Criterion

Criterion: May 2026 Titles Announced

MAY 5, 2026 stray dog Japan • 1949 • 122 minutes • Black & White • 1.37:1 • Japanese • Directed by Akira Kurosawa 4K Ultra HD + Blu-Ray • Blu-Ray • DVD SPINE #233 A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a crowded bus. Desperate […]

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Oscars Watch: 15th Annual Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts International Awards

15TH ANNUAL AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF CINEMA& TELEVISION ARTS INTERNATIONAL AWARDSFriday, February 6, 2026 International Award for Best Film ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •Warner Bros. Pictures Paul Thomas Anderson | DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers —Hamnet • Focus FeaturesMarty Supreme • A24Nuremberg • Sony Pictures ClassicsSinners • Warner Bros. Pictures International Award […]

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Oscars Watch: 2025 London Film Critics Circle Awards

46TH ANNUAL LONDON FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDSSunday, February 1, 2026The May Fair Hotel, London, United Kingdom BEST FILM OF THE YEARSponsored by Seesaw Media ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •Warner Bros. Pictures Paul Thomas Anderson | DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers —Hamnet • Focus FeaturesMarty Supreme • A24The Mastermind • MUBISentimental Value […]

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Box Office

After Five Weeks on Top, “Avatar: Fire and Ash” Finally Falls to “Mercy” in Snow-Chilled Box Office Weekend

January 23-25, 2026 $10.8M $6.4M $5.3M $3.9M $3.5M 1) Mercy WEEK1ST LAST WEEK—— $10,809,178 Budget: $60 millionDomestic Gross: $10,809,178Worldwide Gross: $13,414,176 2) Avatar: Fire and Ash WEEK6TH LAST WEEK#1 $6,407,504 Budget: $350 millionDomestic Gross: $377,900,089Worldwide Gross: $1,378,713,774 3) Zootopia 2 WEEK9TH LAST WEEK#3 $5,300,108 Budget: $150 millionDomestic Gross: $401,027,954Worldwide Gross: $1,744,832,777 4) The Housemaid WEEK6TH […]

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Oscars Watch

Oscars Watch: 38th Annual European Film Awards

38th European Film AwardsBerlin, GermanySaturday, January 17, 2026 Best EUROPEAN FILM Sentimental Value • NEON (Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden) Joachim Trier | DirectorMaria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar | Producers —Afternoons of Solitude, dir. Albert SerraArco, dir. Ugo BienvenuDog of God, dir. Raitis Ābele and Lauris ĀbeleFiume o Morte!, dir. Igor BezinovićIt Was Just an […]

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Oscars Watch: 25th Annual AARP Movies For Grownups Awards

25th Annual AARP MOVIES FOR GROWNUPS AwardsSaturday, January 10, 2026Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, CaliforniaHosted by Alan Cumming Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups HAMNET • Focus Features Chloé Zhao | DirectorLiza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers —A House of Dynamite • NetflixOne Battle After Another • Warner Bros. PicturesSinners • […]

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Oscars Watch: 2025 Pittsburgh Film Critics Association Awards

2ND ANNUAL PITTSBURGH FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDSFriday, January 9, 2026 BEST PICTURE SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures Ryan Coogler | DirectorZinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers —Runner-Up: One Battle After Another • Warner Bros. Pictures BEST DIRECTOR RYAN COOGLERSINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers —Runner-Up: Paul […]

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Oscars Watch: 2025 North Dakota Film Society Awards Nominees

7TH ANNUAL NORTH DAKOTA FILM SOCIETY AWARDSMonday, January 12, 2026 — 7th Annual North Dakota Film Society Awards — Best Picture HAMNET • Focus Features Chloé Zhao | DirectorLiza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers MARTY SUPREME • A24 Josh Safdie | DirectorJosh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, […]

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Oscars Watch: 2025 Film Critics Association UK Award Nominees

4TH ANNUAL FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION UK AWARDSWednesday, December 31, 2025 — 4th Annual Film Critics Association UK Awards — Best FILM ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures Paul Thomas Anderson | DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON Joachim Trier | DirectorAndrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | […]

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Oscars Watch: 2025 Dallas Fort-Worth Film Critics Association Awards

