Saturday, February 21, 2026

“HOW TO MAKE A KILLING”

THE STORY - Disowned at birth by his wealthy family, Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives...

“KOKUHO”

“SCARLET”

“MIDWINTER BREAK”

“THE REVENANT”

THE STORY - While exploring the uncharted wilderness in 1823, frontiersman Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) sustains life-threatening injuries from a brutal bear attack. When a member (Tom...

The 2026 Berlin Film Festival Award Winners

The winners of the 76th anniversary edition of the Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale) have been announced by Wim Wenders' jury. Here are this year's...

“SAD GIRLZ”

THE STORY – Paula and La Maestra are 16 and inseparable. The strongest swimmers on their team, they are training together over the summer to...

The Next Best Picture Podcast – “How To Make A Killing”

For this week's main podcast review, Katie Johnson, Megan Lachinski, and Ben Langford join me to discuss the latest film from John Patton Ford, "How To Make...

The 2026 Berlin Film Festival Award Winners

The winners of the 76th anniversary edition of the Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale) have been announced by Wim Wenders' jury. Here are this year's...

Trailers

Trailer – “Is God Is”

Amazon MGM Studios has released the trailer for Aleshea Harris' directorial debut based on her award-winning play of the same name, "Is God Is,"...

Trailer – “Toy Story 5”

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The Lists

NBP Top 10 Best Films Of 2025 – Cody Dericks

2025 was a year that, in many ways, can be charitably described as "not good." Checking the news daily felt like high-intensity cardio, and...

NBP Top 10 Best Films Of 2025 – Dan Bayer

Every year, I tense up when it comes time to write up our top ten films of the year. I don't want to do...

Our Most Anticipated Films Of The 2026 Sundance Film Festival

It’s that time of year: Hollywood is hauling their heavy winter coats out of storage and getting ready to head to the mountains of...

NBP Top 10 Best Films Of 2025 – Josh Parham

The page has turned on yet another year. With that reflection comes the time to look back at the cinematic endeavors and ponder the...

Our Most Anticipated New Television Shows Of 2026

The turn of a new year tends to be a time of hope, excitement, and optimism. We have 52 new chapters to turn; 365...

The Latest

“SAD GIRLZ”

“YELLOW LETTERS”

“A NEW DAWN”

“PAPAYA”

“THE BLOOD COUNTESS”

“MOSCAS”

“ROYA”

“SHANGHAI DAUGHTER”

“HEYSEL 85”

“NARCISO”

“A FAMILY”

“MIDWINTER BREAK”

“DAO”

“AT THE SEA”

“NINA ROZA”

“SALVATION”

“NIGHTBORN”

“ROSE”

“PROSECUTION”

“PARADISE”

2025 PRECURSOR WINS

BEST PICTURE
One Battle After Another (37) – AACTA, AFCA, AFCC, AFI, BOFCA, CCA, CFCA, COFCA, DFWFCA, FFCC, GAFCA, GG, GOTHAM, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, KCFCC, LAFCA, LFCC, LVFCS, MNFCA, NBR, NJFCC, NSFC, NYFCC, NYFCO, OFCC, OFCS, PCA, PCC, PFCC, PFCS, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, SFCS, StLFCA, TFCA
Sinners (26) – AAFCA, AFI, AWFJ, BFCC, BRA, BSFC, CACF, CIC, DFCC, DFCS, HCA, HFCS, IFJA, LEJA, MCFCA, MMCG, NCFCA, NDFS, NTFCA, OAFFC, OFTA, PFCA, PRCA, SDFCS, UKFCA, WAFCA
Hamnet (6) – AARP, AFI, GG, IFCA, IFTA, TIFF
Train Dreams (3) – AFI, CIC, SPIRIT
Frankenstein (2) – AFI, SCAD
It Was Just An Accident (2) – AFI, CANNES
Marty Supreme (2) – AFI, MCC
Avatar: Fire And Ash – AFI
Bugonia – AFI
Dreams (Sex Love)
– BERLIN
Father Mother Sister Brother – VENICE
Jay Kelly – AFI
Pillion – BIFA
The Secret Agent – ICS
Sentimental Value – EFA
Sorry, Baby – UFCA
Wicked: For Good
– AFI

