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  • Actor Awards: Woody Harrelson to Present Life Achievement Nod to Harrison Ford (Exclusive)

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    Woody Harrelson is set to present the Life Achievement Award to Harrison Ford at Sunday’s Actor Awards (formerly the SAG Awards), The Hollywood Reporter can report exclusively.

    In addition, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Allison Janney, Sarah Paulson and Cristoph Waltz also will serve as presenters. Del Toro, who is on the cover of the most recent issue of The Hollywood Reporter, and Waltz are both nominees this year: del Toro for best performance by a male actor in a supporting role for One Battle After Another, which also landed a nom for best performance by a cast in a motion picture, and Waltz for best performance by a cast in a motion picture for Frankenstein.

    Harrelson will take the stage to present SAG-AFTRA’s highest honor to Ford during the 32nd annual awards ceremony, which will stream live on Netflix at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles. 

    While Ford and Harrelson have not appeared in a movie together, there is an onscreen connection: The latter  co-starred in Solo: A Star Wars Story, a prequel story to Ford’s character, Han Solo.

    Kristen Bell is returning as host of the ceremony.

    One Battle After Another leads this year’s film nominations with seven mentions. Sinners follows with five noms, while Frankenstein, Hamnet and Marty Supreme each have three.

    Prior to Sunday’s awards ceremony, Paige DeSorbo and Scott Evans will host The Actor’s Red Carpet: The 32nd Annual Actor Awards Official Pre-Show, streaming live on Netflix at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.

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  • Visual Effects Society Awards: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Leads With 7 Wins

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    The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced the winners for the 2026 VES Awards, recognizing excellence in the craft across 25 categories, including film, television, special venue projects, technological innovation, student projects and more.

    Avatar: Fire and Ash led the winners with seven including the top prize of outstanding visual effects in a photoreal feature. KPop Demon Hunters led the animation category wins with three trophies, including the top prize of outstanding animation in an animated feature.

    Sinners won the award for outstanding supporting visual effects in a photoreal feature, while Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age won the award for outstanding visual effects in a photoreal episode.

    Heading into the evening, Avatar: Fire and Ash led nominations with 10 overall. Other nominees in the society’s top award category were F1: The Movie, Jurassic World Rebirth, The Lost Bus and How To Train Your Dragon.

    The 2026 VES Awards were held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Jerry Bruckheimer received the VES Lifetime Achievement Award, and Weta Workshop co-founder and chief creative officer Sir Richard Taylor was honored with the VES Visionary Award. Comedy duo Randy and Jason Sklar (the Sklar Brothers) hosted the event.

    Enuka Okuma (Paradise), Haley Joel Osment (The Burbs, Happy Gilmore 2), Jazz Raycole (The Lincoln Lawyer), Lil Rel Howery (One of Them Days), Omar Benson Miller (Sinners) and singer/songwriter Raphael Saadiq (Sinners) presented awards.

    “The VES is honored to recognize brilliant artistry and technological innovation across a wide range of disciplines,” VES Board Chair Kim Davidson said in a statement. “The craft of visual effects is constantly evolving to push the limits of our imaginations, and tonight’s inspiring winners and nominees represent best-in-class work from around the world. Congratulations to all!”

    See below for the full list of winners.

    1. OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

    Avatar: Fire and Ash
    Richard Baneham
    Peter Litvack
    Eric Saindon
    Nicky Muir
    Steve Ingram

    2. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

    Sinners
    Michael Ralla
    James Alexander
    Nick Marshall
    Espen Nordahl
    Donnie Dean

    3. OUTSTANDING ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

    KPop Demon Hunters
    Joshua Beveridge
    Jacky Priddle
    Benjamin Hendricks
    Clara Chan

    4. OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE

    Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age; “The Big Freeze”
    Russell Dodgson
    Tracey Gibbons
    François Dumoulin
    Gavin McKenzie

    5. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE

    The Residence; “The Fall of the House of Usher”
    Seth Hill
    Tesa Kubicek
    John Nelson
    Gabriel Vargas

    6. OUTSTANDING VISUAL ARTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT

    Ghost of Yōtei
    Jason Connell
    Matt Vainio
    Joanna Wang
    Jasmin Patry

    7. OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL

    BMW; “Heart of Joy | Meet Okto the Octopus”
    Tom Raynor
    Helen Tang
    Jack Harris
    Alex Kulikov

    8. OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT

    The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
    Ben Grossmann
    Tamara Watts Kent
    Dr. Irfan Essa
    Matt Dougan
    Glenn Derry

    9. OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

    Avatar: Fire and Ash; Varang: Leader of the Ash Clan
    Stephen Clee
    Stuart Adcock
    Keven Norris
    Joseph Kim

    10. OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

    KPop Demon Hunters; Rumi
    Sophia (Seung Hee) Lee
    Andrea Matamoros
    Marc Souliere
    Joshua Beveridge

    11. OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN AN EPISODIC, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT

    IT: Welcome to Derry; “The Thing in the Dark;” The Pickle Monster
    Philip Harris-Genois
    Pierric Danjou
    Chloé Ostiguy
    Jonathan Bourdua

    12. OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

    Avatar: Fire and Ash; Bridgehead Industrial City
    Gianluca Pizzaia
    Steve Bevins
    Dziga Kaiser
    Zsolt Máté

    13. OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

    Zootopia 2; Marsh Market
    Limei Z. Hshieh
    Alexander Nicholas Whang
    Joshua Fry
    Ryan DeYoung

    14. OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODIC, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT

    Andor; “Welcome to the Rebellion;” The Senate District

    John O’Connell

    Falk Boje

    Hasan Ilhan

    Kevin George

    15. OUTSTANDING CG CINEMATOGRAPHY

    Avatar: Fire and Ash
    Steve Deane
    A.J. Briones
    Zachary Brake
    Andrew Moffett

    16. OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT

    Avatar: Fire and Ash; The Windtraders’ Gondola
    Michael Smale
    Sam Sharplin
    Joe W. Churchill
    Jacqi Dillon

    17. OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

    Avatar: Fire and Ash; Simulating Pandora
    Nicholas James Illingworth
    Sarah C. Farmer
    James Robinson
    Ryan Bowden

    18. OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

    KPop Demon Hunters
    Filippo Maccari
    Nikolaos Finizio
    Daniel La Chapelle
    Srdjan Milosevic

    19. OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT

    Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age; The Big Freeze
    Edward Ferrysienanda
    Kevin Christensen
    Guy Schuleman
    Kevin Tarpinian

    20. OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE

    F1: The Movie; Modern Race and POV Footage
    Hugo Gauvreau
    Chris Davies
    Raushan Raj
    Amaury Rospars

    21. OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE

    The Last of Us; “Through the Valley;” A Storm of Ice, Fire and Flesh
    Tobias Wiesner
    Mark Julien
    Owen Longstaff
    Brendan Naylor

    22. OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL

    BMW; “Heart of Joy | Meet Okto the Octopus”
    Alex Kulikov
    Jack Harris
    Adam Chabane
    Nicola Borsari

    23. OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT

    Andor; “Who Are You?”
    Luke Murphy
    Dean Ford
    Jody Eltham
    Darrell Guyon

    24. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD

    Avatar: Fire and Ash; Kora Fire Toolset
    Alexey Dmitrievich Stomakhin
    John Edholm
    Murali Ramachari
    Aleksandr Isakov

    25. OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT

    Azimuth
    Thomas Teisseire
    Cassandre Cinier
    Martin Bluy
    Mathis Giraudeau

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  • Rose Byrne and Kristen Wiig Toast to ‘Bridesmaids’, Friendship, and Launching Themselves Into Space

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    For If I Had Legs I’d Kick You and Palm Royale, you both have created such singular characters. How different are they each from you in real life?

    Wiig: She’s a little more delusional than I am. She’s much more ambitious than I am, also. I feel like we’re pretty different. I will say a similarity: I do have a belief that everything works out, and it is supposed to work out the way it’s supposed to work out. She doesn’t take no for an answer—and I do! Obviously, she’s just a little more scheming in a way, but she’s well intentioned, which I guess I am.

    Byrne: I am pretty different. She’s very, very different from me. The character is incredibly hostile, Linda, and she comes from a place of hostility throughout the film, because she’s under such stress and trauma. Whereas my default is not hostility if I’m under stress or trauma. It is a different thing. I go overboard in another way, but not like that. So that was hard, because it’s not my natural default. It was challenging to constantly capture that hostility that she has, fighting everybody and cutting everybody off. But fun too.

