The directing lineup encompasses all first-timers — Sean Baker (“Anora”), Brady Corbet (“The Brutalist”), James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”), Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”) and Coralie Fargeat (“The Substance”), a first since 1997 where James Cameron’s “Titanic” swept the ceremony. In fact, 13 of the 20 actors recognized their inaugural noms.

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.

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.

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

The Netflix movie musical “Emilia Perez” led the Academy Award nominations on Thursday, giving the streaming service another shot at its first best-picture trophy, followed by historical drama “The Brutalist” and box-office smash “Wicked.

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.

Cynthia Erivo was flying high, defying the societal norms of airplane culture, when she openly wept after finding out about her Best Actress nomination. While en route to Sundance, where Erivo is being honored with the festival’s Visionary Award,

Emilia Pérez’ led the pack with 13 nominations, followed by ‘Wicked’ and ‘Conclave.’ And there were a few notable firsts. The Big Apple might be the city that doesn’t sleep, but this morning the City of Angels was abuzz bright and early for the announcement of the 97th Academy Award nominations.

The Academy revealed its Oscar nominations Thursday morning. Take 2 bloggers Rebecca Kivak and Joe Baress break down their biggest takeaways from the announcement.

It’s a challenge to keep a list of noteworthy movies still to come in 2025 to a lean 25. To make it easier, we’ve stuck to theatrical releases, so apologies to fast-approaching streaming flicks

Oscar nominations are finally here, and this year's Best Picture nominees form an eclectic group of titles. That's fitting for a year that offered as many diverse surprises and delights at the theater and on streaming as 2024 did.