17TH ANNUAL DALLAS FORT-WORTH FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDSWednesday, December 17, 2025 BEST PICTURE ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •Warner Bros. Pictures Paul Thomas Anderson | DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers —2) Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures3) Marty Supreme • A244) Hamnet • Focus Features5) Sentimental Value • NEON6) Train Dreams • Netflix7) […]

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Oscars Shortlist: 10 Feature Films Shortlisted for Casting at 98th Academy Awards

CASTINGNominees: “Frankenstein”“Hamnet”“Marty Supreme”“One Battle after Another”“The Secret Agent”“Sentimental Value”“Sinners”“Sirât”“Weapons”“Wicked: For Good” Per the Academy’s press release: Ten films will advance in the Casting category for the 98th Academy Awards. Members of the Casting Directors Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees. Academy members will be invited to view excerpts from the shortlisted films […]

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Oscars Shortlist: 15 International Feature Films Shortlisted for 98th Academy Awards

INTERNATIONAL Feature FilmNominees: Argentina, “Belén”Brazil, “The Secret Agent”France, “It Was Just an Accident”Germany, “Sound of Falling”India, “Homebound”Iraq, “The President’s Cake”Japan, “Kokuho”Jordan, “All That’s Left of You”Norway, “Sentimental Value”Palestine, “Palestine 36”South Korea, “No Other Choice”Spain, “Sirât”Switzerland, “Late Shift”Taiwan, “Left-Handed Girl”Tunisia, “The Voice of Hind Rajab” Per the Academy’s press release: Fifteen films will advance to the […]

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Oscars Watch: 2025 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

46TH ANNUAL BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS AWARDSSunday, December 14, 2025 Best Film SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures Ryan Coogler | DirectorZinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers Best Director RYAN COOGLER •SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers Best Actor ETHAN HAWKEBLUE MOON • Sony Pictures Classics […]

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Oscars Watch: 2025 Phoenix Critics Circle Awards

12TH ANNUAL PHOENIX CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDSThursday, December 11, 2025 BEST PICTURE ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •Warner Bros. Pictures Paul Thomas Anderson | DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers —Hamnet • Focus FeaturesIt Was Just An Accident • NEONSentimental Value • NEONSinners • Warner Bros. Pictures BEST COMEDY FILM THE NAKED GUN • […]

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Oscars Watch: 2025 Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominees

21ST ANNUAL AUSTIN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDSThursday, December 18, 2025 — 21st Annual Austin Film Critics Association Awards — BEST PICTURE BUGONIA • Focus Features Yorgos Lanthimos | DirectorEd Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster. Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee | Producers FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix Guillermo del Toro | DirectorGuillermo del Toro, J. […]

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Oscars Watch: 2025 Phoenix Critics Circle Award Nominees

12TH ANNUAL PHOENIX CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDSThursday, December 11, 2025 — 12th Annual Phoenix Critics Circle Awards — BEST PICTURE HAMNET • Focus Features Chloé Zhao | DirectorLiza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner […]

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Oscars Watch: 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards Nominees

83RD ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDSBeverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, CASunday, January 11, 2026 — 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards — BEST MOTION PICTURE | DRAMA FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix Guillermo del Toro | DirectorGuillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers HAMNET • Focus Features Chloé Zhao | DirectorLiza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam […]

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Oscars Watch: 9th Annual Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Awards Nominees

9th Annual Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film AwardsThursday, January 9, 2026Los Angeles, California — 9th Annual Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Awards — Best Motion Picture | Drama Frankenstein • Netflix Guillermo del Toro | DirectorGuillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers HAMNET • Focus Features Chloé Zhao | DirectorLiza Marshall, Pippa […]

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Retrospective

Retrospective: November 2025 in Review

NOVEMBER 2025 Predator: Badlands November 7th, 202520th Century StudiosDirected by Dan Trachtenberg (“Prey”)Starring Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Reuben de JongOpening Weekend Box Office: $40,016,853—Description: A young Predator outcast from his clan finds an unlikely ally on his journey in search of the ultimate adversary. Sentimental Value November 7th, 2025NEONDirected by Joachim Trier (“The Worst Person […]

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Oscars Watch: 4th Annual Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Creative Arts Awards Nominees