    Wiig: Knowing you and seeing her, I was like, “Who is this person?” Because it’s so heartbreaking. And you’re waiting the whole movie for her to just, like, run over somebody in a car. It was truly one of the most amazing performances that I’ve seen.

    Byrne: I feel like it is just an opportunity. It’s a gift to see a woman act like that and lose it like that.

    Wiig: Did you have moments—because this has happened to me—before you shot this where you were like, I don’t know if I can do this?

    Byrne: Every day! I didn’t want to mess it up. I would be calling [writer-director] Mary Bronstein, “Did we get this?” The character’s very paranoid, and I’m not a Method person. But you do become a little bit consumed with your subject, whether you like it or not. You try to have faith, but I’m constantly wondering if this is going to come together. And particularly before you start. Once you’re in, it’s better because you’re just in it. But the anticipation before—I have that every time. It’s kind of boring. Bobby [Cannavale, Byrne’s partner] is like, “Can we be done?”

    Wiig: But I think it’s good too, because then when you’re done, you’re like, Oh my gosh, I did it.

    Byrne: I think if you’re not a little bit scared, then maybe reexamine what you’re doing.

    Kristen, you’re always a great presenter at awards shows, like at the Globes with Will Ferrell and another year with Steve Carell. What’s your approach to doing that?

    Wiig: With both of those in particular, we just met before and we’re like, “What do we want to do?” And both times it was a little like, “Well, they may either not like this or think it’s too long, but let’s just push for it.” And then they just kind of let us do it. But you never know. I remember specifically with the last one that I did with Will, it was later in the show. We were at the same table, and we would just look at each other like, “What are we doing?” I think we did a rehearsal and people were just like, “What is this?” So I think the long answer is, doing something that you think is funny while still acknowledging how great it is for the nominees and everything—not taking anything away from them, and talking about the category, and just having fun with it.

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  • Tourette’s Campaigner John Davidson Says He Is “Deeply Mortified” If Anyone Considers “Involuntary Tics to Be Intentional” After BAFTA Backlash

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    John Davidson, the Tourette’s campaigner at the center of the BAFTA Film Awards backlash, has released a statement after shouting a racial slur at presenters Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo during the ceremony.

    “I can only add that I am and always have been deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning,” said Davidson, whose life inspired the BAFTA-nominated I Swear. He was in attendance as an executive producer on the film, which won star Robert Aramayo the best actor BAFTA in quite the upset.

    “I wanted to thank BAFTA and everyone involved in the awards last night for their support and understanding and inviting me to attend the broadcast,” continued Davidson. “I appreciated the announcement to the auditorium in advance of the recording, warning everyone that my tics are involuntary and are not a reflection of my personal beliefs. I was heartened by the round of applause that followed this announcement and felt welcomed and understood in an environment that would normally be impossible for me.”

    “I was in attendance to celebrate the film of my life, I Swear, which more than any film or TV documentary, explains the origins, condition, traits and manifestations of Tourette Syndrome. I have spent my life trying to support and empower the Tourette’s community and to teach empathy, kindness and understanding from others and I will continue to do so. I chose to leave the auditorium early into the ceremony as I was aware of the distress my tics were causing.”

    Tourette’s is a condition characterized by sudden, involuntary, and repetitive movements or sounds, called “tics.” They can manifest as loud swearing or other outbursts, which BAFTA attendees were warned about ahead of the show Sunday night, and prior to Davidson’s leaving the ceremony.

    Davidson’s statement follows BAFTA’s formal apology to Jordan and Lindo. “Our guests heard very offensive language that carries incomparable trauma and pain for so many,” that statement began. “We want to acknowledge the harm this has caused, address what happened and apologise to all… We would like to thank [Davidson] for his dignity and consideration of others, on what should have been a night of celebration for him,” BAFTA added.

    U.K. charity Tourette’s Action also took to Instagram in defence of the activist, maintaining that his statements are “not a reflection of a person’s beliefs, intentions, or character.”

    “We are incredibly proud of John and everyone involved in I Swear following last night’s BAFTA Awards,” the post began. “The film has already raised so much awareness about Tourette syndrome and the daily reality faced by those living with the condition. The impact it has had on audiences, families, and those within the Tourette’s community is huge, and we could not be more grateful for the support the film continues to receive.”

    “This moment reflects exactly what I Swear shows so openly: the isolation, misunderstanding, and emotional weight that so often accompany this condition. People with Tourette’s manage their physical and social environments and symptoms on a constant basis. The price of being misunderstood is increased isolation, risk of anxiety and depression and death by suicide… We hope that those commenting will take the time to watch the film, learn about Tourette’s, and understand the experiences behind moments like these. Education is key, and compassion makes a world of difference.”

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  • BAFTAs 2026 Live Updates: See All the Winners

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    Alan Cumming hosts the biggest night in British cinema—with an assist from his Traitors-famous dog.

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  • Kate Middleton and Prince William Return to the BAFTAs 2026 Red Carpet

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    As the president of BAFTA since 2010, Prince William has been a regular at the awards in the years since, with Kate Middleton joining him after their wedding in 2011. That schedule was disrupted in 2024, when William attended solo; the world later learned that Princess Kate had been diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing treatment.

    A year later, both skipped the awards, a move widely seen as an acknowledgement of the family’s decision to scale back public appearances as the Princess of Wales recovered. But on Sunday, the couple returned to the BAFTAs red carpet for the first time since 2023.

    Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince William, Prince of Wales

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    The couple was rosily coordinated, with William wearing a burgundy velvet jacket the same shade as the belt around Princess Kate’s waist. Her dress, a dusty rose Gucci gown, is a rewear: she was last seen in it in February 2019, at the 100 Women in Finance Gala. Seven years later, she appears to be carrying the same velvet clutch and glittery pumps that she wore then. While outfit recycling isn’t new for Kate, the outfit coordination is—the pair are rarely gimmicky. One could see the matching theme as a desire to present a united front.

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  • ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sweeps Annie Awards

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    KPop Demon Hunters is unstoppable.

    Netflix‘s come-from-nowhere global animation phenomenon swept this year’s Annie Awards, the animation honors handed out by the L.A. Branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, taking 10 prizes, including best feature.

    The pop musical, directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, also won best direction, best music, best writing, best editorial and best voice acting for Arden Cho, who voices Rumi. It also swept the technical categories at the Annies, winning best FX, best character animation, best character design and best production design.

    Netflix launched the Sony-produced KPop Demon Hunters last summer with little promotion or fanfare, but it became an overnight sensation and the streamer’s most-watched movie of all time, with a reported 481.6 million views worldwide in the second half of 2025.

    KPop indie competitor at the Oscars, Ugo Bienvenu’s hand-drawn French feature Arco, won the prize for best independent feature at the Annies.

    A number of past Annie Awards winners have gone on to win the best animated feature Oscar. The last Annie best feature winner to also triumph at the Academy Awards was Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio in 2023. Last year, the Annie Awards’ top prize went to The Wild Robot. The Oscars opted for Annie best independent winner Flow.

    In the television categories, notable winners included Adult Swim’s Common Side Effects, which won in the best TV/media mature category; Hulu’s The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball, winner of the best TV/media children honor; and Disney+’s Win Or Lose, which took the best limited series prize. Wow Lisa, a Spanish-language Chilean show, which combines 3D characters placed within scale-model, crafted backgrounds, won the Annie for best preschool series.

    ASIFA-Hollywood presented its lifetime achievement honors, the Winsor McCay Award, to Dutch writer and director Michaël Dudok de Wit (The Red Turtle), The Lego Movie and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs writer-directors Christopher Miller and Phil Lord and writer-director Chris Sanders (Lilo and Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon, Wild Robot).

    Sandy Rabins, an animation and live action producer, who was a driving force behind ASIFA-Hollywood’s AnimAID, which provided assistance and support for those in the animation industry who were affected by the L.A. wildfires, received the June Foray Award for “significant and benevolent impact to the animation community.”

    The Ub Iwerks Award for technical advancement affecting the animation industry went to Japanese company Wacom, manufacturer of the Cintiq graphics tablet, which has become the industry standard for professional 2D animation, storyboarding and concept art.

