Choice Awards winners were quite interesting
This year, the Critics Choice Awards had a lot of very difficult decisions to make with its lineup in almost every single category. From The Substance to The Brutalist and even Wicked, audiences saw all kinds of masterpieces this year, and pretty impressive ones managed to snag a nomination.
Demi Moore in The Substance | Credit: Mubi
However,...
Anora won Best Picture at the Critics Choice Awards | Credits: Neon
They can also help predict the winners of the Oscars, as often the two have a similar winners’ list. Unfortunately, this year’s winners are proving to act as bad news for Timothée Chalamet and Mikey Madison.
The Critics Choice Awards winners were quite interesting
This year, the Critics Choice Awards had a lot of very difficult decisions to make with its lineup in almost every single category. From The Substance to The Brutalist and even Wicked, audiences saw all kinds of masterpieces this year, and pretty impressive ones managed to snag a nomination.
Demi Moore in The Substance | Credit: Mubi
However,...
- 2/8/2025
- by Ananya Godboley
- FandomWire


Mikey Madison as Ani and Mark Eydelshteyn as Ivan in ‘Anora’ (Courtesy of Neon)
Wicked and Conclave went into the 2025 Critics Choice Awards with the most nominations, but voters (myself included) spread the wealth around, showering Wicked, Conclave, The Brutalist, Anora, The Substance (congrats Demi Moore!), and Emilia Perez with film awards. On the TV drama side, Shogun earned Best Drama, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress awards. Hacks cleaned up in the TV comedy categories, scoring Best Comedy, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress.
The Critics Choice Awards were held on February 7, 2025 with Chelsea Handler returning as host for the third time. Handler spent time during the opening of her monologue to thank first responders for their incredible work during the Los Angeles wildfires. She also thanked Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni for providing a distraction from waking up every day not knowing what news will disappoint or horrify us.
Wicked and Conclave went into the 2025 Critics Choice Awards with the most nominations, but voters (myself included) spread the wealth around, showering Wicked, Conclave, The Brutalist, Anora, The Substance (congrats Demi Moore!), and Emilia Perez with film awards. On the TV drama side, Shogun earned Best Drama, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress awards. Hacks cleaned up in the TV comedy categories, scoring Best Comedy, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress.
The Critics Choice Awards were held on February 7, 2025 with Chelsea Handler returning as host for the third time. Handler spent time during the opening of her monologue to thank first responders for their incredible work during the Los Angeles wildfires. She also thanked Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni for providing a distraction from waking up every day not knowing what news will disappoint or horrify us.
- 2/8/2025
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies


Anora won the top prize of best picture at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards, while Emilia Pérez, Wicked and The Substance each captured three trophies.
The Brutalist star Adrien Brody won best actor; Demi Moore won best actress for her work in The Substance; Emilia Pérez actress Zoe Saldaña won best supporting actress and A Real Pain‘s Kieran Culkin, who wasn’t in attendance, won best supporting actor.
Emilia Pérez, currently dealing with the fallout from controversial, recently resurfaced tweets by star and best actress Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón, won two other awards at the ceremony, voting for which closed on Jan. 10, well before Gascón’s past posts emerged. The mood within Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar, where the awards took place, was relatively somber with each win for the Netflix musical. Still, the film took home awards for best foreign language film and best song in addition to Saldaña’s trophy.
The Brutalist star Adrien Brody won best actor; Demi Moore won best actress for her work in The Substance; Emilia Pérez actress Zoe Saldaña won best supporting actress and A Real Pain‘s Kieran Culkin, who wasn’t in attendance, won best supporting actor.
Emilia Pérez, currently dealing with the fallout from controversial, recently resurfaced tweets by star and best actress Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón, won two other awards at the ceremony, voting for which closed on Jan. 10, well before Gascón’s past posts emerged. The mood within Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar, where the awards took place, was relatively somber with each win for the Netflix musical. Still, the film took home awards for best foreign language film and best song in addition to Saldaña’s trophy.
- 2/8/2025
- by Kimberly Nordyke and Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News

