Funny enough, Outlander’s Sam Heughan and Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey share an on-screen partner -- a horse. Yes, both actors worked with the same four-legged animal, with Bailey having worked with it on both the aforementioned Netflix series and the film Wicked.

Another musical — “ Wicked ,” the smash Broadway adaptation — came away with nearly as many nominations. Jon M. Chu’s lavish “Wizard of Oz” riff scored 10 nominations, including best picture and acting nods for its stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. The story is based on Chittenango native L. Frank Baum ’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” novels.

The two VOD charts mostly mirrored each other. Beyond “Wicked” and “Kraven,” both list “Gladiator II” (Paramount, just reduced to $9.99 rental), “The Substance” (MUBI), “Venom: The Last Dance” (Sony), “Flow” (Janus/Sideshow), and “The Wild Robot” (Universal),all renting for $19.99 and “The Heretic” (A24), for sale digitally at $19.99.

The whiplash of the Oscar nominations rippled across Hollywood professionals, awards pundits, and elated enthusiasts of 2024’s best films and performances. The most jaw-dropping — and welcomed — moment of nomination morning came from Walter Salles’ Brazilian drama,

Netflix scored a leading 16 Oscar nominations on Thursday, most of which were awarded to “Emilia Pérez,” a genre-spanning musical drama about a drug kingpin who undergoes gender affirming surgery.

Ariana Grande was nominated for best actress in a supporting role, but Wicked missed out on best adapted screenplay.

The 2025 movie awards season is in full swing but figuring out where to watch everything can be overwhelming. Are they streaming? For free? In theaters? Only in Los Angeles and New York?

Emilia Pérez,” a musical about a drug kingpin who undergoes gender affirming surgery, topped the 2025 Oscar nominations with 13 nods. It was followed closely behind by “The Brutalist,” a historical epic the examines the immigrant experience,

Other films singled out by the organization include "Queer," "My Old Ass," "Love Lives Bleeding" and "Drive-Away Dolls"

Ariana Grande marked her Oscar nomination for Wicked with a touching nod to her childhood dreams. Sharing a photo of herself dressed as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, Grande reflected on her journey and the influence of Judy Garland's iconic role.

Streaming service Netflix garnered 16 film nominations (mostly for "Emilia Pérez"), more than any other studio or streamer. But Universal Pictures and its Focus Features sister unit weren't far behind.

The Best Film Ensemble category at the Screen Actors Guild Awards can occasionally be a tough one to predict. Gold Derby’s pundits erroneously thought that 2019’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood would prevail over Parasite,