    Animation fair LightBox Expo received a special achievement award for bringing “the creative animation community of filmmakers together with animation students and fans.” The ASIFA-Hollywood Merit Award is given by the board of directors to individuals for current and on-going service to the organization and the animation industry went to Jeffrey New and Haley Mirren Douthit.

    Full list of 2026 Annie Award Winners:

    BEST FEATURE
    KPop Demon Hunters
    Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

    BEST FEATURE – INDEPENDENT
    Arco
    Remembers, MountainA France, France 3 Cinéma

    BEST SPECIAL PRODUCTION
    Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical
    WildBrain Studios in association with Apple

    BEST SHORT SUBJECT
    Snow Bear
    The Art of Aaron Blaise

    BEST SPONSORED
    Olipop Yeti
    Screen Novelties & Passion Pictures

    BEST TV/MEDIA – PRESCHOOL
    Wow Lisa
    Episode: Rainy Day
    Punkrobot

    BEST TV/MEDIA – CHILDREN
    The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball
    Episode: The Rewrite
    Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe

    BEST TV/MEDIA – MATURE
    Common Side Effects
    Episode: Pilot
    Green Street Pictures, Bandera Entertainment and Williams Street Productions

    BEST TV/MEDIA – LIMITED SERIES
    Win Or Lose
    Episode: Home
    Pixar Animation Studios

    BEST STUDENT FILM
    A Sparrow’s Song
    Tobias Eckerlin
    Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH

    BEST FX – TV/MEDIA
    Edward Ferrysienanda, Kevin Christensen, Guy Schuleman, Benedikt Roettger, Kevin Tarpinian
    Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age
    Episode: The Big Freeze
    BBC Studios Natural History Unit
    FX: Framestore

    BEST FX – FEATURE
    Filippo Macari, Nicola Finizio, Simon Corbaux, Naoki Kato, Daniel La Chapelle
    KPop Demon Hunters
    Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
    FX: Sony Pictures Imageworks

    BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – TV/MEDIA
    Alli Sadegiani
    Win Or Lose
    Pixar Animation Studios

    BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – FEATURE
    Ryusuke Furuya
    KPop Demon Hunters
    Sony Pictures Animation, Netflix

    BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – LIVE ACTION
    Kayn Garcia, Jean-Denis Haas, Meena Ibrahim, Nathan McConnel, Nick Tripodi
    How To Train Your Dragon
    DreamWorks Animation
    FX: Framestore

    BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION – VIDEO GAME
    Mike Jungbluth, Sebastien Dussault, Vincent Schneider, Remi Edmond
    South of Midnight
    Compulsion Games

    BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
    Robert Valley
    Love, Death + Robots
    Episode: 400 Boys
    Blur Studio for Netflix

    BEST CHARACTER DESIGN – FEATURE
    Scott Watanabe, Ami Thompson
    KPop Demon Hunters
    Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

    BEST DIRECTION – TV/MEDIA
    Vincent Tsui
    Common Side Effects
    Episode: Cliff’s Edge
    Productions

    BEST DIRECTION – FEATURE
    Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans
    KPop Demon Hunters
    Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

    BEST MUSIC – TV/MEDIA
    Ramin Djawadi, Shane Eli, Johnny Pakfar
    Win Or Lose
    Episode: Episode 6, Mixed Signals
    Pixar Animation Studios

    BEST MUSIC – FEATURE
    KPop Demon Hunters Music Team
    KPop Demon Hunters
    Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV/MEDIA
    Gigi Cavenago
    Love, Death + Robots
    Episode: How Zeke Got Religion
    Blur Studio for Netflix

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE
    Helen Chen, Dave Bleich, Wendell Dalit, Scott Watanabe, Celine Kim
    KPop Demon Hunters
    Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

    BEST STORYBOARDING – TV/MEDIA
    Edgar Martins
    Love, Death + Robots
    Episode: How Zeke Got Religion
    Blur Studio for Netflix

    BEST STORYBOARDING – FEATURE
    Anthony Holden, Young Ki Yoon
    The Bad Guys 2
    DreamWorks Animation

    BEST VOICE ACTING – TV/MEDIA
    Dan Mintz (as Tina Belcher)
    Bob’s Burgers
    Episode: Don’t Worry Be Hoopy
    20th Television Animation

    BEST VOICE ACTING – FEATURE
    Arden Cho (as Rumi)
    KPop Demon Hunters
    Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

    BEST WRITING – TV/MEDIA
    Joe Bennett, Steve Hely
    Common Side Effects
    Episode: Pilot
    Green Street Pictures, Bandera Entertainment, and Williams Street Productions

    BEST WRITING – FEATURE
    Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan, Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans
    KPop Demon Hunters
    Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

    BEST EDITORIAL – TV/MEDIA
    Tony Christopherson, Joie Lim
    Common Side Effects
    Episode: Raid
    Green Street Pictures, Bandera Entertainment, and Williams Street Productions

    BEST EDITORIAL – FEATURE
    KPop Demon Hunters Editorial Team
    KPop Demon Hunters
    Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix

    WINSOR McCAY AWARD
    Michaël Dudok de Wit
    Christopher Miller
    Phil Lord
    Chris Sanders

    JUNE FORAY AWARD
    Sandy Rabins

    UB IWERKS AWARD
    Wacom

    SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
    LightBox Expo

    ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD MERIT AWARD
    Jeffrey New
    Haley Mirren Douthit

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  • In Oscar-Nominated Documentary ‘The Perfect Neighbor,’ Police Catch—But Never Stop—a Killer

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    When Ajike Owens was alive, she dreamed of becoming a famous entrepreneur. “You laugh at me,” she’d tell her mother, Pam Dias, “but one day the whole world’s going to know my name.” Years later, filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir thought about Owens’s avowal while sifting through the 30-plus hours of police body-camera footage and audio recordings that make up The Perfect Neighbor, her Oscar-nominated Netflix documentary about the two years leading up to Owens’s killing.

    The documentary tells the story of Susan Lorincz, who regularly called police to the otherwise tight-knit Florida community where Owens was raising her four children to complain about neighborhood kids playing near her rented property. On June 2, 2023, Lorincz rang authorities over a dispute involving Owens’s children, roller skates, and a missing iPad. Minutes later, the white 58-year-old Lorincz fatally shot her Black neighbor, 35-year-old Owens, through her closed front door.

    Susan Lorincz tells her side of a neighborhood dispute, as captured in police body-cam footage that fuels much of The Perfect Neighbor.Courtesy of Netflix

    As the case against Lorincz was coming together, attorneys for Owens’s family gained access to hours of police body-camera footage through the Freedom of Information Act. Reviewing it alongside her producing partner and husband, Nikon Kwantu (whose cousin was Owens’s best friend, Kimberly Robinson-Jones), Gandbhir said it “reminded us of films like The Blair Witch Project or Paranormal Activity. The community had lived a real-life horror film. So we wanted to create something that placed you in the community.” To raise both media awareness around Owens’s killing and money for the family, Gandbhir and her editor, Viridiana Lieberman, made a film in which cops inadvertently serve as cinematographers.

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    Geeta Gandbhir is a double Oscar nominee for The Perfect Neighbor (best documentary feature) and The Devil Is Busy (best documentary short).Bryan Derballa/Getty Images

    Some have argued that watching a film told largely through the very same system that failed Owens could make viewers identify too closely with law enforcement. “We were really not that concerned with the perspective of the police. They were just the vehicle to showcase this community as they were. When the police come into communities of color, surveillance can be used to criminalize,” Gandbhir tells Vanity Fair in response. “We wanted it to humanize.”

    She doubles down on the belief that “our society essentially failed this community. [The police] didn’t see them as worth protecting. Susan was able to weaponize her race and privilege. And by not realizing she was a danger to the community and probably herself, her life is ruined too,” Gandbhir continues. “She’s ostensibly spending the rest of her life in jail. And as an abolitionist at heart, I really wish that on no one.”

    Lorincz attempted to utilize Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law as a defense, arguing that she was legally allowed to use deadly force because she feared for her life when Owens banged on her door demanding to speak after her son said Lorincz threw a pair of skates at him. This was also the successful legal tactic of Trayvon Martin’s killer, George Zimmerman, who was acquitted in 2013. In 2024, Lorincz was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 25 years in prison. She has appealed her conviction.

