Big week of news requires an extra big banter with @mattbelloni.bsky.social. And @scottfeinberg.bsky.social answers the biggest Oscar-race questions. Can Sinners best One Battle? Listen! Steamrollers, record breakers, and late surges: Inside the 2026 Oscar nominees www.kcrw.com/shows/the-bu...

Amy Homma, who has served as the @academymuseum.bsky.social’s director and president since 2024 and will now also oversee the Academy Collection, made up of some 52 million film-related items, gets candid with THR… www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Final Oscar nominations projections ahead of Thursday morning’s announcement! www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/final-...

The classy move would have been to give Machado the FIFA Peace Prize in return.

Machado presenting Trump a prize and testifying to his love of liberty and democracy while masked secret police invade Minneapolis, abduct people, and beat peaceful protestors is an affront to every American trying to preserve democracy at home. www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-nob...

I AM SHRIEKING 💀🤣 Forget the statue at City Hall, this guy is the *real* Spirit of Detroit. 🫡

After three years as the Academy’s president, term limits are forcing Janet Yang to vacate that role. Insiders say Lynette Howell Taylor, currently one of the organization's vice presidents and chair of its Awards Committee, is the favorite to succeed her. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Still Oscar-less

On Friday at the Karlovy Vary International Film Fest, I recorded a live ep of Awards Chatter with the great Stellan Skarsgård, who’s here with his new film SENTIMENTAL VALUE and to receive the fest’s Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema. Terrific convo posting Monday!

Oscars: Mariska Hargitay’s Jayne Mansfield Doc ‘My Mom Jayne’ Has Qualified, Campaign to Come (Exclusive) www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

We’re not sending our best www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...

John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands’ Iconic Hollywood Hills Home Hits Market for First Time in More Than 60 Years (Exclusive) www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands’ Iconic Hollywood Hills Home Hits Market for First Time in More Than 60 Years (Exclusive) www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Oscars: Mariska Hargitay’s Jayne Mansfield Doc ‘My Mom Jayne’ Has Qualified, Campaign to Come (Exclusive) www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

What hope is there for our country when a huge number of its citizens are as objectively stupid as this guy? At least he is self-deporting. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/u... cc: @jvl.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social

I’m guessing we’ll soon see a measurable drop in children named Harvey and Karen.

This week, the 55-person board of governors of the Academy will convene to make some of its most historically-significant decisions:

Adam Brody has returned to The O.C. — or at least, to the O.C.!

Putting this together took years off of my life, but I am proud of the finished product and hope that you — and @theacademyusa.bsky.social’s board of governors — will check it out! www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/govern...

Another day, another social media platform. Any but Elon’s!