When you were in school, were you required to read this poem by Homer? It’s been so long for me, but yes it was part of my curriculum, but in college instead of high school. One of my classes was Greek Mythology and the Bible, this was definitely a highlight. Odysseus’ twenty year journey and mythical encounters before, during, and after the Trojan War is a study in guilt, PTSD, fierce determination, and extreme critical thinking. Meanwhile, Queen Penelope is challenged to raise their son as a single mother trying to stave off a bunch of suitors who are convinced that she can’t govern Ithaca without a man in charge. Guess what? She can and with much more intelligence and empathy than even the gods display. I have no idea how long it took to make this masterpiece, but every bit is brilliant. Cast, crew, director put in 150%, from cinematography to visual effects…stunning. Look for a ton of nominations and wins in major categories come awards season. Rating: 4+ stars - Sagapo poli (English translation-love very much). Epharisto for your attention.
Vidiot's Corner-M.R.F.T.C.C. As Parker Posey would say, “Hey, hey, hello!” This is my attempt to view various films and offer up my 2 cents for your consideration. Ratings: My 2 cents since 1992 about films I’ve loved - 4⭐️s, Good, but not great - 3⭐️s, Meh - 2⭐️s, Hand me the ice pick, I’ll put it through my temples now - 1⭐️
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Thursday, May 28, 2026
The Mandalorian and Grogru
For those of you who aren’t Star Wars geeks, you might want to phone a friend to get up to warp speed on the Force, Rebel Alliance, and the Way. Mandalorians are bounty hunters who don’t necessarily discriminate on who they’re working for. They have strict protocols and don’t seem like the homebody type when it comes to fulfilling their destinys. However, the introduction of “the Child” five years earlier, has made us see the human side of Din Djarin. Grogru (the Child, sometimes referred to as “baby yoda”) is developing his skills and being kept safe from the Imperialist regime. The New Republic is hiring and Djarin is just the ticket to get a much sought after Imperial warlord out of commission. What ensues takes us down a wormhole in space that dregs up some surprising alliances from long ago and far away. But then again, this is the way. Rating: 3.75 ⭐️s - don’t touch any buttons until you’re told.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Send Help
One of my favorite sayings is, “I’m here to save your ass, not kiss it”. Linda from Accounting is about to finally get promoted after her company’s CEO passes away. She’s been with the firm for 7 very uneventful years, punching the clock, keeping the pretty boys from looking like losers, doing the heavy lifting with little more than a possibly empty promise to keep her showing up and trying to reach that brass ring. One highlight of her tenure is meeting the boss’ son, Bradley, heir apparent, at the company Christmas party. He made a bigger impression than she did and it’s not a great one. The day arrives and Linda is passed over for promotion. She’s spunky, shall we say, and seizes the moment to state her case why she should be the next Vice President. This falls on Bradley’s dead ears and the story moves from safe and sad to exotic and exciting in a blink of an eye. Linda has a dream to be on Survivor and use her skills to get on the show and win. She’s about to get her wish, but it’s life taking a karmatic turn instead of central casting. As a retired career admin, this pushed so many buttons it was cathartic to watch. Thankfully, it’s a fantasy. McAdams and O’Brien are a perfect match, Director Raimi has hit a hole in one, and no doubt this dark comedy will garner awards. Rating: fasten your seat belts and practice your fire making skills - 4 ⭐️s.
