formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Last year’s celebrated French hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is nominated in 12 categories this year, with Ghost of Yōtei, Dispatch, Death Stranding 2 and Indiana Jones also making strong showings. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/12/bafta-games-awards-2026-clair-obscur-and-dispatch-lead-the-nominations
The film, directed by Joachim Trier and written by him and Eskil Vogt, stars Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning and Anders Danielsen Lie. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/norway-sentimental-value-first-win-2026-oscars-1236505670/
The Oscars can get it wrong, even when one film seems objectively superior. This can happen when a film gets a great campaign or rides a momentary current in the zeitgeist. Those movies generally don’t stand the test of time. … Continued
Coogler’s taste for combining a wide variety of flavours can be seen in his genre-defying best picture contender, which blends vampire horror with blues music against the backdrop of the 1930s Mississippi Delta. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1je21lgn5zo
For Angelo Candalepas, a building’s impact on the human experience is more important than its outward appearance. It’s less about a building’s silhouette and more about its soul. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/mar/05/australian-projects-shortlisted-royal-institute-british-architects-international-awards
Twenty years ago, the race-relations drama beat Brokeback Mountain to win best picture, in perhaps the awards’ most controversial decision ever. People including the film’s co-writer reflect on what happened. Source: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260303-how-crash-pulled-off-the-most-shocking-win-in-oscars-history