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  • Vanity Fair and Four Seasons Celebrate the BAFTA Awards 2026

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    On Thursday night, Vanity Fair and Four Seasons kicked off BAFTA 2026 weekend in style, reminding everyone just how much fun the Brits have during awards season. The weekend is jam-packed with swanky parties, private dinners, and a Sunday night awards show hosted by Alan Cumming that leads into an all-night parade of after-parties for guests to dance the night away. To begin the festivities, Little Gold Men hosted a live podcast with a special guest, BAFTA- and Oscar-nominated actor Stellan Skarsgård. He discussed his work in Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, for which he is nominated, and his career that spans over 120 films and television shows.

    Skarsgård spoke about the differences between working on foreign films and on American blockbusters. “In Europe the motive is mainly to make something interesting, as in art,” he said. “In America, it’s mainly to make something that makes a lot of money.” Skarsgård went on to praise the directors he has worked with on some of his bigger American films though. “Denis Villeneuve, that’s an independent filmmaker. David Fincher, that’s an independent filmmaker. Gore Verbinski, who did the Pirates of the Caribbean series, is very independent and absurd.”

    Stellan Skarsgård

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    When asked who’s the best at karaoke—himself, fellow Mamma Mia! costar Pierce Brosnan, or Meryl Streep—Skarsgård joked, “Probably Meryl Streep. She’s the best at everything.” The full conversation will be featured on the February 24 episode of Little Gold Men. After the recording, Skarsgård stayed and spoke with audience members as they headed downstairs to Pavyllon at the Four Seasons, the hotel’s Michelin-starred restaurant, for a cocktail party. Attendees included BAFTA rising-star nominees Robert Aramayo, star of 2025’s I Swear; Archie Madekwe, star of Lurker; and Posy Sterling, star of Lollipop. Madekwe is no stranger to the BAFTAs and provided pointers on how to plan your after-party strategy. “Start with British Vogue and GQ and make sure to end with Netflix,” he said. “That party goes all night.”

    Noah Jupe strolled into the party in his usual unassuming manner and began chatting with fellow guests KJ Apa and Emilia Jones. He was excited for Sunday’s show and, of course, Hamnet’s prospects. He’s not done with Shakespeare quite yet, as he is about to star in Romeo & Juliet on the West End with Sadie Sink.

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  • Celebrating Teachers: Nominate Outstanding Educators for Crystal Apple Awards

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    (GREENVILLE, Wis.) February 16, 2026 – School Specialty, a leading provider of learning environments, instructional solutions, and supplies for preK-12 education, is proud to celebrate outstanding educators with its 12th annual Crystal Apple Awards. Starting today, students, parents, administrators, and peers are encouraged to nominate educators who embody inspiration, leadership, and a tireless passion for teaching.

    Each year, students, parents, administrators, and fellow teachers nominate teachers who, like last year’s inspiring finalists and winners, go above and beyond to touch the lives of students every day. This year, School Specialty will award 16 finalists from the nominees, five of whom will be selected as winners through a public vote.

    “Entering our 12th year of the Crystal Apple Awards is a milestone that reminds us why we do what we do,” said Dr. Sue Ann Highland, National Education Strategist at School Specialty. “These awards are about more than just recognizing phenomenal educators; they are about providing dedicated teachers with the resources they need to keep inspiring the next generation of thinkers and leaders.”

    Crystal Apple Finalists receive a $100 School Specialty merchandise certificate for themselves and an additional $100 certificate for their school. This year’s winners will each receive a personalized trophy and a $500 gift certificate from School Specialty for themselves, as well as a $250 School Specialty gift certificate for their school.

    Anyone can nominate their favorite educator by visiting www.schoolspecialty.com/crystal-apple.

    Public voting on nominees will be open from April 6 to 12, 2026, and the winners will be announced on April 21.

    About School Specialty, LLC 

    With a 60-year legacy, School Specialty is a leading provider of comprehensive learning environment solutions for the preK-12 education marketplace in the U.S. and Canada. This includes essential classroom supplies, furniture and design services, educational technology, sensory spaces featuring Snoezelen, science curriculum, learning resources, professional development, and more. School Specialty believes every student can flourish in an environment where they are engaged and inspired to learn and grow. In support of this vision to transform more than classrooms, the company applies its unmatched team of education strategists and designs, manufactures, and distributes a broad assortment of name-brand and proprietary products. For more information, go to SchoolSpecialty.com.

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  • Independent Spirit Awards 2026 Loses Its Beachy Vibes and Some of Its Spirit Along With It

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    The ceremony also had a newbie host, former Saturday Night Live star Ego Nwodim, who tried her best to keep the energy in the room up with dynamic bits. The best one included a “sexual tension cam” that let put real-life couples like Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst and Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon on the awkward spot. But many of her bits didn’t seem to land in the room, despite her best efforts.

    Still, the show had its highlights. Train Dreams won best feature film, best director for Clint Bentley, and best cinematography for Adolpho Veloso. The winner of best feature film is often an Oscar contender and every few years aligns with best picture (Moonlight, Nomadland, Everything Everywhere All At One, and Anora). Train Dreams is nominated for best picture, but not expected to win that category, so it was nice to see the indie film earn lots of love.

    Netflix had a very nice day overall, with limited series Adolescence winning every category it was nominated in: New scripted series, lead performance for Stephen Graham, supporting performance for Erin Doherty, and breakthrough performance for Owen Cooper.

    With Oscar voting opening just a week and a half from now, there were plenty of contenders making a pit stop at the show, even if their projects weren’t nominated at the Spirits. Weapons star Amy Madigan handed out the first award of the night, and Sinners stars Wunmi Mosaku and Delroy Lindo, The Secret Agent star Wagner Moura, and Song Sung Blue’s Kate Hudson also presented awards.

    Another Oscar nominee, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You star Rose Byrne, who also presented, won the award for lead performer, giving another gracious awards speech following her Golden Globes win. “This character of Linda really could only exist in an independent film. She’s fierce and she’s gracious and she’s a middle-aged woman,” she said.

    All love between Rose Byrne and Kate Hudson, who are both up for best actress at the Oscars.

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    Byrne, though beloved all season, isn’t likely to also win the best actress Oscar since she’s up against Hamnet’s Jessie Buckley there. The two most likely categories for overlap are best documentary feature, which went to Netflix’s The Perfect Neighbor, and best international feature, which went to The Secret Agent.

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  • Spirit Awards: Winners List (Updating Live)

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    The 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards are being handed out Sunday.

    Clint Bentley won the award for best director for Train Dreams, which also nabbed best cinematography for Adolpho Veloso.

    In the screenplay categories, Eva Victor took home the award for Sorry, Baby, while Lurker won for best first screenplay, with director Alex Russell taking home the award. Lurker also was named best first feature.

    In the acting categories, Naomi Ackie won best supporting performance for Sorry, Baby, while Kayo Martin won best breakthrough performance for The Plague.

    The Perfect Neighbor was named best documentary, and The Secret Agent was named best international film.

    Esta Isla (This Island) won the John Cassavetes Award, given to a film made for less than $1,000,000. Sofía Subercaseaux won best editing for The Testament of Ann Lee.

    On the TV side, Erin Doherty and Owen Cooper continued their awards run, nabbing acting nods for their performances in Adolescence, which also won the Spirit Award for best new scripted series. Pee-wee as Himself took the award for best new non-scripted or documentary series.

    Ego Nwodim is hosting the show, which takes place at a new venue this year, the Hollywood Palladium, after 40 years in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica. The show is being streamed live on the Film Independent and IMDb YouTube channels and other social platforms. (See the star-studded arrivals.)

    Since 2023, the Spirit Awards has recognized performers in gender-neutral categories. This year’s Spirit Awards nominees come from 18 different countries and their budgets range from $35,000 to $20 million.

    Last month, awards were presented at a brunch in three categories. The Producers Award went to Tony Yang, the Truer Than Fiction Award went to Rajee Samarasinghe, and the Someone to Watch Award went to Tatti Ribeiro. Also as previously announced, The Long Walk was honored with the Robert Altman Award, while Chief of War was given the award for best ensemble cast in a new scripted series.

    See below for a list of nominees, which will be updated with the winners announced live. Refresh for the latest.