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson
(35) – AACTA, AFCA, AFCC, BOFCA, CCA, CFCA, COFCA, DFWFCA, DGA, GAFCA, GG, GWNYFCA, HFCS, IFJA, KCFCC, LAFCA, LFCC, LVFCS, MNFCA, NBR, NDFS, NJFCC, NSFC, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, PCA, PCC, PFCC, PFCS, SFBAFCC, SFCS, StLFCA, TFCA, UKFCA
Ryan Coogler (23) – AAFCA, AWFJ, BFCC, BRA, BSFC, CACF, CIC, DFCC, DFCS, HCA, HFCS, LEJA, MCFCA, MMCG, NCFCA, NTFCA, NYFCO, OAFFC, PFCA, PRCA, SDFCS, SEFCA, WAFCA
Jafar Panahi
(3) – GOTHAM, MCC, NYFCC
Kleber Mendonça Filho (2) – CANNES, ICS
Clint Bentley – SPIRIT
Park Chan-wook – FFCC
Akinola Davies Jr.
– BIFA
Huo Meng
– BERLIN
Benny Safdie – VENICE
Guillermo del Toro – AARP
Joachim Trier – EFA
Eva Victor – UFCA
Chloé Zhao – IFCA

BEST ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley (35) – AFCC, AWFJ, CACF, CCA, CIC, DFCS, GAFCA, GG, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, IFCA, LFCC, MMCG, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, NTFCA, NYFCO, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, PCA, PCC, PFCC, PFCS, SDFCS, SEFCA, SFCS, StLFCA, UFCA, UKFCA, WAFCA, WFCC,
Rose Byrne
(24) – AACTA, AFCA, BERLIN, BOFCA, BSFC, CFCA, DFWFCA, FFCC, GG, GWNYFCA, KCFCC, LAFCA, LEJA, MCC, MCFCA, NBR, NYFCC, OAFFC, PCA, PFCA, SDFCS, SFBAFCC, SPIRIT, TFCA
Amanda Seyfried (3) – HCA, LVFCS, PRCA
Kathleen Chalfant (2) – ICS, NSFC
Emma Stone (2) – DFCC, IFTA
Tessa Thompson (2) – AAFCA, BFCC
Laura Dern – AARP
Nadia Melliti – CANNES
Renate Reinsve – EFA
Xin Zhilei – VENICE

