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My Hero Academia Dominates Crunchyroll’s 2026 Anime Awards
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My Hero Academia Dominates Crunchyroll’s 2026 Anime Awards

Crunchyroll crowned My Hero Academia (final season) as Anime of the Year at the 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards held in Tokyo, with Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle winning Film of the Year, One Piece taking Best Continuing Series, Lazarus as Best Original Anime, and Gachiakuta as Best New Series, plus numerous wins across categories for opening/ending sequences, score, voice acting, and design, all decided from a global vote of 73 million ballots; the ceremony will stream on Crunchyroll and YouTube.

Cannes 2026 Wrap: Caméra d’Or Goes to Ben’imana as Main Prizes Unfold
entertainment3 days ago

Cannes 2026 Wrap: Caméra d’Or Goes to Ben’imana as Main Prizes Unfold

Cannes 2026 ended with Park Chan-wook’s jury unveiling the prize lineup: Barbra Streisand received an Honorary Palme d’Or; the Caméra d’Or went to Ben’imana by Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo; the Short Film Palme d’Or went to Para Los Contrincantes by Federico Luis; Best Actress went to Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto for All of a Sudden; Best Actor to Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne for Coward; Best Screenplay to Emmanuel Marre for A Man of His Time; and the Palme d’Or winner was announced during the live ceremony as part of the full prize slate.

Wollner’s Everytime Grips Cannes’ Un Certain Regard Crown
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Wollner’s Everytime Grips Cannes’ Un Certain Regard Crown

Sandra Wollner’s Everytime won the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes, with Elephants in the Fog taking the Jury Prize and Iron Boy the Special Jury Prize; Best Actress went to Daniela Marín Navarro, Marina de Tavira and Mariangel Villegas for Forever Your Maternal Animal, and Best Actor went to Bradley Fiomona Dembeasset for Congo Boy. The ceremony also highlighted Nepal’s first UCR entry and Costa Rica’s Forever Your Maternal Animal, while Jordan Firstman’s Club Kid drew attention for a reported $17 million deal with A24 despite not winning a prize.

La Gradiva Clinches Critics’ Week Top Prize at Cannes
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La Gradiva Clinches Critics’ Week Top Prize at Cannes

French debut La Gradiva by Marine Atlan won the Ami Paris Grand Prize in Cannes Critics’ Week, a program that showcased 11 features and 10 shorts from 1,050 submissions, opening with In Waves and closing with Adieu Monde Cruel; the jury was led by Payal Kapadia. Other prizes included the Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award for Aina Clotet’s Viva, the Gan Foundation Award for Distribution to Zou Jiung’s A Girl Unknown, the SACD Award for Best Screenplay to Blerta Basholli and Nicole Borgeat for Dua, the Sony Discovery Prize for Short Film to Skinny Boots, and the Canal+ Award for Short Film to Vaterland.

Cholowsky, Edwards Lead 2026 Big Ten Baseball Awards
sports6 days ago

Cholowsky, Edwards Lead 2026 Big Ten Baseball Awards

The Big Ten announced its 2026 baseball postseason awards after coaches voted: Roch Cholowsky of UCLA was named Player of the Year for the second straight season, Mason Edwards of USC earned Pitcher of the Year, Dylan Carey (Nebraska) Defensive Player of the Year, Drew Grego (Nebraska) Freshman of the Year, and John Savage (UCLA) Coach of the Year. Cholowsky hit .330 with 21 home runs and 59 RBI; Edwards went 8-0 with a 1.49 ERA and 154 strikeouts; Carey batted .347 with 63 RBI; Grego hit .348 with 7 HR. UCLA captured the regular-season title and hosts the Big Ten Tournament; the league also announced 17 Sportsmanship Award recipients and All-Big Ten teams.

