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Jimmy Humilde, CEO of Rancho Humilde, has teamed up with Sony Pictures and Sony Music Latin to release CLIKA, a feature film set to be executive directed by Humilde alongside Michael Greene. The project also includes Humilde’s business partners Jose “JB” Becerra and Roque “Rocky” Venegas.
“This film paves the way for a whole new era of opportunity and representation for Mexican American creators in Hollywood,” Humilde, who has been a force in growing música mexicana’s global movement, said in a statement. “We’ve been grinding in the background, but now we’re stepping into the spotlight, ready to show the world what we’re really about. This moment changes the game, not just for us, but for the next generation and everyone who’s ever felt like they didn’t have a seat at the table. We’re not just part of the conversation anymore—we’re leading it. This is just the beginning.”

CLIKA stars Rancho Humilde rising artist Jaydee (frontman of corridos tumbados group Herencia de Patrones) and follows the aspiring musician’s relentless fight to preserve his family’s legacy, marking a pivotal moment in the global representation of Mexican American stories, according to an official description of the film.

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“Jimmy is a visionary producer whose groundbreaking approach has reshaped the sound of Mexican music. Now, his significant contributions in the world of music open the door for new voices, new kinds of stories, and new movie stars. We are thrilled to partner with Sony Music Latin to release his first feature film CLIKA,” added Sanford Panitch, president of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group.

“We are very excited to be part of this film alongside Rancho Humilde and Sony Pictures,” said Alex Gallardo, president, Sony Music U.S. Latin. “Jimmy Humilde is a visionary who has revolutionized Mexican culture, and CLIKA is the first film born from his vision and creative drive. From the moment we first learned about the project, we knew we wanted to be a part of it and that Columbia Pictures was the ideal partner to bring it to life.”

The film is executive produced by Humilde, Venegas, Becerra and Jaydee, alongside producer Sean McBride. CLIKA will be released in theaters Aug. 15 by Columbia Pictures and Sony Music Vision.

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The Drake versus Kendrick Lamar feud has gone so mainstream that it even got a mention at the Academy Awards. Halfway through the Oscars, host Conon O’Brien decided it was a good time to send a stray shot at the Toronto rapper.

“Well, we’re halfway through the show, which means it’s time for Kendrick Lamar to come out and call Drake a pedophile,” said O’Brien.
He wasn’t done, adding, “Don’t worry, I’m lawyered up,” alluding to Drake’s now infamous decision sue his own record label for promoting Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” despite its damage to his reputation, allegedly.
Drake was somewhere minding his business, but here we are.
The clip started making the social media rounds quickly and Drake is once again trending for all the wrong reasons.

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While the world awaits the premier of James Gunn’s highly anticipated Superman: Legacy, the man has a few other DC projects in the works to help round out his rebooted DC Universe. Yesterday (Feb. 27), he gave fans their first look at this upcoming HBO series, Lanterns.

Starring Aaron Pierre as John Stewart aka The Green Lantern, and Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan aka The Green Lantern (they’re both Green Lanterns), the series will center around the superheroes coming down to Earth to investigate a murder that took place in rural Nebraska where Jordan shows the rookie, Stewart, the Lantern ropes. While we can only imagine the murders have some kind of ties to their world (Lanterns ain’t coming to Earth to investigate a simple homicide charge), the eight-episode series promises “darker mysteries” and “reckonings” being discovered as the show goes along.