BEST ACTOR
Timothée Chalamet
(23) – AACTA, AFCA, CACF, CCA, CFCA, DFCS, GAFCA, GG, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, IFJA, LFCC, LVFCS, MCC, MNFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, NTFCA, OFTA, PCA, PCC, PRCA
Michael B. Jordan
(20) – AAFCA, AWFJ, BFCC, BRA, CIC, DFCC, HCA, HFCS, KCFCC, MCFCA, MMCG, NCFCA, OAFFC, OFCS, PFCCm SDFCS, SEFCA, UFCA, UKFCA, WAFCA
Leonardo DiCaprio (8) – AFCC, DFWFCA, IFTA, NBR, OFCC, PFCS, SFCS, StLFCA
Ethan Hawke (8) – BSFC, COFCA, LAFCA, NSFC, NYFCO, SFBAFCC, TFCA, WFCC
Wagner Moura
(6) – BOFCA, CANNES, GG, ICS, LEJA, NYFCC
Robert Aramayo
– BIFA
George Clooney – AARP
Sopé Dìrísù
– GOTHAM
Tom Hiddleston – IFCA
Josh O’Connor – FFCC
Toni Servillo – VENICE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Madigan (35) – AACTA, AFCA, AFCC, BOFCA, BSFC, CACF, CCA, CIC, DFCS, GAFCA, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, KCFCC, LFCC, LVFCS, MCFCA, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, NTFCA, NYFCC, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, PCA, PCC, PFCA, PRCA, SDFCS, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, StLFCA, UFCA
Teyana Taylor (11) – BFCC, CFCA, DFWFCA, FFCC, GG, LAFCA, LEJA, NSFC, PFCC, PFCS, WAFCA
Wunmi Mosaku (10) – AAFCA, AWFJ, BRA, GOTHAM, GWNYFCA, MMCG, OAFFC, PCA, SFCS, UKFCA
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (3) – MCC, NBR, NYFCO
Ariana Grande (2) – HCA, IFCA
Regina Hall (2) – AARP, WFCC
Naomi Ackie – SPIRIT
Nina Hoss – TFCA
Tânia Maria – ICS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro
(22) – AFCA, AFCC, BOFCA, CFCA, COFCA, DFCS, GAFCA, GWNYFCA, IFJA, LEJA, NBR, NSFC, NYFCC, OFCC, OFCS, PCC, PFCC, PRCA, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, TFCA, WAFCA
Stellan Skarsgård (13) – AWFJ, BSFC, DFWFCA, EFA, GG, HCA, HFCS, LAFCA, LVFCS, MNFCA, NJFCC, OFTA, SDFCS
Sean Penn (11) – CACF, CIC, FFCC, KCFCC, LFCC, MCFCA, NDFS, PFCS, SFCS, StLFCA, UKFCA
Jacob Elordi (7) – AACTA, CCA, HFCS, NCFCA, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFTA
Delroy Lindo (5) – AARP, BFCC, NTFCA, PCA, UFCA
Miles Caton – MMCG
Jonathan Guilherme – ICS
Mark Hamill – IFCA
Damson Idris – AAFCA
Jay Lycurgo
– BIFA
Josh O’Connor – MCC
Adam Sandler – HCA
Andrew Scott
– BERLIN

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
One Battle After Another (44) – AARP, AFCA, AFCC, BFCC, BOFCA, BSFC, CCA, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCS, DFWFCA, FFCC, GAFCA, GG, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, IFJA, KCFCC, LEJA, LFCC, LVFCS, MCC, MMCG, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, PCC, PFCA, PFCS, PRCA, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, SFCS, StLFCA, TFCA, USC, WAFCA
Pillion (2) – GOTHAM, ICS
At Work
– VENICE
The Ballad Of Wallis Island – BIFA
Bugonia – SDFCS
Hamnet – AWFJ
Train Dreams – NBR

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Sinners
(36) – AAFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BFCC, BRA, CACF, CCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCC, DFCS, GAFCA, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, IFJA, LEJA, LVFCS, MCFCA, MNFCA, NBR, NCFCA, NJFCC, NTFCA, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, PCA, PFCA, PFCC, PFCS, PRCA, SEFCA, TFCA, WAFCA
It Was Just An Accident
(8) – CFCA, FFCC, GOTHAM, LAFCA, MCC, NSFC, NYFCO, SDFCS
Sentimental Value (3) – AACTA, EFA, SFBAFCC
Sorry, Baby (3) – OAFFC, SPIRIT, UFCA
Marty Supreme (2) – AFCA, NYFCC
Weapons (2) – KCFCC, StLFCA
Blue Moon – BSFC
Kontinental ’25
– BERLIN
The Secret Agent – ICS
Young Mothers – CANNES

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Kpop Demon Hunters
(41) – AFCA, AAFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BFCC, BOFCA, CACF, CCA, CFCA, CIC, DFCS, DFWFCA, GAFCA, GG, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, IFJA, KCFCC, LEJA, LFCC, MMCG, MNFCA, NCFCA, NJFCC, NTFCA, NYFCC, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, PCC, PFCA, PFCC, PRCA, SDFCS, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, SFCS, WAFCA
Zootopia 2 (7) – CACF, IFCA, LVFCS, MCC, NDFS, PFCS, StLFCA
Arco (4) – EFA, ICS, NBR, NYFCO
Little Amélie Or The Character Of Rain (4) – COFCA, FFCC, LAFCA, UFCA
Endless Cookie (2) – BSFC, TFCA
The Day The Earth Blew Up – MCFCA
Predator: Killer Of Killers – PCA

