Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 1st to 7th, 2026 - UPDATE #6

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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NEWS:

HULU - From WorldofReel:  Ryan Coogler's reboot of "The X-Files" will begin shooting its pilot in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from May to June. The series is slated for Hulu.  The early seasons of the original, the former Fox sci-fi drama "The X-Files," was also shot in Vancouver.  Danielle Deadwyler is expected to co-lead the new series.

MOVIES - From WorldofReel:  Director Andy Serkis' "The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum" starts production in May.  The film, which reunites much of the original cast of the LOTR films could be the first in a series...

NETFLIX - From WorldofReel:  Oscar-winner Denzel Washington will star in a biopic about the legendary general and statesman of the empire of Carthage, Hannibal.  Frequent Washington collaborator, Antoine Fuqua, will direct for Netflix.  Production is slated to begin in June 2026.

CELEBRITY - From Variety:  Actor Bruce Campbell, best known for his role in director Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" films has announced that he has cancer that is "treatable," but not "curable."

AWARDS - From Variety:  The winners at the 2026 / 32nd Actor Awards have been announced.  "Sinners" won the night's top prize, "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture."  The film's lead actor, Michael B. Jordan, also won "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Lead Role."

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 1/27 to 3/1/2026 weekend box office is Paramount Pictures' "Scream 7" with an estimated gross of 64.1 million dollars.

IMAGE AWARDS - From Forbes:  Director Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" dominates at the 2026 / 57th Image Awards.  The film wins 13 awards, including "Outstanding Motion Picture" and "Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture" (Ryan Coogler).  Michael B. Jordan, who won "Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture" for "Sinners" also won "Entertainer of the Year."

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OSCARS:

From THR:  The nominations for the 2026 / 98th Academy Awards have been announced.  Director Ryan Coogler's Sinners leads with history-making 16 nominations, including for "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Coogler), and Best Actor (Michael B. Jordan).  The winners will be announced March 15, 2026.

From Truthout:  Directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, the 2025 documentary film, "The Alabama Solution," is one of five nominees in the category of "Best Documentary Feature."  The film chronicles the horrific conditions inside the state of Alabama's prisons.  The incarcerated men who produced footage for "The Alabama Solution" were abruptly transferred to solitary this month (January).

From TheGuardian:  Director Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" earned 16 Oscar nominations at the 98th Academy Awards, the most in the 98-year history of the awards.  The previous record is 14, held by "All About Eve" (1950), "Titanic" (1997), and "La La Land" (2016).

From Variety:  With her fifth Oscar nomination, for "Best Costume Designer" for "Sinners," Ruth E. Carter is now the most Oscar-nominated Black woman in the history of the Academy Awards.

From Truthout:  One of the five nominees for this year's "Best International Feature" Academy Award is "The Voice of Hind Rajab."  Representing the nation of Tunisia, the film is a mix of drama and documentary, and it tells the story of Hind Rajab, a five-year old girl who was killed January 29, 2024 by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza strip.

From YahooEntertainment:  At the age of 73, actor Delroy Lindo finally gets his first Oscar nomination - in the category of "Best Supporting Actor" for "Sinners."  The actor also talks about being "profoundly disappointed" by previous Academy snubs.

From EW:  Oscar-nominee Kirsten Dunst is not pleased that her husband, previous Oscar-nominee, Jesse Plemons, was not Oscar-nominated for his work in the recent acclaimed film, "Bugonia."

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from February 22nd to 28th, 2026 - UPDATE #8

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon:

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NEWS:

CELEBRITY - From Reuters:  The actor and director, Bill Duke, known to some as "the Godfather of African-American Cinema," has received a star on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame."  Duke's best known film roles include "Commando" (1985) and "Predator" (1987).  Duke also directed such films as "A Rage in Harlem" (1991), "Deep Cover" (1992), "The Cemetery Club" (1993), and "Hoodlum" (1997), to name a few.

NETFLIX - From THR:  Netflix has released a trailer for its upcoming four-part documentary miniseries, "Dynasty: The Murdochs." The series chronicles the rise of News Corp. founder, Rupert Murdoch.  It also looks at the feud between Rupert and his chosen heir, son Lachlan, and Rupert's three adult children: James, Elisabeth, and Prudence for control of News Corp, which includes Fox News.

MOVIES - From ThePlaylist:  Christian Bale has confirmed that he will star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Michael Mann's "Heat 2."

AWARDS - From Variety:  The winners at the 2026 / 79th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" won six awards, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From Deadline:  With its three wins on Sunday, Feb. 22nd at the 79th BAFTAs, "Sinners" becomes the most decorated film by a Black filmmaker in BAFTA history.  Writer-director Ryan Coogler also becomes the first Black person to win "Best Original Screenplay."

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 2/20 to 2/22/2026 weekend box office is Sony Pictures' "GOAT" with an estimated take of 17 million dollars.

MOVIES - From Deadline:  Director Ryan Coogler and stars: Michael B. Jordan, Wunmi Mosaku, and Delroy Lindo reveal the inside story of how they made history to "Deadline."

