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Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang will announce the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards.

The two actors will come together live Thursday from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater to reveal the nominees in all 23 Academy Award categories.

Sennott is an actor, writer and comedian known for her roles in the films Saturday Night, Shiva Baby, Bodies Bodies Bodies and Bottoms, which she also executive produced and co-wrote. She also starred in the television series The Idol and Call Your Mother.

Yang is an Emmy-nominated comedian, actor and writer known for Saturday Night Live. He is also a co-host on the podcast Las Culturistas. He most recently starred in Wicked alongside Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.

The Oscar nominations ceremony was previously rescheduled from Jan. 17 to Jan. 19 due to the wildfires in Los Angeles. It was moved a second time to Jan. 23.

In addition to the new date for the nominations announcement, the voting period for nominations was also extended to Jan. 17, and the Oscars nominees luncheon, which was previously scheduled for Feb. 10, was canceled.

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards will be revealed live on ABC’s Good Morning America, ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu. It will also be live streamed on Oscars.com, Oscars.org and the Academy’s digital platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.

The live presentation will begin at 5:30 a.m. PT/8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 23.

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Julia Stiles makes her feature directorial debut with Wish You Were Here, now playing in movie theaters.

The journey to making her first film was long, but the actress-turned-director told ABC Audio it was something she always dreamed of.

“It’s been a career-long dream of mine to direct a movie,” Stiles said. “I spent so long looking for the right story. And then I was sent this book, Wish You Were Here, five years ago, and it just totally hit me as something that needed to be a movie.”

After she found the story she wanted to develop for the big screen, it took Stiles half a decade to get the project made.

“In the five years since we set out to make it, I feel like the story has only gotten deeper and more meaningful for me,” Stiles said. “I feel like we need a movie like this right now that’s full of hope and is about love and taking care of another person.”

Stiles, known for her roles in iconic romance films like 10 Things I Hate About You and Save the Last Dance, said the genre has always spoken to her.

“I’m a romantic at heart. I love the idea that people can find their soulmate,” Stiles said. “One of the things that I love about the way that … we approached the love story, and it comes from the book, is that it’s much more mature than the age of the characters.”

As for the differences between acting and directing, Stiles said she definitely got to flex different muscles.

“Being an actor or a performer, a lot of times you’re just being told what to do or be,” Stiles said. “But being a director, you really have to be a good manager. You have to be good with multitasking, thinking 10 steps ahead, but also being present. And there’s a logical part of my brain that got put to work that was really enjoyable for me.”

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The Brady Corbet-directed awards contender The Brutalist is causing a stir after the film’s editor, Dávid Jancsó, revealed artificial intelligence was used to enhance the performances of the film’s stars, Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones.

While speaking with Red Shark News, Jancsó said the filmmakers used AI to change Brody and Jones’ Hungarian dialogue to make it sound more authentic.

“I am a native Hungarian speaker and I know that it is one of the most difficult languages to learn to pronounce,” Jancsó said. “If you’re coming from the Anglo-Saxon world certain sounds can be particularly hard to grasp.”

He continued by praising the actors’ performances, but saying the small tweaks were necessary to enhance some Hungarian vocal sounds.

“It is controversial in the industry to talk about AI, but it shouldn’t be,” Jancsó said. “We should be having a very open discussion about what tools AI can provide us with. There’s nothing in the film using AI that hasn’t been done before. It just makes the process a lot faster. We use AI to create these tiny little details that we didn’t have the money or the time to shoot.”

The revelation that AI was used has sparked outrage online. On Monday, Corbet issued a response to the backlash to Deadline.

“Adrien and Felicity’s performances are completely their own. They worked for months with dialect coach Tanera Marshall to perfect their accents. Innovative Respeecher technology was used in Hungarian language dialogue editing ONLY, specifically to refine certain vowels and letters for accuracy. No English language was changed,” Corbet said. “This was a manual process, done by our sound team and Respeecher in post-production. The aim was to preserve the authenticity of Adrien and Felicity’s performances in another language, not to replace or alter them and done with the utmost respect for the craft.”

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Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren fight for their home in the 1923 season 2 trailer.

The official trailer for the second season of the Yellowstone prequel dropped Sunday, showcasing the war between the Duttons and the wealthy businessman Donald Whitfield, played by Timothy Dalton, over their Montana property.

Season 2 of 1923 streams on Feb. 23 on Paramount+. It follows the challenges that a cruel winter brings, as well as “unfinished business to Jacob and Cara back at Dutton ranch,” according to the season’s official description. “With harsh conditions and adversaries threatening to end the Dutton legacy, Spencer embarks on an arduous journey home, racing against time to save his family in Montana. Meanwhile, Alexandra sets off on her own harrowing trans-Atlantic journey to find Spencer and reclaim their love.”

Throughout the trailer, both Ford and Mirren are seen protecting their property by any means necessary, slinging both guns and choice words.

“Of all the things I’ve had to do for this ranch,” Mirren says as she reloads her sniper, “this takes the cake.”

Brandon Sklenar returns as Spencer, the son of Ford’s Jacob and Mirren’s Cara, while Julia Schlaepfer, who plays Spencer’s financée, Alexandra, is forcibly separated from him.

“My family is in danger,” Spencer says in the trailer. “My wife is lost to me, and I don’t have time.”

Written and created by Taylor Sheridan, the Yellowstone prequel also stars Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, Darren Mann and Michelle Randolph.