Friday, April 3, 2026
Project Hail Mary
Haven’t read the book, but will now that I’ve seen the film. Amazing special effects, very matter of fact on the one hand and exceptionally innovative on the other. Ryan Gosling is going to be nominated for best actor next year. Simple story involving a middle school science teacher, a government mission to save the earth, sooner than later, by sending him with others to a planet far, far away to collect data. It’s a buddy film, that gives new meaning to friendship that’s solid as a rock. Rating: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Spock - 4 stars
Sunday, March 8, 2026
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Bugonia
Would I have picked this to be on the best picture list? Honestly, it’s out there. It’s original, creepy, Jesse Plemons can be really scary as a “normal” person, and Emma Stone goes to extreme lengths to convince us she’s just as normal and not a victim of a bizarre conspiracy theory or has Stockholm Syndrome, although it’s easy to see why one would be drawn to that conclusion. Using the word bizarre to describe this is a bit lite. Stand out for me is the actor who plays Jesse’s cousin. From the get-go, you notice he’s a bit different, and that’s perfect because he is autistic, high functioning and he does a fantastic job of portraying Donny (Aidan Delbis). Be aware that there are not happy outcomes here and the violence level, on a scale of one to ten, is about a seven to ten+. It’s streaming on Peacock and Fandango. Rating: how do you really identify an alien? ICE need not apply. 3.25⭐️s
Friday, January 23, 2026
2026 Oscar Nominations - Full List - Hollywood Reporter
Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines…the big show is on March 15th on ABC
Best Picture
Bugonia (Focus Features); Ed Guiney & Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Lars Knudsen, Producers
F1 (Apple); Chad Oman, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers
Frankenstein (Netflix); Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber, Producers
Hamnet (Focus Features); Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes, Producers
Marty Supreme (A24); Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas and Timothée Chalamet, Producers
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.); Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers
The Secret Agent (Neon); Emilie Lesclaux, Producer
Sentimental Value (Neon); Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Producers
Sinners (Warner Bros.); Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Ryan Coogler, Producers
Train Dreams (Netflix); Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler, Producers
Best Director
Hamnet (Focus Features), Chloé Zhao
Marty Supreme (A24), Josh Safdie
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.), Paul Thomas Anderson
Sentimental Value (Neon), Joachim Trier
Sinners (Warner Bros.), Ryan Coogler
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme (A24)
Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Ethan Hawke in Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
Michael B. Jordan in Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Wagner Moura in The Secret Agent (Neon)
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley in Hamnet (Focus Features)
Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue (Focus Features)
Renate Reinsve in Sentimental Value (Neon)
Emma Stone in Bugonia (Focus Features)
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro in One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Jacob Elordi in Frankenstein (Netflix)
Delroy Lindo in Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Sean Penn in One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Stellan Skarsgard in Sentimental Value (Neon)
Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning in Sentimental Value (Neon)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in Sentimental Value (Neon)
Amy Madigan in Weapons (Warner Bros.)
Wunmi Mosaku in Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Teyana Taylor in One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Bugonia (Focus Features); Screenplay by Will Tracy
Frankenstein (Netflix); Written for the Screen by Guillermo del Toro
Hamnet (Focus Features); Screenplay by Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.); Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
Train Dreams (Netflix); Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
Best Original Screenplay
Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics); Written by Robert Kaplow
It Was Just an Accident (Neon); Written by Jafar Panahi; Script collaborators Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
Marty Supreme (A24); Written by Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
Sentimental Value (Neon); Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
Sinners (Warner Bros.); Written by Ryan Coogler
Best Animated Feature
Arco (Neon); Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman
Elio (Walt Disney); Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina and Mary Alice Drumm
KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix); Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS); Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago and Henri Magalon
Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney); Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino
Best International Feature
Brazil, The Secret Agent
France, It Was Just an Accident
Norway, Sentimental Value
Spain, Sirat
Tunisia, The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best Documentary Feature
The Alabama Solution (HBO Documentary Films); Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman
Come See Me in the Good Light (Apple); Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro and Stef Willen
Cutting Through Rocks; Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (PINK); Nominees to be determined