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Perfect Neighbor
(32) – AFCA, AAFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BFCC, BOFCA, BRA, CACF, CCA, CFCA, DFCS, DFWFCA, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, LEJA, LFCC, LVFCS, MMCG, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, PCC, PFCS, PRCA, SEFCA, SPIRIT, WAFCA
Orwell: 2+2=5 (5) – NTFCA, PCA, SDFCS, SFBAFCC, StLFCA
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow
(4) – GOTHAM, LAFCA, NSFC, NYFCC
Come See Me In The Good Light (2) – CEHA, TFCA
John Candy: I Like Me (2) – CIC, MCFCA
Afternoons Of Solitude – BSFC
The Alabama Solution (2) – GAFCA, UFCA
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions – NYFCO
Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story – DFCC
Cover-Up – NBR
Fiume o Morte! – EFA
Grand Theft Hamlet – PFCC
Holding Liat
– BERLIN
My Mom Jayne – AARP
Pavements – MCC
Pee-wee As Himself – HFCS
Predators – COFCA
The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue – TIFF
Sabbath Queen – FFCC
Secret Mall Apartment – KCFCC
The Tale Of Silyan – IDA
The Tenderness Tour – IFJA
A Want In Her – BIFA
With Hasan In Gaza – ICS
WTO/99 – SFCS

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Sentimental Value
(26) – AARP, AWFJ, BIFA, BSFC, CIC, DFCS, DFWFCA, GAFCA, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, IFCA, LFCC, LVFCS, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, PCC, PFCA, PRCA, WAFCA
It Was Just An Accident
(18) – AFCC, BFCC, CFCA, COFCA, GOTHAM, KCFCC, MCC, NBR, NCFCA, NTFCA, NYFCO, PFCC, SDFCS, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, SFCS, StLFCA, UFCA
No Other Choice (9) – BOFCA, CACF, FFCC, IFJA, NJFCC, PCA, PFCS, SCAD, TIFF
The Secret Agent (9) – AFCA, CCA, GG, LAFCA, LEJA, MCFCA, NSFC, NYFCC, SPIRIT
Grand Tour – FFCC
On Becoming A Guinea Fowl – BRA
Sirāt – TFCA

BEST CASTING
Sinners
(29) – AC, AFCA, AAFCA, AWFJ, BFCC, BOFCA, BRA, CACF, CCA, CIC, DFCS, FFCC, HCA, HFCS, IFJA, LEJA, MCFCA, MMCG, NCFCA, NDFS, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCS, OFTA, PFCC, PFCS, SEFCA, UFCA, WAFCA
One Battle After Another (11) – AARP, AFCC, COFCA, GAFCA, GWNYFCA, MNFCA, NJFCC, OFCC, PCA, SFCS, StLFCA
I Swear (2) – BIFA, CDGA
Black Bag – SDFCS
Hamnet – CDGA
It Was Just An Accident – MCC
The Long Walk – SPIRIT
Marty Supreme – BSFC
The Secret Agent – ICS
Sirāt – EFA
Warfare
– BIFA

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Sinners (39) – AFCA, AWFJ, BFCC, BRA, BSFC, CACF, CIC, COFCA, DFCC, DFCS, DFWFCA, GAFCA, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, IFJA, LEJA, MCFCA, MNFCA, MMCG, NBR, NCFCA, NDFS, NSFC, NTFCA, NYFCC, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, PFCA, PFCC, PFCS, PRCA, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, SFCS, WAFCA
Train Dreams (11) – AC, BOFCA, CCA, GWNYFCA, LAFCA, LEJA, LVFCS, NJFCC, SDFCS, SPIRIT, UFCA
One Battle After Another (7) – AFCC, BSC, CFCA, KCFCC, PCA, PCC, StLFCA
Resurrection (3) – FFCC, ICS, MCC
Sirāt – EFA
Die My Love
– BIFA