OBITS:

From RollingStone:  American singer, songwriter, pianist, and recording artist, Neil Sedaka, has died at the age of 86, Friday, February 27, 2028. Sedaka was best known for his hit pop songs over a period from the late 1950s into the 1970s. Those songs include "Calendar Girl" (1960), "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" (1962), and "Bad Blood" (1975), to name a few.  Sedaka received five Grammy Award nominations for his work.

From Deadline:  Film and television actor, Robert Carradine, has died at the age of 71, Monday, February 23, 2026, apparently by suicide after a long battle with bipolar disorder.  Carradine is best known for the role of "Lewis Skolnick" in the "Revenge of the Nerds" films and as "Sam McGuire" in the former Disney Channel TV series, "Lizzie McGuire."  Early appearances include the TV series, "Bonanza" and also "Kung Fu," which starred his brother, the late David Carradine (1936-2009).  Robert's film debut was the classic John Wayne Western, "The Cowboys."

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OSCARS:

From THR:  The nominations for the 2026 / 98th Academy Awards have been announced.  Director Ryan Coogler's Sinners leads with history-making 16 nominations, including for "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Coogler), and Best Actor (Michael B. Jordan).  The winners will be announced March 15, 2026.

From Truthout:  Directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, the 2025 documentary film, "The Alabama Solution," is one of five nominees in the category of "Best Documentary Feature."  The film chronicles the horrific conditions inside the state of Alabama's prisons.  The incarcerated men who produced footage for "The Alabama Solution" were abruptly transferred to solitary this month (January).

From TheGuardian:  Director Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" earned 16 Oscar nominations at the 98th Academy Awards, the most in the 98-year history of the awards.  The previous record is 14, held by "All About Eve" (1950), "Titanic" (1997), and "La La Land" (2016).

From Variety:  With her fifth Oscar nomination, for "Best Costume Designer" for "Sinners," Ruth E. Carter is now the most Oscar-nominated Black woman in the history of the Academy Awards.

From Truthout:  One of the five nominees for this year's "Best International Feature" Academy Award is "The Voice of Hind Rajab."  Representing the nation of Tunisia, the film is a mix of drama and documentary, and it tells the story of Hind Rajab, a five-year old girl who was killed January 29, 2024 by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza strip.

From YahooEntertainment:  At the age of 73, actor Delroy Lindo finally gets his first Oscar nomination - in the category of "Best Supporting Actor" for "Sinners."  The actor also talks about being "profoundly disappointed" by previous Academy snubs.

From EW:  Oscar-nominee Kirsten Dunst is not pleased that her husband, previous Oscar-nominee, Jesse Plemons, was not Oscar-nominated for his work in the recent acclaimed film, "Bugonia."

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DON LEMON, TIMOTHY BUSFIELD & OTHER SCANDALS:

From NBCNews:  A grand jury in New Mexico indicted Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield on child sex abuse charges, officials said Friday.  Busfield was indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, the Bernalillo County District Attorney's office said in a press release.  Busfield two young boys on the set of the former Fox series, "The Cleaning Lady," between November 2022 and spring 2024.

From EW:  Sculptor, actor, and "Home Alone" star, Daniel Stern's legal troubles are over.  He was facing one misdemeanor charge of engaging or agreeing to engage in prostitution from an event that allegedly took place in January 2026 in Camarillo, CA.  The charge has been dismissed after Stern, a first-time offender, entered a diversion program.

From APNews:  The Associated Press lets you know "What to know about the civil rights charges Don Lemon faces for covering church protest in Minnesota"  Lemon, the former CNN anchor, is among nine people, including another journalist (Georgia Fort), have been charged with violating two different federal laws in connection with the protest that interrupted a worship service at the "Cities Church" in St. Paul.

From AlbuquerqueJournal:  A judge has ordered director and Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield released from jail as he awaits trial on child sex abuse charges.

From CBS:  Director and Emmy-winning actor, Timothy Busfield (Thirtysomething), surrendered to New Mexico authorities in answer to an arrest warrant for child sex abuse charges.  The complaint involves twin brothers who claim that Busfield molested them on the set on the former Fox suspense drama, "The Cleaning Lady," for which Busfield was a series director.

From NBCNews:  Already facing charges related to claims that he molested twin brothers on the set of a TV series where he was a director, Emmy-winner Timothy Busfield is also facing accusations that he kissed and inappropriately touch a 16-year-old girl years ago.

From THR:   In the wake of his arrest on child sex abuse charges, Timothy Busfield finds himself without a talent agency  The Santa Monica-based agency, "Innovative Artists," has ceased working actor and director.

From Deadline:   Daniel Stern ("Home Alone") is no longer part of ABC‘s comedy pilot, "Do You Want Kids?," which is set to star Rachel Bloom and Rory Scovel.  ABC and the producing studio, 20th Television, will be recasting the series-regular role that Stern was supposed to play.  Stern was recently arrested on a misdemeanor charge of soliciting a prostitute.

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Negromancer's 2025-26 Movie Awards Season News - UPDATE #31

The Hollywood movie award season begins in November/December and ends in February/March with the announcement of the Academy Awards ("the Oscars") by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

The 2025-2026 movie awards season began in November 2025 and will end Sunday, March 15, 2026 with the 98th Academy Awards ceremony.  This page will track the winners of various movie awards handed out by various organization, especially critics groups and Hollywood guilds, such as the Producers Guild (PGA), Directors Guild (DGA), and Screen Actors Guild (SAG).

