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BAFTA 2026: Hamnet Takes Best Film as One Battle After Another Dominates Nominations
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BAFTA 2026: Hamnet Takes Best Film as One Battle After Another Dominates Nominations

The 79th BAFTA Film Awards in London, hosted by Alan Cumming, crowned Hamnet as Best Film while One Battle After Another led the nominations with 14, followed by Sinners (13) and Hamnet/Marty Supreme (11 each). The night highlighted standout performances, with Jessie Buckley winning Leading Actress for Hamnet, Robert Aramayo and Leonardo DiCaprio among Leading Actor honorees, and Wunmi Mosaku and Sean Penn taking Supporting Actor honors. The ceremony also included remarks referencing current events; BAFTA records noted Hamnet as the most-nominated film by a female director and Sinners as the most-nominated film by a Black director in BAFTA history.

Yellow Letters Clinches Berlinale Golden Bear as Political Storm Looms
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Yellow Letters Clinches Berlinale Golden Bear as Political Storm Looms

At the 76th Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale), İlker Çatak’s Yellow Letters won the Golden Bear, with Silver Bears awarded across categories to Salvation (Grand Jury Prize), Queen at Sea (Jury Prize), and other honors for directing, acting and screenplay (Best Director: Everybody Digs Bill Evans; Best Lead: Rose; Best Supporting: Queen at Sea; Best Screenplay: Nina Roza; Best Short: Someday, a Child). The awards come amid ongoing political controversy over Palestine/Gaza, prompting open letters from filmmakers and celebrities about free speech. Critics highlighted a strong lineup with titles like Rose, Dao, My Wife Cries, and We Are All Strangers, even as the festival faced broader debate and a sparse U.S. studio presence.

Berlin Film Fest Awards Spotlight Gaza Controversy
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Berlin Film Fest Awards Spotlight Gaza Controversy

At Berlinale's 76th edition, awards and speeches leaned into Gaza politics, with Abdallah Alkhatib accepting Best First Feature wearing a keffiyeh and a Palestinian flag and calling for Palestine’s freedom; other winners and juries highlighted the festival’s political tensions, including open criticism of Berlinale’s silence on Gaza and a defense of free speech by festival leadership. The Golden Bear went to Yellow Letters, while Prosecution and Traces won Panorama Audience Awards, and Someday, a Child earned the Short Film prize.

Netflix Dominates Spirit Awards Night as Indie Winners Shine
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Netflix Dominates Spirit Awards Night as Indie Winners Shine

Deadline’s live coverage of the 41st Film Independent Spirit Awards at the Hollywood Palladium notes Netflix leading with 18 nominations as host Ego Nwodim presides. Winners announced include Eva Victor for Best Screenplay (Sorry, Baby); The Perfect Neighbor for Best Documentary; The Secret Agent (Brazil) for Best International Film; Alex Russell for Best First Screenplay (Lurker); Naomi Ackie for Best Supporting Performance (Sorry, Baby); The Long Walk winning the John Cassavetes Award; Tatti Ribeiro winning the Someone to Watch Award; and Rajee Samarasinghe winning the Trueer Than Fiction Award, with further TV honors in series like Adolescence — all marking a pivotal, closer-to-Oscars awards-season moment and a Palladium debut for the ceremony.

PTA Tops 2026 DGA Awards as Women Directors Shine Across Categories
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PTA Tops 2026 DGA Awards as Women Directors Shine Across Categories

Paul Thomas Anderson won the Directors Guild of America’s top honor for One Battle After Another at the 2026 DGA Awards, hosted by Kumail Nanjiani. The ceremony honored directing across film, TV, documentary, and commercials, with multiple wins spotlighting women directors and honors for titles such as The Studio, The Pitt, Dying for Sex, SNL50, and 2000 Meters to Andriivka, among others, underscoring a diverse and celebratory night in Hollywood.

Bill Nye to Receive Lifetime Achievement at 4th Annual Children's & Family Emmys
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Bill Nye to Receive Lifetime Achievement at 4th Annual Children's & Family Emmys

Bill Nye will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at NATAS’s 4th Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards, with NATAS also announcing 2026 Gold Circle and Silver Circle inductees and winners in animation and public service. Nye’s long career in science education and broadcasting is honored, with the honors ceremony on March 1 and the awards ceremony on March 2 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.