Critics Choice Awards 2025: Full List Of Winners (Photo Credit – Instagram)
Critics Choice Awards 2025: The award season continues with another much-coveted award night. It is the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards, where both films and television artists are awarded. Shogun has secured quite a few awards, including Best Drama Series. Deadpool & Wolverine and Emilia Perez, too, bagged two top awards at the ceremony. Keep scrolling for the complete winners list.
For the uninitiated, the ceremony was held at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport on February 7. It was live-streamed on E! According to reports, it was supposed to be held on January 12 but was postponed due to the California fires.
American comedian/actress Chelsea Handler hosted the Critics Choice Awards 2025, while many Hollywood actors took the stage to present the trophies. The list includes Aldis Hodge, Allison Tolman, Chase Stokes, Craig Robinson, David Alan Grier, David Harbour,...
Critics Choice Awards 2025: The award season continues with another much-coveted award night. It is the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards, where both films and television artists are awarded. Shogun has secured quite a few awards, including Best Drama Series. Deadpool & Wolverine and Emilia Perez, too, bagged two top awards at the ceremony. Keep scrolling for the complete winners list.
For the uninitiated, the ceremony was held at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport on February 7. It was live-streamed on E! According to reports, it was supposed to be held on January 12 but was postponed due to the California fires.
American comedian/actress Chelsea Handler hosted the Critics Choice Awards 2025, while many Hollywood actors took the stage to present the trophies. The list includes Aldis Hodge, Allison Tolman, Chase Stokes, Craig Robinson, David Alan Grier, David Harbour,...
- 2/8/2025
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi

After two separate delays due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the 2025 Critics Choice Awards have all finally been handed out. The winners list provides another indicator of the strength of several films leading into the Academy Awards March 2, though TV plays a big role in the Critics Choice Awards as well — even if many of the top contenders on that side of the event, such as “Shogun,” which led the TV awards with four wins, are not eligible for this September’s Emmys having already stormed last year’s Emmys.
“Anora” won Best Picture out of a field of 10 nominees. It was the only Critics Choice Award the Sean Baker film starring Mikey Madison won full stop. The most film wins went to “Wicked,” “Emilia Pérez,” and “The Substance” with three each.
“Wicked” won Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and, in a shock, Best Director for Jon M. Chu,...
“Anora” won Best Picture out of a field of 10 nominees. It was the only Critics Choice Award the Sean Baker film starring Mikey Madison won full stop. The most film wins went to “Wicked,” “Emilia Pérez,” and “The Substance” with three each.
“Wicked” won Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and, in a shock, Best Director for Jon M. Chu,...
- 2/8/2025
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire


The Critics Choice Awards spread the wealth on Friday night, with seven films winning above-the-line awards, including a shocking Best Picture win for Anora.
The Sean Baker film was blanked by the Critics Choice Awards until the night’s final award, failing to convert bids in Best Original Screenplay (which Baker was favored to win), Best Actress for Mikey Madison, Best Supporting Actor for Yura Borisov, Best Director for Baker, Best Ensemble, and Best Editing (for Baker).
Anora wasn’t the only unexpected winner during the ceremony. Just before the Neon release and six-time Oscar nominee took home Best Picture, Wicked filmmaker Jon M. Chu won Best Director honors. The victory was a shock. Chu, who was snubbed in the Oscars Best Director category, bested Oscar nominees Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Baker, Brady Corbet (The Brutalist), and Coralie Fargeat (The Substance) for the honor. However, the result might have something...
The Sean Baker film was blanked by the Critics Choice Awards until the night’s final award, failing to convert bids in Best Original Screenplay (which Baker was favored to win), Best Actress for Mikey Madison, Best Supporting Actor for Yura Borisov, Best Director for Baker, Best Ensemble, and Best Editing (for Baker).
Anora wasn’t the only unexpected winner during the ceremony. Just before the Neon release and six-time Oscar nominee took home Best Picture, Wicked filmmaker Jon M. Chu won Best Director honors. The victory was a shock. Chu, who was snubbed in the Oscars Best Director category, bested Oscar nominees Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Baker, Brady Corbet (The Brutalist), and Coralie Fargeat (The Substance) for the honor. However, the result might have something...
- 2/8/2025
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby


Anora won Best Picture at Friday’s Critics Choice Awards. It was the Neon film’s only victory of the night, preventing an 0-for-7 shutout, and the first time in Critics Choice history that a film won the top award and nothing else.
Twice delayed by the Los Angeles wildfires, the 30th Critics Choice Awards was the first stop of a weekend that could clarify the open Best Picture Oscar race, but Critics Choice didn’t quite do that in a ceremony that spread the wealth with a couple of surprise wins. Jon M. Chu (Wicked) pulled off a shocker in Best Director, while Coralie Fargeat (The Substance) upset Sean Baker (Anora) in Best Original Screenplay.
While Critics Choice is not an industry award, 17 of its previous 29 Best Picture winners went on to claim the Oscar. However, there have been five mismatches in the last 10 years, most recently three years...
Twice delayed by the Los Angeles wildfires, the 30th Critics Choice Awards was the first stop of a weekend that could clarify the open Best Picture Oscar race, but Critics Choice didn’t quite do that in a ceremony that spread the wealth with a couple of surprise wins. Jon M. Chu (Wicked) pulled off a shocker in Best Director, while Coralie Fargeat (The Substance) upset Sean Baker (Anora) in Best Original Screenplay.
While Critics Choice is not an industry award, 17 of its previous 29 Best Picture winners went on to claim the Oscar. However, there have been five mismatches in the last 10 years, most recently three years...
- 2/8/2025
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby

The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards selected Neon’s Anora as its Best Picture on Friday, boosting the fortunes of Sean Baker’s indie pic that started its journey by winning Cannes’ Palme d’Or last spring.
Anora had come into the night with seven nominations but had come up short until the final category was announced at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. Up next this weekend for Anora to keep the momentum going are the DGA Awards and PGA Awards, where it is up for both top prizes Saturday.
The Critics Choice Awards, which were hosted for a third year in a row by Chelsea Handler, has traditionally been a good Oscar bellwether. Last year, eventual Best Picture Oscar winner Oppenheimer scored a leading eight wins here including the marquee Best Picture prize that Anora just snagged.
Wicked, Universal’s blockbuster Broadway musical adaptation that came into tonight...
Anora had come into the night with seven nominations but had come up short until the final category was announced at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. Up next this weekend for Anora to keep the momentum going are the DGA Awards and PGA Awards, where it is up for both top prizes Saturday.
The Critics Choice Awards, which were hosted for a third year in a row by Chelsea Handler, has traditionally been a good Oscar bellwether. Last year, eventual Best Picture Oscar winner Oppenheimer scored a leading eight wins here including the marquee Best Picture prize that Anora just snagged.
Wicked, Universal’s blockbuster Broadway musical adaptation that came into tonight...
- 2/8/2025
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV


The best in both movies and television were honored at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards!
So many stars stepped out for the awards show on Friday (February 7) at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif.
Heading into the show, Wicked and Conclave were the most nominated movies of the night with 11 nominations each while Shogun led the TV categories with 6 nominations.
Make sure to check out our Best Dressed list to see all of the best looks from the red carpet.
Head inside to check out the complete winners list for the Critics Choice Awards…
Keep scrolling to see the full winners list from the Critics Choice Awards…
Movie Categories:
Best Picture
A Complete Unknown
Anora – Winner
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Substance
Wicked
Best Actor
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist – Winner
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing...
So many stars stepped out for the awards show on Friday (February 7) at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif.
Heading into the show, Wicked and Conclave were the most nominated movies of the night with 11 nominations each while Shogun led the TV categories with 6 nominations.
Make sure to check out our Best Dressed list to see all of the best looks from the red carpet.
Head inside to check out the complete winners list for the Critics Choice Awards…
Keep scrolling to see the full winners list from the Critics Choice Awards…
Movie Categories:
Best Picture
A Complete Unknown
Anora – Winner
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Substance
Wicked
Best Actor
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist – Winner
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing...
- 2/8/2025
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared

“Wicked,” “Emilia Pérez,” and “The Substance” each triumphed with three wins at the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards on Friday night. However, it was “Anora” that claimed the best picture prize at this year’s ceremony.
The Neon release entered the race with seven nominations, including best actress for Mikey Madison and best director and original screenplay for Sean Baker. But ultimately, “Anora” walked away with the coveted best picture award, and nothing more.
Meanwhile, “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu, who wasn’t nominated in the Academy Awards’ best director category, beat out several Oscar nominees to win the best director honor at the Critics Choice Awards. “I’m going to win that Oscar!” Chu said jokingly on stage.
The film-acting categories had less surprises, as the ceremony handed best actress to Demi Moore (“The Substance”), best actor to Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”), best supporting actress to Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia...
The Neon release entered the race with seven nominations, including best actress for Mikey Madison and best director and original screenplay for Sean Baker. But ultimately, “Anora” walked away with the coveted best picture award, and nothing more.
Meanwhile, “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu, who wasn’t nominated in the Academy Awards’ best director category, beat out several Oscar nominees to win the best director honor at the Critics Choice Awards. “I’m going to win that Oscar!” Chu said jokingly on stage.
The film-acting categories had less surprises, as the ceremony handed best actress to Demi Moore (“The Substance”), best actor to Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”), best supporting actress to Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia...
- 2/8/2025
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV

“So unexpected, so unexpected,” said “Anora” director Sean Baker from the stage of the Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica on Friday night.
Baker wasn’t alone in his surprise. His madcap comedy-drama-adventure took home the evening’s final award for Best Picture – without winning a single award anywhere else during the ceremony, losing in the six other categories in which it was nominated. Last year, “Oppenheimer” won eight total awards as part of its pre-Oscars Critics Choice sweep. In 2023, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” led with five wins.
Though “Anora” snagged the top prize, no film dominated in win totals. The award hauls were split between “Wicked,” “The Substance” and “Emilia Pérez” with three awards each and “Conclave,” “A Real Pain” and “Challengers” with two each.
Golden Globe winners Demi Moore (“The Substance”) and Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”) scored the best lead acting awards, strengthening their Oscar prospects as...
Baker wasn’t alone in his surprise. His madcap comedy-drama-adventure took home the evening’s final award for Best Picture – without winning a single award anywhere else during the ceremony, losing in the six other categories in which it was nominated. Last year, “Oppenheimer” won eight total awards as part of its pre-Oscars Critics Choice sweep. In 2023, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” led with five wins.
Though “Anora” snagged the top prize, no film dominated in win totals. The award hauls were split between “Wicked,” “The Substance” and “Emilia Pérez” with three awards each and “Conclave,” “A Real Pain” and “Challengers” with two each.
Golden Globe winners Demi Moore (“The Substance”) and Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”) scored the best lead acting awards, strengthening their Oscar prospects as...
- 2/7/2025
- by Joe McGovern
- The Wrap

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The 30th annual Critics’ Choice Awards, honoring the year’s best in film and television, is in full force.
The ceremony will broadcast live on E! starting at 7 p.m. Et, but those without cable can still tune into the action on live TV streaming platforms such as DirecTV Stream, Sling TV, Fubo TV and Hulu + Live TV. It will also stream on-demand the next day on Peacock.
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“Conclave” and “Wicked” dominate the film nominations with 11 nods each, including best picture. Other features in that category include “A Complete Unknown,” “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “Dune: Part Two,” “Emilia Pérez,” “Nickel Boys,” “Sing Sing” and “The Substance.”
On the television side, “Shōgun” leads with six nominations, while six series are tied with four nominations each: “Abbott Elementary,...
The 30th annual Critics’ Choice Awards, honoring the year’s best in film and television, is in full force.
The ceremony will broadcast live on E! starting at 7 p.m. Et, but those without cable can still tune into the action on live TV streaming platforms such as DirecTV Stream, Sling TV, Fubo TV and Hulu + Live TV. It will also stream on-demand the next day on Peacock.
Buy Now: Directv Stream Free Trial
“Conclave” and “Wicked” dominate the film nominations with 11 nods each, including best picture. Other features in that category include “A Complete Unknown,” “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “Dune: Part Two,” “Emilia Pérez,” “Nickel Boys,” “Sing Sing” and “The Substance.”
On the television side, “Shōgun” leads with six nominations, while six series are tied with four nominations each: “Abbott Elementary,...
- 2/7/2025
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
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