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  • All the Looks From the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards Red Carpet

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    On Sunday, the Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026 kick off from the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles honoring some of the more under-the-radar films of the year. The ceremony will be hosted by SNL alumna Ego Nwodim and Honorary Chair filmmaker Lulu Wang.

    The Spirit Awards come a few weeks ahead of the Actor Awards (formerly known as the SAG Awards) amid the awards season run-up to the Oscars, which are now exactly one month away.

    In the film categories, Peter Hujar’s Day starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall received five nominations, the most for any film this year. Blue Sun Palace; Lurker; One of Them Days; Sorry, Baby and Train Dreams are all up for four awards.

    The awards can help build momentum—or the perception of it— for films in the awards race. Train Dreams, starring Joel Edgerton, may be a strong contender, as it is nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Eva Victor, who starred in, wrote and directed Sorry, Baby, earned a Golden Globe nomination for her acting, but the film was snubbed by the Oscars.

    The Spirit Awards ceremony also honors accomplishments in television. Netflix’s Adolescence and Forever, and the British drama Mr Loverman are tied for the most nominations for TV with four apiece. Adolescence has had a strong showing during awards season so far, as the mini-series swept all four categories it was nominated for at the Golden Globes in January, including best limited or anthology series.

    Winners of the Spirit Awards are chosen by members of Film Independent, a non-profit arts organization focused on visual storytelling. Nominees were selected from 18 countries and had budgets ranging from $35,000 to $20 million. The show will be live-streamed on Film Independent and IMDb’s YouTube channels and on other social platforms beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET.

    The Spirit Awards blue carpet (not red carpet, blue carpet!) brings a more funky energy to awards season fashions. See all of the stars as they arrive here.

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  • Updating Live: All the Winners From the Independent Spirit Awards 2026

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    If awards ceremonies were a family dinner table, the Independent Spirit Awards 2026 would be the cool, artsy cousin. Since 1984, nonprofit arts org Film Independent has been honoring American TV and filmmakers who operate outside the studio system, with an annual awards ceremony that falls between the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards. The 2026 ceremony—the organization’s 41st—will be held on Sunday, February 15 at 5 p.m. ET (the time will be 2 p.m. in Hollywood).

    A huge change this year is the ceremony’s location. For years, it’s been held at the Santa Monica pier, but construction for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics bumped it from that spot. Instead, it will be held at the Hollywood Palladium, in the heart of Sunset Boulevard. But other things that set the awards apart remain, such as its gender neutral acting awards and its focus on movies and TV that don’t always get mainstream love. This year’s host, Ego Nwodim, has also promised an edgy show, telling The Hollywood Reporter, “This is my whole thing: Don’t ask permission, ask forgiveness. I didn’t ask permission.”

    You can watch the Independent Spirit Awards live on YouTube, on the channels for Film Independent or for IMDB. You can also check out all the looks from the red carpet now, and don’t miss Vanity Fair’s complete coverage of the 2026 awards season.

    Read on for all the winners at the 2026 Independent Spirit Awards:

    Film categories

    Best feature

    Peter Hujar’s Day
    The Plague
    Sorry, Baby
    Train Dreams
    Twinless

    Best first feature

    Blue Sun Palace
    Dust Bunny
    East of Wall
    Lurker
    One of Them Days

    John Cassavetes Award (best feature made for under $1M)

    The Baltimorons
    Boys Go to Jupiter
    Eephus
    Esta Isla (This Island)
    Familiar Touch

    Best director

    Clint Bentley, Train Dreams
    Mary Bronstein, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
    Lloyd Lee Choi, Lucky Lu
    Ira Sachs, Peter Hujar’s Day
    Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby

    Best screenplay

    WINNER: Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby

    Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, Splitsville
    Angus MacLachlan, A Little Prayer
    James Sweeney, Twinless
    Christian Swegal, Sovereign

    Best first screenplay

    Andrew DeYoung, Friendship
    Elena Oxman, Outerlands
    Alex Russell, Lurker
    Syreeta Singleton, One of Them Days
    Constance Tsang, Blue Sun Palace

    Best lead performance

    Everett Blunck, The Plague
    Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
    Kathleen Chalfant, Familiar Touch
    Chang Chen, Lucky Lu
    Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
    Dylan O’Brien, Twinless
    Keke Palmer, One of Them Days
    Théodore Pellerin, Lurker
    Tessa Thompson, Hedda
    Ben Whishaw, Peter Hujar’s Day

    Best supporting performance

    Naomi Ackie, Sorry, Baby
    Zoey Deutch, Nouvelle Vague
    Kirsten Dunst, Roofman
    Rebecca Hall, Peter Hujar’s Day
    Nina Hoss, Hedda
    Jane Levy, A Little Prayer
    Archie Madekwe, Lurker
    Kali Reis, Rebuilding
    Jacob Tremblay, Sovereign
    Haipeng Xu, Blue Sun Palace

    Best breakthrough performance

    Liz Larsen, The Baltimorons
    Misha Osherovich, She’s the He
    Kayo Martin, The Plague
    SZA, One of Them Days
    Tabatha Zimiga, East of Wall

    Best cinematography

    Alex Ashe, Peter Hujar’s Day
    Norm Li, Blue Sun Palace
    David J. Thompson, Warfare
    Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams
    Nicole Hirsch Whitaker, Dust Bunny

    Best editing

    Ben Leonberg, Good Boy
    Carson Lund, Eephus
    Fin Oates, Warfare
    Sara Shaw, Splitsville
    Sofía Subercaseaux, The Testament of Ann Lee

    Robert Altman Award

    The Long Walk

    Best documentary

    WINNER: The Perfect Neighbor

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  • DGA Awards 2026: See The Full Winners List

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    Read on for the full list of DGA Awards 2026 winners below:

    Theatrical Feature Film

    WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

    Ryan Coogler – Sinners
    Guillermo Del Toro – Frankenstein
    Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
    Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

    Michael Apted First Time Directorial Feature

    WINNER: Charlie Polinger – The Plague

    Hasan Hadi – The President’s Cake
    Harry Lighton – Pillion
    Alex Russell – Lurker
    Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

    Documentary Film

    WINNER: Mstyslav Chernov – 2000 Meters to Andriivka

    Geeta Gandbhir – The Perfect Neighbor
    Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni – Cutting Through Rocks
    Elizabeth Lo – Mistress Dispeller
    Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus – Cover-Up

    Dramatic Series

    WINNER: Amanda Marsallis – The Pitt, “6:00 PM”

    Liza Johnson – The Diplomat, “Amagansett”
    Janus Metz – Andor, “Who Are You?”
    Ben Stiller – Severance, “Cold Harbor”
    John Wells – The Pitt, “7:00 A.M.”

    Comedy Series

    WINNER: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg – The Studio, “The Oner”

    Lucia Aniello – Hacks, “A Slippery Slope”
    Janicza Bravo – The Bear, “Worms”
    Christopher Storer – The Bear, “Bears”
    Mike White – The White Lotus, “Denials”

    Limited & Anthology Series

    WINNER: Shannon Murphy- Dying for Sex, “It’s Not That Serious”

    Jason Bateman – Black Rabbit, “The Black Rabbits”
    Antonio Campos – The Beast in Me, “Sick Puppy”
    Lesli Linka Glatter – Zero Day, “Episode 6”
    Ally Pankiw – Black Mirror, “Common People”

    Movies for Television

    WINNER: Stephen Chbosky – Nonnas

    Jesse Armstrong – Mountainhead
    Scott Derrickson – The Gorge
    Michael Morris – Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
    Kyle Newacheck – Happy Gilmore 2

    Variety

    WINNER: Liz Patrick – SNL50: The Anniversary Special

    Yvonne De Mare – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Julia Roberts; Sam Smith”
    Andy Fisher – Jimmy Kimmel Live!, “Stephen Colbert; Kumail Nanjiani; Reneé Rapp”
    Beth McCarthy-Miller – SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
    Paul Pennolino- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “Public Media”

    Sports

    WINNER: Matthew Gangl – 2025 World Series – Game 7

    Steve Milton – 2025 Masters Tournament
    Rich Russo – Super Bowl LIX

    Reality/Quiz and Game

    WINNER: Mike Sweeney – Conan O’Brien Must Go, “Austria”

    Lucinda M. Margolis – Jeopardy!, “Ep. 9341”
    Adam Sandler – The Price is Right, “10,000th Episode”

    Documentary Series/News

    WINNER: Rebecca Miller – Mr. Scorsese, “All This Filming Isn’t Healthy”

    Marshall Curry – SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, “Written By: A Week Inside the SNL Writers Room”
    Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin – Billy Joel: And So It Goes, “Part Two”
    Alexandra Stapleton – Sean Combs: The Reckoning, “Official Girl”
    Matt Wolf – Pee-Wee as Himself, “Part 1”

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  • DGA Awards: Paul Thomas Anderson Takes Top Honor for ‘One Battle After Another’

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    The Directors Guild of America recognized the best film, TV and commercial directors of the past year at the 2026 DGA Awards.

