Clad in florals and puffing on a cigarette, Tânia Maria has captivated audiences with a striking, if brief, performance in “The Secret Agent,” Brazil’s latest Oscar contender.
Category: Academy Awards (Oscars)
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2026 Oscar Nomination Predictions
“Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” could set a record. Expect them to be up for best picture with “Hamnet,” “Frankenstein” and “Marty Supreme.”
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Prize Fight
In the run-up to the Oscar nominations, a chat with a reporter who has followed every twist and turn of the race.
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The Art of a Good Awards-Show Speech
Demi Moore nailed it at last year’s Globes, and so did Teyana Taylor this year. The best acceptances keep in mind four key guidelines.
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A Russian Videographer Reveals How Putin Shapes the Next Generation
Pavel Talankin was a school events coordinator and videographer. When Russia overhauled the curriculum to make students into patriotic soldiers, he kept his camera rolling. The footage became an Oscar-nominated film.
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Golden Globes 2026: What to Expect From Sunday’s Awards Ceremony
Keep an eye on “One Battle After Another,” which is likely to dominate, and on the speeches. A particularly memorable one could be an Oscar lifeline.
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Neon, an Indie Studio With an International Bent, Tops Globes Nominations
Neon scored more film nominations at the Golden Globes than any other studio this year with a slate of six non-English language films.
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How Wagner Moura Stayed True to Himself and Earned a Golden Globe Nomination
The Brazilian star of “The Secret Agent” is a major Oscar contender, though some at home turned against him for criticizing the right-wing government.
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Who Should the Oscar Nominees Be? Our Movie Critics Pick.
Here’s who our film critics Manohla Dargis and Alissa Wilkinson think voters should pick.
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Hailee Steinfeld on ‘Sinners’ and What the Movie Taught Her
For the Ryan Coogler-directed vampire tale, “this character is what pushed me to sort of truly live in myself,” the actress said.
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2026 Directors Guild Nominations: ‘One Battle,’ ‘Sinners’
The films of Paul Thomas Anderson and Ryan Coogler have been competing all season. Also in the running are Guillermo del Toro, Josh Safdie and Chloé Zhao.
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Arthur Cohn, Film Producer With an Oscar-Winning Touch, Dies at 98
Six of his movies received Academy Awards, including the Italian drama “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” and the trade-union strike documentary “American Dream.”