MOVIE AWARDS 2025-26:

From Oscars:  Here are the nominees for the 2026 / 98th Academy Awards (honoring movies released in 2025).  The ceremony will be held Sunday, March 15, 2026 in the Dolby Theater at Ovation Hollywood.

From Variety:  The winners at the 2026 / 79th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" won six awards, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From Forbes:  The winners at the 2026 / 57th NAACP Image Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 13 awards, including "Outstanding Motion Picture," "Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture" (Ryan Coogler), and "Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture" (Michael B. Jordan).

From Variety:  The winners at the 2026 / 32nd Actor Awards have been announced.  "Sinners" won the night's top prize, "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture."  The film's lead actor, Michael B. Jordan, also won "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Lead Role."

From THR:  The nominations for the 2026 / 79th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" leads with 14 nominations.  The awards will be handed out at ceremony held on February 22, 2026 at Royal Festival Hall in London.

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2026 / 8th Annual Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) Film Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up six awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), 

From AwardsWatch:  The 23rd International Cinephile Society (ICS) Awards have been announced.  Brazilian political thriller, "The Secret Agent" won six awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Kleber Mendonca  Filho), and "Best Actor" (Wagner Moura).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 5th annual "Girls on Film" Awards.  "Hamnet" wins three awards, including "Best Feature Film," "Best Director" (Chloe Zhao), and "Best Performance in a Leading Role" (Jessie Buckley).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2026 / 46th Annual London Critics' Circle Film Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Film of the Year" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From Variety:  The Directors Guild of America has announced the winners at the 2026 / 78th DGA Awards.  In the top category, "Theatrical Feature Film," the winner is Paul Thomas Anderson for "One Battle After Another."

From AwardsWatch:  The 2026 Midnight Critics Circle (MCC) Awards have been announced.  Josh Safdie's "Marty Supreme" picked up 2 wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Actor" (Timothee Chalamet).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2026 North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up 10 wins, including "Best Narrative Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2026 Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) Awards have been announced.  Director Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up 10 wins, but "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners of the DiscussingFilm's Global Film Critics Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2026 Denver Film Critics Society (DFCC) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up a four wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2026 / 19th Houston Film Critics Society (HFCC) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up a record eight wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2026 Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Awards have been announced.  "Sorry, Baby" wins three awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Eva Victor).

From AwardsWatch:  The Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) have announced their 2026 "Windie Awards" for the best in films in the year 2025.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up 10 awards, including "Best Studio Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).  "Best Independent Film" goes to "Train Dreams."

From AwardsWatch:  The 2026 North Dakota Film Society (NDFS) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up four awards, including "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch:  The 2026 Hawaii Film Critics Society (HFCS) Awards have been announced.  One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2026 Music City Film Critics Association (MCFCA) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up a historic 12 awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2026 Pittsburgh Film Critics Association (PFCC) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won nine awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2026 Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won seven awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2026 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle (OFCC) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up six wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From Deadline:  The winners at the 2026 / 83rd Golden Globes have been announced.  In the feature film category, "Hamnet" won two awards, including "Best Picture, Drama." "One Battle After Another" won three awards, including "Best Picture, Musical or Comedy."

From Deadline:  The Producers Guild of America revealed its nominations for the 2026 / 37th PGA Awards.  The winners in six categories will be announced February 28, 2026  In the primary category of the "Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures," the nominees are as follows:

"Bugonia" – Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Lars Knudsen

"F1" – nominees to be determined (TBA)

"Frankenstein" – Guillermo Del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber

"Hamnet" – Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg and Nicolas Gonda

"Marty Supreme" – nominees to be determined (TBA)

"One Battle After Another" – Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson

"Sentimental Value" – Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar

"Sinners" – Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian

"Train Dreams" – Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, William Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler

"Weapons" – Zach Cregger and Miri Yoon

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From Deadline:  The Directors Guild of America revealed its nominations for the 2026 / 78th DGA Awards.  The winners in 12 categories will be announced February 7, 2026  In the primary category of "Theatrical Feature Film," the nominees are as follows: Paul Thomas Anderson for "One Battle After Another;" Ryan Coogler for "Sinners;" Guillermo del Toro for "Frankenstein;" Josh Safdie for "Marty Supreme;" and Chloe Zhao for "Hamnet."

From EW:  The winners at the 2026 / 31st Critics Choice Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) has announced the 60th edition of its annual film awards.  "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Puerto Rico Critics Association (PRCA) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won six awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Minnesota Film Critics Association (MNFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Portland Critics Association (PCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) has announced its 2025 movie awards.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up seven awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 New Jersey Film Critics Circle (NJFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up six wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The U.K. Film Critics Association (UKFCA) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 3 awards, including "Film of the Year" and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won six awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Iowa Film Critics Association (IFCA) Awards have been announced.  Chloe Zhao's "Hamnet" picked up three wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Chloe Zhao), and Best Actress (Jessie Buckley).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 / 60th Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Awards have been announced.  Director Mary Bronstein's "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" won "Best Film About Women" and Chloe Zhao's "Hamnet" wins "Best Movie by a Woman."

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 6 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Dublin Film Critics Circle (DFCC) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 5 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 4 awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Southern Eastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Film." 