    Heading into Saturday night’s ceremony — hosted this year by Kumail Nanjiani from the Beverly Hilton — Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another), Ryan Coogler (Sinners), Guillermo Del Toro (Frankenstein), Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme) and Chloé Zhao (Hamnet) were up for the top prize of outstanding directorial achievement in theatrical feature film, in what tends to be a major predictor for the best director category at the Oscars. (At the Oscars though, Sentimental Value‘s Joachim Trier is nominated in Del Toro’s place).

    Anderson took it home, emotionally taking the stage and calling his directing team up to join him.

    “This is an incredible, incredible honor. We’re going to take it with the love that it’s given and the appreciation of all our comrades in this room,” the filmmaker said, but noting “obviously we are up here minus one.” He then paid tribute to first director Adam Somner, who passed away from cancer in November 2024.

    The evening saw additional honors handed out to first-time feature filmmakers, as well as in a number of TV categories and special honors for associate director/stage manager David Charles and assistant director Gregory McCollum. It was also the first show presided over by new DGA president Christopher Nolan, who was elected to helm the Hollywood union in September.

    The night began with remarks from Nolan — emphasizing the hard times that filmmakers are currently facing — followed by Nanjiani, who teased, “Thank you Chris Nolan for opening for me… it’s like a dream, inside a dream, inside a dream.” He also joked during his opening bit that directors are “the greatest communicators on the planet. You can take a complex idea and turn it into something an actor can understand.”

    The DGA Awards are unique in that each nominee for the theatrical feature film category receives an honorary medallion and gets a moment on stage before the winner is announced. Anderson had the first presentation, following words from his One Battle After Another star Leonardo DiCaprio, who paid tribute to how he has given Los Angeles “a cinematic identity that feels almost forensic.” Michael B. Jordan was on hand to present to Coogler, saying, “Ryan builds families, not film sets” that leaves actors wanting to work with him again and again; Jacob Elordi made an appearance for Del Toro, telling him, “You’re the greatest friend a monster could have,” as the filmmaker spotted Nolan in the crowd and joked “I love saying President Nolan” because it was so rare to say a good name after “President.” (Anderson jokingly gave another nod to President Nolan in his acceptance speech.)

    Timothée Chalamet teased Safdie for his recent appearance on The Tonight Show, saying “your days of self-styling are officially over,” and called him a “quadruple threat” for the many hats he wears on set; Safdie showed off his DGA card on stage and revealed that he reads every DGA magazine front to back. The final presentation came courtesy of Steven Spielberg, who spoke on behalf of Zhao and praised her for bringing Hamnet to life, saying he and their film’s team would “follow her into a dark forest anytime.” She joked back that she wanted to play a drinking game for every time someone on stage throughout the night shouted out Spielberg as an inspiration, and went on to thank all the storytellers in the room for their “creative fire.”

    The Studio, The Pitt, Dying for Sex, SNL50, Mr. Scorsese and doc 2000 Meters to Andriivka also notched wins, while The Plague filmmaker Charlie Polinger nabbed a surprise win in the first-time feature category, thanking the collaborators who were willing to take a chance on him. Female directors made a particular splash at the show, topping five categories throughout the evening.

    Check out a complete list of this year’s DGA winners below.

    Theatrical Feature Film

    Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
    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     (WINNER)

    Ryan Coogler, Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
    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)
    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)

    Michael Apted First-Time Theatrical Feature Film

    Hasan Hadi, The President’s Cake (Sony Pictures Classics)
    Harry Lighton, Pillion (A24)
    Charlie Polinger, The Plague (Independent Film Company) (WINNER)
    Alex Russell, Lurker (MUBI)
    Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby (A24)

    Dramatic Series

    Liza Johnson, The Diplomat, “Amagansett” (Netflix)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: John P. Fedynich
    First Assistant Director: Adam Escott
    Second Assistant Director: Tom Glick
    Second Second Assistant Director: Rachel Sikora
    Location Manager: Rob Coleman

    Amanda Marsalis, The Pitt, “6:00 p.m.” (HBO Max)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Michelle Lankwarden
    First Assistant Director: Eric Tignini
    Second Assistant Director: Kevin Zelman
    Second Second Assistant Director: Nicole Jones, Rebecca Rogers, Chloe Huckins
    Additional Second Assistant Director: Michelle Akeley     (WINNER)

    Janus Metz, Andor, “Who Are You?” (Disney+)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Karl Caffrey
    First Assistant Director: Sean Guest 

    Ben Stiller, Severance, “Cold Harbor” (Apple TV+)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Caroline Baron
    First Assistant Director: Katie Pruitt
    Second Assistant Director: Cat McFayden
    Second Second Assistant Director: Forrest Viola
    Additional Second Assistant Director: Erin Skelly
    Assistant Unit Production Manager: Sean Fogel, Alexandra Vivas
    Location Manager: Ryan Smith, Grace Kwon

    John Wells, The Pitt, “7:00 a.m.” (HBO Max)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Michelle Lankwarden
    First Assistant Director: Eric Tignini
    Second Assistant Director: Kevin Zelman
    Second Second Assistant Director: Nicole Jones, Rebecca Rogers
    Additional Second Assistant Director: Chloe Huckins 

    Comedy Series

    Lucia Aniello, Hacks, “A Slippery Slope” (HBO Max)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Mark Rabinowitz
    First Assistant Director: Jeff Rosenberg
    Second Assistant Director: Kirisa Gavrin
    Second Second Assistant Director: Alaina Neumann Rafdal
    Additional Second Assistant Director: Amy Ergle 

    Janicza Bravo, The Bear, “Worms” (FX on Hulu)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Carrie Holt de Lama, Tyson Bidner
    First Assistant Director: Larissa Malarek
    Second Assistant Director: Olivia Dame
    Second Second Assistant Director: Sofía Blanco
    Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas, Gilbert B. Morales
    Assistant Location Manager: Oscar Roxas

    Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, The Studio, “The Oner” (Apple TV+)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Shawn Dyrdahl
    First Assistant Director: Donald Murphy
    Second Assistant Director: Peter Dress      (WINNER)

    Christopher Storer, The Bear, “Bears” (FX on Hulu)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Carrie Holt de Lama, Tyson Bidner
    First Assistant Director: Duccio Fabbri
    Second Assistant Director: Larissa Malarek, Olivia Dame
    Second Second Assistant Director: Sofía Blanco
    Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas, Gilbert B. Morales
    Assistant Location Manager: Oscar Roxas

    Mike White, The White Lotus, “Denials” (HBO Max)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Regina Heyman, Mark Kamine
    First Assistant Director: Justin Ritson
    Second Assistant Director: Joe Landry
    Assistant Unit Production Manager: Aidan Sleeper 

    Limited and Anthology Series

    Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit, “The Black Rabbits” (Netflix)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Becky Phillips, Erica Kay
    First Assistant Director: John Silvestri
    Second Assistant Director: Nick Notte
    Second Second Assistant Director: Jimmy Rosario, Jilly Blundell
    Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi 

    Antonio Campos, The Beast in Me, “Sick Puppy” (Netflix)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Caroline Baron
    First Assistant Director: Tomas Deckaj
    Second Assistant Director: Scott Bowers
    Second Second Assistant Director: Matt Merksamer, Sean Fogel
    Location Manager: Grace Kwon

    Lesli Linka Glatter, Zero Day, “Episode 6” (Netflix)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Amy Herman
    First Assistant Director: Michael Lerman
    Second Assistant Director: Scott Bowers
    Second Second Assistant Director: Kaitlin Heins
    Additional Second Assistant Director: Davis Woodall
    Assistant Unit Production Manager: Mike Buonanno
    Location Manager: Ronnie Kupferwasser