While we don’t know if this will have any ties to Superman: Legacy (which is set to premier this Summer), the show is definitely sparking interest in comic book fans who’ve long awaited to see a proper iteration of The Green Lantern on film (Ryan Reynold’s 2011 Green Lantern flick was utter trash).
HBO’s Lanterns is set to debut sometime in 2026 and with a little luck, maybe the DCU will be in a better place than it is today for fans to really enjoy what James Gunn and his team got cooking by then.
Check out the first image for the series below and let us know if you’ll be checking for it in the comments section.
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Daredevil: Born Again hasn’t even premiered on Disney+ yet, but Marvel is already looking towards the future of one of its most prominent characters and have committed to bringing back a fan favorite ass-kicking classic antihero.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Jon Bernthal’s The Punisher will be returning with his own one-shot story in the near future after he makes his long-awaited return in Daredevil: Born Again. Much in the vein of Werewolf by Night and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday, the one-time special should be a bloody affair, as we all know Frank Castle aka The Punisher lives to hurt and kill his Ops. With word that the new Daredevil series is actually more violent than its predecessors, a Punisher one-off should be taking the ultraviolence sequences to another level.
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Bernthal is also writing the script with his We Own This City director Reinaldo Marcus Green, who will helm this standalone special. “It’s like a shotgun blast of a story, but also has all the pathos and emotion that you want out of a Frank Castle story,” Brad Winderbaum, the head of Marvel Television, tells EW. “It’s so exciting.”
Winderbaum tells EW the story concept for the Punisher special came while filming season 1 of Daredevil: Born Again, which will premiere two episodes on Disney+ this March 4. On that show, Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock goes to Frank “because he needs something done that he’s unwilling to do,” Winderbaum previously teased. “And Frank, a bull in a china shop, drives right to the heart of the matter.”
“Bernthal is a generational actor,” Winderbaum says. “He’s incredible what he brings to all the roles he plays, but particularly Frank Castle. And he’s a great writer. He knows the character inside and out…. Also, I love Punisher, but I love Jon’s Punisher in particular. The idea that he’s in the MCU and can bring that to the greater universe, especially the more grounded street-level stuff, is a huge opportunity and, as a fan, the greatest thing ever.”
We. Can’t. Wait.
While we don’t know how big of a role The Punisher will have in Born Again, we know he’ll be helping the Man With No Fear dish out some harsh justice on the streets of New York, and we’re all for it. Where he goes from there will probably be explored in the new Punisher special (unless it’s a prequel of sorts) and hopefully we’ll get some cameos from some of his fellow vigilantes in the Big Apple. Luke Cage maybe? One can only hope, right?

What do y’all think about The Punisher getting his own one-time story? Should it be a series? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Sorry Spider-Man fans, but it looks like y’all will have to wait a bit longer to see the fourth installment of the MCU’s Spidey series, as Spider-Man 4 has been delayed to make room for another blockbuster film starring your friendly neighborhood wall crawler.

According to Hypebeast, Sony has moved the release date of the still untitled Spider-Man 4 from July 2026 to August 2026. They’re banking on Christopher Nolan’s epic The Odyssey to make huge waves as it also stars Tom Holland along with Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, and Zendaya (she and Tom really do everything together) amongst many other stars. Based on Homer’s famous Greek poem, The Odyssey is a fantasy film centered around the Greek King of Ithaca and his return home from the Trojan War in which he crosses paths with all kinds of supernatural beings including a cyclops, sea sirens and even a witch.
Needless to say, that film is bound to make bank at the box office.
Per Hypebeast:

Both of Holland’s films will be coming out a week from one another and the schedule shift is said to give the actor some breathing room between both blockbuster premieres. Zendaya is rumored to also be in Spider-Man 4 and is currently confirmed to be in The Odyssey as well. Had Sony not changed the schedule, the newest Spider-Man film would come just a week after The Odyssey, which continues to be a nod to Nolan’s decades-long relationship with Imax. Nolan is said to be shooting with Imax’s powerful cameras and is negotiating a dedicated theatrical window that will show the film at Imax dedicated auditoriums. Sony is presumably also looking to show on Imax. similar to previous Marvel adaptations.
The Odyssey is set to drop July 31, 2026 with Spider-Man 4 following two weeks later. Unfortunately, not much is known about the fourth installment about Spider-Man other than rumors suggesting it will be set in Battle World following the events of Avengers: Doomsday. With word that Doctor Doom is set to merge all kinds of Marvel superheroes and villains in one set reality, rumors suggest that we’ll finally get to see Tom Hardy’s Venom and Tom Holland’s Spider-Man finally cross paths. Whether they’ll be friends or foes is anyone’s guess, but regardless to whom or what, we’ll definitely be checking it out.
Which film are you more excited for, The Odyssey or Spider-Man 4? Let us know in the comments section below.

