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2026 Golden Globe Nominations

The official film nominations for the 2026 Golden Globe Awards, marking the 83rd Annual ceremony, announced on December 8, 2025.

Ninety-two countries - fifteen slots, here’s where my International Feature shortlist predictions stand entering announcement week.

Can Sinners tie — or topple — a 50-year Oscar record? Here’s where the fight stands.

From an $8,000 horror debut to an Oscar-winning legacy, Jamie Lee Curtis’s career is a masterclass in persistence and reinvention.

Fifteen songs. One shot at gold. The 2026 Oscars Original Song race is packed. Here’s my full shortlist prediction-no fluff, no hedges.

From The Exorcist to The Substance, horror has haunted the Academy for decades - here are 7 Oscar moments when the genre broke through.