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Presenting The 78th Annual TONY Awards Nominations

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The 2025 Tony Award nominations were just announced from the Sofitel this morning by actors Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce. The complete rundown has been secured and shared for you down below along with some closing editorial thoughts on it all. Take a look and congratulations to all of these amazing nominees.

Best Musical
Buena Vista Social Club
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Operation Mincemeat

Best Play
English
The Hills of California
John Proctor Is the Villain
Oh, Mary!
Purpose
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Presenting The 97th Academy Awards Nominations

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The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have just been announced and while we didn’t watch the live feed, we share the full rundown after collecting it from assorted resources. Comedian and podcaster Conan O’Brien will be the host for the very first time. Let’s have a look.

Best Picture
Anora – Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, producers
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown – Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, producers
Conclave – Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael Jackman
Dune: Part Two – Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve, producers
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked – Marc Platt, producer

Best Director
Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
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Presenting The 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations

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The nominations for the 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were just announced by actors Tony Hale and Sheyl Lee Ralph. Down below you can find the full rundown. While we didn’t watch the reveals we shall offer up some editorial rumblings at the close just the same. Here goes.

Outstanding drama series
“The Crown” (Netflix)
“Fallout” (Prime Video)
“The Gilded Age” (HBO)
“The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)
“Mr. & Mrs. Smith” (Prime Video)
“Sh?gun” (FX)
“Slow Horses” (Apple TV+)
“3 Body Problem” (Netflix)

Outstanding comedy series
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
“The Bear” (FX)
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)
“Hacks” (HBO)
“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
“Palm Royale” (Apple TV+)
“Reservation Dogs” (FX)
“What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)
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Presenting The 77th Annual Tony Awards Nominations

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The nominations for the 77th TONY Awards were just announced by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry and I watched them do this live via NY1. The station has a very big Broadway vibe and a regular correspondent in Frank Dilella who I always enjoy seeing reports from. Down below you’ll find the full rundown of the nominations so do please take a few minutes and check it all out. Make a cup of coffee first because I know that is what I will be doing as I review it.

BEST PLAY
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Mary Jane
Mother Play
Prayer for the French Republic
Stereophonic

BEST MUSICAL
Hell’s Kitchen
Illinoise
The Outsiders
Suffs
Water for Elephants
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Presenting The 95th Annual Academy Awards Winners

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Tonight’s the night and the Winners of the 95th Academy Awards have been announced in a ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. The show just ended minutes ago and here is the rundown of the winners. “May I Have The Envelope Please….”

Best Picture
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT – Malte Grunert, Producer
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER – James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN – Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, Producers
ELVIS – Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss, Producers
WINNER – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers
THE FABELMANS – Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, Producers
TÁR – Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert, Producers
TOP GUN: MAVERICK – Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS – Erik Hemmendorff and Philippe Bober, Producers
WOMEN TALKING – Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Frances McDormand, Producers
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