The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix); Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee
Best Animated Short
Butterfly (Sacrebleu Productions); Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens
Forevergreen; Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears
The Girl Who Cried Pearls (National Film Board of Canada); Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
Retirement Plan; John Kelly and Andrew Freedman
The Three Sisters (Polydont Films/Rymanco Ventures); Konstantin Bronzit
Best Casting
Hamnet (Focus Features); Nina Gold
Marty Supreme (A24); Jennifer Venditti
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.); Cassandra Kulukundis
The Secret Agent (Neon); Gabriel Domingues
Sinners (Warner Bros.); Francine Maisler
Best Cinematography
Frankenstein (Netflix), Dan Laustsen
Marty Supreme (A24), Darius Khondji
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.), Michael Bauman
Sinners (Warner Bros.), Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Train Dreams (Netflix), Adolpho Veloso
Best Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash (Walt Disney); Deborah L. Scott
Frankenstein (Netflix); Kate Hawley
Hamnet (Focus Features); Malgosia Turzanska
Marty Supreme (A24); Miyako Bellizzi
Sinners (Warner Bros.); Ruth E. Carter
Best Documentary Short
All the Empty Rooms (Netflix); Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones
Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (HBO); Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo
Children No More: “Were and Are Gone” (Sky); Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins
The Devil Is Busy (HBO); Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir
Perfectly a Strangeness (Second Sight Pictures); Alison McAlpine
Best Film Editing
F1 (Apple); Stephen Mirrione
Marty Supreme (A24); Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.); Andy Jurgensen
Sentimental Value (Neon); Olivier Bugge Coutté
Sinners (Warner Bros.); Michael P. Shawver
Best Live-Action Short
Butcher’s Stain (Tel Aviv University Steve Tisch School of Film and Television); Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron Caspi
A Friend of Dorothy; Lee Knight and James Dean
Jane Austen’s Period Drama; Julia Aks and Steve Pinder
The Singers (Netflix); Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt
Two People Exchanging Saliva (Canal+/The New Yorker); Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein (Netflix); Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey
Kokuho (GKIDS); Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu
Sinners (Warner Bros.); Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry
The Smashing Machine (A24); Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein
The Ugly Stepsister (Independent Film Company/Shudder); Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg
Best Original Score
Bugonia (Focus Features); Jerskin Fendrix
Frankenstein (Netflix); Alexandre Desplat
Hamnet (Focus Features); Max Richter
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.); Jonny Greenwood
Sinners (Warner Bros.); Ludwig Goransson
Best Original Song
“Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless (MasterClass/Greenwich Entertainment); Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix); Music and Lyric by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon and Teddy Park
“I Lied to You” from Sinners (Warner Bros.); Music and Lyric by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson
“Sweet Dreams of Joy” from Viva Verdi! (Viva Verdi!); Music and Lyric by Nicholas Pike
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams (Netflix); Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner, Lyric by Nick Cave
Best Production Design
Frankenstein (Netflix); Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
Hamnet (Focus Features); Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton
Marty Supreme (A24); Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.); Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino
Sinners (Warner Bros.); Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne
Best Sound
F1 (Apple) Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta
Frankenstein (Netflix) Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.); José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor
Sinners (Warner Bros.); Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker
Sirat (Neon); Amanda Vil
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash (Walt Disney); Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
F1 (Apple); Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson
Jurassic World Rebirth (Universal); David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould
The Lost Bus (Apple); Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin
Sinners (Warner Bros.) Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean
Sunday, January 4, 2026
Marty Supreme
Some guys, that I have come to know in my life, have an over abundance of chutzpah. There’s a line delivered by our “hero” that almost made me spit water out my nose. To paraphrase, “I could sell a pair of shoes to a double amputee”. I’ve actually witnessed this up close and personal, many years ago. Marty Mauser is a ping pong hustler in 1950’s New York. He gives off the grifter vibe from the second he starts talking. He can rationalize the bejesus out any situation, good or bad. He has one focus and one focus only and there’s not a lot he won’t do or say to achieve those goals…in essence, he’s a survivalist with a unique skill and an “owe me” mentality. This film is like watching a Rube Goldberg contraption triggered on speed. It’s a little bit Pulp Fiction with a lot of miscalculated risks. The cast is eclectic, the direction had to be spot-on to pull off any of it and Timothee Chalamet is looking at another set of best actor nominations and predictable wins. Rating: 3.85⭐️s. Don’t get distracted—your serve.