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up eights wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" won "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won six awards, including "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up eights wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up nine wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" won five awards including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won three awards, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).

From Empire:  "Empire Magazine" has named director Ryan Coogler's vampire epic, "Sinners," the "2025 Film of the Year."

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2025 Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up six wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2025 Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up nine wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) have announced the winners at the 17th Annual AAFCA Awards.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 8 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2025 Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 8 awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2025 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 10 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Awards winners have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners of the 2025 / 51st Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2025 National Board of Review Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picks up five wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From THR:  The nominations for the 2026 / 83rd Annual Golden Globes have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" leads the film categories with nine nominations. HBO's "The White Lotus" leads the television category with six nominations.  The winners will be announced January 11, 2026 in a ceremony broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.

From AwardsWatch:  The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) has announced the nominations for the 2025 SFCS Awards.  Director Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" leads with a record-tying 14 nominations.  Eventual "Best Picture" Oscar winner, "Everything Everywhere All At Once," received 14 nominations in 2022.  The winners will be announced Monday, December 15, 2025.

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 / 9th Atlanta Film Critics Circle has announced its winners.  "One Battle After Another" picks up seven wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From Variety:  The winners of the 2025 / 91st New York Film Critics Circle Awards have been announced.  Director Paul Thomas Anderson's film, "One Battle After Another" wins "Best Film."  The awards will be handed out at a gala ceremony on January 6, 2026 at "Tao Downtown" in New York City.

From Deadline:   The winners at the 2025 / 35th Annual Gotham Awards have been announced.  Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s "One Battle After Another" won "Best Feature." Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi and his Palme d’Or winner, "It Was Just An Accident" were the big winners, picking up "Best International Feature," "Best Director," and  "Original Screenplay."

From AwardsWatch:  Twenty films have made crossed the first hurdle in the race for the "Best Visual Effects" Oscar.  Those films include "Avatar: Fire and Ash," "Captain America: Brave New World," "Frankenstein," and "Sinners."  In a little under two weeks, those 20 will be cut down to 10.

From AwardsWatch:  The site has a list of all 322 films eligible for Oscar consideration in the animated, documentary, and international film categories.

From THR:  The nominations for the 2026 / 38th European Film Awards have been announced.  the winners will be announced at the 38th European Film Awards ceremony, which takes place January 17, 2026.

From Deadline:  Last week (Oct. 14th), the European Film Academy shortlisted the 67 films were available to receive nominations for the 38th European Film Awards, taking place on January 17, 2026.  The shortlist included 44 feature films, 15 documentary films, and eight animated feature films.  Among the list of feature films were "Bugonia" and "Sound of Falling."  The nominations are scheduled to be announced today (Oct. 18th).

From THR:  The nominations for the 2025 / 35th Annual Gotham Films Awards have been announced.  Director Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" tops the list of nominees with a record six nominations, including "Best Feature" and "Best Director" for Anderson.  The winners will be announced December 1, 2025.

BEST PICTURE TRACKER:

" Hamnet" (4 wins):  Girls on Film; Golden Globes ("Best Picture, Drama"); Iowa Film Critics Association; Women Film Critics Circle

"If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" (1 win):  Women Film Critics Circle

"Marty Supreme" (1 win):  Midnight Critics Circle

"One Battle After Another" (35 wins):  Atlanta Film Critics Circle; Austin Film Critics Association; BAFTAs; Boston Online Film Critics Association; Chicago Film Critics Association; Critics Choice Awards; Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association; Directors Guild of America; DiscussingFilm's Global Film Critics; Florida Film Critics Circle; Georgia Film Critics Association; Golden Globes ("Best Picture, Comedy"); Gotham Awards; Hawaii Film Critics Society; Kansas City Film Critics Circle; Las Vegas Film Critics Society; London Critics' Circle Film Awards; Los Angeles Film Critics Association; Minnesota Film Critics Association; National Board of Review; National Society of Film Critics; New Jersey Film Critics Circle; New York Film Critics Circle; New York Film Critics Online; Oklahoma Film Critics Circle, Online Film Critics Society; Philadelphia Film Critics Circle; Phoenix Critics Circle; Phoenix Film Critics Society; Portland Critics Association; St. Louis Film Critics Association; San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle; Seattle Film Critics Society; Southern Eastern Film Critics Association; Toronto Film Critics Association

"The Secret Agent" (1 win):  International Cinephile Society

"Sinners" (23 wins):  African American Film Critics Association; Alliance of Women Film Journalists; Boston Society of Film Critics;  Chicago Indie Critics ("Best Studio Film"); Critics Association of Central Florida; Denver Film Critics Society; Dublin Film Critics Circle; Houston Film Critics Society; Indiana Film Journalists Association; Latino Entertainment Journalists Association; Michigan Movie Critics Guild; Music City Film Critics Association; NAACP Image Awards; North Carolina Film Critics Association; North Dakota Film Society; North Texas Film Critics Association; Online Association of Female Film Critics; Pittsburgh Film Critics Association; Puerto Rico Critics Association; San Diego Film Critics Society; Screen Actors Guild Actor Awards; U.K. Film Critics Association; Washington DC Area Film Critics Association

"Sorry, Baby" (1 win):  Utah Film Critics Association

"Train Dreams" (1 win):  Chicago Indie Critics ("Best Independent Film")

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 18th to 24th, 2026 - UPDATE #10

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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NEWS:

OSCARS:

From THR:  The nominations for the 2026 / 98th Academy Awards have been announced.  Director Ryan Coogler's Sinners leads with history-making 16 nominations, including for "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Coogler), and Best Actor (Michael B. Jordan).  The winners will be announced March 15, 2026.