    Shannon Murphy, Dying for Sex, “It’s Not That Serious” (FX on Hulu)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Francesca M. Mannix
    First Assistant Director: Julie A. Bloom
    Second Assistant Director: Findlay Ward Zotter
    Second Second Assistant Director: Kristin Dombroski, Laura E. Rizer (WINNER)

    Ally Pankiw, Black Mirror, “Common People” (Netflix)
    Unit Production Manager: Shawn Williamson

    Movies for Television

    Jesse Armstrong, Mountainhead (HBO Max)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Jill Footlick
    First Assistant Director: Christo Morse
    Second Assistant Director: MarSchelle Walker
    Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi

    Stephen Chbosky, Nonnas (Netflix)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Pamela Hirsch, Kara Doherty
    First Assistant Director: Chris Surgent
    Second Assistant Director: Takahide Kawakami
    Second Second Assistant Director: Cary Lee
    Location Manager: Tatiana Forster     (WINNER)

    Scott Derrickson, The Gorge (Apple TV+)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Greg Goodman
    First Assistant Director: Cliff Lanning
    Second Assistant Director: Lee Tailor

    Michael Morris, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock)

    Kyle Newacheck, Happy Gilmore 2 (Netflix)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Brittany Sugarman, David Bausch
    First Assistant Director: David M. Bernstein
    Second Assistant Director: Ryan Robert Howard
    Second Second Assistant Director: Kaitlin Heins
    Additional Second Assistant Director: Mia Bruno
    Location Manager: Louis Zuppardi
    Assistant Location Manager: Scott Ferlisi

    Variety

    Yvonne Demare, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Julia Roberts; Sam Smith” (CBS)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Karen Yaeger
    Stage Manager: Mark McKenna, Jeff Leib

    Andy Fisher, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, “Stephen Colbert; Kumail Nanjiani; Reneé Rapp” (ABC)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Jeri-Ann Wong, Amy Stober, David Craig
    Stage Manager: Alec Potter, Josh Wader, Christian Jensen, Peter Epstein 

    Beth McCarthy Miller, SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (Peacock)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Susan Sullivan
    Stage Manager: Lynn Finkel, Linda Carrizzo, Joey Despenzero, Phyllis Digilio-Kent, John Esposito, Andrew Feigin, Steve Hollander, Greg Kasoff, Alissa Levisohn Hoyo, Arthur Lewis, Jennifer Marquet, Cyndi Owgang, Jason Pacella, Tammy Raab, Elise Reaves, Cheryl Teetzel-Moore, Niclana Tolmasoff, Bret Warren, Ari Woog 

    Liz Patrick, SNL50: The Anniversary Special (NBC)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel Mack, Janine DeVito, Amy Mancini, Dan Dome
    Stage Manager: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk, Peter Epstein, Karen Tasch Weiss, Steve Bautista, Joey Despenzero, Frank Fernandez, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Cyndi Owgang, Elise Reaves, Niclana Tolmasoff, Leslie Williams (WINNER)

    Paul Pennolino, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “Public Media” (HBO Max)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Elliot Mendelson
    Stage Manager: Jeff Leib, Mark McKenna, Craig Spinney

    Sports

    Matthew Gangl, 2025 World Series – Game 7 – Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays (FOX Sports)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Larry Lancaster, Aaron Stojkov, Bryan Colucci
    Stage Manager: Dominick Tringali, Dan Frank     (WINNER)

    Steve Milton, 2025 Masters Tournament – Augusta National Golf Club (CBS Sports)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Robert Matina, Chris Svendsen, Andy Freedman, Eric Spitzer, Ade Ellis, Tyler Jahn, Josh Weingardt, Brian Maher, Stuart Millstein, Katie Keane, Adam Cohen, Jack Kempner, George Wishart, Dan Obermuller
    Stage Manager: Cory Fishman

    Rich Russo, Super Bowl LIX – Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs (FOX Sports)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Rich Gross, Casey Garland

    Reality / Quiz and Game

    Lucinda M. Margolis, Jeopardy!, “Ep. 9341” (Syndicated)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Chloe Corwin
    Stage Manager: James F. McGuire 

    Adam Sandler, The Price is Right, “10,000th Episode” (CBS)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Jazmin Eckenberg
    Stage Manager: Steven Hollander, Jason Galland, Alex Weston

    Mike Sweeney, Conan O’Brien Must Go, “Austria” (HBO Max)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Jason Chillemi     (WINNER)

    Commercials

    Kim Gehrig (Somesuch)

    You Can’t Win. So Win. – Nike | Wieden+Kennedy
    Directorial Team:
    First Assistant Director: Peter Jackson, John Mattern
    Second Assistant Director: Melina Greene
    Second Second Assistant Director: Chelsea Meador
     
    I’m Not Remarkable – Apple | Client Direct
    First Assistant Director: Guy Forgaard
    Second Assistant Director: Amanda Johnson
    Second Second Assistant Director: Michael Dudley, Clyde Broom (WINNER)

    Miles Jay (Smuggler)

    Dish – ChatGPT | Isle of Any
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Yianni Papadopoulos
    First Assistant Director: George Nessis
    Second Assistant Director: Rachel Obering
    Second Second Assistant Director: Reed Baum

    Pull Up – ChatGPT | Isle of Any
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Yianni Papadopoulos
    First Assistant Director: George Nessis
    Second Assistant Director: Rachel Obering
    Second Second Assistant Director: Reed Baum
     
    Trip – ChatGPT | Isle of Any
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Yianni Papadopoulos
    First Assistant Director: George Nessis
    Second Assistant Director: Julia Blanford
    Second Second Assistant Director: K.J. Walsh
     
    Home for the Holidays – Meta | Droga5
    Directorial Team:
    First Assistant Director: David Webb

    Secret Santa – Meta | Droga5
    Directorial Team:
    First Assistant Director: David Webb  

    Spike Jonze (MJZ)

    Someday – Apple Airpods 4 | TBWAMedia Arts Lab
    Directorial Team:
    First Assistant Director: Steve Danton, Kate Greenberg
    Second Assistant Director: Matthew Dennis Smith
    Second Second Assistant Director: Amy Hughes, Carly Sturgeon

    Andreas Nilsson (Biscuit Filmworks)

    Conquer the First School Poo – Andrex | FCB London
     
    Garrett – Apple iPhone 16 Pro | Client Direct
    Unit Production Manager: James Veal
    First Assistant Director: George Nessis
    Second Assistant Director: Reed Baum

    Big Flex – Apple iPhone 16 Pro | Client Direct
    Unit Production Manager: James Veal
    First Assistant Director: George Nessis
    Second Assistant Director: Reed Baum

    Trunk Trucker – Virgin Media | VCCP London

    Steve Rogers (Biscuit Filmworks)

    Bring a Book to Life – Amazon | Droga5 London

    A Tale as Old as Websites – Squarespace| Client Direct

    Everything is Fine – Coinbase | Mother London

    Documentary Film

    Mstyslav Chernov, 2000 Meters to Andriivka (PBS) (WINNER)
    Geeta Gandbhir, The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
    Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni, Cutting Through Rocks (Assembly Releasing)
    Elizabeth Lo, Mistress Dispeller (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
    Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus, Cover-Up (Netflix)

    Documentary Series / News

    Marshall Curry, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, “Written By: A Week Inside the SNL Writers Room” (Peacock)
    Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin, Billy Joel: And So It Goes, “Part Two” (HBO Max)
    Rebecca Miller, Mr. Scorsese, “All This Filming Isn’t Healthy” (Apple TV+) (WINNER)
    Alexandra Stapleton, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, “Official Girl” (Netflix)
    Matt Wolf, Pee-Wee as Himself, “Part 1” (HBO Max)

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  • Was Bad Bunny Wearing a Bulletproof Vest at the 2026 Grammy Awards?

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    And yet all some corners of the internet seem to be able to talk about is whether or not Bad Bunny was wearing a bulletproof vest underneath his tuxedo. A TikTok video captioned “Bulletproof vest at the red carpet THIS ISN’T NORMAL” by the account @itsjustgirlstuff, states that the artist was wearing a bulletproof vest at the Grammys “due to threats and political issues.” The video, which cites no sources, currently has 1.6M likes and 10.5M views. “I’m so scared for him because he represents everything they hate,” a comment with 293.1K likes reads. The clip features a video of Bad Bunny on the red carpet with a song from The Hunger Games superimposed with a voice over of Donal Trump speaking as its soundtrack.