Friday, January 2, 2026
Frankenstein - Anatomy Lesson
I’ve been putting off watching this version of the classic Mary Shelly story of an egomaniacal scientist who, through childhood trauma, creates the ultimate “monster” from parts. He doesn’t look at people as humans with souls, just the right parts. This is a grisly film to put it succinctly. It’s also beautiful and grotesque at the same time. The brain is not from someone named Abby, and the gathering of parts is graphic with a waltz like quality as the un-named monster is carefully stitched together. The results remind me of the term “takes a licking and keeps on ticking”. The story is told from two perspectives - creator and creation. Guillermo del Toro has masterfully melded the two showing how lack of communication and assumptions can lead to disastrous outcomes. Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi bring, sorry, new life to a very old story. Rating: 3.75 stars - lightening in a bottle
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Hamnet
Today I saw a work of art that made me believe there are people born in this world that are meant to lift our consciousness to an almost mystical level of connection. I’m talking about the bonds between couples, siblings, children and parents. Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal are Agnes and William Shakespeare and based on the novel of the same name, this is the story of how and why the play comes into existence from a tragedy in their life. It’s earthy and ethereal at the same time. It melds the imagined with reality taking us all to a time where nothing was automatic, life was difficult, and creativity was a commodity. Chloe Zhao’s interpretation is so natural you’ll believe that this isn’t a group of actors, but a family. Rating: 4 ⭐️s - alas poor Yorrick 💀
Saturday, November 22, 2025
Wicked for Good
Previously, Elphaba had been banished from Oz, Glinda had found her spot in the Wizard’s empire and moved from Shiz to a comfy penthouse in the Emerald City, Nessarose has become the Governor of Munchkin Land, Madame Morrible is still reeking political havoc and the flying monkeys and talking animals are nowhere to be seen. For all of you who didn’t see the play or read the book that Wicked is based on, you might need to watch the first part and familiarize yourself with the characters and their backstories instead of depending on your ‘we’re not in Kansas” 1930’s version of Frank Baum’s political story bought into brilliant technicolor upon Dorothy Gale’s touchdown. Not going to let the cat out of the bag here, but definitely recommend you see this. There are Easter eggs all over the place. Ariana and Cynthia are forces to be reckoned with not only with the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) and Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh), but anyone who wants to be recognized as the top of their craft when it comes to musicals. They’re exceptional. The costumes, hair and make-up, special effects, I could go on, fabulous. Two new songs melded in seamlessly. Jon M. Chu’s direction is spot-on. Rating: Follow the yellow brick road and your heart 4 ⭐️s 💚🩷💚🩷
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
What’s the old saying? There is no ‘joy’ in Joisey, but there is Asbury Park, the Stone Pony, Atlantic City and the Boss. God bless you Jeremy Allen White—you had big shoes to fill and you did it. For better or worse, this is the story/recollection of the making of the album titled Nebraska released September 30, 1982 (my 30th birthday) We’re taken back to Bruce’s childhood and given a glimpse at his lifelong struggle to deal with his abusive father, the pressures of fame, relationships, and depression. He’s in a creative bunker situation and his solution to taking off the mental handcuffs is a little bit of genius. For those of you who didn’t experience this decade as a teenager or an adult, it may strike you as odd, but to me it makes sense. There are a plethora of songs performed by Jeremy and Bruce plus a number of era hits that settle us comfortably into the timeframe. It’s honestly very difficult to tell if it’s real or Memorex. Soundtrack sil vous please. So glad the Boss didn’t succumb to his demons and continues to carry the real heartbeat of America. Rating: a pair of Levi 501’s, a white sleeveless t-shirt, a bandana and a kick-ass mix-tape — 3.75 stars
Monday, October 13, 2025
One Battle After Another
Jumping into the fray. Our “hero” is a former underground radical revolutionist unexpectedly taking on the responsibilities of safely raising and protecting his daughter from his past. An ultra conservative captain hellbent on ending any association he may have or had with said hero’s equally radical girlfriend and subsequent daughter, is the focus of Bob’s wild ride. It’s sixteen years later and time and drugs have taken their toll. Looking at this in a slightly twisted way, this qualifies as a Christmas movie in the same way as say, Die Hard or The Long Kiss Goodnight. There’s dark humor and seriously scary moments that this writer got the feeling that the current administration may have been privy to a preview of this film and took it to heart instead of dealing with reality. It’s edge of your seat tension, a kick-ass soundtrack, and roller coaster ups and downs. Kudos to Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina King, Sean Penn, Benecio Del Toro, Teyana Taylor, and newcomer Chase Infiniti. In the words of the late, great Gil Scot Heron…the revolution will not be televised. Rating: 3.75 stars Thank you Sensei.
