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5 votes
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Tom Brady retires from the NFL, one year after retiring from the NFL
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California fires back at other Western states with its own Colorado River plan
9 votes -
US school librarians vilified as the 'arm of Satan' in book-banning wars
8 votes -
We Own This City and the reality of reform
3 votes -
New Yorkers never came ‘flooding back.’ Why did rents go up so much?
18 votes -
Cindy Williams dies: ‘Laverne & Shirley’ star who appeared In ’American Graffiti’ and ‘The Conversation’ was 75
1 vote -
Lisa Loring, Wednesday in original ‘Addams Family’ series, dies at 64
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Extremely early 2024 Oscar predictions
This current season is not over yet, but with a new year comes new movies and new awards predictions. These were the early predictions last year. These are earlier however, so let’s see how it...
This current season is not over yet, but with a new year comes new movies and new awards predictions. These were the early predictions last year. These are earlier however, so let’s see how it goes this time. I’m only doing a few major categories.
Picture
- The Holdovers
- Oppenheimer
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Dune: Part Two
- Past Lives
- Maestro
- Poor Things
- Blitz
- May-December
- The Killer
Director
- Christopher Nolan - Oppenheimer
- Martin Scorsese - Killers of the Flower Moon
- Denis Villeneuve - Dune: Part Two
- Celine Song - Past Lives
- Todd Haynes - May-December
Original Screenplay
- The Holdovers
- Past Lives
- Oppenheimer
- May-December
- Maestro
Adapted Screenplay
- Poor Things
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Dune: Part Two
- The Killer
- Rustin
Lead Actor
- Paul Giamatti - The Holdovers
- Bradley Cooper - Maestro
- Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer
- Leonardo DiCaprio - Killers of the Flower Moon
- Colman Domingo - Rustin
Lead Actress
- Saoirsa Ronan - Blitz
- Emma Stone - Poor Things
- Greta Lee - Past Lives
- Natalie Portman - May-December
- Carrie Mulligan - Maestro
5 votes -
The insane engineering of the F-35B
5 votes -
Scientists use CRISPR to insert an alligator gene into a catfish. Disease kills off 40% of farmed catfish. This gene protects them.
8 votes -
US Food and Drug Administration moves to ease rules for blood donations from men who have sex with men
7 votes -
How to throw bombs, save lives, and raise a family in paradise on $22 an hour
5 votes -
US citizens can now sponsor refugees directly. Here’s how to apply.
9 votes -
Project Code Rush - The Beginnings of Netscape (2000)
4 votes -
Netflix offloads two completed films, filmmakers shop projects elsewhere
6 votes -
Outrage around the US as Memphis Police release footage of fatal assault on Tyre Nichols
9 votes -
Sundance winners: ‘A Thousand and One’ takes US dramatic jury prize
3 votes -
We put twelve cameras in the tiny kitchen of a high-end Chinese restaurant
6 votes -
Academy looking into whether Andrea Riseborough campaign violated rules
2 votes -
Gunman still on the loose after ten killed in mass shooting in Monterey Park dance studio
7 votes -
First Navajo woman becomes Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council
3 votes -
This woman wants to destroy your lawn, and replace it with something better
10 votes -
WGA nominations: ‘Everything Everywhere,‘ ’Nope’ and ‘Wakanda Forever’ among recognized screenplays
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 23
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
5 votes -
The shape of Vodou in diaspora
2 votes -
Apple confirms ‘Flora And Son’, streamer’s biggest Sundance deal since ‘CODA’
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Oscar nominations 2023: The full list
5 votes -
The Presidents of the United States of America - Lump (Live on 2 Meter Sessions, 1996)
4 votes -
Pickup trucks: From workhorse to joyride
6 votes -
Encouraging the young to die - The most toxic site I've ever seen
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Oscar nominations are announced tomorrow, what would be a nomination that makes you happy?
For me, as much as I didn’t care for the film, This is a Life from EEAAO getting into original song would make me incredibly happy. It’s such a good song and indie songs like it rarely get...
For me, as much as I didn’t care for the film, This is a Life from EEAAO getting into original song would make me incredibly happy. It’s such a good song and indie songs like it rarely get nominated.
Another one would be Glass Onion getting into Supporting Actress and Costumes.