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We’re only a few months away to see what James Gunn has in store for us when his film Superman: Legacy hits theaters and his rebooted DC universe gets underway and while he’s made it clear there’s no need to make another Superman origin story, the same rules may not apply to one of the film’s heroes, Mister Terrific (Edi Gathegi).

According to Newsweek, DC is planning on giving Dr. Michael Curtis Holt aka Mister Terrific his own origin story in a limited series before he makes his big screen debut in James Gunn’s upcoming Superman epic. Unfortunately, it will not be in the form of a television series, but rather a limited comic book run, which will lead into his role in Superman: Legacy, but still, something’s something, right?

Set to release on May 28, Mr. Terrific: Year One will be penned by Peabody Award-winning journalist, Al Letson and will be joined by award-winning artist Valentine De Landro and others who’ll help bring his story to life for DC fans to enjoy.
Per Newsweek:
Holt’s origin is that of higher intelligence, which he achieved at a very young age, reading the works of theoretical physicists like Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr at an early age. On top of “a natural aptitude for having natural aptitudes,” as the character states, he achieved 14 Ph.Ds long before becoming a superhero.
Following the death of his wife and unborn child, which he blames himself for, Holt finds new purpose in being told by Spectre about a Golden Age hero known as Terry Sloane, aka Mister Terrific.
Holt uses his genius-level intellect to operate T-Spheres, which allows him immunity to technology, the ability to hack other machines, and the ability to repel projections.
In James Gunn’s iteration of the Superman story, the Man of Steel and other superheroes (and villains) are already well-established beings in his DC universe, so how Mister Terrific and others play into the main story should be interesting. With many rumors circulating about the surprise cameos and inclusions of past heroes in the film circulating around the internet, one can only wonder why Mister Terrific was chosen to get his own origin story before the film’s release. He might have a bigger role in the film than we think.
What do y’all think about DC giving Mister Terrific his own limited-series before Superman: Legacy hits theaters? Let us know in the comments section below.

The red carpet was filled with glamor at the 2025 BAFTA Awards, where music stars including Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and Camilla Cabello were in attendance at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday (Feb. 16).
Gomez was a nominee for her work in the film Emilia Pérez, and Grande and Erivo were both nominees with Wicked. Meanwhile, Cabello appeared at the BAFTAs to present the children’s and family film award, which went to Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.

Emilia Pérez and Wicked were both honored with two awards at Sunday night’s ceremony in London. Director Jacques Audiard won the film not in the English language award for Emilia Pérez, and Zoe Saldaña won supporting actress for her role in the film; Gomez and Grande had also been nominated in the same supporting actress category.

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Wicked costume designer Paul Tazewell took home the costume design award, and the film’s production designers were honored with the production design award. Erivo was nominated for leading actress, but Anora‘s Mikey Madison was honored with the award.

Gomez sparkled in a form-fitting, custom Schiaparelli gown along with jewels from Tiffany & Co., according to stylist Erin Walsh. Tiffany & Co. shared further details: the singer-actress wore designs from the Tiffany Archives, including drop earrings with pear-shaped diamonds, diamond bracelets and a “Tiffany High Jewelry ring in 18k white gold set with a round brilliant diamond of over 10 carats and over total 8 carats of diamond accents, as well as a Tiffany Victoria diamond vine band ring in platinum.”

Grande wore Louis Vuitton, says stylist Mimi Cuttrell. She accessorized her pink and black dress, with its sleek top and voluminous skirt, with Chaumet jewelry. Wicked co-star Erivo also graced the red carpet in custom Louis Vuitton — a white gown with a structural, lace bodice — paired with Tiffany & Co jewels, according to creative director Jason Bolden.