Stafford Clinches NFL MVP in a nail-biter at the 2026 NFL Honors
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Stafford Clinches NFL MVP in a nail-biter at the 2026 NFL Honors

Matthew Stafford edged Drake Maye by a razor-thin margin to win the NFL MVP at the 2026 NFL Honors (366-361 points) and signaled he’ll return next season; the show also crowned Jaxon Smith-Njigba Offensive Player of the Year, Myles Garrett Defensive Player of the Year, Tetairoa McMillan Offensive Rookie, Joe Thuney Protector of the Year, Christian McCaffrey Comeback Player of the Year, Mike Vrabel Coach of the Year, and Carson Schwesinger Defensive Rookie of the Year, while Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatieri and Roger Craig joined the Hall of Fame; Caleb Williams to D.J. Moore was the Play of the Year.

Stafford Leads NFL Honors Night; Hall of Fame Class 2026 Unveiled
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Stafford Leads NFL Honors Night; Hall of Fame Class 2026 Unveiled

At the 15th NFL Honors, the NFL announced the AP NFL awards for the 2025 season and revealed the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026. MVP Matthew Stafford and Coach of the Year Mike Vrabel led the AP winners, with Christian McCaffrey as Comeback Player of the Year, Jaxon Smith-Njigba as Offensive Player of the Year, Myles Garrett as Defensive Player of the Year, Tetairoa McMillan as Offensive Rookie of the Year, Carson Schwesinger as Defensive Rookie of the Year, and Bobby Wagner as Walter Payton Man of the Year; the ceremony also unveiled the Hall of Fame inductees: Drew Brees, Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatieri, and Roger Craig.

Cauliflower Coral Crown: A Mind-Bending Win for Close-Up Photographer of the Year
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Cauliflower Coral Crown: A Mind-Bending Win for Close-Up Photographer of the Year

Australian photographer Ross Gudgeon won the grand prize at the Close-Up Photographer of the Year with an extreme close-up of a cauliflower-soft coral in Indonesia’s Lembeh Strait, captured using an underwater probe lens; the 7th edition drew over 12,000 entries from 63 countries across multiple macro and micro categories, highlighting tiny wonders from mayflies and stingless bees to moths and frogs in vivid, intimate detail.

NFL Honors 2026: Finalists Named for MVP, Rookies and Coaching Honors
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NFL Honors 2026: Finalists Named for MVP, Rookies and Coaching Honors

The 15th NFL Honors will honor finalists across MVP, Offensive/Defensive Player of the Year, Offensive/Defensive Rookie of the Year, Comeback Player, Coach, and Assistant Coach, with Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees announced as part of the ceremony. Finalists include MVP contenders Josh Allen, Trevor Lawrence, Drake Maye, Christian McCaffrey and Matthew Stafford; Defensive Player of the Year candidates Will Anderson, Myles Garrett, Micah Parsons and others; Offensive Player of the Year finalists Drake Maye, Christian McCaffrey, Puka Nacua, Bijan Robinson and Jaxon Smith-Njigba; Offensive Rookie finalists Jaxson Dart, Emeka Egbuka, TreVeyon Henderson, Tetairoa McMillan and Tyler Shough; Defensive Rookie nominees Abdul Carter, Nick Emmanwori, James Pearce, Carson Schwesinger and Xavier Watts; Comeback Player finalists Stefon Diggs, Aidan Hutchinson, Trevor Lawrence, Christian McCaffrey and Dak Prescott; Coach of the Year includes Liam Coen, Ben Johnson, Kyle Shanahan, Mike Vrabel and others. The ceremony, hosted by Jon Hamm, airs 9 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock from San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts, with NBC Sports providing full coverage.

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Kendrick Lamar & SZA Take Record of the Year, Bad Bunny Tops Album at 2026 Grammys

At the 68th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Kendrick Lamar and SZA won Record of the Year for “luther” in a Cher-presented moment, Bad Bunny claimed Album of the Year for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, and Billie Eilish with FINNEAS took Song of the Year for “WILDFLOWER.” Lola Young won Best Pop Solo Performance for “Messy,” Lady Gaga earned Best Pop Vocal Album for “MAYHEM,” and an all-star Ozzy Osbourne tribute led by Post Malone closed the night. The show featured a mix of genre-crossing performances (Tyler, the Creator; Rosé; Bruno Mars) and a grand finale hosted by Trevor Noah.

K-Pop Breaks Grammys Ground With First Visual-Media Song Win
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K-Pop Breaks Grammys Ground With First Visual-Media Song Win

“Golden,” performed by EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami for Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters, won the Grammy for Best Song Written for Visual Media, making it the first K-pop song to win in that category. The film’s soundtrack helped keep KPop Demon Hunters in the spotlight as Netflix’s top movie of 2025, and EJAE became the first Korean-American female songwriter nominated for Song of the Year.