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Frankenstein (18) – CCA, CDG, CFCA, CIC, HCA, HFCS, LEJA, LVFCS, MCC, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, OAFFC, OFTA, PRCA, SFCS, StLFCA
Sinners (4) – CACF, OFCS, PFCA, PFCS
Wicked: For Good (3) – BRA, CDG, SDFCS
Hedda – AC
One Battle After Another – CDG
Pillion
– BIFA
Sound Of Falling – EFA
The Testament Of Ann Lee – PCA

BEST FILM EDITING
One Battle After Another (21) – AC, AFCA, AWFJ, CACF, CFCA, COFCA, FFCC, GWNYFCA, HCA, MCC, NDFS, NJFCC, OAFFC, OFCS, OFTA, PCA, PFCS, PRCA, SFBAFCC, SFCS, StLFCA
Sinners (7) – BRA, CIC, IFJA, MCFCA, NCFCA, PFCA, WAFCA
F1 (6) – BSFC, CCA, HFCS, LEJA, LVFCS, WAFCA
Marty Supreme (5) – BOFCA, CACF, LAFCA, MNFCA, SDFCS
Warfare (2) – BIFA, UFCA
Sirāt – EFA
Sound Of Falling – ICS
The Testament Of Ann Lee – SPIRIT

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Frankenstein (15) – AC, CACF, CCA, CIC, HCA, HFCS, LEJA, MNFCA, MUAHS, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, OFCS, OFTA, PRCA
Sinners (3) – BRA, MUAHS, PFCA
28 Years Later – MCC
Bugonia – EFA
One Battle After Another – MUAHS
Pillion
– BIFA

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Frankenstein (22) – AC, CACF, CCA, CFCA, CIC, GAFCA, HCA, HFCS, LEJA, LVFCS, MCC, MCFCA, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, OFTA, PFCS, PRCA, SDFCS, SFCS, StLFCA
Sinners
(7) – BRA, LAFCA, OFCS, PCA, PFCA, SFBAFCC, WAFCA
Resurrection (2) – FFCC, ICS
Harvest
– BIFA
Sirāt – EFA

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Sinners (47) – AC, AFCA, AAFCA, AFCC, BOFCA, BRA, BSFC, CACF, CCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCS, DFWFCA, FFCC, GAFCA, GG, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, HMMA, IFJA, KCFCC, LEJA, LFCC, LVFCS, MCC, MCFCA, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, NYFCO, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, PCA, PFCA, PFCC, PFCS, PRCA, SCL, SDFCS, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, UFCA, WAFCA
One Battle After Another (4) – CFCA, PCC, SFCS, StLFCA
Sirāt (2) – ICS, LAFCA
Avatar: Fire And Ash
– HMMA
The Ballad Of Wallis Island – BIFA
Dog Man – HMMA
Out Of The Nest – HMMA
Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey – HMMA
Rule Breakers – HMMA
Sentimental Value – EFA
Wolf Man – HMMA

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Kpop Demon Hunters
(14) – AC, CACF, CCA, DFCS, GG, HCA, HFCS, HMMA, LEJA, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, PRCA, SCL
Sinners
(12) – BRA, CIC, GAFCA, HMMA, HFCS, LVFCS, MCC, MCFCA, OFTA, PFCA, PFCS, SCL
Diane Warren: Relentless
– HMMA
Highest 2 Lowest – HMMA
Wicked: For Good – IFCA

BEST SOUND
F1 (11) – AC, AMPS, CACF, CCA, DFCS, HFCS, LEJA, MCFCA, MNFCA, OFTA, PRCA
Sinners
(5) – CIC, HCA, NCFCA, OFCS, PFCA
Warfare
(5) – BIFA, NJFCC, PCA, SDFCS, UFCA
Sirāt (4) – EFA, ICS, MCC, NDFS

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: Fire And Ash (23) – AC, AFCA, CACF, CCA, CIC, DFCS, FFCC, HFCS, HFCS, LEJA, LVFCS, MCC, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, OAFFC, OFTA, PFCS, PRCA, SDFCS, SFCS, StLFCA
Sinners (3) – CFCA, OFCS, PCA
Frankenstein (2) – IFJA, UFCA
Warfare
– BIFA
Wicked: For Good – HCA

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