Cabello wore a Sabina Bilenko design and Tasaki jewlery, according to stylist Katie Qian. The singer’s dress, consisting of a bodysuit topped with an intricate, embellished overlay, is from the SS25 couture collection.

See photos of the music (and musical) stars’ dresses at the 2025 BAFTA Awards below, and catch up with the full list of winners from the BAFTA Awards here.

Selena Gomez attends the BAFTA Film Awards 2025 at the Royal Festival Hall on Feb. 16, 2025 in London, England.

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Ariana Grande attends the BAFTA Film Awards 2025 at the Royal Festival Hall on Feb. 16, 2025 in London, England

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Cynthia Erivo attends the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on Feb. 16, 2025 in London, England.

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Camila Cabello attends the BAFTA Film Awards 2025 at the Royal Festival Hall on Feb. 16, 2025 in London, England.

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Conclave was named best film at the 2025 BAFTA Awards. It tied with The Brutalist for most wins at the ceremony (four each). The awards were held on Sunday (Feb. 16) at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Doctor Who star David Tennant hosted for the second year in a row. 

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In addition to best film, Conclave won outstanding British film, adapted screenplay and editing.

The Brutalist took leading actor for Adrien Brody, director for Brady Corbet, original score for Daniel Blumberg and cinematography for Lol Crawley.

Runners-up with two awards each were Emilia Pérez, A Real Pain, Wicked, Dune: Part Two, Anora and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.

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Despite six nominations, the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown was shut out.

Brody has won best actor at most awards shows and is seen as the front-runner to take the Oscar on March 2. Other top awards still appear to be unsettled. The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez won the best picture awards at the Golden Globes. Anora won best picture at the Critics Choice Awards and was also victorious at three guild awards — the Producers Guild, Directors Guild and Writers Guild. With Conclave winning here, it adds more uncertainty to the Oscar race.

And while Anora’s Mikey Madison won best actress here, Demi Moore is still seen as very much in the hunt for the Oscar for best actress for The Substance.

Last year the outcome in the top eight categories (picture, director, the two writing awards and the four acting awards) at the BAFTAs and the Oscars was exactly the same, but two years ago there was no overlap in the winners in those categories at the two shows. And consider this: Only two of the last 10 BAFTA winners for best film went on to win the Oscar for best picture — Nomadland in 2021 and Oppenheimer in 2024.

Blumberg, who is also nominated for an Oscar for best original score, is an artist, musician, songwriter and composer from London. From 2005-’09, he was a founding member and lead singer for the band Cajun Dance Party. From 2009-’13, Blumberg was frontman and guitarist for the indie rock band Yuck.

Here’s the full list of 2025 BAFTA nominations, with winners marked.

Best film 

Anora — Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker 

The Brutalist – Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, DJ Gugenheim, Brady Corbet

A Complete Unknown — Fred Berger, Alex Heineman, James Mangold 

WINNER: Conclave — Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman 

Emilia Pérez – Pascal Caucheteux, Jacques Audiard

Leading actress 

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked  

Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez 

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths 

WINNER: Mikey Madison, Anora

Demi Moore, The Substance 

Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun 

Leading actor 

WINNER: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist 

Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown 

Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes, Conclave 

Hugh Grant, Heretic 

Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice 

Supporting actress 

 Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez 

 Ariana Grande, Wicked 

Felicity Jones, The Brutalist 

Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Showgirl 

 Isabella Rossellini, Conclave  

WINNER: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez 

Supporting actor 

 Yura Borisov, Anora 

WINNER: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain 

Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing 

Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown  

Guy Pearce, The Brutalist 

Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice 

Director 

 Anora — Sean Baker 

 WINNER: The Brutalist — Brady Corbet 

 Conclave — Edward Berger 

 Dune: Part Two — Denis Villeneuve 

 Emilia Pérez — Jacques Audiard 

 The Substance — Coralie Fargeat 

Original screenplay 

 Anora — written by Sean Baker 

 The Brutalist — written by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold 