From TheGuardian:  Director Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" earned 16 Oscar nominations at the 98th Academy Awards, the most in the 98-year history of the awards.  The previous record is 14, held by "All About Eve" (1950), "Titanic" (1997), and "La La Land" (2016).

From Variety:  With her fifth Oscar nomination, for "Best Costume Designer" for "Sinners," Ruth E. Carter is now the most Oscar-nominated Black woman in the history of the Academy Awards.

From Truthout:  One of the five nominees for this year's "Best International Feature" Academy Award is "The Voice of Hind Rajab."  Representing the nation of Tunisia, the film is a mix of drama and documentary, and it tells the story of Hind Rajab, a five-year old girl who was killed January 29, 2024 by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza strip.

From YahooEntertainment:  At the age of 73, actor Delroy Lindo finally gets his first Oscar nomination - in the category of "Best Supporting Actor" for "Sinners."  The actor also talks about being "profoundly disappointed" by previous Academy snubs.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 1/16 to 1/18/2026 weekend box office is 20th Century Studios' "Avatar: Fire and Ash" with an estimated total of 13.3 million dollars.

AMAZON - From HypeBeast:  Amazon provides a first look at actress Sophie Turner ("Game of Thrones") as "Lara Croft" in Prime Video's "Tomb Raider" series.  The series currently does not have a release date.

From Gamespot:  Who's who in Prime Video's upcoming "Tomb Raider" series.

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TIMOTHY BUSFIELD & OTHER SCANDALS:

From AlbuquerqueJournal:  A judge has ordered director and Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield released from jail as he awaits trial on child sex abuse charges.

From CBS:  Director and Emmy-winning actor, Timothy Busfield (Thirtysomething), surrendered to New Mexico authorities in answer to an arrest warrant for child sex abuse charges.  The complaint involves twin brothers who claim that Busfield molested them on the set on the former Fox suspense drama, "The Cleaning Lady," for which Busfield was a series director.

From NBCNews:  Already facing charges related to claims that he molested twin brothers on the set of a TV series where he was a director, Emmy-winner Timothy Busfield is also facing accusations that he kissed and inappropriately touch a 16-year-old girl years ago.

From THR:   In the wake of his arrest on child sex abuse charges, Timothy Busfield finds himself without a talent agency  The Santa Monica-based agency, "Innovative Artists," has ceased working actor and director.

From Deadline:   Daniel Stern ("Home Alone") is no longer part of ABC‘s comedy pilot, "Do You Want Kids?," which is set to star Rachel Bloom and Rory Scovel.  ABC and the producing studio, 20th Television, will be recasting the series-regular role that Stern was supposed to play.  Stern was recently arrested on a misdemeanor charge of soliciting a prostitute.

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 1st to 10th, 2026 - UPDATE #9

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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NEWS:

AWARDS - From Deadline:  The Producers Guild of America revealed its nominations for the 2026 / 37th PGA Awards.  The winners in six categories will be announced February 28, 2026  In the primary category of the "Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures," the nominees are as follows:

"Bugonia" – Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Lars Knudsen

"F1" – nominees to be determined (TBA)

"Frankenstein" – Guillermo Del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber

"Hamnet" – Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg and Nicolas Gonda

"Marty Supreme" – nominees to be determined (TBA)

"One Battle After Another" – Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson

"Sentimental Value" – Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar

"Sinners" – Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian

"Train Dreams" – Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, William Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler

"Weapons" – Zach Cregger and Miri Yoon

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From Deadline:  The Directors Guild of America revealed its nominations for the 2026 / 78th DGA Awards.  The winners in 12 categories will be announced February 7, 2026  In the primary category of "Theatrical Feature Film," the nominees are as follows:

PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON

One Battle After Another

Warner Bros

Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Will Weiske

First Assistant Director: Adam Somner

Second Assistant Director: Trevor Tavares, Ian Stone

Second Second Assistant Director: Dominic Pacitti, Rafael Sanz-Jimenez

Additional Second Assistant Director: Nuekellar Hardy, Chunning Chang, Kit Conners, Kasia Trojak, Tyler Young

RYAN COOGLER

Sinners

Warner Bros

Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Will Greenfield, Kenneth Yu

First Assistant Director: Marvin Williams

Second Assistant Director: Amir R. Khan

Additional Second Assistant Director: Gregg Carr, Desiree Stevenson

GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Frankenstein

Netflix

Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: J. Miles Dale

First Assistant Director: Walter Gasparovic

Second Assistant Director: Chad Belair

JOSH SAFDIE

Marty Supreme

A24

Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Anthony Katagas, Joe Guest

First Assistant Director: Jeremy Marks

Second Assistant Director: Zach Citarella

Second Second Assistant Director: Kailyn Dabkowski

Assistant Unit Production Manager: Max Samu, Suk Yi Mar, Samson Jacobson

Location Manager: Matthew Kania, Ross Brodar

CHLOÉ ZHAO

Hamnet

Focus Features

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DISNEY - From EW:  Teagan Croft will play "Rapunzel" and Milo Manheim will play "Flynn Rider" in Disney's live-action version of its 2010 animated hit, "Tangled."

