By Ryan C. Showers 

​The trend of rewarding popular names and widely seen, profitable films this award season continued at the Screen Actors Guild Awards last night. The 25th annual ceremony leaned into conventional wisdom yet brought a few surprises to keep the race mostly interesting in a few major categories. So often, SAG is regarded as the paramount predictive pillar during award season, because it has crossover with the largest branch in the Academy, the actors. Back in the old days, if one did not receive a SAG nomination, their chances at winning the Oscar were over. Conversely, too, if an actor wins at SAG, they became exponentially more likely to win the Oscar. SAG is supposed to clue us in on what’s really going on with voters.

By Matt Neglia 

The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) have announced their winners for the best in film acting for 2018 at their 25th annual awards ceremony.

Click below to see the winners.

By Matt Neglia 

The Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle (CIFCC) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2018. The winners will be announced February 2nd 2019.

​Click below to see the nominations.

By Matt Neglia 

I may be at Sundance currently (You can follow our coverage on Twitter with the hashtag #NBPSundance19) but that doesn't mean we're not going to still give you a podcast. This weekend saw the release of Joe Cornish's followup to his debut film "Attack The Block" titled "The Kid Who Would Be King." Kt Schaefer joins me to talk about its blend of genres, its young cast, its commentary on Brexit and more!

Thank you so much for listening. You can subscribe to the Next Best Picture Podcast on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, GooglePlay, Tunein, PlayerFM, Acast & Castbox or you can listen down below. Please take a moment to review us on Apple Podcasts here. And if you're feeling generous and you enjoy what you hear and want more, please help to support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month and you'll receive some exclusive podcast content.

By Daniel Howat ​

We’re 91 years into the Academy Awards. With such a long history and more than a hundred nominations each year, there are plenty of fascinating bits of trivia, stats, and other oddities to sift through. “Roma” alone led to plenty of firsts at the Oscars this year, while “Black Panther” broke new ground. To that end, I present to you our comprehensive list of trivia for the 91st Academy Awards.

By Matt Neglia 

Phase one of the awards season is finally over. The dust has settled and we finally know the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards. Kumail Nanjiani & Tracee Ellis Ross announced the nominations live and early in the morning for all of us who were waiting with great anticipation. To the surprise of no one, the Academy had delightful inclusions and shocking exclusions. Because of scheduling conflicts with the Sundance Film Festival starting tomorrow, we decided to hop on our laptops early and bring you Episode 127 a few days early to discuss our reactions to the 2019 Oscar Nominations. For this episode, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Josh Parham, Celia Schelekewey, Liam Heffernan & Tom O'Brien. We will be back with Episode 128 on February 3rd to discuss the fallout from the SAG Awards, our reactions to the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and more! See you then!

Thank you so much for listening. You can subscribe to the Next Best Picture Podcast on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, GooglePlay, Tunein, PlayerFM, Acast & Castbox or you can listen down below. Please take a moment to review us on Apple Podcasts here. And if you're feeling generous and you enjoy what you hear and want more, please help to support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month and you'll receive some exclusive podcast content.

By Daniel Howat ​

The morning is finally here! After months and months of deliberation, campaigning, and plenty of arguing, the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards are here. As per usual, they came with plenty of surprises, more than a few snubs, and plenty to talk about.

Let’s dive into our initial reactions to the nominations!

By Matt Neglia

After what has been one of the most brutal pre-nomination phases of the Oscars I can remember in quite some time, the day has finally come. The Academy has announced their nominations for the 91st Academy Awards to be held on February 24th 2019 (my birthday, of all days). Surprises, shocks and snubs were of course present as always.
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​Click below to see the nominations.

By Matt Neglia 
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Jacey Aldredge, Josh Parham and I are back with a new season of television to talk about with all of you on the Next Best Series Podcast starring Oscar winner (and soon to be nominee once again) Mahershala Ali in HBO's "True Detective." After the misfire that was "True Detective" Season 2 a few years ago, has writer/creator Nic Pizzolatto learned his lesson and brought us something that harkens back to the greatness of Season 1? We discuss this and more in our first of 3 recaps of HBO's hit series.

This is a preview of the podcast, the full version of which is only available to those who subscribe to us on Patreon. For the small price of $1 a month, you can receive this review along with other exclusive podcast content, so be sure to subscribe here.
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Thank you so much for listening. You can subscribe to the Next Best Picture Podcast on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, GooglePlay, Tunein, PlayerFM, Acast & Castbox or you can listen down below. Please take a moment to review us on Apple Podcasts here. ​​

By Daniel Howat 

​“Black Panther” was the highest grossing film in America in 2018, and received overwhelming critical acclaim. Culturally, the film made a huge, lasting impact for representation on screen. Because of all of these elements, “Black Panther” has received a legendary awards push from Disney and Marvel. That push has poised “Black Panther” to break new ground not only for Marvel but superhero films as a whole. Let’s look back at the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s history at the Academy Awards, category-by-category.