 Kneecap — written by Rich Peppiatt, story by Rich Peppiatt, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh 

 WINNER: A Real Pain — written by Jesse Eisenberg 

 The Substance — written by Coralie Fargeat 

Adapted screenplay 

 A Complete Unknown — screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks 

WINNER: Conclave — screenplay by Peter Straughan 

Emilia Pérez — screenplay by Jacques Audiard 

Nickel Boys — screenplay by RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes 

Sing Sing — screenplay by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence ‘Divine Eye’ Maclin, John ‘Divine G’ Whitfield 

Original score 

WINNER:  The Brutalist — Daniel Blumberg 

 Conclave — Volker Bertelmann 

 Emilia Pérez — Camille, Clément Ducol 

 Nosferatu — Robin Carolan 

 The Wild Robot — Kris Bowers 

Film not in the English language 

All We Imagine as Light — Payal Kapadia, Thomas Hakim 

WINNER: Emilia Pérez — Jacques Audiard 

I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui) — Walter Salles 

Kneecap — Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney 

The Seed of the Sacred Fig — Mohammad Rasoulof, Amin Sadraei 

Documentary 

Black Box Diaries — Shiori Ito, Hanna Aqvilin, Eric Nyari 

Daughters — Natalie Rae, Angela Patton 

No Other Land — Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor 

WINNER: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story — Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, Lizzie Gilliett, Robert Ford 

Will & Harper — Josh Greenbaum, Rafael Marmor, Christopher Leggett, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum 

Animated film 

 Flow — Gints Siibalodis, Matīss Kaža 

 Inside Out 2 — Kelsey Mann, Mark Nielsen 

WINNER: Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl — Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek 

 The Wild Robot — Chris Sanders, Jeff Hermann 

Children’s & family film 

 Flow — Gints Siibalodis, Matīss Kaža 

 Kensuke’s Kingdom — Kirk Hendry, Neil Boyle, Camilla Deakin 

WINNER: Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl — Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek 

 The Wild Robot — Chris Sanders, Jeff Hermann 

Casting 

WINNER: Anora — Sean Baker, Samantha Quan 

 The Apprentice — Stephanie Gorin, Carmen Cuba 

 A Complete Unknown — Yesi Ramirez 

 Conclave — Nina Gold, Martin Ware 

 Kneecap — Carla Stronge 

Cinematography 

WINNER: The Brutalist — Lol Crawley 

Conclave — Stéphane Fontaine 

Dune: Part Two — Greig Fraser 

Emilia Pérez — Paul Guilhaume 

Nosferatu — Jarin Blaschke 

Editing 

Anora — Sean Baker 

WINNER: Conclave — Nick Emerson 

Dune: Part Two — Joe Walker 

Emilia Pérez – Juliette Welfling 

Kneecap — Julian Ulrichs, Chris Gill 

Costume design 

 Blitz — Jacqueline Durran 

 A Complete Unknown — Arianne Phillips 

 Conclave — Lisy Christl 

 Nosferatu — Linda Muir 

 WINNER: Wicked — Paul Tazewell 

Makeup & hair 

Dune: Part Two — Love Larson, Eva Von Bahr 

Emilia Pérez — Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier, Jean-Christophe Spadaccini, Romain Marietti 

Nosferatu — David White, Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton 

WINNER: The Substance — Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello, Marilyne Scarselli 

Wicked — Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Sarah Nuth 

Production design 

 The Brutalist — Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia 

 Conclave — Suzie Davies, Cynthia Sleiter 

 Dune: Part Two — Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau 

 Nosferatu — Craig Lathrop 

WINNER: Wicked — Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales 

Sound 

 Blitz — John Casali, Paul Cotterell, James Harrison 

 WINNER: Dune: Part Two — Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Gareth John, Richard King 

 Gladiator II — Stéphane Bucher, Matthew Collinge, Paul Massey Danny Sheehan 

The Substance — Valérie Deloof, Victor Fleurant, Victor Praud, Stéphane Thiébaut, Emmanuelle Villard 