MOVIES - From Variety:  In one of those filmmaker to filmmaker interviews that "Variety" does, Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro tells Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper that he has written 42 screenplays and 13 of them have been produced.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 1/2 to 1/4/2026 weekend box office is 20th Century Studio's "Avatar: Fire and Ash" with a estimated total of 40 million dollars.

NETFLIX - From IGN:  Sources say that Netflix will allow a 17-day window for Warner Bros. theatrical releases after it obtains the studio.

SCANDAL - From Deadline:  After toppling its leader, Nicolas Maduro, President Trump says that the U.S. (meaning himself) will run Venezuela until...

MUSIC - From Forbes:  Beyonce is now a billionaire, the fifth musician to reach that financial milestone.

OBITS:

From Deadline:  American Actor, T.K. Carter, has died at the age of 69, Friday, January 9, 2026.  Carter was best known for his role in John Carpenter's "The Thing" (1982) as "Nauls" (the cook).  Carter also made his mark in roles on such television series, "Punky Brewster," "The Sinbad Show," "Good Morning, Miss Bliss," and in the HBO miniseries, "The Corner."

From Deadline:  American television director and producer, Tom Cherones, has died the age of 86, Monday, January 5, 2026 after a battle with Alzheimer's disease.  He is best known for his work on the former NBC sitcom, "Seinfeld," for which he directed 81 of the first 86 episodes of Seasons 1 to 5.  He won a "Outstand Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series" Primetime Emmy Award for directing the infamous "Seinfeld" 1992 episode, "The Contest."  He also shared another Primetime Emmy win, this time the category of "Outstanding Comedy Series" for "Seinfeld" in 1993.  Cherones received seven other nominations for his work on "Seinfeld."

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from December 21st to 31st, 2025 - UPDATE #21

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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Amazon wants me to inform/remind you that any affiliate links found on this page are PAID ADS, but I technically only get paid (eventually) if you click on affiliate links like this, MOVIES PAGE, and BUY something(s).

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NEWS:

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 12/26 to 12/28/2025 weekend box office is 20th Century's "Avatar: Fire and Ash" with an estimated take of 64 million dollars.

SCANDAL - From Deadline:  Film and TV mogul, Tyler Perry, is facing a 77 million dollar sexual harassment lawsuit from model, Mario Rodriguez, who appeared in Perry's 2016 film, "Boo: A Madea Halloween," as "Frat Guy No. 10."  The suit also names Lionsgate, the film's distributor, as a defendant.

AWARDS - From AwardsWatch:  The nominations for the 2026 / 26th Black Reel Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" leads with a record 21 nominations.  The winners will be announced February 16, 2026.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 12/19 to 12/21/2025 weekend box office is 20th Century Studio's "Avatar: Fire and Ash" with an estimated take of 88 million dollars.

AMAZON/NETFLIX - From Deadline:  In a surprise deal between major streamers, Netflix and Amazon Prime, Netflix will stream "James Bond," "Rocky," and "Creed" movies, beginning in mid-January 2026.

OBITS:

From Variety:  American actor, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., has died at the age of 71, Tuesday, December 30, 2025.  Whitlock was best known for the role of corrupt state senator, "Clay Davis," in HBO's former drama, "The Wire."  He also appeared in several Spike Lee films, including "25th Hour" (2002), "She Hate Me" (2004), and "Da 5 Bloods" (2020).  Whitlock was also a voice actor in Disney and Pixar productions such as "Cars 3" (2017), "Lightyear" (2022), and the upcoming "Hoppers" (2026). 

From Deadline:   American film executive and film producer, Meyer Gottlieb, has died at the age of 86, Monday, December 29, 2025.  He was a cofounder of "Samuel Goldwyn Film" with Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. in 2000.  Gottlieb was also a co-producer of the Oscar-winning film, "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."  Gottlieb was a Polish Holocaust survivor who live in labor camps in Ukraine during World War II.

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MOVIE AWARDS 2025-26:

From AwardsWatch:  The U.K. Film Critics Association (UKFCA) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 3 awards, including "Film of the Year" and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won six awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Iowa Film Critics Association (IFCA) Awards have been announced.  Chloe Zhao's "Hamnet" picked up three wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Chloe Zhao), and Best Actress (Jessie Buckley).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 / 60th Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Awards have been announced.  Director Mary Bronstein's "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" won "Best Film About Women" and Chloe Zhao's "Hamnet" wins "Best Movie by a Woman."

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 6 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Dublin Film Critics Circle (DFCC) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 5 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 4 awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Southern Eastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Film." 

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up eights wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" won "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won six awards, including "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up eights wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up nine wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" won five awards including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won three awards, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).

From Empire:  "Empire Magazine" has named director Ryan Coogler's vampire epic, "Sinners," the "2025 Film of the Year."

