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#Oscars2026: Predicting the Shorts Shortlist, Part 2 — The Docs #Oscars #oscar #documentaryshorts
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Ready to settle in with some good non-fiction filmmaking?! Just like the Live Action Short Film category, I have my
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Wake Up Dead Men drops today! Here's my review for @TheContending! https://t.co/oerDaNaqX9
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Forgive me Father for I have assembled a devilisly good cast... We are used to seeing murder mysteries set at
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#Oscars2026: Is #Sinners the #Oscar Sleeper Hiding in Plain Sight? #Oscars #oscars2026 @phillipsreframe
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At this moment, the race for Best Picture would appear to be One Battle After Another’s to lose. Paul Thomas
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‘After Dark’ Director Iain Forbes On the Chance Encounter That Still Haunts Him https://t.co/YQcFu3NCpL
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#LetitiaWright On the Film She Had to Make to Heal for ‘Highway to the Moon’ https://t.co/0dgSdLFHQ0
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An act of sudden violence brings us to a peaceful limbo in Letitia Wright's Highway to the Moon. No one
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Christoffer Rizvanovic Stenbakken On Creating an Authentic Greenlandic Coming-of-Age with ‘The Thief’ https://t.co/agQgc37pvq
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If you walked outside and noticed that your dog had broken off its chain, do you know where you would
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Oscars 2026: International Feature Short List Predictions & Analysis Of 85 Of 86 Official Oscar Submissions @TheContending @TheAcademy @neonrated @GKIDSfilms #internationalfeatureoscarshortlist #oscars2026
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With preliminary Oscar voting almost over—it ends at 5pm PST on December 12th—and the shortlists being revealed on December 16th,
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#FantasticFour #VFX Supervisor Scott Stokdyk On Artistic Challenges Posed By Each Character’s Powers https://t.co/VYtMYXVz3t
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Fantastic Four VFX Supervisor Scott Stokdyk talks about bringing the core four, plus a new Silver Surfer, to vivid, authentic
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Director Celia Aniskovich Talks ‘The Merchants of Joy’ Documentary, Why Christmas Tree Guys are Hot https://t.co/pDzUwePvFX
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With The Merchants of Joy documentary, director Celia Aniskovich takes a peek behind the tree stand to discover what it
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Oh, you want short film shortlist predictions, huh? Predicting the Shorts Shortlist, Part 1 — Live Action
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Let's dive right into the deep end this year, shall we? Normally, I write a massive piece about all three
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#AHouseofDynamite Casting Director Susanne Scheel on Casting Kathryn Bigelow’s Nuclear Drama Like a Documentary https://t.co/jgNW3wmhIk
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Kathryn Bigelow’s unnerving nuclear disaster film A House of Dynamite is a true ensemble. There are primary characters, but no
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PGA Announces 2026 Doc Nominees, Finalists for PGA Innovation Award https://t.co/7CWqMj9nAR
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LOS ANGELES, CA — December 9, 2025 — Today, the Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the nominees for Documentary Motion Pictures
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Sharon Martin On How Putrid Colors and Rotten Fruit Inspire the Makeup & Hairstyling of ‘Hedda’ #Hedda #makeup #hairstyling
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Think about how you doll yourself up for a party. Do you like to try something new to impress a
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Zeberiah Newman On Reintroducing the World to a Fitness Icon for ‘Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter’ #SusanPowter #StoptheInsanity
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Oscars 2026: How Critics Week, Golden Globes Impact the Race [VIDEO] #Oscars #Oscars2026 #GoldenGlobes #CriticsChoice
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This week, we look at the 2025 critics awards, Golden Globes and their impact on the 2026 Oscar race. Plus,
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#RheaSeehorn on Her Reunion with #VinceGilligan & Their Stunning New Apple TV Series #Plur1bus
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In playing a sci-fi novelist who suddenly finds herself in a world where every human being, save a select few,
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