Wicked — Robin Baynton, Simon Hayes, John Marquis, Andy Nelson, Nancy Nugent Title 

Special visual effects 

Better Man —  Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs 

WINNER: Dune: Part Two — Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Gerd Nefzer, Rhys Salcombe 

Gladiator II — Mark Bakowski, Neil Corbould, Nikki Penny, Pietro Ponti 

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes — Erik Winquist, Rodney Burke, Paul Story, Stephen Unterfranz 

Wicked — Pablo Helman, Paul Corbould, Jonathan Fawkner, Anthony Smith 

Outstanding British film 

Bird — Andrea Arnold, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Lee Groombridge 

Blitz — Steve McQueen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anita Overland 

WINNER: Conclave — Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan 

Gladiator II — Ridley Scott, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Michael Pruss, David Scarpa, Peter Craig 

Hard Truths — Mike Leigh, Georgina Lowe 

Kneecap — Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh 

Lee — Ellen Kuras, Kate Solomon, Kate Winslet, Liz Hannah, Marion Hume, John Collee, Lem Dobbs 

Love Lies Bleeding — Rose Glass, Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman, Wereonika Tofilska 

The Outrun — Nora Fingscheidt, Sarah Brocklehurst, Dominic Norris, Jack Lowden, Saoirse Ronan, Amy Liptrot 

Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl — Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek, Mark Burton 

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer 

Hoard — Luna Carmoon (Director, writer) 

WINNER: Kneecap — Rich Peppiatt (Director, writer) 

Monkey Man — Dev Patel (Director) 

Santosh — Sandhya Suri (Director, writer), James Bowsher (Producer), Balthazar de Ganay (Producer), also produced by Alan McAlex, Mike Goodridge 

Sister Midnight — Karan Kandhari (Director, writer) 

British short animation 

 Adiós — José Prats, Natalia Kyriacou, Bernardo Angeletti 

 Mog’s Christmas — Robin Shaw, Joanna Harrison, Camilla Deakin, Ruth Fielding 

WINNER: Wander to Wonder — Nina Gantz, Stienette Bosklopper, Simon Cartwright, Maarten Swart 

British short film 

 The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing — Theo Panagopoulos, Marissa Keating 

 Marion — Joe Weiland, Finn Constantine, Marija Djikic 

 Milk — Miranda Stern, Ashionye Ogene 

 WINNER: Rock, Paper, Scissors — Franz Böhm, Ivan, Hayder Rothschild Hoozeer 

 Stomach Bug — Matty Crawford, Karima Sammout-Kanellopoulou 

EE rising star award (voted for by the public) 

 Marisa Abela 

Jharrel Jerome 

WINNER: David Jonsson 

Mikey Madison 

Nabhaan Rizwan 

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The musical biopic on Pharrell Williams’ life as a child might never see the light of day. He has confirmed that the film has been scrapped.

As spotted on Variety the multi-hyphenate is putting the brakes on what would have been his newest big screen project. On Friday, Feb. 7 he and director Michel Gondry provided the entertainment magazine a formal statement on the status of Golden. “When all of us got into the editing room we collectively decided there wasn’t a path forward to tell the version of this story that we originally envisioned,” it read. “We appreciate all the hard work of the talented cast and crew. While we’re disappointed we can’t deliver this film, we have incredible partners at Universal and will collaborate in a different capacity again soon.”

Golden was set to capture Pharrell Williams’ childhood by combining music and story telling. During pre-production he described the project as “a coming-of-age story about self-discovery and pursuing your dreams, but it’s so much more magical than that. It’s a celebration of Black life, Black culture, and most importantly, Black joy.” It featured an all-star cast of talent including Janelle Monáe, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Halle, Bailey, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Brian Tyree Henry and Quinta Brunson.
It is unclear what Universal Pictures will do with footage and soundtrack.