Monday, August 18, 2025
Fantastic Four
Friday, July 11, 2025
Warfare
Set in Iraq 2006, this film is a recreation of a unit of Navy Seals on a reconnaissance mission in an Iraqi neighborhood that goes awry. The entire experience is one of tension. If you’re not a fan of war, violence, graphic results of explosions, I recommend you take a hard pass and watch something uplifting, perhaps a comedy or musical. If you’re an advocate for world domination by force, here you go. The actors who took on these roles are to be commended for sheer guts to put themselves in the vulnerable position of recreating PTSD scenarios. It’s only make-believe, but it’s not. At the end of the film, I still have the question of why? War is not good for Children and other living things. In any case, the realism is what stands out. Anyone who says that automatic weapons should be made available to anyone, should have their heads examined. Rating: 3 stars ⭐️ ☮️
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
How To Train Your Dragon - 2025
A one word description of this live action version of the 2010 animated film and book is “exhilarating”. The relationships between the characters, especially father and son, are key to the success of this monumental undertaking to show how kindness, compassion, empathy can make life on an island in the North Sea thrive. The attention to detail in the costumes, hair styles, the surroundings both enclosed and exterior, amazing. Action packed, humor infused with what would scare the pants off anybody facing the challenges presented here, perfection. I viewed this in IMax and felt as though I was part of the action, which was pretty much non-stop when a dragon was present (95%). Spectacular views — filmed in Iceland. Melding of CGI and reality, seamless. Casting was pretty much spot on. Mason Thames may not be the first person to come to mind when looking for a actor to embody Hiccup, but he will definitely be associated with this role much the same as Mark Hamil is with Luke Skywalker. Here’s to hoping Dreamworks has the good sense to continue the series. Rating: 4 big sloppy night fury licks
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Mickey 17
If any of you saw Parasite, you know that Bong Joon Ho tends to make films that seem a bit off-kilter. Mickey 17 is off-kilter, off the planet, and weirdly satisfying the farther you get into this highly improbable story. Mickey is a schlub from Earth who gets into the wrong business and figures the only way he can avoid paying the ultimate price for his bad investments is to go to another planet being colonized. He signs up to be an expendable (should have read the fine print), who are used as human Guinea pigs to make the planet liveable under the questionable leadership of an authoritarian and his ever so lovely wife. The odds that an expendable will live more than a day or two are highly unlikely and a process of duplicating the deceased has been developed, sort of like 3D printing a human clone to start all over again and deal with the next virus, or human issue facing the colonists. What could go wrong? Robert Pattinson is brilliant as Mickey Barnes. He’s got experience as an immortal, but this is way different than Twilight and oddly relatable to things that are happening now. Mark Ruffalo and Toni Collette are the colony leader and his saucy wife, Steve Yuen - his best friend, and Naomi Ackie - girlfriend. It’s a science fiction black comedy and definitely worth a look. Rating: 3 ⭐️s. You may not want to eat while watching, just a suggestion.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
2025 Critic’s Choice Awards - Vanity Fair
Film
WINNER: Anora
A Complete Unknown
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Substance
Wicked
WINNER: Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Hugh Grant – Heretic
WINNER: Demi Moore – The Substance
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
Angelina Jolie – Maria
Mikey Madison – Anora
WINNER: Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Yura Borisov – Anora
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Margaret Qualley – The Substance
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
WINNER: Maisy Stella – My Old Ass
Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Elliott Heffernan – Blitz
Izaac Wang – Didi
Alisha Weir – Abigail
Zoe Ziegler – Janet Planet
WINNER: Conclave
Anora
Emilia Pérez
Saturday Night
Sing Sing
Wicked
WINNER: Jon M. Chu – Wicked
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker – Anora
Edward Berger – Conclave
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two
WINNER: Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Sean Baker – Anora
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David – September 5
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Justin Kuritzkes – Challengers
WINNER: Peter Straughan – Conclave
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox – Wicked
Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley – Sing Sing
RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys
Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two
WINNER: Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu
Alice Brooks – Wicked
Lol Crawley – The Brutalist
Stéphane Fontaine – Conclave
Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two
Jomo Fray – Nickel Boys
WINNER: Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked
Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia – The Brutalist
Suzie Davies – Conclave
Craig Lathrop – Nosferatu
Arthur Max, Jille Azis, Elli Griff – Gladiator II
Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau – Dune: Part Two
WINNER: Marco Costa – Challengers
Sean Baker – Anora
Nick Emerson – Conclave
David Jancso – The Brutalist
Joe Walker – Dune: Part Two