    It’s not the only video that has caught wind. An explainer video has racked up 1.9M views, and there is even a video featuring an AI-generated voice over that mimics Bad Bunny’s voice that sees him explaining why he was wearing the vest.

    Except that he wasn’t.

    There are no reports or statements from his team that indicate that Bad Bunny was, indeed, wearing a vest. (Bad Bunny’s reps did not reply to a request for comment from Vanity Fair.) In fact, a video produced by Vogue featuring Bad Bunny getting ready ahead of the event reveals that his custom Schiaparelli look, created by the Texan designer Daniel Roseberry, simply does not allow for room for a bulletproof vest—if anything, it was meticulously tailored to fit the artist, given that the jacket has a corset.

    A sketch of Bad Bunny’s look by designer Daniel Roseberry for Schiaparelli.

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    A sketch of Bad Bunny’s look by designer Daniel Roseberry for Schiaparelli.

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    The jacket creates multiple illusions here, some of which may have fooled some netizens into believing that he was wearing a sturdy Kevlar vest underneath. Its molded and structured shape gives away a key detail: If from the front the blazer appears like a normal tuxedo jacket, the corseting nips the wearer in, creating the look of a smaller waist and a wider hip. Its shoulders are also larger than Bad Bunny’s, and noticeably wider than the less structured suits he’s previously worn, which also helps create a more curvaceous body shape. (The look is a translation from a women’s haute couture look he had designed in 2023.) The back of the jacket is also laced to help preserve the shape, which gives it more structure than a traditional suit.

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  • How the Woman Who Shot ‘Sinners’ Could Make History at the Oscars

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    Arkapaw and I soon discover that we grew up in neighboring towns in the San Francisco Bay Area. She was born in Oxnard, but moved north with her mother (who is of Filipina descent) when she was two years old. While studying art history at Loyola Marymount University, she took an elective course in film, and felt drawn to it. But she couldn’t find any evidence of a successful female cinematographer—until she stumbled upon Ellen Kuras, the DP of Blow. “There was one,” Arkapaw says. “So I thought, Oh, if there’s one, there can be more.”

    After studying at the American Film Institute, she worked on music videos for artists like Haim, Solange Knowles, and Janelle Monáe, and made her first major feature, Palo Alto, with Coppola. She almost met with Coogler when he was assembling his 2015 sports drama Creed, but at the time, “the studio didn’t think I had enough credits. I wasn’t as advanced as they would’ve liked,” she says.

    That had changed by the time Coogler needed a cinematographer for the Black Panther sequel—and Arkapaw already had a relationship with Marvel after working on its series Loki. She and Coogler, another Northern California native, “hit it off. I think this Bay Area thing was special; it’s like I knew him already,” she says.

    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was an ambitious blockbuster, and the biggest film Arkapaw had ever worked on. Sinners would come with a new set of challenges. Arkapaw had to navigate the technical aspects of having one actor (Michael B. Jordan) play two characters who often interacted with each other. The opening scene of Sinners shows how she managed it without making the casting a distracting gimmick: The brothers are leaning against a car and pass a cigarette between them. It’s a simple but effective moment that allows the viewer to forget one man is playing both characters. Arkapaw says Coogler had initially envisioned the scene as showing both brothers at once. But later, “I presented an idea of moving that camera around. It made everything harder,” she says.

    Arkapaw’s greatest test came when Coogler decided he wanted Sinners to be the first movie to shoot entirely on two different large formats: Ultra Panavision 70 and IMAX. She and her team had to familiarize themselves with equipment and cameras they’d never used before. “There’s a lot of technical and logistical stuff, and you want to do a good job,” she says. “But I thrive in that kind of pressurized situation.”

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  • Donald Trump Threatens to Sue Trevor Noah Over Epstein Grammys Joke

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    The president has had his feelings hurt, and he intends to do something about it. After the 68th Grammy Awards, Donald Trump lashed out at host Trevor Noah via Truth Social over a joke the comedian made at Trump’s expense, involving both Jeffrey Epstein and the president’s recent obsession with Greenland.

    In his Truth Social post, Trump called the Grammy ceremony “virtually unwatchable” and threatened legal action against Noah: “I’ll be sending my lawyers to sue this poor, pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C.”

    Noah returned to host the Grammys for a sixth consecutive time on CBS. During the ceremony, Noah revealed that it would be the Grammys’ last one on CBS—the event is moving to Disney+ and Hulu—and his last ceremony hosting as well, at least for the foreseeable future. After this disclosure, Noah exhibited a bit more of a devil-may-care attitude with his jokes, aiming one about the coveted song of the year category at Trump and his well-documented relationship with deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

    This category, said Noah, “is a Grammy that every artist wants. Almost as much as Trump wants Greenland. Which makes sense, because Epstein’s island is gone. He needs a new one to hang out with Bill Clinton.” After the joke got a sustained laugh, Noah noted again that this was his last ceremony as host; as such, he had nothing to lose. (Both Trump and Clinton have denied having any connection to Epstein’s crimes.)

    Needless to say, Trump was not a fan of the joke—or of Noah’s hosting ability writ large. “The Grammy Awards are the WORST, virtually unwatchable!” he posted on Truth Social at 1:01 AM. He then shouted out CBS—now run by David Ellison, the son of Trump’s longtime supporter, billionaire Larry Ellison—for ditching the Grammys, writing that the network was “lucky not to have this garbage litter their airwaves any longer.”

    Trump turned his attention to Noah while also getting a dig in at another comedian enemy of his: Jimmy Kimmel. “The host, Trevor Noah, whoever he may be, is almost as bad as Jimmy Kimmel at the Low Ratings Academy Awards,” said Trump, claiming to be unfamiliar with Noah’s work. For what it’s worth, Trump recently pulled the same move with album of the year winner and Super Bowl half time headliner Bad Bunny, claiming that he had “never heard of” the global Latin music superstar before ripping his work apart.

    Trump then turned his attention to Noah’s insinuation that he had spent any time on Epstein’s island. “Noah said, INCORRECTLY about me, that Donald Trump and Bill Clinton spent time on Epstein Island. WRONG!!!” wrote Trump. “I can’t speak for Bill, but I have never been to Epstein Island, nor anywhere close, and until tonight’s false and defamatory statement, have never been accused of being there, not even by the Fake News Media.”

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  • Bad Bunny Makes History at the Grammys 2026 With Album of the Year Win

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    Bad Bunny appeared to be stunned Sunday evening when Harry Styles announced his album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, as the album of the year at the Grammys 2026. He remained seated for several long seconds, hand over his eyes, apparently overcome with emotion, before springing to his feet and heading to the stage. He turned around and saw his own face projected on the screen behind him, massive, then spun back to the crowd and flashed a thumbs-up before beginning his speech in Spanish.

    Bad Bunny accepts the album of the year award from Harry Styles.

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    “Believe me when I say that we are much bigger than 100 by 35 [note: Puerto Rico is approximately 100 miles long by 35 miles wide], and there is nothing that we can’t accomplish,” the artist, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, said. “Thank you God, thank you to the Academy, thank you to everyone that believed in me throughout my career. [Thank you] to everyone who worked on this album, and thank you, Mom, for giving birth to me in Puerto Rico. I love you.”

    This is the first time in Grammys history that a Spanish-language album has won album of the year.

    Earlier in the evening, upon winning best música urbana album, Bad Bunny used his acceptance speech to condemn ICE’s anti-immigrant activities. The musician, who gamely participated in bits throughout the night with host Trevor Noah and eventually sang a snippet of his own song at Noah’s urging, was nominated for six total awards this year, and won three. (The first win, for best global music performance, was not televised.) He now has six Grammys total to his name.

    Of course, Bad Bunny won’t be absent from our television screens for long: Though it’s unlikely that he’ll use the occasion to rewear the corseted Schiaparelli tuxedo that earned him a place on Vanity Fair’s 2026 Grammys best-dressed list, he’s headlining the Super Bowl 2026 halftime show on Sunday, February 8. The gig has riled Donald Trump and the MAGA right for months since the NFL announced him as the sporting event’s marquee performer, with Trump vowing not to attend, and Turning Point USA announcing that they’d put on their own “All-American Halftime Show,” though with days to go, no details have been announced.

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