Entertainment
Timothée Chalamet, Jacob Elordi Oscar wins on cards as nominations near
As the Oscar nominations draw closer, the possibility of first-ever Academy Award wins is beginning to feel real for several Hollywood stars.
While Timothée Chalamet, Jacob Elordi, and other actors are emerging as strong contenders across different categories, their potential breakthrough Oscar moments are seemingly just around the corner.
In an Instagram post, the Academy announced on Monday, January 5, that the Oscar nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 22nd.
The latest update highlighted that art knows no border as 15 films advanced to the next round of voting in the International Feature Film category.
Here’s where they land on the map:
Argentina, BELÉN
Brazil, THE SECRET AGENT
France, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
Germany, SOUND OF FALLING
India, HOMEBOUND
Iraq, THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE
Japan, KOKUHO
Jordan, ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU
Norway, SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Palestine, PALESTINE 36
South Korea, NO OTHER CHOICE
Spain, SIRÂT
Switzerland, LATE SHIFT
Taiwan, LEFT-HANDED GIRL
Tunisia, THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB
As the Oscar nominations announcement date has been revealed, fans can’t wait to know who receives nods in which categories and, of course, to speculate about possible snubs.
Fresh off their 2026 Critics Choice Awards wins, Chalamet and Elordi’s potential Oscar wins have gained a major boost.
The Marty Supreme star has emerged as a frontrunner for the Best Actor Oscar after winning the category at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards on January 4.
The two-time Oscar nominee’s performance as 1950s table tennis champion Marty Mauser in the A24 drama has been widely loved by fans and critics alike.
As for Elordi, 28, he won Best Supporting Actor for his role as The Creature in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, which has reshaped awards season predictions.
His win is considered a strong omen for an Oscar nomination. Notably, the Critics Choice winner in this category has secured an Academy Award nomination every year for the past 30 years.
Moreover, his major victory at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards on January 4, is being described as a “Monstrous” upset as she defeated several established frontrunners, including Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another), Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value), and Sean Penn (One Battle After Another).
Adding to the list, fans are rooting for Ethan Hawke to win an Oscar in 2026 after his 2018 “Best Actor miss” for First Reformed.
with a career spanning over 40 years, the four-time Oscar nominee impressed critics with his performance In Blue Moon.
Notably, he received a Career Achievement Award at the Critics Choice Awards on January 4.
Furthermore, despite facing a high-profile “snub” at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, Michael B. Jordan remains a powerful Oscar contender after his work in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners.
Dwayne Johnson is also experiencing the strongest Oscar buzz of his career for his role as MMA legend Mark Kerr in the A24 drama The Smashing Machine.
While he did not win at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards on January 4, he remains a significant contender for a Best Actor Oscar nomination.
In case you missed: The 98th Academy Awards will be held on March 15, at Dolby Theatre.
Entertainment
Cruz Beckham calls Jackie Apostel band’s ‘hidden’ powerhouse
Cruz Beckham has credited his girlfriend, Jackie Apostel, for band’s success, confessing that she is the woman behind his career.
The young musician, 21, has been carving out his music career and kicked off his UK tour in on Wednesday in Birmingham.
It marked a major milestone for Cruz, who has been building up to his sold out tour following the release of his single, For Your Love.
Joined by his band The Breakers, the son of David and Victoria performed songs from his album, Lick The Toad at Mama Roux’s.

Meanwhile, Cruz’s girlfriend, Jackie Apostel, 30 supported him throughout the tour, proudly showing of his tour merchandise – a hoodie with all of his tour dates on the back.
And now he has told how Jackie is the woman behind his success.
Alongside a snap of the beauty, he penned: ‘I don’t think anybody understands how much Jackie does for us.
‘Throughout these last few years Jackie has connected the band, connected teams, constantly making sure s**t gets done, none of this would be happening without her.
‘Just a little appreciation post for the fifth member of the breakers. She is the driving force of the band. She has gone overboard with making sure content all of you see is the best of the best.
‘Jackie we are forever grateful for you and I hope you know, we appreciate you more than you can imagine.’
The couple have been together since 2024, after they were first spotted together at Glastonbury.
Earlier this month, Cruz released the music video for his new single For Your Love.
Entertainment
Netflix set to release new show following ex-Prince Andrew arrest
Ex-Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is at the center of Hollywood’s latest race for royal drama.
Netflix is reportedly considering reviving The Crown for a limited series chronicling his downfall following his arrest in connection with Jeffrey Epstein.
The former Duke of York was arrested on February 19, his 66th birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in public office after allegedly forwarding confidential trade documents to Epstein.
His arrest, described as “historic and unprecedented” by insiders, has sparked fierce competition among studios to dramatize the scandal.
According to sources to Daily Mail, Netflix and The Crown producers Left Bank Pictures have been in “advanced talks” about creating one-off specials under the show’s banner.
Insider described the potential saga as “as dramatic, if not more dramatic” than the abdication of Edward VIII or Princess Diana’s death, both previously covered in the original series.
Disney Studios and Amazon MGM are also circling the story.
“We have been bombarded with screenwriters wanting to bring this story to us. The race is on in Hollywood to be the first studio to bring out an Andrew film,” a Disney source told the outlet.
Screenwriter Jeremy Brock, who penned Amazon MGM’s A Very Royal Scandal, echoed the sentiment.
He told the outlet both Netflix and Amazon are “100 percent” in talks to make a drama based on the scandal.
Royal Fallout
King Charles has issued a statement expressing his “deepest concern,” stressing that “the law must take its course.”
Meanwhile, the British government is debating legislation that could remove Andrew from the royal line of succession.
Entertainment
Zack Snyder backs ‘Batman v Superman’ 10 years after release
Zack Snyder has marked the 10th anniversary of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with a not-so-subtle defence of the film, and a few revealing stories about just how contentious it was, even before it reached cinemas.
Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Snyder looked back on the 2016 comic book tentpole, which opened to largely negative reviews on 25th March of that year but still went on to gross $874 million worldwide.
A decade on, the director shows no sign of second-guessing his choices.
“My 100% honest reaction to BvS and how it’s received in the world is… Do you really want a movie that’s had all the edges shaved off it by the focus groups?” he said.
“Do you really want a movie where the decisions have been made in a boardroom, or tested ideas have been rendered for your enjoyment? Do you really want the Kmart version of your story? Is that what you really want?”
Reflecting on the broader reaction to the film and his approach to the DC characters, Snyder was philosophical.
“You realize then that we were kicking the zeitgeist in the n-ts and that we were going to anger people,” he said.
“Not only do they not want their heroes deconstructed, they don’t want their heroes battling each other on a road to deconstructing the why of their existence. That’s another sacrilege.”
Batman v Superman was the second film in what became known online as the SnyderVerse, following Man of Steel and leading into Justice League, a production that took on a life of its own after Snyder departed due to a family tragedy and Joss Whedon was brought in to complete it.
The subsequent fan campaign to release Snyder’s original cut became one of the most vocal movements in modern cinema history, eventually resulting in Zack Snyder’s Justice League debuting on HBO Max in 2021.
Snyder spoke warmly about those fans, pushing back on criticism of their reputation.
“The fans should never forget they did that. They also raised a ton of money for suicide prevention. They did a lot of good. They catch a lot of flak for being toxic or whatever, but they literally saved human lives. You can go f–k yourselves if that’s what you think.”
The SnyderVerse ultimately ended before he could complete his planned trilogy of Justice League films, though he hasn’t entirely closed the door on revisiting those stories in other formats.
“We live in a world where all that is possible,” he said, confirming he has “absolutely talked about” bringing those unmade films to life through animation or comics.
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