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2025 Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up six wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2025 Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up nine wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) have announced the winners at the 17th Annual AAFCA Awards.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 8 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2025 Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 8 awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2025 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 10 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Awards winners have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners of the 2025 / 51st Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2025 National Board of Review Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picks up five wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From THR:  The nominations for the 2026 / 83rd Annual Golden Globes have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" leads the film categories with nine nominations. HBO's "The White Lotus" leads the television category with six nominations.  The winners will be announced January 11, 2026 in a ceremony broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.

From AwardsWatch:  The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) has announced the nominations for the 2025 SFCS Awards.  Director Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" leads with a record-tying 14 nominations.  Eventual "Best Picture" Oscar winner, "Everything Everywhere All At Once," received 14 nominations in 2022.  The winners will be announced Monday, December 15, 2025.

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 / 9th Atlanta Film Critics Circle has announced its winners.  "One Battle After Another" picks up seven wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From Variety:  The winners of the 2025 / 91st New York Film Critics Circle Awards have been announced.  Director Paul Thomas Anderson's film, "One Battle After Another" wins "Best Film."  The awards will be handed out at a gala ceremony on January 6, 2026 at "Tao Downtown" in New York City.

From Deadline:   The winners at the 2025 / 35th Annual Gotham Awards have been announced.  Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s "One Battle After Another" won "Best Feature." Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi and his Palme d’Or winner, "It Was Just An Accident" were the big winners, picking up "Best International Feature," "Best Director," and  "Original Screenplay."

From AwardsWatch:  Twenty films have made crossed the first hurdle in the race for the "Best Visual Effects" Oscar.  Those films include "Avatar: Fire and Ash," "Captain America: Brave New World," "Frankenstein," and "Sinners."  In a little under two weeks, those 20 will be cut down to 10.

From AwardsWatch:  The site has a list of all 322 films eligible for Oscar consideration in the animated, documentary, and international film categories.

From THR:  The nominations for the 2026 / 38th European Film Awards have been announced.  the winners will be announced at the 38th European Film Awards ceremony, which takes place January 17, 2026.

From Deadline:  Last week (Oct. 14th), the European Film Academy shortlisted the 67 films were available to receive nominations for the 38th European Film Awards, taking place on January 17, 2026.  The shortlist included 44 feature films, 15 documentary films, and eight animated feature films.  Among the list of feature films were "Bugonia" and "Sound of Falling."  The nominations are scheduled to be announced today (Oct. 18th).

From THR:  The nominations for the 2025 / 35th Annual Gotham Films Awards have been announced.  Director Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" tops the list of nominees with a record six nominations, including "Best Feature" and "Best Director" for Anderson.  The winners will be announced December 1, 2025.

BEST PICTURE TRACKER:

"Hamnet" (2 wins):  Iowa Film Critics Association; Women Film Critics Circle

"If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" (1 win):  Women Film Critics Circle

"One Battle After Another" (22 wins):  Atlanta Film Critics Circle; Austin Film Critics Association; Boston Online Film Critics Association; Chicago Film Critics Association; Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association; Florida Film Critics Circle; Georgia Film Critics Association; Gotham Awards; Kansas City Film Critics Circle; Las Vegas Film Critics Society; Los Angeles Film Critics Association; National Board of Review; New York Film Critics Circle; New York Film Critics Online; Philadelphia Film Critics Circle; Phoenix Critics Circle; Phoenix Film Critics Society; St. Louis Film Critics Association; San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle; Seattle Film Critics Society; Southern Eastern Film Critics Association; Toronto Film Critics Association

"Sinners" (10 wins):  African American Film Critics Association; Boston Society of Film Critics; Dublin Film Critics Circle; Indiana Film Journalists Association; Michigan Movie Critics Guild; North Texas Film Critics Association; Online Association of Female Film Critics; San Diego Film Critics Society; U.K. Film Critics Association; Washington DC Area Film Critics Association

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from December 14th to 20th, 2025 - UPDATE #19

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon:

Amazon wants me to inform/remind you that any affiliate links found on this page are PAID ADS, but I technically only get paid (eventually) if you click on affiliate links like this, MOVIES PAGE, and BUY something(s).

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NEWS:

MOVIES - From Variety:  Universal has released a teaser trailer for Steven Spielberg's 2026 UFO film, "Disclosure Day."  The film is due June 12, 2026.

From YouTube:  The first "official teaser" for Steven Spielberg's 2026 sci-fi film, "Disclosure Day."

ROB REINER:

From USAToday:  Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner's son, Nick Reiner (32), has been taken into custody and "booked for murder" according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office records that USA Today" has viewed.

From CNN:  Acclaimed Hollywood director, Rob Reiner (78), and his wife Michele Singer Reiner (68), have been found dead inside their Brentwood, California home.  The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) are investigating their deaths as an apparent homicide.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 12/12 to 12/14/2025 weekend box office is Disney's "Zootopia 2" with an estimated take of 26.3 million dollars.

OBITS:

From Deadline:  American film and television actor, Gil Gerard, has died at the age of 82, December 16, 2025.  Gerard was best known for playing the role of Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the 1979 film, "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" and the subsequent NBC spin of TV series, "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979-81).  Afterwards, Gerard worked steadily in television, appearing in such series as "Sidekicks," "E.A.R.T.H. Force," and "Days of Our Lives," to name a few.  Before playing "Buck Rogers," Gerard appeared in the NBC daytime soap opera, "The Doctors" (1973-76).