Conan O'Brien to Helm 2027 Oscars for Third Straight Year
entertainment14 days ago

Conan O'Brien to Helm 2027 Oscars for Third Straight Year

Conan O'Brien will host the 2027 Academy Awards, marking his third consecutive year in the gig, with Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan returning as producers alongside Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney. The ceremony, airing March 14, 2027 on ABC and Hulu, continues the network’s host duo trend and is set to be the second-to-last Oscars on ABC before YouTube takes over in 2029; Dolby Theatre will host this edition before a 2029 move to the Peacock Theater.

Conan O’Brien to Lead 2027 Oscars for a Third Straight Year
entertainment14 days ago

Conan O’Brien to Lead 2027 Oscars for a Third Straight Year

Conan O’Brien will host the 99th Academy Awards in 2027, marking his third consecutive year as host, with Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan returning as executive producers and Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney back as producers. The ceremony is set to air March 14, 2027, live on ABC and Hulu from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, announced during Disney’s upfront presentation. Disney retains Oscars rights through 2028, after which the telecast is planned to move to YouTube and later to the Peacock Theatre in 2029.

Tony Awards 2026 Predictions Spotlight Broadway's Biggest Contenders
entertainment23 days ago

Tony Awards 2026 Predictions Spotlight Broadway's Biggest Contenders

Variety’s Tony Awards predictions center on Ragtime’s revival potentially leading with up to six nominations, while The Lost Boys, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Schmigadoon!, and Titanique also figure prominently in multiple categories. The piece also weighs Hollywood-Broadway crossovers, Scott Rudin’s return, and the chance of historic cross-nominations for performers like Rose Byrne, Laurie Metcalf, and Lea Michele, along with age-record chatter for June Squibb and multi-nominee streaks for Kara Young and Danny Burstein. The 2026 Tonys are set for June 7 at Radio City, with final category-by-category predictions included.

Oscars Overhaul Expands Acting Noms, Festival Route for Intl Feature, Human-Only AI Rules
awards25 days ago

Oscars Overhaul Expands Acting Noms, Festival Route for Intl Feature, Human-Only AI Rules

AMPAS unveiled sweeping Oscar rule changes: actors can be nominated for multiple performances in the same acting category if those performances finish in the top five, the International Feature Film submission path now includes festival-qualifying wins (Berlin, Cannes, Busan, Toronto, Venice, Sundance) in addition to official country entries, and the director’s name will appear on the statuette plaque for International Feature. The rules also require performances to be human-authored for acting and writing categories, with other adjustments like increasing the number of Casting statuettes and tweaks to the Cinematography shortlist and campaign rules, plus important deadlines to note.

Peabody Awards Highlight Heated Rivalry, Pluribus and More Among This Year’s Winners
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Peabody Awards Highlight Heated Rivalry, Pluribus and More Among This Year’s Winners

The 86th Peabody Awards announced 34 winners across entertainment, documentary, news, and more, with HBO Max earning the most wins and titles like Heated Rivalry (Crave/HBO Max) and Apple TV’s Pluribus among the honorees; Netflix, Disney+, PBS and others also scored multiple wins. Winners were chosen from 1,000+ nominees by 28 jurors, and the May 31 ceremony will feature career and trailblazer honors for Amy Poehler, Sterling Harjo, James L. Brooks, and PBS Kids, signaling a shift toward a unified celebration of storytelling that can change culture.

HBO Dominates 2026 Peabody Awards as Documentaries and Series Lead the Winners
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HBO Dominates 2026 Peabody Awards as Documentaries and Series Lead the Winners

The 2026 Peabody Awards announced 34 winners across entertainment and documentary, with HBO earning six wins—three in documentary and three for TV—leading the field, while Apple TV+, Disney+, Hulu, Netflix and PBS each took two awards. Winners span HBO’s Heated Rivalry, The Pitt, and The Rehearsal, along with a broad slate of documentaries and podcasts. Jurors from more than 1,000 submissions selected the winners, and the 86th Peabody Awards ceremony is set for May 31 in Beverly Hills, with honorees including Amy Poehler, Sterlin Harjo, James L. Brooks, and PBS Kids.