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.

By Matt Neglia

The Motion Picture of Sound Editors (MPSE) have announced their nominations for the best in Sound Editing  for 2018 called the Golden Reel awards. The winners will be announced on February 17th.

​Click below to see the nominations.

​By Michael Schwartz 

​When used effectively, a film setting has the potential to feel like a character of its own. Think about the use of New York in films such as "When Harry Met Sally" and "Can You Ever Forgive Me?," to the role Los Angeles plays in "Chinatown" and "La La Land." A great city can play a big role in how we respond to particular movies. However, sometimes we tend to respond more when our own home is prominently featured. As a proud native and current resident of suburban Philadelphia, I am always thrilled to see my community on the big screen. Not just because I know the sights on display, but I believe that the best films that are set in Philadelphia truly highlight the warmth and community on display.

By Dan Bayer 

​The ballots are in, and all we can do is wait. Wait and see what movies get nominated for this year’s Oscars. There’s something that has been bugging me ever since the season started, though. Will "Black Panther" get a Best Picture nomination?

It’s seemed like a long shot ever since it was released way back on February 16, 2018, for a few reasons, most notably that a superhero/comic book movie has never broken into the Best Picture category before. The film rode the wave of stellar reviews and word-of-mouth to become the type of critical and popular hit that seems too big to ignore, and sure enough, it’s gotten nominated at nearly every guild it could have been.

​But even still, the question has been bugging me...Will AMPAS really vote for a movie that opened so early in the year?

​So I did some digging.​

By Cody Dericks 

​With Oscar nominations fast approaching, everybody is working and stressing to solidify their predictions. But this year is a weird one. So many races are still up in the air, least of all the performance categories. The general consensus for these races is that all of the categories have a solid four nominees that are seemingly a sure thing, with the fifth slot (in other words, your predicted nominee that stands the smallest chance of actually getting nominated) less easy to pin down. Let’s go through all four of these categories and try to determine the fifth slots using both cold hard statistics and general awards trajectory. ​

By Matt Neglia 

After last week's Patreon podcast review of "The Sixth Sense," we now bring you our review of M. Night Shyamalan's 2000 film (And the start of his Eastrail 177 Trilogy) "Unbreakable" starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson & Robin Wright Penn. For this review, I am joined by Jacey Aldredge, Ed Douglas & guest Trent Ostrom. Together, we take a look at the film in a post Marvel era and how well does the film still hold up today? How are the performances from its actors? How has M. Night Shyamalan grown (or reduced) as a filmmaker? Tune in as we discuss all of this and more!

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 DeAnn Knighton 

One week from today, the NBP Team will be taking a break from the 2018 Awards Season and looking ahead, as we travel to Park City Utah for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. On November 28th the Sundance Film Institute released the 2019 list of 112 Features that will play at the Park City-based Festival in January. Matt Neglia, Will Mavity and I will be covering the festival as press and providing regular updates and reviews from these never before seen films.

​By Cody Dericks 

​While the 2018 Oscar race is moving along in full gear, let’s pause our discussion of last year’s movies to look ahead to the upcoming film year! 2019 is looking to be an exceptionally exciting year for movies, with both well-established franchises and well-known directors adding more movies to their respective filmographies. I polled the staff here at Next Best Picture to see what we’re looking forward to the most in the upcoming year.

Presented below is our collectively ranked top 10!

By Matt Neglia 

The 2019 USC Scripter Nominations honoring the best in Adapted Screenplays and their source material for 2018 have been announced. The winners will be announced on February 9th.
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Click below to see the nominations.

By Matt Neglia & Will Mavity 

The Critics' awards are pretty much over and Oscar ballots were turned in yesterday evening. Phase 2 ends next week on January 22nd when the Oscar nominations are finally announced and we will officially enter the third and final phase of the 2018 Awards Season. It is now time to take a look at the rest of the 2018 awards season and what important dates we have coming up.

Click below to see which important awards season dates need to be added to your calendar up until the 91st Academy Awards.

By Matt Neglia 

The Visual Effects Society (VES) have announced their nominations representing the best in Visual Effects for 2018. The winners will be announced February 5th.

Click below to see the nominations.