From People:  American television actor, Anthony Geary, has died at the age of 78, Sunday, December 14, 2025.  Anthony was best known for the role of "Luke Spencer" on the ABC daytime soap opera, "General Hospital."  Luke was part of the dynamic pair "Luke and Laura (Genie Francis)," whose 1981 wedding on General Hospital" was a huge pop culture event.  For the role of Luke Spencer, Geary was nominated in the Daytime Emmy Award category of "Outstand Lead Actor in Drama" 16 times and won a record eight times.

From Deadline:   American television actor and writer and film director, actor, and writer, Rob Reiner, has died at the age of 78, Sunday, December 14, 2025.  Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found stabbed to death in their home.  Reiner's best known was as the character, "Michael 'Meathead' Stivic," on the former CBS sitcom, "All in the Family" from 1971-78. He received five Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for the role, winning twice (1974, 1978).  As a film director, he is best known for such films as "This is Spinal Tap" (1984), "Stand by Me" (1986), "The Princess Bride" (1987), "When Harry Met Sally" (1989), "Misery" (1990), "A Few Good Men" (1992), "The American President" (1995), and "Ghosts of Mississippi" (1996), to name a few.  Reiner was nominated for the "Best Picture" Oscar for "A Few Good Men."  Reiner was the son of the late acting couple Estelle (Lebost) Reiner (1914-2008) and Carl Reiner (1922-2020).

From Deadline:  Hollywood tributes pour in for director and actor, Rob Reiner, who was found dead in his home with his wife, Michee.

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MOVIE AWARDS 2025-26:

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Southern Eastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Film." 

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up eights wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" won "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won six awards, including "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up eights wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up nine wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" won five awards including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won three awards, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).

From Empire:  "Empire Magazine" has named director Ryan Coogler's vampire epic, "Sinners," the "2025 Film of the Year."

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2025 Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up six wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2025 Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up nine wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) have announced the winners at the 17th Annual AAFCA Awards.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 8 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2025 Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 8 awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2025 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 10 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Awards winners have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners of the 2025 / 51st Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2025 National Board of Review Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picks up five wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From THR:  The nominations for the 2026 / 83rd Annual Golden Globes have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" leads the film categories with nine nominations. HBO's "The White Lotus" leads the television category with six nominations.  The winners will be announced January 11, 2026 in a ceremony broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.

From AwardsWatch:  The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) has announced the nominations for the 2025 SFCS Awards.  Director Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" leads with a record-tying 14 nominations.  Eventual "Best Picture" Oscar winner, "Everything Everywhere All At Once," received 14 nominations in 2022.  The winners will be announced Monday, December 15, 2025.

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 / 9th Atlanta Film Critics Circle has announced its winners.  "One Battle After Another" picks up seven wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From Variety:  The winners of the 2025 / 91st New York Film Critics Circle Awards have been announced.  Director Paul Thomas Anderson's film, "One Battle After Another" wins "Best Film."  The awards will be handed out at a gala ceremony on January 6, 2026 at "Tao Downtown" in New York City.

From Deadline:   The winners at the 2025 / 35th Annual Gotham Awards have been announced.  Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s "One Battle After Another" won "Best Feature." Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi and his Palme d’Or winner, "It Was Just An Accident" were the big winners, picking up "Best International Feature," "Best Director," and  "Original Screenplay."

From AwardsWatch:  Twenty films have made crossed the first hurdle in the race for the "Best Visual Effects" Oscar.  Those films include "Avatar: Fire and Ash," "Captain America: Brave New World," "Frankenstein," and "Sinners."  In a little under two weeks, those 20 will be cut down to 10.

From AwardsWatch:  The site has a list of all 322 films eligible for Oscar consideration in the animated, documentary, and international film categories.

From THR:  The nominations for the 2026 / 38th European Film Awards have been announced.  the winners will be announced at the 38th European Film Awards ceremony, which takes place January 17, 2026.

From Deadline:  Last week (Oct. 14th), the European Film Academy shortlisted the 67 films were available to receive nominations for the 38th European Film Awards, taking place on January 17, 2026.  The shortlist included 44 feature films, 15 documentary films, and eight animated feature films.  Among the list of feature films were "Bugonia" and "Sound of Falling."  The nominations are scheduled to be announced today (Oct. 18th).

From THR:  The nominations for the 2025 / 35th Annual Gotham Films Awards have been announced.  Director Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" tops the list of nominees with a record six nominations, including "Best Feature" and "Best Director" for Anderson.  The winners will be announced December 1, 2025.

BEST PICTURE TRACKER:

"One Battle After Another" (14 wins):  Atlanta Film Critics Circle; Chicago Film Critics Association; Gotham Awards; Los Angeles Film Critics Association; National Board of Review; New York Film Critics Circle; New York Film Critics Online: Phoenix Critics Circle; Phoenix Film Critics Society; St. Louis Film Critics Association; San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle; Seattle Film Critics Society; Southern Eastern Film Critics Association; Toronto Film Critics Association

"Sinners" (5 wins):  African American Film Critics Association; Boston Society of Film Critics; Indiana Film Journalists Association; Michigan Movie Critics Guild; Washington DC Area Film Critics Association

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