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Did you miss Ridley Scott‘s Gladiator sequel in theaters? You’re in luck. Gladiator II is set to make its streaming debut on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada on Jan. 21. The historical epic, which stars Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington, has grossed over $455 million at the box office and garnered nominations at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards. The movie also stars Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger and Connie Nielsen …

Two new cast members are joining Silo for its third season. The Apple TV+ show has recruited Ashley Zukerman and Jessica Henwick to join its cast as series regulars for season 3, according to Variety. Zukerman will play Daniel, a young congressman, while Henwick has been cast as Helen, a journalist. The Rebecca Ferguson-led sci-fi series follows the story of the last 10,000 people on Earth …

Bosch star Titus Welliver is taking on a brand-new TV crime drama. He and Juani Feliz will lead a new potential spinoff of The Equalizer for CBS, Deadline reports. Welliver will play Hudson Reed, a former CIA operative with a secret, while Feliz will play Samantha Reed, a woman trained to be a weapons expert and skilled martial artist. Their new characters will be introduced during an episodes of the Queen Latifah-starring procedural The Equalizer during its current season …

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It was a tight race at the box office this weekend, with One of Them Days squeaking past Mufasa: The Lion King to land at #1.

According to Box Office Mojo, the Keke Palmer-starring comedy brought in $11.6 million in its debut week to earn the box office crown, with Mufasa earning $11.53 million to land in second.

Coming in third was this weekend’s other new release, Wolf Man, with $10.5 million, followed by Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in fourth with $8.6 million and last week’s number one, Den of Thieves: Pantera, dropping to fifth with $6.6 million.

Here are the top 10 films at the box office:

1. One of Them Days – $11.6 million
2. Mufasa: The Lion King – $11.53 million
3. Wolf Man – $10.5 million
4. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 – $8.6 million
5. Den of Thieves: Pantera – $6.6 million
6. Moana 2 – $6.06 million 
7. Nosferatu – $4.3 million
8. A Complete Unknown – $3.79 million
9. Wicked – $3.55 million
10. Babygirl – $2.02 million

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Benji Madden is proving he’s his wife Cameron Diaz‘s biggest fan.

The Good Charlotte singer took to Instagram on Friday to not only mark his and Diaz’s recent 10th wedding anniversary but to praise her return to the big screen in Back in Action as well.

“This is my QUEEN,” he wrote in the post’s caption. “I celebrate this BAD A** WOMAN. Wife, Mommy, friend, partner, Boss, and lover.”

Of their decade of marriage, which they reached on Jan. 5, Madden said “every year only gets more fulfilling.”

“It’s special,” he continued. “Never perfect- always real- always reliable. Every day getting to have my best friend with me ride or die.”

Madden expressed his gratitude for his “beautiful life” with Diaz, which includes their two children, and hinted at “ANOTHER MILESTONE” in their lives.

“We are SO happy to see you….BACK IN ACTION!!….Congrats baby!!” he gushed.

Back in Action, an action-comedy starring Diaz and Jamie Foxx, marks Diaz’s return to acting after more than a decade away, with her most recent film being 2014’s Annie remake.

Back in Action is streaming now on Netflix.

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Greta Gerwig is bringing her Narnia adaptation to the big screen.

The film, which is being made for Netflix, will get an exclusive two-week global run on Imax screens, according to Variety. It will open in movie theaters on Thanksgiving Day 2026. Narnia will play in movie theaters in 90 countries in over 1,000 cinemas ahead of its streaming release on Netflix on Christmas Day 2026. It’s based on The Chronicles of Narnia book series by C.S. Lewis.

Puck first reported the news that a deal with Imax had been reached after months of negotiations. It is a rarity for Netflix, which does sometimes have limited theatrical releases in order for its titles to qualify for The Oscars, but mostly prefers to have its films debut on its streaming platform.

Narnia is one of a few exceptions. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery had an exclusive one-week run in over 600 theaters before its streaming release back in 2022, making it the streamer’s widest-ever theatrical release to date.

Netflix recruited Gerwig to direct their Narnia adaptation back in 2020. In 2023, the director helmed the year’s highest-grossing film, Barbie, which earned almost $1.5 billion worldwide. 

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Ready, set, binge! Here’s a look at some of the new movies and TV shows streaming this weekend:

Max
Harley Quinn: Harley leaves Gotham behind in season 5 of her animated DC comics series.

Prime Video
Unstoppable: Learn the true story of the wrestler born with only one leg who will stop at nothing to become a national champion in the new film.

Netflix
XO, Kitty: It may be a new year, but it’s always the same Kitty. Watch her journey in season 2 of the teen drama show.

Back in Action: Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx are married former CIA spies who get dragged back into espionage in the new movie.

Starz
The Couple Next Door: Two suburban couples become entangled in the steamy romantic drama.

Apple TV+
Severance: You can watch the long-awaited season 2 premiere episode of the popular show.

That’s all for this week’s Weekend Watchlist – happy streaming!

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Joel McHale is joining the Scream franchise. The actor will play Sidney Prescott’s husband, Mark Evans, in Scream 7. Deadline first broke the news on Thursday. As previously reported, Neve Campbell is returning to the role of Sidney in the seventh Scream film, along with a cast that will also include Courteney Cox, Mason Gooding, Isabel May, Celeste O’Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner and Anna Camp. The film is currently in production in Atlanta …

Conan O’Brien is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. “I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor, but for my work as a riverboat pilot,” O’Brien said. The prize will be awarded to O’Brien on March 23 in The Kennedy Center Concert Hall, and the program will premiere on Netflix on a yet-to-be-announced date …

Fox has renewed its crime series Murder In A Small Town for a second season. The show, which stars Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk, is based on the Edgar Award-winning book series from L.R. Wright. “We look forward to giving fans a second season of Karl Alberg’s unmatched expertise as a crime solver in Murder in a Small Town,” Brooke Bowman, of Fox Television Network, said. “We’ve enjoyed a terrific partnership with Sepia and Future Shack and our incredibly talented cast and crew and can’t wait to see what’s in store for our characters next season.” …

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