Anora appears to be the front-runner to win the Oscar for best picture. On Friday (Feb. 7) the film won the top award at the Critics Choice Awards. On Saturday (Feb. 8) it won the top prizes at both the Directors Guild of America Awards and the Producers Guild of America Awards.
The PGA Awards recognize the year’s best-produced features, documentaries, series and specials, as voted on by the PGA, which has more than 8,400 members. The 36th annual PGA Awards were held at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

Since its inception in 1990, the PGA Award for best theatrical motion picture has gone to the subsequent Oscar winner for best picture on all but 10 occasions.

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The correlation between the two awards has become even stronger since 2009, when both the PGA and the Academy Awards began using ranked-choice voting (sometimes called a preferential ballot). Since 2009, the PGA winner and the subsequent Oscar winner have agreed in all but three years. The last time the two award bodies diverged was in 2020, when the PGA award went to 1917, but the Oscars favored Parasite.

The PGA expanded the number of nominees for its top award from five to 10 in 2010, the same year the Oscars made a similar expansion.

The Greatest Night in Pop, a Netflix film about the 1985 “We Are the World” recording session, won outstanding producer of televised or streamed motion pictures. The film was nominated for three Primetime Emmys last year, including outstanding documentary or nonfiction special, and was nominated for a Grammy for best music film.

Saturday Night Live, now in its 50th season on NBC, won Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television, a remarkable feat for a show this deep into its run. It beat Ali Wong: Single Lady, The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

The Wild Robot won Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures. It has won in the animated film category at most film awards shows and is considered the front-runner to win the Oscar for best animated feature.

Special awards were also presented to Chris Meledandri (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures – presented by Steve Carell), Dana Walden (Milestone Award – presented by Bob Iger), Taika Waititi (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television – presented by Jon Favreau), and Lynda Obst & Paula Weinstein (Trailblazer Award – presented by Jane Fonda and Kate Hudson).

The 2025 Producers Guild Awards event chairs are Mike Farah and Joe Farrell. The 2025 Producers Guild Awards were produced by Anchor Street Collective and written by Lauren Cortizo, Jody Lambert and Matt Oberg for the guild. Branden Chapman served as executive producer, and Carleen Cappelletti was co-executive producer.

Here’s the complete list of 2025 nominees by the Producers Guild of America, with winners marked.

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

WINNER: Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

A Real Pain

September 5

The Substance

Wicked

Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

Flow

Inside Out 2

Moana 2

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

WINNER: The Wild Robot

Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama

Bad Sisters

The Diplomat

Fallout

WINNER: Shōgun

Slow Horses

Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

Curb Your Enthusiasm

WINNER: Hacks

Only Murders in the Building

David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television

WINNER: Baby Reindeer

FEUD: Capote Vs. The Swans

The Penguin

Ripley

True Detective: Night Country

Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures

Carry On

WINNER: The Greatest Night in Pop

The Killer

Rebel Ridge

Unfrosted

Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television

30 for 30

Conan O’Brien Must Go

The Jinx – Part Two

WINNER: STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

Welcome to Wrexham

Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television

Ali Wong: Single Lady

The Daily Show

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

WINNER: Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television

The Amazing Race

RuPaul’s Drag Race

Top Chef

WINNER: The Traitors

The Voice

The following nominees were previously announced.

Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture

Gaucho Gaucho

Mediha

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

Porcelain War

WINNER: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

We Will Dance Again

Outstanding Children’s Program

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

WINNER: Sesame Street

SpongeBob SquarePants

Outstanding Short-Form Program

The Crown: Farewell To a Royal Epic

Hacks: Bit By Bit

The Penguin: Inside Gotham

Real Time with Bill Maher: Overtime

WINNER: Shōgun – The Making of Shōgun

Outstanding Sports Program

Formula 1: Drive to Survive

Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants

Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend

WINNER: Simone Biles Rising

Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics

PGA Innovation Award

Critterz

Emperor

Impulse: Playing with Reality

WINNER: Orbital

The Pirate Queen with Lucy Liu

What If…? – An Immersive Story