4th Annual Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Creative Arts AwardsThursday, December 11, 2025Los Angeles, California — 4th Annual Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Creative Arts Awards — Best Casting Jay Kelly • NetflixDouglas Aibel and Nina Gold | Casting Directors Noah Baumbach | DirectorNoah Baumbach, Amy Pascal, David Heyman | Producers Marty Supreme • A24Jennifer Venditti | […]

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Oscars Watch: 38th Annual European Film Awards Nominees

38th European Film AwardsBerlin, GermanySaturday, January 17, 2026 — 38th Annual European Film Awards — EUROPEAN FILM This category comprises five fiction film nominees as well as the nominated films from the categories“European Documentary” and “European Animated Feature Film” which are also vying for the category “European Film” Afternoons Of Solitude • Grasshopper Film(Spain, France) […]

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Box Office

No Prey Left Standing: “Predator: Badlands” Hunts Down the Competition at the Box Office; “Sarah’s Oil” & “Nuremberg” Crack the Top Five

November 7-9, 2025 $40M $6.6M $5.1M $4.2M $3.8M 1) Predator: Badlands WEEK1ST LAST WEEK—— $40,016,853 Budget: $105 millionDomestic Gross: $40,016,853Worldwide Gross: $79,270,863 2) Regretting You WEEK3RD LAST WEEK#2 $6,653,904 Budget: $30 millionDomestic Gross: $38,125,402Worldwide Gross: $70,525,402 3) Black Phone 2 WEEK4TH LAST WEEK#1 $5,198,255 Budget: $30 millionDomestic Gross: $70,006,805Worldwide Gross: $120,233,805 4) Sarah’s Oil WEEK1ST […]

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Theatrical New Releases

Theatrical Releases | Predator: Badlands

Predator: Badlands Directed by: Dan TrachtenbergStudio: 20th Century Studios “Predator: Badlands,” which stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, is set in the future on a remote planet, where a young Predator (Schuster-Koloamatangi), outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Fanning) and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary. […]

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Oscars Watch: 86 International Feature Films Shortlisted for 98th Academy Awards

INTERNATIONAL Feature FilmCONTENDERS: SUBMITTEDAlbania, “Luna Park”Argentina, “Belén”Armenia, “My Armenian Phantoms”Australia, “The Wolves Always Come at Night”Austria, “Peacock”Azerbaijan, “Taghiyev: Oil”Bangladesh, “A House Named Shahana”Belgium, “Young Mothers”Bhutan, “I, the Song”Bolivia, “The Southern House”Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny”Brazil, “The Secret Agent”Bulgaria, “Tarika”Canada, “The Things You Kill”Chile, “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo”China, “Dead To […]

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Oscars Watch: 28th Annual British Independent Film Awards Longlists

28th Annual British Independent Film AwardsRoundhouse, London, United KingdomSunday, November 30, 2025 — 28th Annual British Independent Film Awards —Sponsored by Champagne Taittinger BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM CHRISTY • BBC Film Brendan Canty | DirectorMarina Brackenbury, Meredith Duff, Rory Gilmartin | Producers IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON Jafar Panahi | DirectorPhilippe Martin, Jafar […]

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Oscars Watch: 98th Academy Awards | Best International Feature Film Contenders [September 2025]

INTERNATIONAL Feature FilmCONTENDERS: SUBMITTEDAlbania, “Luna Park”Argentina, “Belén”Armenia, “My Armenian Phantoms”Austria, “Peacock”Azerbaijan, “Taghiyev: Oil”Bangladesh, “A House Named Shahana”Belgium, “Young Mothers”Bhutan, “I, the Song”Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny”Brazil, “The Secret Agent”Bulgaria, “Tarika”Cambodia, “Tenement”Canada, “The Things You Kill”Chile, “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo”China, “Dead To Rights”Colombia, “A Poet”Costa Rica, “The Altar Boy, the […]

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Oscars Watch: 98th Academy Awards | Best International Feature Film Contenders [August 2025]

Festival season is in full swing. With Venice and Telluride underway and TIFF50 about to start, the International Feature Oscar race is already taking shape. Countries are beginning to lock in their submissions, and a few early frontrunners are standing out. Norway’s pick, Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value,” is the buzziest contender right now. Fresh off […]

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