By Beatrice Loayza 

Two fascinating categories (and two that also sadly have a shot at being left off of the live ceremony this year due to the Academy's stubborn move to keep the Oscar ceremony to under three hours long) are Best Costume Design and Production Design. With Oscar nominations a day away, I wanted to take one final look at both categories and highlight some hopefuls and some favorites to give these proper artists and films their due.

By Matt Neglia 

Tomorrow is the big day. Everything we've talked about for the past 10 months culminates tomorrow.

Starting at 8:20am EST, the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards will be announced. We have discussed on Episode 126 at great length, the reasoning behind our predictions, and now we have them all listed below for you to see.

A reminder though, that for as many happy moments which will occur tomorrow for your favorite films or performances, there will be just as many snubs as well. Hearts WILL be broken. I guarantee you that. I think with the way this season has gone so far, it's important to remember to be respectful to each other. This season has gotten ugly on more than a few occssions and if someone likes a partciular film or performance you don't and they're happy that it got nominated, I ask that you don't take their happiness away from them.

With that said, let's all take a deep breath, dive right in and hope that we can come up from the bottom for air on the other side.

By Matt Neglia 

The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) have announced their winners for the best in film for 2018.

This is the group's first awards. They are committed to developing and celebrating Latino voices among all areas and backgrounds of the entertainment industry.  Founded in 2018, LEJA provides a much-needed opportunity for writers from the United States to have their works amplified and heard in the areas of film, television, music, theatre, and the arts.  Accepting of all backgrounds and identities, LEJA embraces anyone who identifies as Latino, Latina, Latinx, Hispanic, Afro-Latino, Afro-Latina, Spanish, or any inclusive and progressive description that champions and accelerates the voices of our culture from around the world.
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Click below to see their winners.

By Danilo Castro 

You heard our Editor-In-Chief Matt Neglia's Top 10 already, well now it is time for me to reveal my own. 2018 was a hell of a year for film and it provided a lot of variety to choose from. As we get ready to reveal our NBP Film Awards Nominations, these are my top 10 favorite films from 2018.

By Matt Neglia 

The London Film Critics Circle (LFCC) have announced their winners for the best in film for 2018.
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Click below to see the winners.

By Matt Neglia 

One of the most important guilds of the year, the Producers Guild Of America (PGA) have announced their winners for the best of 2018. The last two winners in the theatrical film category were "La La Land" & "The Shape Of Water." Which film will won this year?

Click below to see the winners.

By Matt Neglia 

For Episode 126, it's a BIG one. Michael Schwartz, Josh Parham, Cody Dericks, Beatrice Loayza, Tom O'Brien and myself give you our reactions to the Critics Choice Awards Winners, we give you our SAG Predictions, our reactions to the trailers for "Spider-Man: Far From Home," "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum," the polls and finally...our final Oscar Nomination Predictions. It's a jam packed episode, so grab yourself a snack, get comfortable and come on this journey with us as we trade ideas back and forth on what is going to get nominated this Tuesday for the 91st Academy Awards.

Thank you so much for listening. You can subscribe to the Next Best Picture Podcast on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, GooglePlay, Tunein, PlayerFM, Acast & Castbox or you can listen down below. Please take a moment to review us on Apple Podcasts here. And if you're feeling generous and you enjoy what you hear and want more, please help to support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month and you'll receive some exclusive podcast content.

By Matt Neglia 

M. Night Shyamalan is back on the big screen with the culmination of his nearly 20 year story of "Unbreakable" & "Split," titled "Glass."  James McAvoy, Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson all return to play their characters from M. Night Shyamalan's previous films. What are the results? What did Josh Parham, Cody Dericks, Danilo Castro and myself think of this much anticipated film? Listen below to find out.

Thank you so much for listening. You can subscribe to the Next Best Picture Podcast on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, GooglePlay, Tunein, PlayerFM, Acast & Castbox or you can listen down below. Please take a moment to review us on Apple Podcasts here. And if you're feeling generous and you enjoy what you hear and want more, please help to support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month and you'll receive some exclusive podcast content.

By Nicole Ackman ​

Here at Next Best Picture, we also cover Theatre from time to time on the Next Best Theatre Podcast. With this post, I want to merge both film and theatre into one and give those who love both something exciting to read.

​There’s something very special about being able to see a film or television actor that you admire give a great performance live on stage in front of you. Of course, there are many talented theatre actors but there are some actors who have made a great career of performing both onscreen and onstage. We have rounded up a list of where you can see your favorite film and television actors on stage in New York City from now through the spring.

By Tom O'Brien 

​On Monday, the 30th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival came to a close after offering screenings of 226 films from 78 countries in 12 days. Attendance figures from this year's festival have yet to be released, but last year the Palm Springs fest drew over 135,000 attendees, making it the third most-attended film festival in North America.

Positioned as it is after the first of the year, Palm Springs doesn't have the same influence on the major Oscar categories as, let's say, the Telluride, Toronto and New York festivals, which annually premiere many of the films that go on to contend for the marquee Oscar categories. As unfriendly as the calendar might be to Palm Springs in uncovering potential Best Picture winners, it does afford this event two opportunities that no other festival can provide.