5 votes -
Why the ground under Colorado solar panels is ripe for growing food
7 votes -
‘Fair Play,’ starring Alden Ehrenreich and Phoebe Dynevor, sells to Netflix for $20 million in huge Sundance deal
1 vote -
Andy’s Pop Life - Revisiting Steve Schapiro’s historic 1965 visit to Andy Warhol’s Factory and his travels across the US with a cadre of Superstars
2 votes -
Gaytopia: Fed up with the horrific discrimination and violence against his community, Don Jackson had a plan to turn a remote spot in Northern California into the world's first gay-majority county
7 votes -
Razzies: ‘Blonde’ leads with eight nominations, including Worst Picture and Worst Director
4 votes -
US airline accidentally exposes ‘No Fly List’ on unsecured server
17 votes -
Meet the Appalachian apple hunter who rescued 1,000 ‘lost’ varieties
10 votes -
Hollywood cannot survive without movie theaters. Why is this so hard for studios to believe?
5 votes -
US pilot shot down four Soviet MiGs in thirty minutes – and kept it a secret for fifty years
8 votes -
David Crosby, iconoclastic rocker, dead at 81
4 votes -
Amazon discontinues charity donation program amid cost cuts
18 votes -
Alec Baldwin and ‘Rust’ armorer to face involuntary manslaughter charges in shooting death
12 votes -
Arizona city cuts off a neighborhood’s water supply amid drought
16 votes -
I got some cool drone footage along Lake Superior on a cold winter day
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Final 2023 Oscar predictions
pending Picture The Banshees of Inisherin Everything Everywhere All At Once TÁR The Fabelmans Top Gun: Maverick Elvis Avatar: The Way of Water The Whale All Quiet on the Western Front Triangle of...
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Picture
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- TÁR
- The Fabelmans
- Top Gun: Maverick
- Elvis
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- The Whale
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Triangle of Sadness
Director
- Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans
- Daniels - Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Martin McDonagh - The Banshees of Inisherin
- Todd Field - TÁR
- Edward Berger - All Quiet on the Western Front
Original Screenplay
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- TÁR
- The Fabelmans
- Triangle of Sadness
Adapted Screenplay
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- The Whale
- Living
- Glass Onion
- Women Talking
Lead Actor
- Colin Farrell - The Banshees of Inisherin
- Brendan Fraser - The Whale
- Austin Butler - Elvis
- Bill Nighy - Living
- Hugh Jackman - The Son
Lead Actress
- Cate Blanchett - TÁR
- Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Ana De Armas - Blonde
- Danielle Deadwyler - Till
- Michelle Williams - The Fabelmans
Best Supporting Actor
- Kerry Condon - The Banshees of Inisherin
- Angela Bassett - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Jamie Lee Curtis - Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Hong Chau - The Whale
- Dolly De Leon - Triangle of Sadness
Best Supporting Actor
- Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Brendan Gleeson - The Banshees of Inisherin
- Barry Keoghan - The Banshees of Inisherin
- Paul Dano - The Fabelmans
- Eddie Redmayne - The Good Nurse
Cinematography
- Top Gun: Maverick
- The Batman
- Empire of Light
- Elvis
- All Quiet on the Western Front
Costume Design
- Elvis
- Babylon
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
- The Fabelmans
Film Editing
- Top Gun: Maverick
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Elvis
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- TÁR
Makeup and Hairstyling
- The Whale
- Elvis
- Babylon
- The Batman
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Production Design
- Babylon
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- The Fabelmans
- Elvis
- All Quiet on the Western Front
Original Score
- Babylon
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- The Fabelmans
- Pinocchio
- All Quiet on the Western Front
Original Song
- Naatu Naatu - RRR
- Hold My Hand - Top Gun: Maverick
- Ciao Papa - Pinocchio
- Applause - Tell it Like a Woman
- This is a Life - Everything Everywhere All At Once
Sound
- Top Gun: Maverick
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- Elvis
- The Batman
- All Quiet on the Western Front
VFX
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- Top Gun: Maverick
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- The Batman
- All Quiet on the Western Front
Animated Feature
- Pinocchio
- Turning Red
- Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
- Inu-Oh
Documentary
- All The Beauty and the Bloodshed
- Fire of Love
- All That Breathes
- Moonage Daydream
- Descendant
International Film
- All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
- Decision to Leave (South Korea)
- Saint Omer (France)
- The Quiet Girl (Ireland)
- EO (Poland)
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Sundance readies big return as indie film business struggles to survive
3 votes -
Ron Jeremy found ‘not competent’ to stand trial in serial rape case
6 votes -
A lecturer showed a painting of the prophet Muhammad. She lost her job.
13 votes