Hansjörg Weißbrich – September 5
WINNER: Paul Tazewell – Wicked
Lisy Christl – Conclave
Linda Muir – Nosferatu
Massimo Cantini Parrini – Maria
Jacqueline West – Dune: Part Two
Janty Yates, Dave Crossman – Gladiator II
WINNER: Hair and Makeup Team – The Substance
Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Neal Scanlan – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Hair and Makeup Team – Dune: Part Two
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – Wicked
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White – Nosferatu
Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier – A Different Man
WINNER: Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part Two
Mark Bakowski, Pietro Ponti, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould – Gladiator II
Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, David Shirk – Wicked
Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs – Better Man
Visual Effects Team – The Substance
Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
WINNER: The Wild Robot
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
WINNER: A Real Pain and Deadpool & Wolverine
Hit Man
My Old Ass
Saturday Night
Thelma
WINNER: Emilia Pérez
All We Imagine as Light
Flow
I’m Still Here
Kneecap
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
WINNER: “El Mal” – Emilia Pérez – Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille
“Beautiful That Way” – The Last Showgirl – Miley Cyrus
“Compress/ Repress” – Challengers – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
“Harper and Will Go West” – Will & Harper – Kristen Wiig
“Kiss the Sky” – The Wild Robot – Maren Morris
“Mi Camino” – Emilia Pérez – Selena Gomez
WINNER: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers
Volker Bertelmann – Conclave
Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
Clément Ducol & Camille – Emilia Pérez
Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two
Television
WINNER: Shōgun
The Day of the Jackal
The Diplomat
Evil
Industry
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire
The Old Man
Slow Horses
WINNER: Kathy Bates – Matlock
Caitriona Balfe – Outlander
Shanola Hampton – Found
Keira Knightley – Black Doves
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Anna Sawai – Shōgun
WINNER: Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man
Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who
Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal
Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat
Antony Starr – The Boys
WINNER: Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun
Allison Janney – The Diplomat
Nicole Kidman – Lioness
Skye P. Marshall – Matlock
Anna Sawai – Pachinko
Fiona Shaw – Bad Sisters
WINNER: Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun
Michael Emerson – Evil
Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Found
Takehiro Hira – Shōgun
John Lithgow – The Old Man
Sam Reid – Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire
WINNER: Hacks
Abbott Elementary
English Teacher
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Somebody Somewhere
St. Denis Medical
What We Do in the Shadows
WINNER: Jean Smart – Hacks
Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows
Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere
Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale
WINNER: Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
Brian Jordan Alvarez – English Teacher
David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
WINNER: Michael Urie – Shrinking
Paul W. Downs – Hacks
Asher Grodman – Ghosts
Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows
Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
WINNER: Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Stephanie Koenig – English Teacher
Patti LuPone – Agatha All Along
Annie Potts – Young Sheldon
WINNER: Baby Reindeer
Disclaimer
Masters of the Air
Mr Bates vs the Post Office
The Penguin
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
We Were the Lucky Ones
WINNER: Rebel Ridge
The Great Lillian Hall
It’s What’s Inside
Música
Out of My Mind
V/H/S/Beyond
WINNER: Cristin Milioti – The Penguin
Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer
Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country
Jessica Lange – The Great Lillian Hall
Phoebe-Rae Taylor – Out of My Mind
Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television WINNER: Colin Farrell – The Penguin
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer
Tom Hollander – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Kevin Kline – Disclaimer
Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman in Moscow
Andrew Scott – Ripley
WINNER: Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer
Dakota Fanning – Ripley
Leila George – Disclaimer
Betty Gilpin – Three Women
Deirdre O’Connell – The Penguin
Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country
WINNER: Liev Schreiber – The Perfect Couple
Robert Downey Jr. – The Sympathizer
Hugh Grant – The Regime
Ron Cephas Jones – Genius: MLK/X
Logan Lerman – We Were the Lucky Ones
Treat Williams – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
WINNER: Squid Game
Acapulco
Citadel: Honey Bunny
La Máquina
The Law According to Lidia Poët
My Brilliant Friend
Pachinko
Senna
WINNER: X-Men ’97
Batman: Caped Crusader
Bluey
Bob’s Burgers
Invincible
The Simpsons
WINNER: John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.
Hot Ones
The Daily Show
The Graham Norton Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
WINNER: Ali Wong: Single Lady
Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny
Kevin James: Irregardless
Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die
Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Special
Ramy Youssef: More Feelings